What People Say About our Work
"What The Next Level creates with their experiences
translates brilliantly into our challenges in daily life. Their
activities, challenges, their masterfully executed exercises all point
to learning that we can apply in personal and professional contexts.
They create a safe, stimulating and entirely elegant process for people
to learn about themselves, about others and the world. Their processes
and facilitation of these processes evoke transformation. To me,
nothing was more powerful than realizing that it is me and my internal
limiting beliefs about myself and others that holds me back - not the
height of the ladder, not the width of the rungs. In one activity, they
bust a lifelong belief and free us to create from possibility. In a
day, they provoke new and unforgettable perspectives about what it is
to be alive and playing full out with our bodies and hearts."
Dorothy Greenaway
Dorothy Greenaway & Associates
Toronto, ON
"I
have had the great experience of knowing Tom Courry of The Next Level
over the last two years, first as a participant in the Co-Active
leadership program and then as a colleague. Tom's talents as an
instructor, designer and leader helped transformed many lives
personally and professionally, myself included. He creates a learning
environment that challenges one to reach heights you do not think
possible and then to go beyond. Tom is developing such exciting
programs I envy those who will experience his magic for the first time.
It's like reading the novel you can not put down."
Will Corley, PsyD, CPPC
Corley Hanson Associates
Waban, MA
"I
would recommend The Next Level experiences to anyone who wants to leave
something behind and move forward more powerfully. The Next Level's
team creates a safe and loving place for taking risks, for asking for
help, and for using your mind, body and spirit to discover your own
courage and connection to other humans and nature.Well worth the "not
knowing" what is next!"
Suzanne Meyering MA, CAE, CPCC
The Association Life Coach
Chicago, IL
"Hanging by the seat of my bosses pants,
and pulling myself up to balance upon a high wire, transformed our
relationship. Time and again since, as the success of our internal
corporate project seemed to approach impossible, we've been able to
galvanize our courage often referring to this moment; by knowing and
appreciating our capacity, we've proceeded in a chaotic environment
with a great deal of success. Looking back, in all likelihood I would
have given up on him, and he upon me, without the relationship that we
grounded in friendship and trust while 40 feet up in the air. To
"approach the impossible" and succeed is a great feeling; yet to
honestly experience that "you and me together can do this!" is an
attitude that will continually come to bear individually and as a team,
on our hopes for greatness. The staff at The Next Level not only hold
out the hope, but have helped us realize it..."
Camilla Rogers
Berkeley, CA
"I
have always been skeptical about the effect that "ropes courses" could
have on my life and my leadership. But, I have to admit that The Next
Level literally took me to new heights in my life and work. I learned
how thrill and fear is so closely related in my life and that I'm not
fully alive unless I'm still feeling some fear and moving through it.
The Next Level's programs are challenging, supportive, and provide a
safety net while still setting the standards high. I forged
relationships with a team I'll never forget and saw new possibilities
for myself as a leader!"
Laura J. Moore, PCC, M.B.A
"The
Next Level staff held a sacred space for us out there in the woods. Not
only did I know I was in safe hands, but the intention that we would
learn and succeed was so present. I had the feeling that somehow, this
ropes course was a prerequisite to move on to the next life, and that
the staff at The Next Level were some of the angels accompanying us on
our journey."
Jane Massengill LCSW, CPCC
Dream Achievement
San Ramon, CA
"I've
participated in many of The Next Level's courses. The staff at The Next
Level have constantly provided us with the physical and emotional
safety we needed to bust up our limited thought patterns. One event in
particular effects me on a daily basis. I was shaking from fear and
asked my staff person if it was going to be scary. She told me the
truth and then had me see the event from another perspective. As a
coach, I use this info with my clients daily. I know now that any fear
I experience when doing new things will only last for a moment and then
I can be swept away in the adventure of the journey. I also learned
that I could be scared and still be a powerful leader. This gives me
the freedom to relax when I'm facilitating groups and let more of who I
am authentically show up in the room!"
Jeanna Gabellini
MASTERPEACE Coaching & Training
Martinez, CA
"When
I heard we were going to complete a high ropes course as a part of our
Leadership training I tried to put it out of my mind it was so scary.
When we arrived at the site I felt this sort of surreal experience of
the environment. I was hyperaware of my surroundings and of the
pounding of my heart almost as though my insides and the environment
were blending together. I learned so much about stepping up to a
challenge that day and I learned in my body so I won't one day forget
it. When I leapt from the swing with the encouragement of my group, I
left behind the fear that I wasn't good enough. From that moment
forward, I claim my magnificence. It was a defining moment in my life.
A moment that allows my heart to speak so the world will hear. Thank
you for your strength to call us forth!"
Mary Beth Shewan, MS
Wholelife Coaching
"My
experience with The Next Level enriching for me; at a personal level I
learned many new things about myself, about who I am and about my
possibilities as an individual; I truly thank the staff at The Next
Level for the growth opportunity they provided for me, not only because
of the way the experiences was structured, but because of their loving
commitment to the growth of us as participants. "
Sonia Sinisterra
Cabin John, MD
"Your
coaching has been an immensely positive influence on the path I have
chosen in growing my business. Your focus on my critical personality
traits, and how those traits can be adjusted to affect managing people
more productively has produced tremendous results for me, my family, my
business and my staff. You get to the challenging issues of managing
life in a real human approach that work! Thanks for listening."
Steve Rosenberg
Liberty Heights Fresh
Salt Lake City, UT