I Make a Difference

To truly be your true self – it requires you to face your truth, own what you have done and what has been done to you, unravel conditioned processing that is limiting you, heal the emotional, mental, energy and physiological pain and impacts that have a hold on you, and to remember and reconnect to your jewel, the true you.

The I Make a Difference process in all its formats will guide and resource you to develop your ability to self-facilitate your way through situations that arise in your life and processing that surfaces within you, as you clear the pathway so you reconnect with you – the real and true you.

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"The IMAD process is something which will guide people throughout their lives and lead them, like me, to a place of deeper connection to who they are in all aspects of self, to a life which has greater fulfillment, peace, love, acceptance and beauty. In uncovering what we are to see we can discover the riches of what it means to be whole." - Barbara

I MAKE A DIFFERENCE PROCESSES FOR YOU

Many times I am asked – “who are the people you are reaching out to with I Make a Difference?” And the branding and marketing people ask – “who is your target audience?”

My reply does not fit a box, because humans do not come in or fit in boxes.

My answer “Everyone”

No one is to be excluded or limited from experiencing I Make a Difference, because each one of us has within us conditioning we can unlearn and unravel, emotional, mental, energy and physical hurt we can heal, and more of our true self, our amazing qualities and potential to uncover and discover.

You may be going through some emotionally impacting times, unsure how to deal with particular people and situations, experiencing patterns of situations you do not know how to change and or have behaviors and beliefs you want to change. There may be times you are down and do not know how to work your way through the darkness. As well as you may want to know and understand more about yourself, develop your confidence, know how to identify and work through emotions and have more powerful relationships. You may be a parent who wants to understand how they are impacting their children and how they can do things differently. Or a leader who wants to know how to manage their own and others emotional processing. You may be searching for ways you can be more natural and true to you.

The I Make a Difference processes will support you to make a difference to you.

I am Melinda and you can call me Minz.

Being able to share with you what I love is so so precious to me – Individuals having the ability to be self reliant in journeying towards becoming who they truly are.

The I Make a Difference process provides structure and approaches to resource you to make this happen.

The I Make a Difference (IMAD) process and programme, came to life in 2000 and after years of this magical experience being shared with many people. Finally IMAD has arrived at the point of the adventure where, sharing the differences you can make to yourself is to be made accessible to more people.

IMAD is intended to support you to integrate practical and tangible processes and approaches into your being, that will enable you to make an actual and real difference to you and your life.

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FROM CONDITIONED YOU

No matter what your age is, your gender, culture or background, life does not discriminate as to who will experience emotional, mental, physiological and energy craziness and mayhem. Processing that goes on inside of you that is confusing, overwhelming at times and can even leave you feeling quite desperate. This is the conditioned and hurt you. And you find yourself asking and even internally screaming "what is it that is happening to me?", "why am I experiencing this?" and "how do I stop the hurt?" and "how do I change the conditioning?

TO THE TRUE YOU

However there is also a jewel within you, a place that is filled with strength, gentleness, beauty, acceptance, simplicity, stillness and an abundance of love. This is you, the true you. You find you are curious and want to know who truly are, what is true and right for you, how to connect and listen to the answers you know you have inside of you and how to be you.

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EXPLORE I MAKE A DIFFERENCE BLOGS

I worked in the steel industry for many years and during that time I attended many personal development programs. But the IMAD program is different and for me the first time that everything else has made sense. The reason for this is that IMAD is about understanding yourself. It is about understanding that everyone’s life journey has been different and that these things build the person that you are today. And that despite the differences we all have basically the same emotional responses but that our history has made certain things have more or less impact and therefore have changed us in different ways. The course does this in a way that personalised it for me and made it real. It was a journey of discovery where the reason for my own behaviour was uncovered. For the first time I was able to understand my emotional response to various situations. This created a strength and confidence that I had not experienced before. Circumstances that had previously stressed me are now much easier to deal with. I rarely go a day without reflecting on what I learnt at IMAD and continually using that to improve myself.

The I Make a Difference program was a critical stage in my life. Prior to the programme I felt as if I was floating through life with no sense of direction, purpose or awareness. I was depressed and self-sabotaging. The program was an opportunity to spend time learning about myself. I began to understand the reason why I behaved the way I had been and the impacts that this had on myself and others. This awareness provided me with choices which I didn't feel that I had! I could choose to dwell on what I had lost and mistakes I had made, or I could acknowledge these, work through them with the tools that were provided and make choices for different outcomes in the future. I switched from being reactive to being responsive, taking responsibility for my life and choices. I use the tools from the programme years after attending and I am grateful to my core for this as this has supported me to fully appreciate my life and journey. This programme is not a surface skimmer - it has depth and realness as it came from Melinda's journey.

I attended IMAD as part of my application for a role at GMAD. Taking part in IMAD was an edifying and inspiring experience personally and professionally. The program helped me to take stock of my experiences, assess my strengths and challenges, clarify my goals and troubleshoot road blocks to success. Melinda Cates’ facilitation was brilliant; - incisive, intelligent and yet deeply caring and supportive; all necessary ingredients to effect positive change.The GMAD and IMAD models were inspiring because they reinforced to me the power of personal development within a range of business models and particularly recruitment and HR.I went on to continue my career in the Arts as a Vocal Consultant, with stints in Community Development project work, Event Management and Retail Fashion.IMAD gave me the confidence to always keep personal development at the heart of my projects and work which has enabled me to make a difference in all my endeavours; personally, professionally, culturally and commercially

The IMAD experience allowed me to see the situations in my life that had an emotional and mental impact on my confidence and self-esteem. I was empowered by the dedication and leadership of the program to facilitate my personal development and to never lose sight of who I am and where I have come from. IMAD really understood the people they were working with.

“It is a personal development program that allows you the space and time to look in and discover, connect with the person you want to be, have been and really are. It provides you with the tools to make change in your life once you have highlighted your areas for development or growth. It is done in an environment that is safe and respectful, with people who are accepting and truthful.”

“Since I participated in the I Make a Difference programme I believe it has had an amazing impact on my life. I am a better person, my marriage is so strong and my relationship with my children is fantastic. I have been able to let people who I care about get close to me and I have been able to talk to them. For the first time I have discussed with people close to me, some of the feelings, sensitivities, and needs that I have. I have acknowledged to myself that I can enjoy life more by sharing more of me with others instead of being closed off. I feel less influenced by external events in terms of my reactions to things, events and adversities."

“For me personally I would describe the program as confronting and empowering. I chose to think about issues and events in my life that I have been avoiding for a long time. This was confronting for me because I am so used to portraying that everything in my life is fine and that I have everything under control and that things don’t affect me. I must admit I was a little unprepared for the emotions that I would feel throughout the five days which swung wildly from very eager to be there to resenting that I was thinking about things I didn’t want to think about. Aside from being personally confronting I found the program empowering as it allowed me to identify incidents in my life that have shaped me into the person I am and how I can work through some of these issues to help myself and therefore the way I relate and interact with people in my life. It has made me consciously aware of the thoughts and feelings I’m having and why I am having them and also the impact it has on others. I am thankful that I had the opportunity to attend this program and while I can certainly identify that I have a lot further to go, at least I am taking a proactive step in the right direction. “

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