START HERE™
Begin Where You Are Today.
Choose Where You Want to Go Next.
There is no single place to begin.
You may want to understand where you are today.
You may already know what capability you want to develop.
Or you may want to build with The Holding Discipline™.
Start with the path that matches where you are today.
CHOOSE WHERE YOU WANT TO BEGIN.
Start Here — Explore Your Starting Point.
Use the guide below to understand how Start Here is organised and go directly to the part that matches where you are today.
1. THREE WAYS TO BEGIN
→ There Is No Single Starting Point
→ Choose the Path That Best Matches Where You Are Today
→ Awareness — I Want to Understand Where I Am
→ Capability — I Know What I Want to Develop
→ Membership — I Want to Build With The Holding Discipline™
2. ALREADY KNOW WHAT YOU NEED?
→ Choose the Question That Is Strongest for You Today
→ I Want To Understand What Is Happening
→ I Want To Understand The Thinking
→ I Want To See Where I Am
→ I Want To Develop My Capability
→ I Want To Make It Operational
→ I Want To Grow With Holding
→ I Want To Extend What I Have Developed
→ I Want To Keep Developing
→ I Have Something Specific That Needs Attention
3. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & FAQ
→ Want to Build Professional Capability?
→ Membership Is Where The Journey Continues
→ Frequently Asked Questions
→ Your Next Step
THREE WAYS TO BEGIN
Choose the Path
That Best Matches
Where You Are Today.
Every professional begins from a different place.
Choose the path that matches your current question, your situation and your next step.
01 — AWARENESS
I Want to Understand Where I Am.
Take the Holding Index™
If you want to understand where pressure may already be affecting your judgement, begin with the Holding Index™.
02 — CAPABILITY
I Know What I Want to Develop.
Explore the Holding Systems™
If you already know the capability you want to strengthen, begin by exploring the relevant Holding System™.
03 — MEMBERSHIP
I Want to Build With The Holding Discipline™.
Join the Membership Environment
If you want to participate, earn, learn, develop and grow within The Holding Discipline™, Membership gives you a way to begin from where you are and progress as your capability develops.
ALREADY KNOW WHAT YOU NEED?
Choose the Question
That Is Strongest for You Today.
You do not have to understand the entire Holding Discipline™ before you begin.
Start with the question that is closest to what you are experiencing, developing or trying to accomplish now.
OPTION 01
I WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING.
Start with Recognition™.
See what is changing before you decide what to change.
OPTION 02
I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE THINKING.
Explore the Books and discover the thinking behind The Holding Discipline™.
OPTION 03
I WANT TO SEE WHERE I AM.
Use the Holding Index™ to recognise your current Holding profile.
OPTION 04
I WANT TO DEVELOP MY CAPABILITY.
Start with Foundation™.
Build a structured understanding of the Holding System™ you want to develop.
OPTION 05
I WANT TO MAKE IT OPERATIONAL.
Move into Deep Application™.
Develop the ability to apply Holding under real conditions, pressure and changing circumstances.
OPTION 06
I WANT TO GROW WITH HOLDING.
Explore Grow & Hold™.
Develop the capacity to grow while carrying what growth creates.
OPTION 07
I WANT TO EXTEND WHAT I HAVE DEVELOPED.
Explore Contribution™.
Apply what you have developed to create value for others.
OPTION 08
I WANT TO KEEP DEVELOPING.
Explore Membership.
Choose the level of development that matches where you want to go.
Holding Circle™ provides the broadest continuing environment within Membership.
OPTION 09
I HAVE SOMETHING SPECIFIC THAT NEEDS ATTENTION NOW.
Explore Precision Intervention™.
Get focused professional attention for a specific situation without having to complete the other environments first.
WANT TO BUILD PROFESSIONAL CAPABILITY?
There Is a Pathway.
The Holding Discipline™ can be developed progressively — from understanding and capability to recognised professional practice, deployment and continued contribution.
You do not have to decide how far you will go before you begin.
You can develop your own capability first, then progress as your experience, responsibility and purpose develop.
DEVELOP → DEMONSTRATE → CERTIFY → LICENSE → DEPLOY → BUILD → GROW → CONTRIBUTE
MEMBERSHIP IS WHERE THE JOURNEY CONTINUES.
Build With The Holding Discipline™.
Membership provides a continuing environment in which you can participate, earn, learn, develop, progress, build, grow and contribute.
You do not have to arrive with everything figured out.
You can begin from where you are and continue developing as your capability, experience, responsibility and purpose develop.
PARTICIPATE → EARN → LEARN → DEVELOP → PROGRESS → BUILD → GROW → CONTRIBUTE
TWO WAYS TO BEGIN
I’M NOT YET CONVINCED, BUT I WANT TO EARN.
Level 00 Lifetime Member-Partner™
Begin by becoming part of The Holding Discipline™ environment while creating an opportunity to earn through participation.
I’M CONVINCED AND WANT TO BUILD WITH THE HOLDING DISCIPLINE™.
Professional Membership
Choose the Membership level that matches where you are today and how you want to develop.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Questions People Often Ask Before They Begin.
The Holding Discipline™ is designed to provide multiple entry points, allowing you to begin from the stage that best matches your current situation.
STILL NOT SURE WHERE TO BEGIN?
YOUR NEXT STEP
You Do Not Have to Know
Where the Journey Ends.
You Only Need to Decide
Where to Begin.
Start with the path that matches where you are today.
Your starting point does not have to determine your destination.
Whether you want to understand what is happening, develop a specific capability, build with The Holding Discipline™, or pursue professional development, there is a place to begin.
CHOOSE YOUR NEXT STEP
Free Assessment
Understand where you are and identify what may need attention.
Explore the capabilities you can develop through The Holding Discipline™.
Begin participating, earning, learning, developing and growing within the Holding Discipline™ environment.
Develop the capacity to grow while carrying what growth creates.
Begin where you are.
Develop what matters.
Continue from there.
That is a journey every one of us can begin, regardless of where we are today.
— The Holding Discipline™