I spent time with my tribe this last weekend – trainers for the More To Life Program.  The leader of our
tribe, Brad Brown, died a little over a year ago, and the rest of us
have been finding our feet without him. It hasn't gone smoothly. However, I haven't traveled this path alone. I still have the members of my tribe, and many of
us came together for a council of warriors this past weekend.  Here are
some of them … many of you know them as members of your tribe as well.

Sue Oldham and I were the first 2 women trainers, dating back to 1982, when I first met her at Brad's home at a Trainer Striker meeting. I knew I 'knew' her. She's the one who helped me raise Rebecca, by being my support partner, supporting me through my reactivity. After apologizing to Rebecca after one of my "Sue clearings," I told Rebecca I didn't know what I'd do without Sue O in my life. Rebecca, a wise soul, even at 10, looked up at me serenely and said, "I don't know what *I* would do without Sue O in your life!" (OK, she was a bit cheeky!)

Two Senior Trainers – Richard Perry (Colorado) and Elaine Alpert (Georgia), and another picture of Elaine, just because I like the picture. Richard and Sue were our conference leaders. Elaine was the one who found the venue for our conference – Historic Banning Mills – delicious food!

On the left are two of our South African trainers, Joanne Marx, Associate Trainer, and 
Vijay Reddy, one of our two new Trainer Candidates. They are both from Durban. On the right is William Holt, Associate Trainer (and my business partner in TriVergent International) and Richard Cox, the other Trainer Candidate, from London. Richard, brand-spanking new to trainer conferences, led one of our modules, and led it well – another cheeky one.

And here's a picture of Anne Brown, Senior Trainer (California), and Vijay. Anne is the holder of the intellectual property we use in all our trainings – another of our tribal elders. She and I did the first training in New Zealand, many years ago.

Many of you will know Briggy Kiddle, Senior Trainer from northern England, and Frances Grant, Trainer Candidate, from Scotland. Briggy led the 2 trainings in Germany recently – the first weekend trainings to be led in a language other than English. On the right is Sahera Chohan, Associate Trainer, another Brit, and one of the narators of the SEE Course DVD.

Last, but not least, Clare Vivian-Neal, Senior Trainer from Golden Bay, New Zealand … and my roommate for the weekend. She doesn't talk in her sleep (I do). She's fast in the bathroom, always a plus in a roommate. Clare's the Chief Operations Officer of the More to Life Program, who also managed to wangle snacks and goodies for the get-together held in our room after the conference was over. Most of us gathered to tell our war stories and laugh uproariously at some of the outrageously funny things (in hindsight) that we have dealt with in training rooms (always respecting confidentiality – seriously). By midnight, the only ones left were Sahera, Briggy, Clare and I. We solved most of the world's problems by 3:15 am, when Sahera and Briggy left. Clare and I solved the rest in the next 45 minutes. Then Clare conked out, and I was on my own – reading my book – switching gears. Monday morning came much earlier than usual.