Skip to content
BEgleiter

02 · Self-awareness | Attitude | Personal & collective maturation

Reflection & growth

Looking back in order to shape things anew: releasing patterns, working out options. Away from what no longer fits—often still without a clear goal.

  • Individual work
  • Group formats and seminars
Initial conversation
Portrait of Patrick Schmid, smiling, in a bright room.
  • Duration

    2 hours to 5 days, or ongoing collaboration

  • Size

    1–30 people

  • Location

    Retreats, offsites

  • Languages

    German, English, Spanish

  • People with life experience and a thirst for development

  • Leaders, professionals, people in transition

  • For leaders & experienced people who want to clarify their attitude and perspective

  • For people who want to see more—themselves, others, the bigger picture

Growth means gaining new perspectives, recognizing patterns, and sharpening your own attitude—rather than optimizing skills.

Maturation—understanding. Awareness. Being aware.

I accompany people and groups as they unfold.

The focus here is explicitly on “inner work.” I classify skills, tools, and training as “outer work”—you’ll find that under Clarity & impact.

No standards. No quick fixes.

I am neutral and independent—my aim is not to change people, but to create spaces in which they can see themselves more clearly and act with greater awareness.

What to expect

  • Developing awareness & self-leadership

    dealing with uncertainty, transitions, and new roles; self-image vs. how others see you (optional: LINC Personality Profile and creation of an integragram).

  • Resonance & perspective-taking

    peer resonance as a mirror, feedback without competitive pressure, a conscious way of dealing with what “resonates.”

  • Values & developmental logics

    models & coherent maps to better understand yourself and others.

  • Systemic thinking & logic

    pattern recognition, tetralemma work or multi-valued logic, rational reflection—to make complexity manageable.

  • Mindfulness & embodiment

    micro-presencing, bodily awareness, inner calm as the basis for clarity.

  • Meaning & narrative

    shaping transitions as turning points, examining your own stories and, if needed, telling them anew.

Growth & development

  • Personal and collective growth

    recognizing patterns, values, and roles with greater awareness and shaping them coherently.

  • Expanding perspectives

    from I to we, from detail to system, from “either-or” to “both-and.”

  • Holding ambiguity

    not rushing to “resolve” ambiguity and tension, but holding them wisely.

  • Finding meaning

    reflecting on your own life and role narratives and realigning them.

  • Integrating for the long term

    insights that work in everyday life—not just in the seminar room.

Formats & settings

  • Impulse formats

    talks that spark thinking and development.

  • Workshops & day formats

    2 hours and longer, small groups, a mix of input, peer mirroring, and experiential exercises.

  • Circle formats

    see Circle.

  • Retreats & offsites

    learning and reflection journeys, deep content in a relaxed atmosphere.

What sets my work apart

I offer clear, resonant development formats in which people understand themselves and their patterns more deeply—and grow through that.

  • Methodological depth

    type and personality models, Hakomi (mindfulness-centered body psychotherapy), Neurosystemic Integration, and existential coaching—for work on awareness and presence.

  • Embodied capacity for resonance

    sensing dissonance, tolerance for ambiguity, and the ability to name even difficult topics clearly and respectfully.

  • Over 20 years of experience in leadership and transformation roles—familiar with complexity, responsibility, and transitions.

Feel free to reach out.