MEET ROBERT ALTHUIS
I MADE IT AND HAD IT ALL, YET I FOUND MYSELF EMPTY AND DISILLUSIONED
I MADE IT AND HAD IT ALL, YET I FOUND MYSELF EMPTY AND DISILLUSIONED
In early ‘15, I had made it and I had it all. I was 44 years young and had just sold a large part of my business interests that gave me a 7-figure payday. With the millions I had made in the years before, I was now financially secure, a few times over actually, and lived in a luxurious home in an exclusive gated ocean-front community.
Robert have a beautiful wife, three gorgeous, healthy kids, fancy cars, exotic vacations, a full-time nanny, a rich lifestyle of comfort and luxury, and multiple ongoing sources of income. I was living the dream. Or at least that’s what it looked like from the outside.
On the inside I was dying, literally. I felt stuck, I felt empty, I felt like I was living a lie.
Robert marriage was a source of deep loneliness, for both of us. Over the years we had grown apart and we had lost the passion, we had lost the spark. We were roommates more than husband and wife. Yet, from the outside you would have never known. We meticulously kept up our appearances but we were living a lie.
After the sale of most of my business, I lacked the interest and energy to rebuild. I could no longer find the motivation to chase what I now considered ‘nothingness’. But again, my LinkedIn profile told another story.
From the outside, I looked like a player, I looked like a winner. But it was just another lie. Over the course of a 20-year high flying business career I had slowly but surely sold my soul. I had swum with the sharks and as a result, I had become one. I was selfish, ruthless, inconsiderate, heartless, and mercenary. I was a prisoner of my own ambition.
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Deep down, at our core, every man has a deep desire to be noble, to be just, strong, wise, courageous, virtuous, loving and compassionate.
To be a man of true unwavering integrity that is in our sacred masculine which is our archetypical architecture.
It’s part of our nature, and when we are in conflict with this architecture, we leak energy & potency – our life force diminishes.
We wither and slowly die on the inside. We fade until there is no “man” left.
Just a shadow of what could have been,
if we had only followed our bliss.
As our life force depletes, we become self-destructive. We start numbing ourselves. We dull our senses with all manner of distractions. Alcohol, drugs, gambling, video games, sex, porn, cheap thrills, infidelities, just so we don’t have to feel our failure. For me, lust and greed forced me into compromising my integrity. I had sullied my wedding vows by being a cheater.
What made me ‘intelligent’ and ‘strategic’ in business made me ‘ruthless’ and ‘heartless’ in my personal life. I was presenting an image of a man of integrity, but I knew the truth and I couldn’t live this lie anymore. I was dying on the inside and just could not tolerate the man I saw in the mirror anymore. That wasn’t me, not the true me, not my authentic self. My soul screamed in pain until it became so bad that I could no longer numb it away.
And, so sitting in that dark space in the months following the sale of my business, I finally came apart. My life crumbled around me, but, with hindsight, I now know this was the pivotal point for me, for my life. I had gone as far as I could, and could go no further. I had to find another way.
I know now this was my Power Crucible, the start sign of my initiation. I embarked on a deep and spiritual journey into the depths of my soul, to find my truth, to find my purpose, to find the peace, joy, and fulfillment I was craving. I was looking to find everything that I had been unable to find in all the money, power, validation, recognition, women, houses, cars, thrills and toys I had accumulated. Like so many other quintessential alphas I suffered from what is now the title of my book: Never Enoughitis. No matter how hard I had tried, I had failed to find anything from the outside to fill the void within me. On reaching my Power Crucible, I intuitively knew I had to go ‘within’ but I was clueless on how to do that, or where to start.
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My spiritual quest brought me the treasures of wisdom. It brought me deep insights from ancient traditions, contemporary teachings, quantum physics, and advanced sciences including behavioral psychology and epigenetics. Through books, courses, workshops, retreats, shamanic ceremonies, plant medicine, and, over time, many mystical experiences, I found my way from a very dark and lonely place, back to the light.
Today, I am a transformed being and integrity has become my lifeline on this journey. I have found how Alpha personalities have unique Powers which make us the natural leaders and success stories we typically are. I have also found that Power is the most seductive and corruptive force in the universe and oftentimes we use these Powers superficially, focussing on personal and material gain. Even worse, there are times when we abuse and misuse these Powers altogether. Finally, I have realised that we tend to use only two, maybe three of the seven essential Powers. This means we get stuck in our zone of excellence, which is not where we experience our greatest life. For that to happen, and for us to experience an abundance of wealth, success, love, health, and happiness, we need to rise above and progress into our zone of genius.
My own healing journey has led me to provide transformation and performance coaching for CEO’s, executives, athletes and celebrities. Working with other high achievers and guiding them through their Power Crucible has become my passion. Although spirituality and universal truths are interwoven into my transformation coaching methodology, at my core I am still an Ivy-league educated businessman who speaks plain English. I come from the world of big business and I have zero time for fluffy woo woo bullshit. Yet, at the same time, I have swum across the spiritual river and made it to shore on the other side. I am not a guru, mystic, or sage. But, I am a bridge for my clients as I connect the dense, material world we live in and the amorphous spiritual world for them.
to clarify your purpose, to ignite your passion,
and to multiply your success
I cannot motivate or heal you, only you can do that, but I can provide performance coaching that will inspire you.
I can share with you the ‘medicine’ that helped me. I can guide you down the path, because I have walked it.
My executive coaching services will help you to see that you are your own guru.
All of the answers you need are deep within you. My only job is to help you remember your own genius.
IF WE’re meant to work together, we undoubtedly will.
I’M READY TO TAKE ACTION
In Robert’s philosophy of life, his truest qualifications are the trials and tribulations he has faced. But, after a successful career at GE Capital, reaching executive band (top 1%) at age 34, Robert launched Wayfare Holdings LP by completing a buy-out of a GE-owned company during the financial crisis of 2008/09. Robert built Wayfare to become a multi-dimensional investment firm with interests in real estate and infrastructure development, private equity, and venture capital.
Robert Althuis, who has dual citizenship of The Netherlands and United States, holds a B.B.A., summa cum laude, with a major in Real Estate from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia, and an M.B.A., with distinction, with a major in Finance & Management, from Columbia Business School in New York City. In addition, Robert is a trained Facilitator Coach, certified yoga teacher (RYT-200), former certified member of the CCIM Institute and is a licensed real estate broker in the state of Florida.
Robert Aultuis is the father of three young children and in his free time he’s an avid kite surfer, crossfit athlete, swimmer, artist, photographer and an active dive volunteer with the Coral Restoration Foundation in the Florida Keys, where he previously served as a Board Member.
ARE YOU READY TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR POWER AND ACHIEVE PEAK PERFORMANCE?
When we change within, the world changes. The power within you is unlimited. What you can have and what you can create is essentially unlimited. But, that power has to be awakened, cultivated, and mastered. To start your journey to Personal Mastery, all you need to do is take action.