{"id":32,"date":"2012-04-28T20:55:37","date_gmt":"2012-04-29T03:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2023-08-30T18:11:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T22:11:43","slug":"the-secretan-center-inc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/about-us\/the-secretan-center-inc\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Secretan Center, Inc."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;About The Secretan Center, Inc.&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; content_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; content_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/what-we-do-bg-1.jpg&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Creating a More Inspired World.<\/h3>\n<p>Everything we do at The Secretan Center Inc. is about INSPIRATION:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We help individuals and organizations to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/consulting\/corporate\/higher-ground-leadership\/\">build\u00a0inspired and inspiring cultures<\/a><\/strong> in their personal lives and in organizations, schools, healthcare and financial companies, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/consulting\/political-advisory-services\">cities, states and countries<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>We help others transform cultures through more <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/consulting\/corporate\/5-dynamics\">inspired employees<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>We advise on how to define <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/consulting\/one-dream\">inspiring strategies <\/a><\/strong>for the future<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/coaching\/higher-ground-leadership-pathfinder-coaching\">We coach leaders <\/a><\/strong>to lead more inspired lives inspired professional performance<\/li>\n<li>We deliver <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/keynotes\">keynotes<\/a><\/strong> that inspire<\/li>\n<li>We inspire people to learn and grow through <a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/teaching\/\"><strong>education, training and Certification <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>We write <a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/blog\"><strong>blogs<\/strong><\/a> with messages and ideas that inspire<\/li>\n<li>We write <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/books-dvds\">books<\/a><\/strong> and developing <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/books-dvds\">DVDs<\/a><\/strong> and on-site workshops and<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/training\/the-dreamquest-program\">learning experiences<\/a><\/strong> that inspire,\u00a0and<\/li>\n<li>We research and present cutting edge science on <strong>wellbeing and inspiring relationships<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our pledge: Every time we touch others, they become more inspired.<\/p>\n<p>Jerry Garcia said, &#8220;You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do&#8221;, and these are words we live by.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium lazyload\" title=\"Name\" data-src=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/secretan_logo-300x252.gif\" alt=\"About The Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/252;\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a class=\"aboutlogo\" href=\"#aboutlogo\">About The Logo<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>As an advisor, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/keynotes\">speaker, <\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/books-dvds\">writer,<\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/teaching\/\"><strong>teacher<\/strong> <\/a>and<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/coaching\/higher-ground-leadership-pathfinder-coaching\">\u00a0coach<\/a><\/strong> to leaders, Dr. Lance Secretan inspires individuals, executive leaders and their teams, and other groups, with new ways of thinking, which one <em>Fortune 100\u00a0<\/em>leader described as, \u201cenabling us to move from the profane to the sacred.\u201d The goal of the Secretan Center, Inc. is to be a guide for those who know that exceptional levels of personal and organizational excellence are attainable, and who are willing to shift their mindset and embrace the changes necessary to achieve them. We do this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/training\/leadership-summit-in-co-ski\">on the mountain<\/a><\/strong>, in the <strong>backcountry<\/strong>, through <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/about-us\/well-being\">employee well-being<\/a><\/strong>, for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/consulting\/political-advisory-services\">cities and states<\/a><\/strong>, and of course, in our main expertise, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/consulting\/corporate\/higher-ground-leadership\">the executive suite<\/a><\/strong>. Everything we do is about inspiration. Thirty of Fortune\u2019s Most Admired Companies, and 15 of Fortune\u2019s Best Companies to Work for in America, are among our\u00a0clients.\u00a0 A <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/higher-ground-leadership\/\">world-class team <\/a><\/strong>of certified, committed, passionate consultants deliver Lance Secretan\u2019s Higher Ground Leadership\u00ae methodologies tailored to the needs of each client. We use <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/tools\/assessment-tools\">diagnostics and proprietary consulting processes<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/consulting\/corporate\/higher-ground-leadership-residential-retreat\"><strong>inspirational summits<\/strong>,<\/a> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/keynotes\/the-spark-the-flame-the-torch\">workshops<\/a><\/strong>, retreats, team building, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/coaching\">executive, individual, and team coaching<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/keynotes\">keynote speaking<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/tools\">online follow-up and support<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The is the work of the Secretan Center and it is called <a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/about-us\/higher-ground-leadership\"><strong>Higher Ground Leadership\u00ae<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Dr. Lance Secretan and his inspiring philosophy, please visit our pages dedicated to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/about-us\/higher-ground-leadership\">Higher Ground Leadership\u00ae,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/coaching\">coaching<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/consulting\">consulting<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/teaching\/\"><strong>training<\/strong>,<\/a> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/tools\">tools<\/a><\/strong>, and much more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1.-About-The-Secretan-Center-Inc..pptx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General Overview of Secretan Services (PowerPoint FIle)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1.-About-The-Secretan-Center-Inc..pptx.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General Overview of Secretan Services (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"aboutlogo\">Our logo symbolizes the journey to Higher Ground. The purple inverted \u201cV\u201d is The Higher Ground, the place towards which we are all traveling. As we ascend in our journey to Higher Ground, we invite others to accompany us along the way. The Higher Ground is colored purple, the color associated with \u201cspirit\u201d, the sixth chakra and the Soul. The red line is the Red Road of life that is an important part of Native American tradition and symbolism. It is depicted as a free-form \u201cS\u201d \u2013 for Spirit. The Red Road is the path we are taking on this Earthly journey. (In Native American tradition the blue road, for example, is the road of the next domain, the afterlife). The Red Road of life is the way to Higher Ground and when we reach Higher Ground we are warmed, comforted, healed and sustained by the sun, the symbol of hope, brightness and life &#8211; inspiration. The sun inspires and nourishes us. The sun affirms life and reminds us of our commitment to only engage in business and social activities that are life-affirming.<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating a More Inspired World. 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You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do\", and these are words we live by.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium \" title=\"Name\" src=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/secretan_logo-300x252.gif\" alt=\"About The Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" \/> <a class=\"aboutlogo\" href=\"#aboutlogo\">About The Logo<\/a>[\/caption]\r\n\r\nAs an advisor, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/keynotes\">speaker, <\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/books-dvds\">writer,<\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/training\">teacher <\/a>and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/coaching\/higher-ground-leadership-pathfinder-coaching\">executive coach<\/a> <\/strong><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: text; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">to leaders<\/span>, Dr. Lance Secretan inspires executive teams and other groups with new ways of thinking, which one <em>Fortune 100\u00a0<\/em>leader described as, \u201cenabling us to move from the profane to the sacred.\u201d The goal of the Secretan Center, Inc. is to be a guide for clients who know that exceptional levels of personal and organizational excellence are attainable, and who are willing to shift their mindset and embrace the changes necessary to achieve them. We do this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/training\/leadership-summit-in-co-ski\">on the mountain<\/a><\/strong>, in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/training\/leadership-summit-in-ontario-mountain-bikingkayaking\">backcountry<\/a><\/strong>, through <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/about-us\/well-being\">employee well-being<\/a><\/strong>, for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/consulting\/corporate\/political-advisory-services\">cities and states<\/a><\/strong>, and of course, in our main expertise, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/consulting\/corporate\/higher-ground-leadership\">the executive suite<\/a><\/strong>. Everything we do is about inspiration. Thirty of Fortune\u2019s Most Admired Companies, and 15 of Fortune\u2019s Best Companies to Work for in America, are among our\u00a0clients.\u00a0 A <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/about-us\/higher-ground-leadership\/higher-ground-leadership-pathfinders\">world-class team <\/a><\/strong>of committed, passionate consultants delivers Lance Secretan\u2019s methodologies tailored to the needs of each organization. We use <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/tools\/assessment-tools\">diagnostics and proprietary consulting processes<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/consulting\/corporate\/higher-ground-leadership-residential-retreat\"><strong>inspirational summits<\/strong>,<\/a> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/keynotes\/the-spark-the-flame-the-torch\">workshops<\/a><\/strong>, senior executive retreats, team building, <strong><a href=\"www.secretan.com\/coaching\">executive, individual, and team coaching<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/keynotes\">keynote speaking<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/tools\">online follow-up and support<\/a><\/strong>.\r\n\r\nThe is the work of the Secretan Center and it is called <a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/about-us\/higher-ground-leadership\"><strong>Higher Ground Leadership\u00ae<\/strong>.<\/a>\r\n\r\nTo learn more about Dr. Lance Secretan and his inspiring philosophy, please visit our pages dedicated to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/about-us\/higher-ground-leadership\">Higher Ground Leadership\u00ae,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/coaching\">coaching<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/consulting\">consulting<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/training\"><strong>training<\/strong>,<\/a> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/tools\">tools<\/a><\/strong>, and much more.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"btn-link\" href=\"https:\/\/secretan.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/General-Overview-of-Secretan-Services1.pdf\">General Overview of Secretan Services (PDF)<\/a>\r\n<div id=\"aboutlogo\">Our logo symbolizes the journey to Higher Ground. 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