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Gary Goodhue
College students are navigating a world where conflict, confusion, and disconnection often cloud their potential. Many are:
• Struggling to communicate with clarity and confidence
• Reacting emotionally rather than responding mindfully
• Seeking deeper purpose, but unsure how to express it
• Overwhelmed by stress, social tension, or leadership pressure
• Longing for real connection in a noisy, fast-moving culture
Gary’s programs help students return to their center, become empowered from within, and lead with integrity and influence.
His approach integrates timeless wisdom with practical tools — inviting students to respond to life, not just react to it.
Meet Gary
Gary Goodhue is a dynamic college speaker specializing in communication, conflict resolution & conscious leadership.
As the Director of Community Coordination at one of America’s oldest intentional communities, a certified regional trainer for Unitive Justice and a Restorative Circles facilitator, he has decades of experience in leading workshops and programs that brings personal and communal growth to audiences of all ages.
Gary weaves timeless principles of consciousness, energy, and presence into relatable teachings that help young adults raise their awareness, improve communication, and create peace in their personal and academic lives. Blending humor, heartfelt storytelling, and modern slam poetry, Gary’s keynotes and workshops deliver lasting transformation with practical tools students can use right away — and insights they’ll carry for life.
When off stage, Gary can be found meditating, sharing space in community, playing chess, or enjoying the beauty of the Colorado mountains.
Gary's Talks
Helping College Students Communicate with Clarity, Resolve Conflict, and Lead with Presence
Conscious Communication for Conflict Resolution
Format: Keynote or Workshop
Duration: 60–90 minutes
Audience: General Student Body, Residence Life, Peer Leaders
"As within, so without." Communication begins in the mind. Without self-awareness, words become weapons or walls. In this interactive session, students learn how to take ownership of their emotions, listen beyond the surface, and speak with empathy and clarity — turning conflict into connection.
Learning Outcomes:
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3 practical tools for navigating interpersonal conflict
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Tangible phrases that foster understanding and reduce drama
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Expanded empathy through the principle of perspective
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Ownership and presence as the foundation of effective dialogue
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Leadership & the Metaphysics of Success
Format: Keynote or Workshop
Duration: 60 minutes
Audience: Student Leadership, Campus Clubs, RAs, Mentorship Programs
True leadership is energetic before it's logistical. This keynote invites students into the inner architecture of influence — where intention precedes impact, and presence precedes performance. Gary reveals how ancient principles of energy, rhythm, and resonance apply directly to modern leadership, helping students align their actions with purpose.
Learning Outcomes:
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Service-based leadership: from domination to inspiration
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Understanding the metaphysical forces behind team culture
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Practicing intention, energetic clarity, and authentic influence
Creatorship & Relating to an Invisible Reality
Format: Keynote
Duration: 60 minutes
Audience: DEI Programs, Spirituality & Wellness Events, First-Gen Students
Are students shaping their experience, or being shaped by it? In this transformative keynote, Gary introduces the principle of mental causation — that thought precedes form, and consciousness creates conditions. Students are invited to reframe challenge as initiation, reconnect with their inner authority, and align with the unseen forces that guide creativity and growth.
Learning Outcomes:
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Moving from reactive victimhood to proactive creatorship
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Building emotional resilience through inner alignment
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Using intuition, intention, and focus to engage higher consciousness
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Helping College Students Communicate with Clarity, Resolve Conflict, and Lead with Presence
Let's Connect
Email: rajazuhl@gmail.com
Call: 970-308-8593
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