Most of us disempower ourselves by finding a way to slow, impede, or make more complex than necessary the process of translating intention into reality. "The essence of communication is intention.". Current projects include A New Model of Integrity, The Leadership Course, and a New Paradigm for Performance. text[number++] = "Live as if your life depended on it." "[86], In 1991, the group that later formed Landmark Education purchased the intellectual property of Erhard. Millions have experienced the ideas of Werner Erhard, one of the most incisive and insightful thinkers of our generation. [14], Erhard became the object of popular fascination and criticism, with the media tending to vilify him over several decades. She does not confess and the violence escalates the following night. While such positive feedback is both convincing and hard to dismiss, few people recall that the Landmark Forum is not simply a career/self-help crash courseits "technologies" (as the Forum refers to them) are derived from Werner Erhard's controversial est workshop. [33] American ethicist, philosopher, and historian Jonathan D. Moreno has described the est training as "the most important cultural event after the human potential movement itself seemed exhausted"[34] and a form of "Socratic interrogation". Most of their contact with their father took place at monthly family meetings at Franklin House which also included staff members. The rest of us did., PREVIOUS TROUBLES OF THE KING OF TRANSFORMATION. You must experience the truth, not believe it. The reaction you got was the communication you intended. The Fuhrer Over est: Werner Erhard, the Duddy Kravitz of the human potential movement, is the quintessential graduate of his own training. I love sharing quotes and sayings to inspire and motivate people - #quotes #internetpillar. Speaking Being: Werner Erhard, Martin Heidegger, and a New Possibility of Being Human is an unprecedented study of the ideas and methods developed by the thinker Werner Erhard. Werner Hans Erhard (born John Paul Rosenberg; September 5, 1935[1]:7) is an American author and lecturer known for founding est, which operated from 1971 to 1984. They just are. Her weight was watched, her withholds monitored and her contact with her children restricted. [74], In 1993 Erhard filed a wrongful disclosure lawsuit against the IRS, asserting that IRS agents had incorrectly and illegally revealed details of his tax returns to the media. [1]:53:117138 Over the next few years, Erhard brought on as Parents staff many people who later became important in est, including Elaine Cronin, Gonneke Spits, and Laurel Scheaf. (Spits also declined, through Barnes, to comment on these allegations.). In court affidavits Afremow, 54, claims that the work and travel schedules were exhausting, and, as a result, in the beginning of 1988, many members of the staff were getting ill. She also says she and other women staff members had complained about the fact that women were not promoted to executive positions within the organization. He also co-founded The Hunger Project . [33] On March 3, 1992, Erhard sued CBS, San Jose Mercury News reporter John Hubner and approximately 20 other defendants for libel, defamation, slander, invasion of privacy, and conspiracy. Once planted, the graduate is now a . Subsequent seminars are used to further soften up resistance and give access to the graduate's mind and person to a personal coach. Erhard has lectured at (among other institutions) Harvard University, Stanford University . by Werner Erhard and Michael C. Jensen ~ Werner Erhard. He would have had to do so little. Werner Erhard. [1]:6[9] His father was a small-restaurant owner who left Judaism for a Baptist mission and then joined his wife in the Episcopal Church,[1]:6[9] where she taught Sunday School. Happiness isnt at the end of the rainbow. 06-11; Barbados Group Working Paper No. The acclaimed new book, Speaking Being: Werner Erhard, Martin Heidegger, and a New Possibility of Being Human, provides an unprecedented study of the ideas and methodology developed by Werner Erhard . Erhard was into manipulating people by manipulating words Posted by: corboy () Date: May 19, 2017 08:11PM Erhard put a lot of time and thought - and practice -- to craft his seemingly spontaneous speech and behavior. They say their brother, who is married, lives in Marin and works at a lumber company. It also included accusations of abusive employee practices. The night of the choking incident, Erhard told Celeste and Adair that their mother would no longer be living with them because she could no longer trust herself to tell the truth. They arent sure of the exact dates, but they believe they were separated from their mother for two years while the guardian took care of them. He currently resides in Pennsylvania, United States. Erhard has denied any connection between his courses and emotional or psychological damage. James Burke (born 22 December 1936) is a British broadcaster, science historian, author, and television producer, who is known, among other things, for his documentary television series Connections (1978), and for its more philosophically oriented companion series, The Day the Universe Changed (1985. ~ Werner Erhard. That makes you attuned to everything. [1]:178 John Hanley, who later founded Lifespring, was also involved at this time. Jim Selman moderated the discussion and in 1989 documented the outcome in the article "Coaching and the Art of Management. In 1960 he deserted that family and ran away to California with a woman named June Bryde. ~ Werner Erhard. WERNER'S WORKS: The following lists Werner Gerhard's enterprises: Werner Erhard & Associates, San Francisco: Offers more than 40 seminars, programs and workshops to individuals on personal effectiveness, communication skills and productivity in 80 cities across the country.The Forum is the centerpiece of the WE&A. Werner Erhard & Associates, International, San Francisco: Offers the Forum . There is something I do not know, the knowing of which could change everything. Werner Erhard's work has been noted as a key element in current management thinking and the science of productivity and performance. Thats what Werner did, he got other people to do his dirty work so his hands would be clean. My Dad did this damage and now he has to take responsibility for it., Both Celeste and Adair say that telling the truth about their father is a purge, a cleansing.. There is a hoped-for future, there is a feared future, there is a predictable future, and there is an unimagined future. ~ Werner Erhard. [1]:226, In October 1972, a year after creating Erhard Seminars Training, Erhard contacted his first wife and family, arranged to provide support and college education for the children, and repaid Patricia's parents for their financial support. Someone volunteered in Erhard's private library and described what she discovered. [43][44][45], Erhard has devoted his time to scholarly research, writing, and teaching his ideas on integrity, leadership, performance, and transformation. FR 08-05. He didnt know us at all, says Adair, hed even forget our names.. . ~ Werner Erhard. Deal with who they are and give space to their garbage. [30] The est Training's purpose was to transform the way one sees and makes sense of life so that the situations one had been trying to change or tolerating clear up in the process of living itself. Happiness is a function of accepting what is. ~ Werner Erhard.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'internetpillar_com-leader-1','ezslot_4',189,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-internetpillar_com-leader-1-0'); So long as you do not know who you really are, this will be difficult. His brother heads up Landmark Education Corp., at least he did, and Erhard isn't involved at all. They are kind, gentle, and supportive friends and lovers who use their incredible intellect and resourcefulness to problem-solve. Bob Larzelere says he felt Ellen Erhards body go limp as he cut off the air to her windpipe. Adair and Celeste say that when their mother didnt respond, Harry Rosenberg pushed her off her chair It wasnt that my father said directly, hit her, says Celeste, it was more like, handle this Harry. ~ Werner Erhard. With Ellen lying on the floor, curled into a ball, they remember Gonneke Spits, one of Erhards closest aides, pulling her hair. Their lives were managed by Erhards staff. Vitz, Paul C. (1994). "[34] Various skeptics have questioned or criticized the validity of Erhard's work and his motivations. [65] Erhard told Larry King in an interview that he dropped the suit after receiving legal advice telling him that in order to win it, he would have to prove not just that CBS knew the allegations were false but that CBS acted with malice. [29], Starting in 1971, est, short for Erhard Seminars Training and Latin for "it is", offered in-depth personal and professional development workshops, the initial program of which was called "The est Training". The slides used in their talk are available here. 1983. In 1991 Erhard retired from business and sold his existing intellectual property to his employees, who then adopted the name Landmark Education, renamed in 2013 Landmark Worldwide. [1]:53 The Erhards moved to St. Louis, where Werner took a job as a car salesman. Your power is a function of velocity, that is to say, your power is a function of the rate at which you translate intention into reality. One of their motivations for seeking help has been to ensure that they dont repeat the abusive patterns established by their father. The story also includes interviews with two former staff members of Werner Erhard: Wendy Drucker (a senior manager) and Dr. Bob Larzelere (head of Erhard's counseling staff). [1]:335 Between 1973 and 1975, members of his extended family took the est training, and Patricia and his younger siblings took jobs in the est organization. So in order to create something you first have to be able to create nothing. I came home from school one day, and Mom was scrubbing the kitchen floor, says Celeste. ~ Werner Erhard. "You don't have to go looking for love when it's where you come from.". No. They really got him. Self expression is a function of responsibility. What scares you isn't what's so, it's your interpretation . Before becoming an entrepreneur and author, he worked as a car salesman and an Encyclopedia Britannica employee. An Ontological/Phenomenological Model," by Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen and Kari Granger, Copyright 2007-2021, Friends of Werner Erhard. Many of these people claimed that Wermer Erhard & Associates (now the name of his primary enterprise) operates more like a cult than the educational operation it claims to be. "Daughter of est founder sues Mercury News over two articles", "IRS Settles Lawsuit brought by Werner Erhard,". . Psychology As Religion: The Cult of Self-Worship. What is is and what isn't ain't. Werner Erhard. Erhard's daughters retracted the allegations of sexual abuse they had made against him. "Creating Leaders: The Mastery Foundation continues to lead this course in places where religious differences are a . Life works when you choose what you got. Ellen and Werner separated in 1982, but the bitter divorce did not become final until 1988. They were ushered into the same room where they had dined the previous night, but this time the chairs were set in a circle, encounter-group style. The challenge is to spend as much time in what's so as you can. The only way I can describe it is to say that its the feeling that you might lose your life., Any good memory I might have of my father, says Celeste, 28, is completely overshadowed by fear.. (When contacted, Ingrasci, who left the organization eight years ago, denied ever hurting Ellen Erhard, but said, It is unfortunately true that I witnessed things that I am ashamed of and it is also true that I was treated in ways that I am ashamed of, but I never hurt anybody, I never kicked anyone.), That night, Ellen stayed at Franklin House while the children were brought back to their home in San Rafael by an Erhard appointed female guardian.. Any little gesture would have been enough., Were never going to be his daughters, says Adair. Who is Werner Erhard, born Jack Rosenberg, the charismatic founder of est? ~ Werner Erhard. If what already is, is more important than what isnt, the game is over. ~ Werner Erhard. ". To move on, choose it. Im the Founder of Internet Pillar. In order to have a game, something has to be more important than something else. I got a lot of benefit from auditing. An organization or an entity or an institution can reflect an . Werner Erhard is a well-known American author and lecturer. Werner Erhard discusses his work with Jonathan D. Moreno, the David and Lyn Silfen University Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, and of History and Sociology of Science Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. In their 1992 book Perspectives on the New Age, James R. Lewis and J. Gordon Melton write that Mind Dynamics, est, and LifeSpring have "striking" similarities, as all used "authoritarian trainers who enforce numerous rules," require applause from participants, and de-emphasize reason in favor of emotion. Also during that period he developed and presented a series of seminars, broadcast via satellite, that included interviews with contemporary thinkers in science, economics, sports, and the arts on topics such as creativity, performance, and money. For more than 40 years he has been the creator of innovative ideas and models of individual, organizational, and social transformation. text[number++] = "Self expression is a function of responsibility." They say it started out the way most of them did: Dinner was prepared by Erhards chef and served by his assistants volunteers who worked for Erhards organization. ~ Werner Erhard. In 1977 Erhard, with the support of John Denver, Robert W. Fuller and others, founded The Hunger Project,[4][5] an NGO accredited by the United Nations[6] in which more than four million people have participated with the goal of establishing "the end of hunger as an idea whose time has come".[7][8]. In 1961, Erhard began selling correspondence courses in the Midwest. She was fired by Steve Zaffron, the head of the Forum leaders, at that meeting. In every human being there is both garbage and gold, it is up to us to choose what we pay attention to. Celeste is married and working in a clothing store in San Rafael. The quickest way to be happy is to choose what you already have. The CBS program, 60 Minutes plans to air a segment later this month which, reportedly, takes a critical look at the man, his personal relationships and his enterprises. The year is 1977 and the occasion is a dinner at Franklin House, the Pacific Heights mansion their father, Werner Erhard, then owned. For Teaching Leadership, Chapter 16, ~ Werner Erhard. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'internetpillar_com-box-4','ezslot_1',186,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-internetpillar_com-box-4-0');In life, understanding is the booby prize. It was the foundation's privilege to support more than 300 outstanding individuals and organizations from a variety of disciplines. Werner Erhard is most known for starting a company called est. On March 3, 1991, 21 million households watched television's top show "60 Minutes" air a story that attempted to destroy the life and work of EST founder Werner Erhard. It promoted the ideas, among others, that we are all responsible for our own experiences and human beings are entities separate from their thoughts, beliefs and emotions. According to Adair Erhard, her mother was willing to agree to keep silent because she was so eager to resolve the situation. Werner Erhard and Associates (19811991) and "The Forum". Award-winning journalist Jane Self suspected that there was more to these allegations than was being reported. The Werner Erhard Foundation : In the nearly 20 years of its operation, the Werner Erhard Foundation granted approximately $4 million for research, scholarly endeavors, and voluntary action. ~ Werner Erhard. I was acting as his lieutenant. [85], In 1977, with the support of John Denver, former Oberlin College president Robert W. Fuller, and others, Erhard founded The Hunger Project, a nonprofit NGO accredited to the United Nations Economic and Social Council[5] in which more than 4 million people have participated, with the goal of ending hunger within 25 years. ~ Werner Erhardt. Werner Erhard is a well-known American author and lecturer. What I recognized is that you cant put it together. [76] In his suit Erhard stated that he had never refused to pay taxes that were lawfully due,[75] and in September 1996 he won the suit. Then Bob Larzelere started to strangle her. ~ Werner Erhard. *By the time W. W. Bartley wrote Werner Erhard's biography Werner acknowledged many of the programs that he explored along the way. The last twenty-five years have witnessed an explosion in the field of leadership education. Werner Erhard moved out of the U.S. in 1991 after his "est" seminars came to an abrupt halt. The current incarnation of the est training is now known as Landmark Education, with its course the Landmark Forum. ~ Werner Erhard. Working in many diverse fields and surroundings, these recipients made a . He accused her of undermining him, of gathering allies against him. says Adair. The sessions of both est and the Forum often produced strong emotional reactions, and Erhard has been frequently assailed by some mental health professionals who believe his programs apply manipulative techniques that, at best, produce intense, peak experiences with no lasting gains and, at worst, psychotic episodes. What follows is a news summary that includes statements made by Erhard family members and insiders, which was broadcast by CBS "60 Minutes" March 3, 1991. Create your future from your future, not your past. She sort of fainted and collapsed to the floor.. In the late 1970s, he and the famous singer & songwriter John Denver co-founded The Hunger Project. It is a declaration not an assertion, that is, it is a context from which one chooses to live. " Until you know that who you are is empty and meaningless, you don't know anything. [2]:xiv[3] He has written, lectured, and taught on self-improvement. It was the kind of fear that you feel in your stomach. Even the truth, when believed, is a lie. Before the case was settled, Ellen Erhard told the media that Werners ego and public image are the most important thing in the world to him.. At the time of that meeting, Charlene had worked more than 12 hours a day for 25 consecutive days, says Wilson. [39] The annual conference was designed to give physicists an opportunity to work with their colleagues on what they were developing before they published, and was attended by such physicists as Richard Feynman, Stephen Hawking,[39] and Leonard Susskind.[40]. He was previously married to June Bryde and Patricia Fry. Many of those initial groundbreaking ideas continue to be part of todays culture. // *********************************************** ~ Werner Erhard. Self expression is a function of responsibility. ~ Werner Erhard.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'internetpillar_com-mobile-leaderboard-1','ezslot_14',197,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-internetpillar_com-mobile-leaderboard-1-0'); The only two things in our lives are aliveness and patterns that block our aliveness. [2] : xiv [3] He has written, lectured, and taught on self-improvement . Internet Pillar is a best place for you to find Inspirational Content to Uplift Your Life! Werner Erhard's age is 87. ~ Werner Erhard. Al- though I eventually wrote two books and dozens of scholarly articles about Heide- gger's philosophy, my first encounter with it was an abject failure. . Responsibility is not burden, fault, praise, blame, credit, shame or guilt. "Distilled Wisdom: Buddy, Can you Paradigm", Appendix A. See more of Werner Erhard and The est Training on Facebook. While its relatively simple to predict his income, its harder to know how much Werner has spent over the years. Celeste is 14, Adair is 13, their brother, St. John, is nine. The reaction you got was the communication you intended. Not aligning with what's so is the only thing that will ever bring you hardship or . Charlene Afremow first met Werner Erhard in 1971 when she was involved with Mind Dynamics one of the earliest enlightenment en masse programs in the Bay Area. He writes scholarly papers in the areas of integrity, leadership, performance and transformation. Bartley, William Warren III: Werner Erhard The Transformation of a Man: The Founding of est, New York: Clarkson N. Potter Inc. (1978) ISBN 0-517-53502-5. Erhard took a Mind Dynamics course and soon was leading seminars himself. I welcome the unprecedented opportunity for us to work globally on that which concerns us all as human beings. I wont lie for him anymore. The thought that there is something wrong is an illusion; there is nothing wrong, there is only what's so. text[number++] = "Happiness is a function of accepting what is." On June 17 and 18, 1990, the Marin Independent Journal published a two-part series on est founder Werner Erhard, detailing the dissatisfactions and defections of former staff members and volunteers in his various programs. [1]:6 They agreed that their son should choose his religion when he was old enough. He writes scholarly papers in the areas of integrity, leadership, performance and transformation. ~ Werner Erhard. Just like the front and the back of the hand, being and action are distinct yet inseparable. "Enter the Harvard economist Michael Jensen. Werner Erhard Still Making A Difference: While it is understandable that any book about the 1970s would include a reference to Werner Erhard and the est Training, what was not mentioned was that, far from simply being an iconic figure of that era, Mr. Erhard's ideas and work continue to make an enormous difference, and his seminars spawned an . Nice guy that he is, he sent checks for $100 to each of the 20 defendants to cover the filing fee they had to pay to answer his charges of 'a conspiracy to defame and ruin me'. Werner Erhard (born September 5, 1935) is famous for being novelist. Creating Leaders: An Ontological/Phenomenological Model with Michael C. Jensen, Chapter 16 in Handbook For Teaching Leadership: Knowing, Doing, and Being, edited by Scott A. Snook, Rakesh Khurana, and Nitin Nohria, Harvard Business School. [69][70] Celeste claimed that her quotes in the Mercury News article were deceitfully obtained. Explore the evolution of Werner Erhard's ideas and the development of his body of work. (Somewhere along the line he has also called himself Jack Frost as well as Kurt Von Savage.) ), At this point, they recall their older half-sister, Clare, saying, Please stop doing this, and their father saying something like, Shut up or the same thing will happen to you.. Celeste screams for him to stop. Between 1971 and 1979, the companies that preceded Werner Erhard & Associates first Erhard Seminar Training which became est, an educational corporation depreciated what they called the body of knowledge in their corporate tax returns. In California, Erhard sold encyclopedias, got enlightened and then in 1971, founded est (Erhard Seminar Training) self-improvement seminars that combined a variety of teachings including Scientology, Mind Dynamics, Dale Carnegie and Zen. What they do remember is being treated like props in their fathers life. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. The foundation supported projects launched by people committed to altering what is possible for humanity, such as The Hunger Project, The Mastery Foundation, The Holiday Project, and the Youth at Risk Program, programs that continue to be active. Werner Erhard was born on September 5, 1935 and is 87 years old now. . The education details are not available at this time. The fastest way to destroy love is to make a goal out of it, because people who are trying to be loved come from a place that theyre not loved. The New York Times, Werner Erhard is the 10th Top Author out of 202,966 based on total new downloads, Working Paper by Werner Erhard and Michael C Jensen, Werner Erhard Im incredibly ashamed of what I did, but I wasnt the only person who gave up my power to Werner., I was numb for two or three days, and then it finally dawned on me to ask the question, How did I get to the place where I could do such a thing?, I allowed myself to do things I would never do now or would never have done before., (According to Berkeley sociologist Richard Offshe, leaders of cults or high control organizations are able to get otherwise law-abiding individuals to perform violent acts because they have established a morality that is higher and more powerful than secular law. ~ Werner Erhard. I have a lot of respect for L. Ron Hubbard and I consider him to be a genius and perhaps less acknowledged than he ought to be. He is famous for being a Novelist. This was how low I had sunk in terms of giving Werner my power.. Until what is significant is created by you, you arent living your life, you are living some inherited life. He sued the tax agency and won $200,000, and his daughter recanted her. Your life works to the degree you keep your agreements. Much of their interaction with their father took place at scheduled meetings where agendas, reports and time sheets the various ways he and his staff kept track of the childrens activities were reviewed. Werner Erhard is the creator of transformational models and applications for individual, organizational and social transformation.His innovative ideas have stimulated academic conversations at many Universities. Known best for founding Erhard Seminars Training, Werner Erhard & Associates, and The Hunger Project, this leadership expert and self-help author has delivered lectures at Harvard, Yale, and other prominent universities. (As part of her divorce agreement from Werner, Ellen Erhard is not free to talk about her marriage. MacCleary, John Bassett. of Symon Productions Inc.'s film "Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard",