The 'Enigma' Leadership Growth Intensive
One to One Residential Intensive
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With the emergence of AI and economic uncertainty, futurists are using the acronym “BANI” to describe the brittle, anxious, non-linear and incomprehensible nature of today’s world.
So how can you, as a leader, ensure your business flourishes, when traditional, linear leadership methods aren’t dynamic enough to thrive in the chaos? How can you stimulate progression and transformation, when limited to the confines of your own mind?
The answer is: Don’t stay within the confines of your mind – expand it.
This programme shows you how to create a container for rapid change and growth from a flexible foundation of understanding, first within yourself and then in you organisation.
Inner strength, widsom and clarity of mind comes from knowing, and being true to who you are.
But as we change through the development of our lives, our idea of who we are can somewhat come into question.
All too often we find ourselves unsettled through stress, defensiveness or a desperate need to achieve something or prove ourselves, which takes us away from the freedom and lightness of life we desire.
Because when we feel truly free, unshackled and alive inside, it translates to a magnetic and engaging air of confidence on the outside. One that speaks of truth and authenticity, coming from a deep sense of knowing, and a profound acceptance of who you really are.
This executive retreat will shift your attention away from your challenges and habitual patterns and show you how to sit in the stillness of your experience, so you can embrace the feeling of finally getting to know and understand you.
It provides the space and guidance to explore the principles behind all human experience - a deep understanding that has the power to transform the way you work, the way you manage, lead and inspire others, your love of life and your connection to yourself.
Living and leading with clarity and alignment
If you want to grow as a person and as a leader, it can feel like there's a lot to do, especially when the feedback for our personal and professional development can be so ambiguous and intangible.
When there is a part of us that feels the need to prove we are 'enough,' our personal growth goals can look like a strenuous and enduring uphill battle. The more we try, the more we stay in our head, which returns us back to the lower levels of consciousness. Sometimes it feels like the more effort we put in, the more lost we feel.
People talk about being resilient, being present and ‘in the moment’ most often as a concept, and without a deep sense of having embodied the experience, or appreciating what it can truly mean for your career, your future and your life.
In the increasingly complex landscape we face, there is a key ingredient of understanding that is often missed, but once realised will prevent you from spending years looking for personal growth in the wrong place.
This three day executive retreat focuses solely on this ingredient and how you can bring yourself fully to everything you do, with observable and life changing results.
Inner strength in any situation
It's common for people to reach a point where the chinks in one's armour become apparent and we fear people are starting to see through our tough exterior. But your growth is not in reinforcing the armour. Instead, now is the time to bring down the walls, remove the façade and let go of any illusion and pretence, as a deep acceptance of self allows you to show up and be seen as you are, with unshakable confidence. High level meetings, speeches and presentations with no prep time will be met with strength, openness and clarity of mind.
Raising consciousness
Perhaps your goal is to ease your stress, boost your confidence and be clearer in your choices and actions. Maybe you also want to become a better person to those you share your life with. But by shifting your focus away from what you think you know, into the source of limitless potential, you will see something far greater. As you transcend old ideologies, ones that may well have got you to where you are but most likely will not get your any further, you will know how to lead and inspire others from completely new level of understanding as though you are viewing life from a vantage point you hadn't known existed before.
Presence in this moment
You may feel the need to plan for every possible outcome as you rehearse potential scenarios in your mind, and yet on some level you know this exhausts your valuable energy and affects your enjoyment of experiencing life unfolding. The only time that truly exists is 'now' and yet while we know this to be true, we often find ourselves mentally reliving past experiences, questioning yesterdays' decisions or anxiously anticipating the future. We have often become so accustomed to the ‘concept’ of time, and we don’t even see when we aren’t being present to it. Through greater awareness of your fluctuating states, you can become fully alive in the moment and able to spend more time in your natural state of flow for greater ease, effortlessness and meaningful productivity.
Profound Confidence. Practical Results.
What This Programme Delivers
Living and leading from mental and emotional freedom
All life has an energy, a lifeforce that flows through us from our moment of creation until we take our last breath, yet we can become so caught up in our every day challenges that we forget to truly live! Learn to transcend stress, worries and anxieties to make decisions with clarity, embracing the feeling of aliveness (even in the mundane) and bringing yourself to each day with fresh eyes.
Knowing who you really are
The majority of the mental hurdles we want to overcome only exist because of the relationship we have with "Thought" itself because we tend to experience our thoughts as 'me.' Aside from being wholly inaccurate, if we think our thoughts are 'me' then we tend to become deeply affected by our failures, tough times and low points. This retreat will show you how to connect more deeply with the 'you' underneath those thoughts, so you get to experience the vastness of your potential and all struggles become mere ripples in a larger ocean of life.
What People Are Saying About Our Residentials...
This intensive isn't a quick fix or 'sticking-plaster' approach, it provides long-term, sustainable change. This client describes the five years that followed their 121 Residential programme:
“I started working with Michelle in June 2018 at a point where I was significantly expanding responsibilities at work. During a private programme with Michelle, I started the journey of understanding the power of thought and how it shows up (and hindered me) in my work and interactions.
Michelle‘s approach is transformative. Her ability to listen, empathise and empower me to see things within myself has been hugely impactful not just at work but in my personal life as well. In the last five years, I have been able to exploit my career potential. I can say without a doubt, Michelle‘s coaching has contributed significantly and positively to my performance at work which had led to growth and promotions. what’s more valuable for me is that it feels effortless most of the time and I feel like I am thriving. On the days that it doesn’t, I have developed (through Michelle‘s coaching) the right patterns that support reflection.
Working with Michelle has helped me feel in flow, avoid overthinking that took away from my enjoyment of work/life experiences, helped me connect with and understand my thoughts in a way I never thought possible. I value Michelle’s coaching so much in both my professional and personal life.”
121 Residential Client
Client Case Study
Sarah decided to attend a 121 residential programme because she wanted to get her head in the right place for an important interview.
She was scheduled to attend a major panel-based interview for a huge, career-defining contract, but she was also in the process of a mentally draining divorce, which was taking a lot out of her.
She was determined not to let her career suffer and wanted a clear mind to focus on what needed to be done to perform at the highest level.
During her time here, she was free to discuss whatever she felt relevant in the moment, regarding her career and the emotions around her marriage breakdown. At the same time, she was also applying the principles she was learning through the programme.
After her time here, she left with more peace, greater understanding and the focus she was looking for, helping her to successfully win the contract a few days later.
Private rereat lounge at Upper Barns.
HELLO!
About Michelle Chapman
Performance and Executive Coach,
Trainer and Director at
Elite Partnership Ltd
Michelle is a Transformative Coach , a Certified Coach Trainer, a Trainer and Master Practitioner of Neurolinguistic Programming, a Master Hypnotist and Instructor of Hypnosis, a Trainer of Time Line TherapyTM and a qualified Medical Intuitive with a BA in Business and a few other weird things she tends to not put on a CV.
She had a successful early career in marketing before being drawn to the world of mental, emotional and spiritual growth, initially opening a training company as the first English speaking NLP Trainer in Hong Kong in 2007.
Michelle now trains and coaches for numerous corporate and private clients, as well as being Trainer and heading up the coaching team on The Warrior Programme, a veterans mental health charity where she has now trained over 1000 veterans, serving personnel and family members.
Michelle lives in rural Essex with her husband, children, dogs and cat and when not coaching or training is most often found on her vegetable patch covered in mud
Residential Dates
2025
Tue 4th - Fri 7th November
Tue 2nd - Fri 5th December
2026
Tue 20th - Fri 23rd January
Tue 3rd - Fri 6th February
Tue 17th - Fri 20th March
Tue 21st - Fri 24th April
What Happens on Your Retreat
All workshops will be delivered by our lead trainer, Michelle Chapman, who has been delivering personal development trainings and workshops for corporate, military and public audiences for over 18 years.
The themes have been selected based on experience and feedback from previous clients from all sectors.
Preparation
Before You Arrive
We want you to get the most out of your time with us, as this is not your average retreat, so please help us to tailor this to you as much as is helpful.
We’ll start with a zoom call to get to know each other and understand your greatest opportunities that will make the biggest difference to your career and life overall.
You will then have access to the Elite Academy of Development and Wellbeing resource library so you can begin exploring as soon as you wish.
Arrival
Checking Into Your Suite
Arrive at Upper Barns on Tuesday evening and check to your private suite. Upper Barns is located in rural North Essex, within easy access from London.
Your private retreat suite is along a separate and secluded wing at Upper Barns and includes:
Kingsize bedroom with en-suite shower room
Private lounge including TV with access to our online Academy meditations and resources.
Private kitchen for you to cater for yourself (Or we can recommend places to eat out if you prefer.)
Everything you need to press pause on your busy schedule and immerse yourself in the retreat.
During
Coaching Sessions
As much as it's lovely to get away, this retreat is really about the exploration that takes place in the coaching sessions. There will be three sessions held each day for the first two days, with a final session on your final morning. The sessions follow the themes below:
Wednesday
Deepening your understanding of the human condition
Exploring the power of the implications of this understanding
Establishing resilience from a solid foundation of self
Thursday
Coming 'Home' to yourself
Using the gift of Thought wisely and effectively
Loving life and navigating it with presence of mind
Friday
Creating opportunities through flow
During
While You Are Here
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In between sessions, you have time to reflect, read, rest, renew, recharge and regenerate.
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In your lounge you will have access to recordings and meditations via our Elite Academy of Development and Wellbeing site.
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This is a rural area and here are plenty of countryside walks to go on, or you can sit in the gardens of Upper Barns.
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We strenuously recommend you do NOT bring work with you, because your work will benefit from having you take a step back.
On Friday, head home at your leisure after your morning coaching session, ready to fully integrate everything you have discovered.
Afterwards
The Continuation
Integration and application is fundamental in ensuring your experience doesn't end when the retreat does. We will get together for four further coaching sessions by zoom to explore:
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What has changed since the retreat, and what you see differently
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What further implications this may have: Can you apply this to areas you are not currently noticing? What blind spots can we bring to light?
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What challenges this is posing for you and what will help you to move beyond this.
How we can deepen this understanding in the weeks that follow.
Questions? Get In Touch
If you would like to discuss this retreat experience, please contact us by phone, email or by booking a call using the booking system below.
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01371 850800
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Book An Appointment
Use the calendar opposite to book an introduction at a conveient time.
Elite Partnership Ltd
Upper Barns, Hedingham Road, Wethersfield, Essex,
CM7 4EQ
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