Using Archetypes In Our Daily Life

The Conscious Consultant Hour

By listening in, you will have a deeper understanding of what Archetypes are, and how we can use them in our day-to-day life to be more effective, happier, and create more abundance!

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes author, speaker and success coach, Pad.

Pad is the creator of TEAM ME: a simple model of human psychology that rapidly identifies the drivers behind our decisions and behaviors, pinpoints precise challenges to be overcome, and maps a course for extraordinary transformation.

He coaches business leaders and executive teams across the globe, has been featured on BBC World Service, ITV, Radio 5, and Premier Radio - and quoted in the Guardian, Telegraph and Independent.

Based in London, UK, he is currently conducting remote team analysis and training for executive teams seeking to elevate performance, optimise team function, and resolve internal tensions.

Sam and Pad will be discussing all about how we can use Archetypes to improve our daily lives.

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Show Notes

Segment 1

The topic for today’s episode is one of Sam’s favorites. But first he reads a section from his book Everyday Awakening. The section he reads is called “All Our Preparation is for the Moment We Haven’t Prepared For.” This was a section that Sam wrote after having a conversation with his mentor about preparing for ceremonies and other kinds of events. He reflected on his experiences and how we prepare for all kinds of stuff, yet not everything always goes as planned. Somehow though, we find a way to move forward and work through the unexpected. Sam says that it’s really being prepared for when that unexpected thing happens and knowing which way to turn or what to do in the moment. But of course you can't prepare for every single moment, so you do the best you can. The preparation part is so that you can have enough confidence to be able to do whatever you need to. Sam also introduces Pad, the creator of TEAM ME, a unique approach to personal development and performance improvement based on Archetypes. Coming to us from the UK, Pad talks about archetypes and his journey to where he is now. Pad was always a drawer since his time in school as a kid. He was always fascinated by sci-fi concepts and even the world of music. Pad also says that there are things that explain our different perspectives and values which made him want to dive into the world of archetypes.

Segment 2

Pad talks about what brought him into the world of archetypes. He did a number of training and coach certificates. Pad is a certified trainer of NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming). He found that it was like having a toolbox where whenever he had to deal with a conflict or help someone, he can use the knowledge and skills he gained in the process. After a couple of years, he felt there was something missing to the whole business of helping people move forward in their lives. He uses an example of an actual toolbox to fix cars and make sure that they’re “road worthy”. The problem with the toolbox, in his case his skillset to helping people, is that the toolbox can make sure that a car (or person) is ok, but you won’t really know how that car is being driven. He says that it isn’t easy to make someone understand that the way they might be handling a situation with someone isn’t the best; or how they are “driving with them.” He explains what an archetype is. He breaks down the word by comparing “arch” to words like archives, archeology, or the “old stuff.” Archetypes are something he explains as similar to characters that are well known, like kings and queens. You can pick characters throughout history with similar personalities and forms. These are symbols or images that we all share.

Segment 3

Pad speaks with Sam about how he uses archetypes to help people in challenging situations. One example was with someone he calls “Sally” who worked in a sales department for a company and missed two of her sales targets and the third time will be crucial. She needed to make sure that she met her sales goals. He says that with sales, you need to have a strong “warrior” spirit because of the competition as well as the loveable kind of archetypal characters to connect with people. Pad and Sally worked to learn what makes her tick or fired up. Pad helped her look at things from the mystic point of view which was her strong trait; mystic, meaning wanting to transform things and change. One thing that she was missing that he helped her with was having the persistent drive to make something happen the way a sales person would need. He advised her to let herself be the ruler and take more control. At an event where Sally and her colleagues learned to be better sales people, she decided to use that moment to take charge as they were split into groups. She threw all of the rules out and gave her thoughts to her team. So her “mystic” side to wanting to change and letting go of all of the rules was her strength in helping her team win the competition they had. What Pad did with Sally was help lean into her strengths and center the attention around that. But there’s also a balance that Pad speaks about.

Segment 4

In the final segment, Pad talks with Sam about using archetypes in group or team settings. Pad says that when he is working with leaders in different departments, he uses the tool that he had mentioned earlier called teamme.app which helps you know your strengths and how this affects your decision making. He can then explain and breakdown the way these leaders and even other members in each team work together using the different archetype characters that he mentioned. With this kind of awareness, the team’s dynamics is better understood and managed. From the sage to the lover, he gives more examples of the dynamics in different scenarios like in a family. He also mentions how affirming it can be to look at how you are built as an individual. Using the tool from TEAMME as an example, he says that we should celebrate all the qualities about ourselves. You can learn more about this kind of personal coaching visiting teamme.com and teamme.app.

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