DREAM BIG - SHINE BRIGHT
- For a stronge future -
The Workshop for Kids, Teenagers, Athletes, and Parents.
For a Mentally Strong Future with Confidence.
Dear school administration
Dear school teachers
Dear organisations
Dear club leaders
Dear coaches
Dear athlete
I hope this message finds you well. My name is Michael Bernegger, and I am currently on a unique journey around the world. Originally starting my trip on a scooter from Switzerland, an unexpected engine failure in Seville led me to continue my travels by bicycle – adding an exciting new dimension to my adventure.
As a mental coach, I spent many years working in Switzerland, helping children, teenagers, athletes and parents develop mental strength, build self-confidence, and better navigate life's challenges and changes. I am now using this experience to offer mental workshops at schools during my travels, aiming to support the emotional and mental development of young people.
The "Dream BIG & Shine Bright" workshop helps students to:
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unleash their creative imagination and turn it into solutions,
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transform negative thought patterns into positive ones,
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discover the power of forgiveness and achieve inner freedom,
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strengthen their self-confidence to make their dreams come true,
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and experience trust beyond their comfort zone.
The best way to shape the workshop for your students, teenagers, athletes, or parents is by letting me know what the main challenge is that you’d like to address.
How can I help you?
The only source of knowledge is experience.
- Albert Einstein -
And this is exactly what I aim to convey in a playful and engaging way.
Since your school is on my route from Las Pajanosas through Nazaré (Portugal) to Gibraltar, I would be delighted to offer you this workshop. The workshop is flexible – it can be a short 2-hour session, a 1-day program, or a 2-day workshop.
My dream is to travel the world and develop a 5-day workshop in the coming months and use it to help children, teenagers, athletes, and parents around the world unlock their mental strength.
My experience - Your benefits
I would like to give you a glimpse into my "life backpack" and share the experiences that encourage me to believe in the impossible and to pass this belief on to the future – the children.
Education:
2002 - 2005: Apprenticeship as a Plasterer, Zurich, CH
2010 - 2013: Social Educator, Agogis Zurich, CH
2015: OMNI Hypnosis Therapist
2017: mindTV (Visualization Method for Children), CH
2019: mindTV Pro, CH
2019: CAS in Psychological and Mental Training in Sports, ZHAW, Zurich, CH
Experience with Children and Teenagers:
6 years as a football coach for a junior football team (when I was 16), Zurich, CH
2 years as a children’s tennis coach, Zurich, CH
Over 15 years of experience in open child and youth work, as well as school social work, Zurich, CH
Since 2017: Self-employed as a mental coach for kids, teenagers and athletes, Rapperswil, CH
2019 - 2023: Specialist teacher for mental training at the Sports School Dürnten, CH
2020 - 2023: Mental coach at the Sports School Tennis Academy Dürnten, CH
Some of my personal experiences,
(invited me to step beyond the fears in my mind):
2016
Over 30 parachute jumps from an airplane
20. June 2020
Firewalk over 530 degree
hot coal
8. December 2020
My first self made ice bath
at 2 degrees celcius
February 2023
Five days of darkness
🙊🌍
June 2024
Traveled silently for 23 days
I played ⚽️ for over 23 years
I played 🎾 for over 10 years
Nothing is impossible - and that's a belief we should all embrace!
Dear reader, thank you so much for your attention. I wholeheartedly believe that in the future, it will be crucial to show our future generations (the children):
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how we can transform negative experiences and stories into positive ones,
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how we can forgive even our greatest "enemies" to achieve inner peace,
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how we can free ourselves from our mental prisons and grow beyond our limits by taking action,
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how we can live with joy on our journey. A child laughs on average 400 times a day, while an adult only about 15 times...
I believe the reason for this is that many adults keep retelling the negative story they once experienced. They struggle to forgive themselves and those around them, which keeps them unconsciously trapped in the past.
Interested in an unforgettable workshop for your school or sports club?
If you are interested in offering a unique and transformative workshop for your children and teenagers (a parent evening is also possible), feel free to contact me. The workshops are provided free of charge, but if the school would like to contribute a voluntary donation, it is always appreciated. If you happen to have accommodation for the days I'm at your school, I would be grateful to use it.
Best wishes,
Michael
+34 627317107
+41 79 636 80 88 (Whatsapp)
Instagram: Michael Bernegger