Community Archives - Jamin Coller

Student Follow-Up

So far, no one has ever reached out to say, “You were my least favorite teacher ever.” Thanks for that! Don’t worry, Inner Critic – I know that doesn’t mean I don’t have any haters. I hated some of my teachers, and I haven’t reached out to tell them so. Plus,...

Paying It Forward

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Love is a tough thing to catch up on. I really should tell my favorite teachers how much they really meant to me. I should tell my biggest influences that they impacted my growth as a person. I should write to the authors of the books that transformed my life. I’m...

Making Friends as An Adult

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Leaving my family’s cult a couple years ago, and losing nearly all my friends and family in the process, I had to start completely over. It was a crash course in community building, starting at zero. Kids do it all the time, moving to new cities, changing...

No – YOU Walked Away from ME

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Old Rules Back when I was a part of my family’s cult, people left [or were kicked out] all the time. We were supposed to cut them off when they left us, but I held a slightly different policy. I figured the last thing in the world they needed was to look at...

How To Participate

Personal Exploration Space

The Need The Solution How It Feels How To Participate (you are here) Code of Aspirations Code of Aspirations Explanations Logistics GROUP PREMISES: I can learn a lot about myself by talking honestly about myself, even to myself. Being forced to put into words what I...

To All My Current and Former Students

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Yes! I remember you! I regularly get emails, texts, and voicemails that start, “I don’t know if you remember me…” Of course I remember you! In fact, I’ve wanted to reach out several times and say I love you, and I’m still rooting for...

Suggestions for Global Logistics

Personal Exploration Space

The Need The Solution How It Feels How To Participate Code of Aspirations Code of Aspirations Explanations Logistics (you are here) This is not the right way to run one of these groups. It’s just how I do. For now. It’s already changed, and I still...

The Code of Aspirations (annotated)

Personal Exploration Space

The Need The Solution How It Feels How To Participate Code of Aspirations Code of Aspirations Explanations (you are here) Logistics **These are skills and aspirations, not rules. The fact that we are here is a strong indicator that we are probably not already great...

The Code of Aspirations (simplified)

Personal Exploration Space

The Need The Solution How It Feels How To Participate Code of Aspirations (you are here) Code of Aspirations Explanations Logistics (The following aspirations are reviewed at the beginning of each meeting. For the explanations behind these specific aspirations and...

How the Groups Feel

Personal Exploration Space

The Need The Solution How It Feels (you are here) How To Participate Code of Aspirations Code of Aspirations Explanations Logistics Sprinklers and Stages In support groups and CCT meetings, new participants are often stunned when their brilliant thoughts are met with...

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