Description
In this episode, we’re hearing from Ready to Retreat. Their letter explores how to deepen connection in a thriving online community through an in-person retreat.
To better support them, I invited Eric Plantenberg as my guest expert. He’s a client, friend, and mentor—and the founder of the deeply transformative Abundant Living Retreat. I’ve been to many retreats, but none like his. Tune in to hear how Eric creates powerful containers for in-person retreats, what it takes to be a great facilitator, and a fresh, liberating way to approach goals and meaningful connection.
In this episode:
(04:36) The communitea: Ready to Retreat’s letter
(07:43) It's critical to have both an online and an offline experience
(10:02) What makes a great facilitator of in-person experiences
(12:10) The seemingly contradictory way to having the best experience
(16:11) How to effectively draw people into a retreat
(18:06) The gap between aspirational and actual values
(20:45) Matching retreat leadership to real-life leadership
(23:54) Eric's journey of founding Abundant Living and Humm Kombucha
(28:37) The commitments behind such a transformative container
(32:36) Holding the tension is critical for a valuable community
(34:15) It's your job to provide value, not make people comfortable or not
(39:24) It's better to have fewer but truly engaged members
(42:39) Goal setting, releasing the outcome, and becoming who you want to be
Resources Mentioned:
👥 Join Izozi Membership.
🌄 Get Your Ticket to Abundant Living (and join Bri there!)
📕 Check out the Way of the Peaceful Warrior.
📺 Watch Eric's TEDxTalk, The Anatomy of Results.
❤️ Sign up for Heartbeat. Bri’s recommended community platform.
💛 Join Ember. Community creators building community-powered businesses.
🔥 Ready to hear the stories we almost kept to ourselves? Here's this week's secret episode with Eric!
Eric Plantenberg
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Bri Leever
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