AN INSPIRATIONAL, MOTIVATIONAL, & ENGAGING SPEAKER, FACILITATOR & STORYTELLER, ON THE TOPICS OF; DISCOVERING YOUR AMAZING SELF & YOUR TRUTHS | MASTERING YOUR LIFE EXPERIENCE | PERSONAL GROWTH & SELF-DISCOVERY | OVERCOMING YOUR PAST | ENLIGHTENMENT & More
VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON SESSIONS AVAILABLE
What makes Michael unique is his lifelong quest to overcome and heal a traumatic past, using his pain as motivation to re-discover his true self and then venture out to understand life, its meaning, and how he fit in. Michael has an innate ability to connect with, chllenge, and engage the audience with his candid, open, and transparent communication style and his masterful use of storytelling using his own experiences. His broad, diverse, and global volunteer and work experiences, brings in a unique and profound perspective in addition to connecting with diverse audiences.
Michael has mastered the art of Facilitation and Virtual Learning based on a career of leading global high performance learning organizations, facilitating technical and leadership development courses, and as an adjunct professor at USF & the University of California at San Diego.
  • RE: A Modern-Day Vision Quest (05/02/21): What a great session! Your stories are amazing. It brought up a lot of reflection for me. Self-discovery has been a lifelong journey for me. I had post traumatic growth from my first layoff. Been having fun ever since. The path is not fully resolved. But I’ve never been closer to it than I am today.
  • Charlie
    RE: A Modern-Day Vision Quest (05/02/21): Thanks Mike. I really enjoyed the session and your sharing such a powerful and meaningful story.
    Charlie
  • Majd O
    RE: A Modern-Day Vision Quest (05/02/21): It was great to see you again and great to attend this amazing event. Thank you for sharing your story and for making such a great impact on other people's lives. Continue to spread the love and happiness anywhere you go. Thank you for inviting me to this great event!
    Majd O
  • Tom W
    RE: A Modern-Day Vision Quest (05/02/21): I felt like I was joining you on a journey. I have traveled a great deal in my life as well and you brought back many of my own memories and experiences. Thank you so much, Tom
    Tom W
  • UCSD
    The feedback given by Michael McGinnis not only provided great insight and motivation but also helped guide me when I had steered off track. I greatly appreciated the preparation taken and level of organization made by him. I felt confident when applying the learned knowledge in my place of employment, attesting to his superior teaching abilities and professional knowledge. Michael was Outstanding! Very responsive, great comments and encouraging.
    UCSD
  • T&D Student - UCSD
    The whole course was so well organized and planned out. It was important to Michael McGinnis that his classes were understood and was always available for questions. His enthusiasm for the teaching was very infectious. He genuinely wanted all of us to do well and to feel comfortable with the content. You can't help but to want to come to class and get involved when the instructor has such a positive and committed outlook to the material and life in general.
    T&D Student - UCSD
  • D. Gibson
    "I would have to say that Michael makes a difference in every person he comes in contact with. He is able to transfer his energy and passion for learning and personal development into an individual or a large group."
    D. Gibson
  • B. Chapman
    "I have always had great admiration for what Michael McGinnis does for the e-learning industry. Somehow he finds time to both work as a learning practitioner (for Bose) and simultaneously share information about how to create learning on a shoestring budget through conference presentations, white papers, and sharing information. I wish there were more people like Michael who so freely share what they know with others, without asking "what's in it for me?" "Thanks Michael."
    B. Chapman
  • A. Watson
    "Michael is an excellent communicator. This past year he spoke at an APICS chapter meeting about Lean Manufacturing Practices. He demonstrated the ability to grab the audience’s attention and keep it by delivering his presentation with energy. By telling the story of his experiences with Lean and 5S, he was able to gain respect from the audience as an expert on the topic. I would recommend Michael to any group needing a speaker on the topics of Lean and 5S."
    A. Watson
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Michael McGinnis

For those on the path of Personal Growth & Self-Discovery. Resources, conversation, and the chance to build a community of practitioners on this topic. The goal of Personal Growth and Self-Discovery is to grow in your self-awareness to understand what is holding you back from being your full potential, while learning techniques, practices and methods to apply. It is the process of peeling away the many layers of self to develop oneself from the core outwards. The 3 stages are Personal Growth, Self-Discovery and then for those who choose to go further, Enlightenment. Here is to Discovering You!!

Michael McGinnis
A collection of videos and images from Ghost's first stop on their 2022 tour. Awesome concert. They did not let their fans down!!!
Yvonne in her last session with us shared Key Messages from her NDE. One of these messages related to her experience with Christ. This session zooms in on this encounter along with discussion on the implications from this.
Welcome to the Ripple Effect. Our vision is to be an active community of individuals, teachers, practitioners who have been on the spiritual path and seeking enlightenment, along with anyone and everyone who are pondering life's questions, curious to learning more about life, seeking enlightenment, overcoming challenging pasts, tired of the pain and suffering, and more. Our goal is to provide insight, guidance, inspiration and community to use our pebbles (our individual and collective gifts) to throw into the pond of life, to create ripples of love, healing and joy to a world in transition. We will use modern technology to provide a global reach with collaboration, workshops, videos, conferences, webinars and more to enable access by anyone without the inhibitors of judgement, ego, monetary gain, or dogma.
The stories of NDE'rs not only provide strong evidence of life after death, but also share accounts of their post-NDE, what has happened since their near death experience. These provide additional implications for our life here on Earth and how we choose to live.
A virtual roundtable discussion with honored guests, Krista Gorman (NDE'r and author, "I Died and Learned How To Live") and husband, Ainsley. In large part it is the vestiges from our past that loom in our subconscious as unhealthy beliefs and patterns that keep us from experiencing the success we want. Hear the success stories about how these were overcome.
Once you understand that healing is possible and can be influenced by applying healing techniques, one can be overwhelmed with the options available. Being students of the KISS philosophy, Keep It Simple & Spiritual, this video provides the techniques we each apply individually. What they all have in common is a sense of love for self and others. Enjoy!!
We discovered a meaning to life, each in our own way. It changed our lives, our attitudes, our values and core beliefs. Life has still been challenging in many ways, and we remain as spiritual beings having a fully immersed and human experience. But it was the change at this deeper level within that keeps us bouncing back and doing our best to live in the love that we all truly are. A conversation on our reflections, learnings, and perspectives of this journey.
This line from a poem launched our own conversation, reflection and thoughts related to the questions we pondered and our realization that life was always the teacher, brining in the situations, people and events to help us find our answers. Grasping this concept of life as a teacher and maintaining an open mind to new experiences is a critical part for those on a spiritual path.
The best possible summary of the topics we have been talking about is seeing it in action. The story of a 30 yo woman given a 2% chance of surviving her cancer, who shows what a positive attitude is and the power of sharing her authentic self. Check out the video ("Golden Buzzer: Nightbirde's Original Song Makes Simon Cowell Emotional - America's Got Talent 2021") and then view our conversation on our observations of the impact this had and why. "You can't wait until life isn't hard enough anymore before you decide to be happy" Nightbirde "I encourage you to witness this glorious, gifted being, singing the song of her life with full abandon. I promise it will fill you up and perhaps allow you to see your own walk through life in a whole new way." Candace
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