Today we’d like to introduce you to Mark Scherer PhD.
Hi Mark, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
My journey into being the CEO and Founder of Encompass Life started in an unusual way, By being bitter and rebellious as a kid. I grew up in an environment of strong right/ wrong perspectives of which would continually shift depending upon to mood and stress level of my parents. This dichotomy of perspective had me doubting myself and beginning to ask questions about Life. The questions I formed as a child lived in my thoughts for throughout adolescence and my early 20s. During mid to late 20s and early 30s I began in earnest a passion for ready self help books and taking classes from a variety of teachers. Although I was taking the classes I was learning the philosophies mentally and considerably lacking in embodiment and associated actions/ results.
During my mid 30s I was getting disillusioned with the things I was reading as they appeared to be happenstance in producing results. Sometimes I would have great results and other times life sucked, I was on the roller coaster of life up, downs, twists and turns, Some good some bad I seemed to have a tough time having all areas of my life be up consistently and grow at the same time.
During my mid to late 30s I had two sever injuries the 2nd one had me unable to walk. The downtime associated with this was perfect for me to self reflect and really review my life and go deeper into some simple life questions.
What is life really about?
What really makes me happy?
Is it even possible to have happiness and ease in all areas of life.? This question was very interesting as I noticed the discrepancy between people who said how great and happy their life was and how many complaints they would spew in the next moment.
I remember being with my friends and there appeared to an unwritten competition on who could complain the most about their life and their ability to handle the pain of it. As if that’s what men are supposed to do. Noticing this had me begin to question there had to be something deeper and more meaningful way to live. Some of the self help books alluded to the possible state, however it appeared to be just beyond my reach.
As I begin to notice these behaviors in me and my friends I began to commit greater to taking classes and to really see what was holding me back from the life I wanted. After several more years of study came across a language class which was a missing piece for me. The class went deep into the meaning of each word and the importance of consciously aligning thoughts, words and feelings. One example of this is the word “want”. The word want means to desire without having. This was a game changer for me. It awakened me to the feelings of frustration I was manifesting through the word want and how they showed up in my result. Ex manifesting something I wanted and immediately feeling frustrated for not asking for something bigger.
I’ve noticed this same pattern in my friends. Living life producing results and somehow still lacking happiness and fulfillment.
This was a life trajectory change for me as I begin to understand the magnitude and importance of feelings in our day to day life. Interestingly this was exactly the opposite of the way I was raised as feelings have little or no importance in life. Life was about what we do and have and then someday when I had done enough and have enough I could then enjoy life.
New feelings begin to access new memories. As I begin to view Life this way I started seeing a trajectory of a new way of coaching, instead of managing positive and negative thoughts, one based in altering body chemistry (feelings). This alteration method I call the Quantum Leap Technique (QLT) changes thoughts immediately and produces breakthrough results in a matter of minutes. I begin to work with a variety of clients to test this method. Many of my clients were involved in other coaching modalities and I ofter heard I got more out of 20 minutes wth you than months or years with my other coaches.
As the feedback came in I started Encompass Life. A coaching modality based in the QLT method to train people who desire to apply this in their own lives. The training is achieved in an online University model. There are several paths in which the trainings can be applied: Personal benefit for application in your life and family, Career to become a certified coach and Leadership Development for people who choose to move in leadership in your career or become the CEO of your own company.
One of the things I notice as I reflect on my journey is the questions I had as a child have now been answered in a way that built character and commitment along my way to where I am. Looking back I can now see the gratitude and purpose of journey. This has me continuously on a path of growth and discovery for what’s next.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
The path had plenty of ups and downs for sure. One the greatest obstacles was educating our potential clients to the paradigm shift we were doing here. In a society where “negative feelings” are considered bad and can be dealt with with medication, our methodology of seeing the importance of them is quite a shift. There were many times where I considered going back and doing something easier and profitable than starting Encompass Life. However the rewards of seeing people beginning to apply our QLT method and shift all areas of their life simultaneously and exponentially was amazing. As each person begin to use the method word of mouth referrals begin to come in from our clients. The referrals all said they had noticed substantial changes in their friends and were interested in applying this method to their own lives. This word of mouth begin to solve the education issue I had made such a struggle. Our clients were also the educators to our future clients. The success of EL is directly related to the success of our clients. Focus on their success first and great things happen.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
Encompass Life is a personal growth organization and university specializing in Life Coach and Leadership Development Certification. Our students can earn academic accreditation up to PhD in Transformational Life Coaching and Leadership Development. We have people from all walks of life including parents, doctors, business owners and executives. We have a variety of classes depending on the level of proficiency our clients are requiring. Classes are done in modules with each module building upon the prior. The duration of the modules are from 1 month to 4 months and consist of two, two hour calls per week.
Results produced are breakthroughs in finances, relationship, health and emotional intelligence. The success of Encompass Life is dependent upon the success of our clients. All of our class include group and private sessions to make sure our students have the one on one exposure with a senior coach to excel. Class size are 15-20 attendees to and are very interactive for the embodiment and or Trademarked method, the Quantum Leap Technique (QLT).
The QLT method lowers time required to build a new habit from weeks to minutes. We do this by changing the subconscious by altering body and brain chemistry to change the thought pattern. This rewires the synopsis in the brain in a matter of minutes.
We’d love to hear about any fond memories you have from when you were growing up?
My favorite childhood memories involved my grandfather. He was a quiet man, a farmer and rancher in Texas. I remember his hands were tough and strong even as a young adult there was a strength and toughness in him . IN an age of when spanking kids was normal he abstained from that. He would speak in a quiet voice and drop pearls of wisdom which would stick and I would contemplate to this day some of his wisdoms. I valued whatever I did with him be it clearing brush, working cattle, fishing or riding the feed store. Those moments are treasured memories to this day. And of course hearing his stories and words of wisdom from his life experiences are cherished.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.encompasslife.com
- Instagram: @quantumleaptechnique
- Facebook: @quantumleaptechnique
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/quantumleaptechnique/
- Twitter: @QuantumLeapLove
