Gain Clarity, Become “Un-Stuck” and Develop Strategies to Achieve Your Goals
Personal Mastery…What is it?
Personal Mastery, is the discipline of continually expanding one’s ability to create desired results in life and work, fostering personal growth and commitment. (Peter Senge – “The Fifth Discipline”)
It involves approaching your life as a work in progress. How you show up one place is how you show up everywhere. It is about how we think and feel that impacts the decisions we make and produces the leaders and people that we are. We all have unproductive habits that keep us stuck, cost us money and impair our ability to truly reach our full potential. Being able to frame situations differently can help you move forward through self-imposed limitations. Working on mastering this thinking and these habits will expand your ability to create the results in your life/business that you desire.
The Personal Mastery Retreat
Bakersfield, CA
February 16-20, 2026
- Step away from the distractions of the day to day to an unexpected and introspective engagement
- Facilitated in Seven Oaks at our coaching learning space
- A private and more bespoke setting for you or your team
- 5 Days that begin with a morning walk meditation
- Lunch, snacks and beverages provided daily
- There will be two dinners with evening experiences – TBD
The Coachings
5 – Individual Zoom Calls with Your Coach
- There will be 2 sessions before the workshop to connect on growth areas and prepare personal goals for the retreat
- You will have 1 individual coaching touchpoint during the retreat to support you in the process
- After the retreat, you will have 3 more sessions to plant your new insights into your business and personal life
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What you can expect to explore during your retreat
- Past Connections
A look inward at experiences that have influenced you. - Our Context
Examine the process and the lenses used to make meaning of the world. - Making a Shift
Where are you stuck? Becoming un-stuck. - Moving Forward
Goals - Putting it in Action
Strategies around obstacles and your commitment.
Daily Agenda
Lunch, snacks and beverages provided daily
- 8:30 AM – morning walk meditation
- 9:00-10:30 – Session
- 10:30 – Break
- 11:00 – 12:30 – Session
- 12:30-1:30 – Lunch (provided)
- 1:30-3:00 – Session
- 3:00-3:30 – Break
- 3:30-5:00 – Session
- Two Nights Free & Two Nights Event and Dinner – TBD
Meet The Coaches:
Jennifer Bartsch
Jennifer’s journey began in a military family, moving frequently and living
twice in Panama. These early experiences shaped her adaptability and deep
appreciation for diverse perspectives. She earned a Bachelor of Science in
Computer Science from Florida State University as well as
studies in marriage and family therapy, with a focus on group dynamics.
Blending technical expertise with a passion for human connection, Jennifer
built a multifaceted career at Shell’s international IT organization. Her
work spanned consulting, customer service, staff management, global
leadership transitions, organizational effectiveness, coaching, and
facilitation-always with a focus on helping people thrive within complex
systems.
As a “trailing spouse,” Jennifer lived internationally in Canada and The
Netherlands. During this time, her commitment to helping others get
“unstuck” led her to become certified by the International Coach Federation
(ICF) and launch a coaching practice focused on expatriates navigating
change. She also brings board-level experience in strategic planning.
Jennifer’s clients include corporate managers, entrepreneurs, individuals
living with chronic illness or pain, and caregivers of children with special
needs. With over 20 years of experience in personal mastery-from pursuing
ambitious career goals to healing from trauma-she helps clients reconnect
with their passion, amplify their strengths, and make meaningful progress
toward personal and professional fulfillment.
Outside of coaching, Jennifer is pursuing her interior design license,
driven by a lifelong love of design and architecture. She enjoys travel,
entertaining, playing bridge, staying active, and hiking with her family.
She and her husband Erik have been together for 25 years and are raising
three teenagers, along with a dog and two Maine Coons who keep the household lively. Her personal mission is “To Co-create a Beautiful World.”
Fred Walkover
Fred is a certified leadership coach and operational executive with over 30 years of experience in B2C and B2B operations. He coaches leaders across multiple industries, from mid-level to C-suite, through individual, group, and team coaching. His professional experience is anchored in operational leadership with a concentration in field and service operations and balanced across large Fortune 100 companies like Comcast, Spectrum, and RadioShack, and scaling startups in renewable energy.
As a professional coach, Fred’s approach is to help his clients broaden their perspectives and transform their behaviors to engage more effectively. He believes that relationships are the currency of business and effective operational execution. Fred builds an effective coaching plan with his clients to clarify their challenge or learning edge, identify the client’s desired outcome, and co-create a sustainable action plan that anticipates potential obstacles. He challenges his clients to step out of their comfort zones and experiment with small steps, leading to larger actions that transform how they present themselves and the practical results they achieve.
Fred continues to invest in his personal growth and development, as evidenced by his management degree from the University of Florida, MBA from Drexel University, and Executive coach certifications from the Hudson Coaching Institute, International Coaching Federation (PCC), Team Coaching Diploma through the Team Coaching Studio, Certified Positive Psychology Practitioner through the Flourishing Center, LEGO Serious Play, and Hogan Assessments. In the spring of 2025, he will complete his training as a coach supervisor, supporting other coaches in refining their coaching effectiveness.
Expanding on Fred’s professional practice, he also serves on the Boards of Directors for the International Coaching Federation-Los Angeles, the Masters of Harmony performing Barbershop Chorus, and is an ambassador with the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce. Fred lives in Bakersfield with his wife, Ida, and is happy to have his two adult children and three grandchildren living close by. He is also an avid pickleball player and can be found playing around Bakersfield.
