“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” Rumi
The Gratitude Circle
A small, conscious community of wise leaders that gathers one Tuesday morning a month. Every circle begins with the same question, “What are you grateful for?”, and then turns to one theme that matters: endings, beginnings, love, purpose, work, money, relationships, boundaries. We come together to practice gratitude and deepen connections to self and others.
This month
Gratitude
Think of five people who made a big or small difference for you this year. Write them a thank you note.
Tuesday, November 24. Doors 8:30, program 8:45 to 10:00 AM. Clarendon.
Our intention
To create a supportive, positive, conscious community where people are guided through simple practices that help them strengthen their connection to themselves and to others.
The morning
A morning that feels nothing like a networking breakfast.
No name tags with company logos. No pitch. You sit in a circle of six to eight people, you are asked one good question, and you are heard.
Doors open
Coffee, tea, something small to eat, and time to meet the people you will sit with.
The circle opens
Julia opens the room with the question we always begin with: "What are you grateful for?" Phones go away. The morning begins on time.
The close
You will leave feeling uplifted and energized, having expanded your circle of like-minded people. Coffee together afterward for those who can stay, and from time to time an optional lunch or dinner.
Julia's proven MARC method
Making Your MARC through Movement, Art, Reflection, and Community is Julia's signature method, and it gives every morning the same shape. Each month we explore the theme in community, use movement and art to create insights, and use guided reflection to translate them into meaning and action. Movement is woven through the morning rather than scheduled; when the weather is kind, it may be a short walk.
The year
Twelve mornings. One practice. The whole of a life.
Come once, come often, or join us whenever life allows. Each circle stands on its own, and there is no commitment to attend regularly. Gratitude is our starting point, not our only destination. Each month we explore a different dimension of life through the lens of gratitude, deepening our appreciation for what is, discovering new possibilities, and strengthening our connections with ourselves and others.
Gratitude
Think of five people who made a big or small difference for you this year. Write them a thank you note.
Completion
What is your process of completing things? What is ready to be completed this year?
Intention
Where will you focus your energy in the new year? What is wanting to happen through you?
Love
Come ready to write love letters.
Transition
Who are you becoming? What is it like to be in between?
Purpose
The purpose behind the events in your life, and your purpose here and now.
Health
How fit are your body, mind and energy? What may you be taking for granted?
Work
How fit is your business, your team, your role? What are you grateful for?
Money
How fit are your finances? How much money do you want to generate, and what would you use it for?
Becoming
How can you express yourself even more authentically?
Relationships
How fit are the relationships that carry you?
Boundaries
What is not acceptable in your life, work and relationships? What is it like for you to say no?
Your hosts
A partnership between Julia Karpeisky and Carlos Coutin.
Julia Karpeisky, M.A., M.S., MCC
Julia is a Master Certified Coach with more than twenty years of experience coaching C-suite executives, Senate-confirmed officials including cabinet members, and their teams in Fortune 500 companies, the US government, universities, law firms, nonprofits and international organizations. She partners with wise, high-impact leaders who want to make a positive difference in the world by staying true to their values and purpose, and she works across cultures and languages.
Julia believes some of the most meaningful transformations happen when people come together in a spirit of openness, gratitude and genuine connection. The Gratitude Circle is an expression of her commitment to creating spaces where people can bring their whole selves, discover what truly matters, and experience more joy and ease in their lives.
Julia helps people discover, live and leave their MARC, adding more joy, ease and meaning to their own lives and the lives of those they touch. She believes each of us is here to serve in some capacity, and each has our own way to do it. Using MARC, Movement, Art, Reflection and Community, people discover their unique purpose and shift their mindset to express it more fully in how they live and work.
Julia holds the space: the question, the silence, and the room. Her values are freedom, kindness, excellence, and joy.
deepenimpact.com
Carlos Coutin
An operator before an advisor. Carlos has spent more than twenty years inside companies turning strategy into results, in English and Spanish. He was founder and COO of inStream Solutions, a Washington DC fintech whose platform is now part of WealthCentral, led financial planning operations overseeing more than one billion dollars in assets under advisement, served as COO of an AR and AI venture in sports and entertainment through its seed financing, and held leadership roles inside CVS Health and IHG Hotels and Resorts.
Carlos holds the community: the invitations, the room, and the way we stay connected between circles.
revenuestreams.aiA small circle, on purpose.
The Gratitude Circle stays small so that everyone is heard. What is shared in the circle stays in the circle. You will receive an email confirmation with a calendar invite, and if a month is full, you are first in line for the next one.
The Gratitude Circle is open to every leader who feels called to it. If you found your way here, you are welcome.
Reserve a seat
Tell us a little about you.
Two minutes. We use your answers to plan the room and to confirm your seat. Nothing is shared outside the two firms.
The Gratitude Circle
Gratitude in the community.
Deepening connections.
One Tuesday morning a month, 8:45 to 10:00 AM. Arlington. In person first, and from January online for those who cannot be in the room.