At first glance, many people think I've had it all together. The reality is that I am no stranger to some serious ups and downs of life. Let me tell you a little story...

Looking to climb the illusive corporate ladder during the brash, self-absorbed years of my young adulthood, I thought I ruled like a king with good looks, a manipulative charm, fancy clothes, convertible cars, and the cutest women I could dominate while living the ideal Southern California beach lifestyle.

As I bounced around between money-motivated jobs that made me look good, the world that revolved around me spiraled out of control. I felt increasingly empty and lost while I searched for my true identity and purpose in life, getting more and more sucked into the false values of money, greed, lust and instant gratification.

Navigating through life with no "spiritual GPS," if you will, one bad decision after another in careers and relationships was dictated by an enormous ego, and its close companion -- a selfish pride that continued to feed the beast of instant self-gratification and lust. I also had a calculated and strong willpower that steamrolled ahead (and at times, over people!) to get what I wanted, when I wanted it. I was the biggest spoiled brat I ever met!

One day I finally faced my biggest obstacle head-on: me. The question What do I truly want out of life? was a hard reality-check when I looked in the mirror. Who I saw staring back was a man hiding behind a mask, one that had been firmly planted on my countenance for most of my adulthood. The mask was my losing formula that defined my manhood, and I had no idea how to take it off. A few years later, I received the answer to the question in the mirror, but only after hitting rock bottom from a painful and traumatic life event -- a failed marriage that rocked my world and brought me to my knees as a result of keeping the mask on. The only way to remove it was to get honest with who I was, and what I was creating in my life.  

This was my most defining moment as a man who reinvented his integrity, and learned humility the hard way. It wasn't until this pivotal event that I surrendered the "steering wheel of life" to the Heavenly Driver, and things have never been the same. I would later discover in introspection that my true dysfunction that kept me from being an authentic person who sabotaged relationships was.....an addiction to self!

Since my spiritual recovery and renewal (and having to "die" to "self"), God has carved out a plan for me, just like He has for you, if you seek Him diligently. I have since dedicated myself to daily personal and spiritual development and particularly helping people in relationships to experience life changing growth and self-discovery--to remove the masks, and find their own Spiritual GPS. This is the foundation for my faith-focused coaching practice, and why I chose this as a career; it's not only my spiritual gift, but the gift that God gave for me to share with you. 

It's been a long and winding road, and we are no different. I come from a place of having myself experienced a lot of failure, sin, lust and rebellion to finding amazing forgiveness, healing, redemption and grace. This is the spiritual paradigm shift that I hope to see my clients experience through coaching-- so that, they too, can live a victorious and joy-filled life.

To your success,

 Marcel

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