Education
I am self educated. I have not gone to a traditional university, rather, I have studied psychology under different schools.
Sometimes, the best wisdom is discovered through a life of exploration and observation. All schools of thought had to begin with someone who put pieces of other thoughts together, combined that with their own explorations and discoveries, and created something new.
I have traveled in over 85 countries to study people in all cultures. My own analysis of people I met and the thousands of students and clients I have consulted for, is the foundation of the principles I teach.
My studies have been in the schools of: Zen, Sufi, Gnostic, Hermetica, Gurdjieff, Ouspensky, NLP and businesses ranging from retail, manufacturing, nuclear waste remediation, alternate cancer cures, and many others.
I have met many great people, but never anyone with the balance of the material, spiritual and psychological realms together. Having achieved this myself, the emotional freedom gave me such a different experience of life. I am compelled to share this balance I gained through my rich life experiences, to help everyone achieve practical development in this complicated and chaotic world.
As Vincent Van Gogh said, and what has driven me since I was a young child; “My only anxiety is how can I be of use in the world?”
David's Gift to the World
ETHICALISM.org
In hope of providing something of value to the world, David created Ethicalism.org to give everyone – either those who have a teacher or religion or those who have lost hope with the teachers and religions of today – a self-directed path to become content while strengthening ones individuality and sense of self.
In form, Ethicalism is simply a collection of ethics and practical exercises to help apply them in our life. In conducting ourselves such that we will live a satisfying and purposeful life, we strengthen our individuality and self-esteem, while opening up to deeper connections with ourselves and other people.
David believes and has proven that; “Business success is entirely reliant on the quality of one’s character”. It’s a concept for those who have looked at the priorities of their life and discovered that character is the only thing of value by virtue of ones true value being calculated by their word. The higher ones level of integrity, the more valuable they are in the business world, and the more emotionally stable and reliable they will be.
Success for a business or relationship can be directly related to the mental and emotional state of the people involved. Understanding the mind and its complex nature is the key. David has the rare ability to not only live this understanding but he can communicate and teach it in an enjoyable and very unique method which improves self-esteem, fires up and maintains motivation, improves all relationships, and brings balance to anyone’s life.
For a philosophy to be workable it must embrace all socio groups and ethnicities. Such is the accessibility and universality of what David teaches. His entire teaching could be summed up as a preparation to know what to do at each moment; to become a person who is capable of making right decisions; to know when to speak, or stay silent, in the right way in any context, with any people.
His work is in helping a person develop a total level of emotional independence in which one will never get emotionally upset, insulted or angry at anything anyone says. This is not to be confused with being closed emotionally. You need just have a conversation with David to realize his innate energy, vitality and compassion.
Author of seven books, guest speaker on several TV talk shows, course trainer at institutions in Germany, New Zealand and the USA, and publisher of more than 300 behavioural psychology articles on the web, David is a prolific writer and respected, likeable personality.
His writing and teachings express the balance and harmony he has found in melding both the international entrepreneur with personal growth, to live with happiness and success in every aspect of life.
What makes David different is that he offers clear and relevant answers to questions and problems from the perspective of what is best for the person asking the question. There are no ‘cut and paste’ responses but rather original and creative solutions, suitable to each situation and person in their life.
David has been referred to as an enigma. Since he was a very young child, he had a burning desire to resolve the negative state of human life and succeed financially; not quite the usual consideration for a young child! With his in-depth history living and working in many countries and industries, dealing with all manner of people across the world, he is well equipped to impart his experience.