Family Businesses

Family businesses have several advantages over non-family businesses, including shared values and a next-generation leadership developed around a dining room table. Yet, most family businesses fail by the 3rd generation. Rick has been helping family businesses develop leadership for multi-generational family enterprises for over 20 years. He is now also helping current heads of family businesses find and transition to their elder role.

Welcome

Do you find yourself encumbered by common, everyday activities that stand in the way of the inner peace you desire?

As an alternative, would you like to be more connected with your spirit self, grow in self-awareness, and access your inner calm? Would you like to have a well-being that allows you to release the self-limiting tensions of the egoic self – that may stand in the way of your success?

Do you sense there is more to life than meets the eye, that there is a universal consciousness, and would like to develop a deeper relationship with that consciousness?

I am a personal and corporate coach, and a certified spiritual director; and I blog about the contemplative process of knowing that draws upon the internal, innate wisdom we each have ... bringing action to our leadership, creative process, and spiritual relationships.

I believe we all have some fleeting glimpses of the goodness at the heart of the universe, a sense of individual and collective meaning, and the ultimate graciousness of life. I would love to engage in dialogue and invite you to add your thoughts, questions, and feedback in the comments at the end of each post.

I look forward to connecting!

Blessings,

Rick Raymond

Do Not Be Afraid

S everal years ago, I wrote a blog piece titled " Rabboni”. It tells of the deep love of Mary Magdalene and Jesus, spoken at Christ’s empty tomb. The gentle, simple “ Mary” that Jesus speaks with compassion and reassurance meets the fragility she undoubtedly was feeling. At the empty tomb, the resurrected Jesus simply breathes her name, Mary! The angels at the tomb also told her, “Do not be afraid, for I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he

Rick Raymond

Apr 10

Finding God in the Twilight

There’s a line I once heard in a story: someone asked a monk, “So you speak with God?” And the monk replied, “No—I listen to God.” That answer feels like twilight to me. Not full daylight, when everything is visible and obvious. Not deep night, when we are wrapped in silence and hiddenness. Twilight is something in-between: part light, part shadow, just enough to see, but not enough to be certain. I think about the Northern Lights I had the wonderful opportunity to see during

Rick Raymond

Oct 15, 2025