Hi, I'm Samir.
I am a wayfinding companion for leaders and lovers (which almost always comes together) ready to be vulnerable to their transformation. To find their way, nourish their relationships, and achieve their goals, we move beyond training and coaching. We dare to venture into poetry, cooking, walking, ritualizing, and other in-life practices.
MY CURRENT AND UPCOMING PROJECTS
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AMERICAN LOVE: Cookin' Up Common Good live cooking show, by an immigrant, featuring dishes from swing states
THE PLACE OF TRANSFORMATION: How to Use Your Kitchen to Create, Meditate, and Celebrate Life free live webcast
KITCHEN DOJO coming soon membership platform (join waitlist)
ARTICLES:
If You Hate the Process of Change, Change Is Going to Be Hard On You: Make it easier
PEOPLE NEED YOUR LOVE AND SKILL
Expectations are increasing and disruption is continuous. Complexity around us is teetering on the edge of chaos.
Under such pressure, we tend to cling to what brought us success so far. We lose touch with our belonging and our becoming.
Even when we are aware of these dynamics in our lives, we might not have the energy, time, and workable strategy to pursue a new way of being.
Instead of letting go, we add more. Instead of asking for help, we push harder. Gradually, we crowd out our innate ability to reflect and transform.
Nobody can meet this challenge for us. Yet, none of us can do it alone.
If you want to notice, practice, and internalize subtle, yet powerful, human capacities of WAYFINDING (best described as leading as you go), I would love to have a conversation with you.
I offer consulting, individual and group coaching, keynotes, workshops, and retreat and workshop facilitation.
My thrill is to witness leaders love and lead with more freedom, impact, and ease.
Blessings from New York City,
"Samir is uniquely qualified to help organizations convert bystanders into cheerleaders and turn passengers into pilots."
Rod Colburn
Managing Director, GOLDMAN SACHS
"Samir Selmanovic is asking the right questions at the right time."
Karen Armstrong
Winner of TED Prize 2008
"Over the course of a year, Samir helped our hospital leadership team rest in ways deeper than physical rest, contextualizing his work with us in a way that resonates, is impactful, and 'sticks.'"
Ken Bradley
CEO, FLORIDA HOSPITAL WINTER PARK
Intention of this website is to offer a mindful, experiential, and integrative space where individuals and organizations can find safety, challenge, and support in working with their stories, enabling them to get to the crux of the matter, cross the next threshold in their development and bring their new story to life.
