1. The Common Ground: The Philosophical Underpinnings of Values- centered Leadership™, Inspirational Leadership™ and Reclaiming Higher Ground The Common Ground: The Philosophical Underpinnings of Values- centered Leadership™, Inspirational Leadership™ and Reclaiming Higher Ground The Secretan  Leadership Retreat

2. Meeting the challenge of exclusion

3. Responding to the challenge of exclusion

6. What are your reactions to the Religions of the World?

7. Hinduism Have your cake. Just don’t have a cow.

8. Buddhism Cake is.

9. Zen Buddhism What is the sound of cake baking?

10. Taoism The way to have cake is to eat cake

11. Judaism Eat, eat already

12. Protestantism You can have your cake and eat it too

13. T.V. Evangelism You can have it all. Just send money.

14. Catholicism Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s cake

15. Atheism There’s no such thing as cake

16.  Hindu e Buddhist (including Zen Buddhist) e Jains e Confucian e Taoist e Jewish e Christian e Islamic e Indigenous (including Native North American)  Hindu e Buddhist (including Zen Buddhist) e Jains e Confucian e Taoist e Jewish e Christian e Islamic e Indigenous (including Native North American) The Great Religions and Wisdom Teachings of the World

17.  Hindu The Great Religions and Wisdom Teachings of the World

18.  Hindu e Buddhist (including Zen Buddhist)  Hindu e Buddhist (including Zen Buddhist) The Great Religions and Wisdom Teachings of the World

19.  Hindu e Buddhist (including Zen Buddhist) e Jains  Hindu e Buddhist (including Zen Buddhist) e Jains The Great Religions and Wisdom Teachings of the World

20.  Hindu e Buddhist (including Zen Buddhist) e Jains e Confucian  Hindu e Buddhist (including Zen Buddhist) e Jains e Confucian The Great Religions and Wisdom Teachings of the World

21.  Hindu e Buddhist (including Zen Buddhist) e Jains e Confucian e Taoist  Hindu e Buddhist (including Zen Buddhist) e Jains e Confucian e Taoist The Great Religions and Wisdom Teachings of the World

22.  Hindu e Buddhist (including Zen Buddhist) e Jains e Confucian e Taoist e Jewish  Hindu e Buddhist (including Zen Buddhist) e Jains e Confucian e Taoist e Jewish The Great Religions and Wisdom Teachings of the World

23.  Hindu e Buddhist (including Zen Buddhist) e Jains e Confucian e Taoist e Jewish e Christian  Hindu e Buddhist (including Zen Buddhist) e Jains e Confucian e Taoist e Jewish e Christian The Great Religions and Wisdom Teachings of the World

24. e Hindu e Buddhist (including Zen Buddhist) e Jains e Confucian e Taoist e Jewish e Christian e Islamic e Hindu e Buddhist (including Zen Buddhist) e Jains e Confucian e Taoist e Jewish e Christian e Islamic The Great Religions and Wisdom Teachings of the World

25. e Hindu e Buddhist (including Zen Buddhist) e Jains e Confucian e Taoist e Jewish e Christian e Islamic e Animism (including Native North American) e Hindu e Buddhist (including Zen Buddhist) e Jains e Confucian e Taoist e Jewish e Christian e Islamic e Animism (including Native North American) The Great Religions and Wisdom Teachings of the World

26. The Common Themes n Karma n Detachment from ego, Forgiveness, Inclusion, Acceptance (non-judgement and tolerance) n Love (Ahimsa/Non-injury) n Service n Truth n Hope, Higher Presence n Sacredness of life

27. e Karma The Philosophical Platform of Higher Ground Leadership

28. e Karma  Non-Judgement and Tolerance e Karma  Non-Judgement and Tolerance The Philosophical Platform of Higher Ground Leadership

29. e Karma e Non-Judgement and Tolerance e Inclusion and Acceptance e Karma e Non-Judgement and Tolerance e Inclusion and Acceptance The Philosophical Platform of Higher Ground Leadership

30. Inclusion Exclusion = Answers Inclusion = Questions

31. e Karma  Non-Judgement and Tolerance  Inclusion and Acceptance e Love e Karma  Non-Judgement and Tolerance  Inclusion and Acceptance e Love The Philosophical Platform of Higher Ground Leadership

32. e Karma  Non-Judgement and Tolerance e Inclusion and Acceptance e Love e Truth e Karma  Non-Judgement and Tolerance e Inclusion and Acceptance e Love e Truth The Philosophical Platform of Higher Ground Leadership

33. e Karma  Non-Judgement and Tolerance e Inclusion and Acceptance e Love e Truth e Hope, Higher Presence e Karma  Non-Judgement and Tolerance e Inclusion and Acceptance e Love e Truth e Hope, Higher Presence The Philosophical Platform of Higher Ground Leadership

34. e Karma  Non-Judgement and Tolerance e Inclusion and Acceptance e Love e Truth e Hope, Higher Presence e Sacredness of Life e Karma  Non-Judgement and Tolerance e Inclusion and Acceptance e Love e Truth e Hope, Higher Presence e Sacredness of Life The Philosophical Platform of Higher Ground Leadership

35. Non- Judgement and Tolerance, Inclusion, Acceptance, Love, Truth and Hope Lessons of Non- Judgement and Tolerance, Inclusion, Acceptance, Love, Truth and Hope from the Twelve Step Program

36. What is the difference between Spirituality and Religion?

37. The Map is not the Journey