What is before you now…
Is a chance to go beyond what you’ve known and thought possible, to feel the thrill of seeing your ideas, your work, your creations take shape, knowing that yes, you had it in you all along – a chance to actually thrive doing what you love.
That’s it, right there.
So … let’s do this, shall we? :-)
For the first 20 founding members…
Sign up today, and you’ll be locked in for lifetime access to ALL future offerings as a current member of Untapped Genius.
In exchange, I’ll be looking forward to your feedback, insights, and ideas on making the experience and community to be engaging, fun, and transformative for one and all!
Lets review what you can look forward to as a founding member:
Weekly LIVE zoom calls:
- Training
- Hot seat coaching
- Q&A
- Guest Experts
- Show and Tell!
Courses & Training:
- Life as a Wave
- Mindset mastery
- Untapped genius
- Productivity
- Online business growth
Upcoming additions:
- Discussion Group
- Tools & Resources
- CoachOnDemand App
- Market Place
- Surprises & Goodies!
You are going to LOVE this if ...
- You want to find a way to not only survive these turbulent times but instead use it as a time for creating, innovating and taking things to the next stage.
- You’re ready to transform your passion and ideas into something great.
- You have a sense of mission and want to make a difference.
- You recognize that there are obstacles that block us from moving forward and want to get better at clearing the way.
- You want to not only talk about things but be in action that produces tangible results that matter.
- You are looking for ways to tap into ever-expanding talents, abilities, and creativity.
- You know there are moments when the magic is happening, and you want more of it.
- You also know that it’s when you’re in flow that the freshest, surprising, delicious moments of new forms of being and expressing emerge!
- You love gaining insights into the nature of life and mind through science, music, fun demonstrations, and more!
- You’re all in with having a totally fun, engaging, mind-blowing experience as we together discover, learn, grow, and do our thing!!
- You’re done doing it all by yourself and love the idea of connecting with others with a common mission of bringing our passions to life.
Discover an array of topics we'll be exploring
- The Essentials to Thriving Doing Your Passion
- Fusion of Science & Music
- Mind as Radio
- 10 Signs of a Clear State
- Using Your Body as a Guidance System
- Entrainment – access to flow, synchrony, & connection
- Flow – No Sweeter Experience
- How I freed my mind & found untapped genius
- 10 Pitfalls to Personal Growth
- Moving Toward Mastery
- Thinking vs Experiencing Personal Growth
- Remaining Calm in the Midst of Chaos
- The World Needs You to Show Up
- Manifesting using Science
- The Science of Synchronicity
- Creativity & Neuro Diversity – for those “wired differently”
- Opening the Gateway to FULLY Expressing What’s in You
- The 3 E’s of Being in a Flow State
- Our Built-In Inner Amazing
- Drum as Teacher of Flow
- Tools to help you with your mental state
- How Creativity Can Save Your Biz & Life
- Empowering our Teens & Young Adults
The types of calls we’ll be having
- Mindset Training – create the ultimate mindset to both deal with current challenges in a powerful way AND be in the right state of mind to innovate, create new possibilities, take action, and get results.
- Laser Coaching – get coached within the group on what you’re working on and any challenges in the way.
- Idea Storming Sessions – we’ll come up with creative ideas for projects and potential businesses and how to make it happen!
- How-To Sessions – we walk through the steps to turn your ideas into something real, including your website, online course, etc. (we can turn ANY idea into a full-fledged online course, membership site, ebook, app, and more…)
I just got off the phone from a 2-hour conversation with Carl Contino – WOW! The dynamic? Easy and smooth with many moments of laughter.
The richness and experience Carl offers? Twenty years plus! The insights that I’m integrating now? A WHOLE BOAT-LOAD!
My big AH-HA moment was realizing that I was not FEELING the value of my work. I could intellectualize the value and yet not feel it in the depths of my bones. By the end of the call, he led an exercise that allowed me to FEEL my value.
Now, I’m more excited than ever to create. To create from a place of value.
Got Questions?
Want to talk about your passion and where you're at?
If you aren't absolutely sure if the mastermind is for you, I want to encourage you to book a call with me. We'll talk about the details of what you want to create for yourself and whatever challenges are in the way.
And then we can talk about how joining our mastermind could help you take things to the next level and beyond. No pressure, no worries. By the end of the call, we'll be clear on whether it's a match or not.
So go ahead and click on the button to find a day and time to connect!
Sounds really interesting, but I'm not 100% clear what this is about
What is before you now…
Is a chance to go beyond what you’ve known and thought possible, to feel the thrill of seeing your ideas, your work, your creations take shape, knowing that yes, you had it in you all along … a chance to actually thrive doing what you love.
That’s it, right there.
I know. It’s a unique offering that you don’t come across everyday.
Truth: Within you lives the ability and capacity to bring your ideas, creations, and passion to full fruition. It’s there, to be sure.
The mastermind is all about giving you everything you need to do what you love and thrive. I act as catalyst and guide, and the community will help encourage, support, and inspired you to take things beyond where you find yourself presently at.
Take the leap! Check out the experience for 1 month, and if it’s not for you, cancel with 2 clicks, and you’re set!
If you want to get a better idea of what this is about and how it could actually make a difference in your life, feel free to book a call with me so we can dive into what your passion is, what might be getting in the way, and how we might best support you in your mission at play!
Do you have a program to help cover the cost of the membership?
I want anyone to be able to join no matter what their budget concerns may be, so…
When you join Untapped Genius, you automatically are added as an affiliate so that you can begin earning money by simply getting the word out.
It’s a win-win!
The 2-tiered Untapped Genius Promotion Program
If someone you know joins as a Founding member:
- You’ll get 30% commission ($33) every month per person.
- You’ll ALSO get 50% commission ($50) every month for friends of friends who join.
If someone you know joins the VIP Membership:
- You’ll get 30% commission ($450) per person.
- You’ll ALSO get 10% commission ($150) for friends of friends who join.
So, yes, if you really want to join, and you’re concerned with the $97 per month investment, you now have a way to essentially pay for your membership and then some by simply sharing what this is about with your people!
I'm an artist (musician, creative) struggling with earning a living...can I benefit from what you offer?
Absolutely! The program is designed with creatives of all stripes in mind. Living gig-to-gig, project-to-project is a tough way to do things, yet the most common way of getting your creations out into the world and making a living.
There are other ways that can utterly change the game at play, including creating community-based membership experiences with a common passion or vision (like this one!). It’s a game changer for sure. We can show you the steps.
I'm not sure what my passion is and how to figure out what it is...
Absolutely no worries! That’s one of the things we love to do … point the way to discovering what that is for you and turning it into something amazing.
I'm already pursuing my passion but am struggling and not sure what to do next...
Part of the entrepreneurial journey is learning how to deal with things like uncertainty, disappointing results, unexpected challenges, and a slew of other things that can hinder the realization of what you’re after.
It’s normal and part of the game.
The key is to find ways to re-invigorate your passion and why you’re doing this in the first place and then to do the next thing in front of you.
Part of the process is reaching out and getting help from others.
We can help you navigate the uncertain waters of your adventure. That’s what this is all about.
I'm living my passion to the fullest and want to get to the next level...
Part of the thrill of pursuing your passion is that it is an ever-expanding entity that never ends.
We can absolutely help you up-level what you’re up to by helping you get clear on what’s possible, squash any limiting thoughts or assumptions that may be in the way, and how to leverage what you have to create massive impact.
Can what you offer help me develop my talents?
America’s Got Talent is the world’s biggest showcase for the vast array of talents, passions, and interests that exist.
If your everything is all about fully developing your talent, what we offer here is a unique and powerful approach to help you move toward mastery in what you love and are here to do!
Is this something that kids & young adults can benefit from?
Absolutely! I’ve run a program for several years called Untapped Genius for Young Minds where it’s all about helping them get clear on their passion and turning it into something productive. It’s also about creating an empowering mindset to deal with the challenges of life and creating a life they love!
Joining Untapped Genius will help them tap into the power of community and get all the support and encouragement they could ever need to spark life into what they are here to do!
They are literally our future. We need them and their built-in potential, passion, and energy unleashed into the world like never before.
You mentioned a wide variety of topics we'll be exploring...
Yes. Our live meetings, courses, and discussion topics will explore a vast array of topics that come into play on the entrepreneurial path.
And at the same time, we want to be sensitive to the potential of being overwhelmed with all that can be covered, so don’t worry, in the spirit of discovery, we’ll keep it simple, to the point, and have FUN with it all so that you can enjoy the entrepreneurial ride, bumps and all!
What's this Life as a Wave approach you've come up with?
Ah yes! This is my everything that I’ve dedicated my entire life to developing and sharing with others.
It is unlike anything I’ve seen out there, all great stuff but after more than 300 books, courses, and seminars on different topics, approaches, philosophies … in the end, I was still stuck.
So I wiped the slate clean and began at the beginning of what is this thing called life and what does it want? And from this 1 question emerged the most profound, simple, elegant framework that would finally help unleash my inner amazing!
And the idea of sharing with others who struggle as well with getting their thing fully happening is beyond thrilling and is the juice of the what and why of what I do!
Why are you doing this?
Discovering what you actually have within you, living your passion for real – these are the things that envelope my every day moments … it’s my everything!
So the thought of being in a position to share what I’ve discovered as a fellow-traveler of one’s pursuits, I can’t imagine a more exciting thing to devote my life to and share with the world!
it's not the first time I've taken a course or joined something like this... how's this different?
Me too! The number of attempts to get it all happening is astounding – the myriad courses, workshops, memberships, and business-building trainings I’ve been part of (and honestly enjoyed), in the end, didn’t produce the results I was looking for.
So how’s this going to be different, the thing that actually produces results?
While I can’t promise results in your case, since I don’t know who you are and what you’re ready to do to allow it to happen, what I CAN say is that we are providing everything you could ever need to increase the chance to near certainty of it happening for you, with the caveat that you give it your everything! Like as if it’s a done deal.
The idea of connecting with a community sounds great, but can I get 1-1 help too?
The power of community and the synergy that happens when you bring hearts, souls, and minds together with an overall common vision goes beyond anything that one single individual can muster.
At the same time, when you bring together community and 1-to-1 help, you’ve got an extra powerful combination.
So yes! To address your particular mission at play, if you are open to signing up for the Gold VIP membership while there are spots available (20 max), you’ll get private coaching with me twice a month for an incredible discount. You can also message me to explore other options for personalized assistance.
What's HOT SEAT coaching?
It is a surprisingly powerful way to be supported, whether you raise your hand for impromptu coaching during one of our calls or you simply listen and take in what another is being coached on (things that you may very well be facing yourself!).
It has to be experienced to know what this truly means!
Do I have to be there for every live virtual meeting?
Absolutely not! We all have different schedules, time zones, and availability, so you can show up when you want and for however long you can. All sessions will be recorded and available within your member’s page. But don’t be surprised if some go on for hours … if people are showing up, and we’re having fun and getting things done, we’ll keep going ’til we drop!
I'm not looking for a guru or a bunch of hype promising the world...
Oh boy do I get it! I have to admit I’ve fallen prey to the guru with the magic formula that, in the end, was a bunch of hooey or over-simplified crap that works for only the rare few!
So … is Untapped Genius and my approach, Life as a Wave, any different from what’s already out there?
You bet! And in so many ways … primarily by providing tangible, measurable, and reliable principles to getting things moving that are based in physics … that you can feel and touch in the moment.
And then grounding everything with tangible actions leading to real results.
What kind of things are we going to be doing?
That’s the fun of it all! The spirit of what the adventure entails is infused with knowledge, experience, insight, and hard-core tangible results along the way….
The possibilities of what we’ll be doing together is limited only by one’s imagination.
I'm Carl. And I know what it can be like...
After decades and hundreds of hours dedicated to my passions and getting blocked every step of the way, I ended up developing a new approach to freeing the mind based on my experience as an engineer and musician. It has worked wonders to break through my lifelong blocks and open the door for me to live my fullest life.
My own struggles began in my early teens, driven primarily by stubborn cognitive issues like ADD and dyslexia (story in detail below) and dealing with health challenges like when I ended up in a wheelchair with 8 broken ribs and a shattered hip.
I tried everything in my power to overcome in spite of it all – reading over 300 books, taking countless seminars, and so much more, only to remain stuck and frustrated.
The beautiful twist is that at my darkest hour, I discovered a breakthrough…
My #1 struggle, its devastating impact, and how it lead to what you see before you...
I’ve described it in many ways
ADD, Dyslexia, poor memory, lack of focus, fuzzy thinking, feeling out of it, stuttering, stammering, glitching out, and on and on.
But that wasn’t the worst of it.
I call it my “flow glitch,” a Tourette’s-Syndrome-like flinch in my muscles that had a devastating impact on my #1 passion for decades – the dream of performing as a Jazz-Rock guitarist on the world’s stages. I attended three different music academies and practiced day and night. But for some reason, I would make a hundred tiny mistakes – the simpler the song, the more mistakes. The harder I tried, the worse I’d play. Talk about a conundrum to say the least!
It affected every facet of my life:
- Feeling awkward and anxious when socializing, especially in groups, always 1 or 2 beats behind everyone else.
- Dancing and feeling stiff and self-conscious.
- Singing off-key and not remembering lyrics.
- Going blank with paralyzing stage fright when about to perform on any level.
Put it all together, and I couldn’t help but believe there was something seriously wrong with me and that I was different than anyone else.
I tried everything in my power to fix things – reading hundreds of books, taking seminars, trying Nootropics (brain supplements), seeing doctors, therapists – nothing changed.
So, I ended up “turning down the volume” and basically hid in my cave. For years.
And during this time, I experienced the costs of a muted life – addictions, hitting bottom, hopelessness, what it is to be without home, to contemplate and act on ending it all.
And yet…
I know sweet victories in spite of it all and feel more alive and excited than ever, because…
I fixed it! I solved the problem by wiping the slate clean and starting over… beginning with a simple question…
“What does life itself want”? My answer:
Life wants ONE thing – to move, grow, and expand, and EVERYTHING comes from this singular thrust of life! This simple idea would change everything.
With MOVEMENT as the central theme, I added principles of music, nature, and simple physics I had learned in electrical engineering, and voila, the “holy grail” of all personal growth approaches that freed me of my cognitive glitches and also opened the doors to higher abilities, creativity, and flow that we ALL CAN ACCESS.
I call my approach Life as a Wave.™
And it’s based on a fundamentally SIMPLE game at play: I am either being a “conduit” for the movement OR I’m getting in the way of it! Period. End of story.
The #1 culprit to moving forward in our lives is what I call the Slippery Mind which is the part that judges, labels, and creates “stories” that in the end, blocks the movement.
Free up the mind, and movement happens. It’s physics.
The most incredible thing about making it all about movement … is that I can get real-time feedback using things based on rhythm like my #1 teacher …
My drum!! If you know what to look for, drumming and other activities can show you second-by-second if you’re “being the conduit” or not … in ANY area of your life!
20 years later…
Living “life as a wave,” I now know “heaven on earth.”
Applying Life as a Wave to every area of my life, I can now:
- Sing on key, harmonize, and improvise in the moment with songs I’ve never heard before!
- Dance in flow, my body surprising me at what it can express.
- Play tennis better than when I trained daily as a teenager.
- Talk with flow and ease under nearly any condition (including doing over 1,200 days in a row of Facebook LIVES … something once beyond impossible and now effortless).
- Connect with others – social anxiety and self-consciousness now replaced with comfort and ease.
- Feel the true ecstasy of witnessing what I’m truly capable of, like expressing myself freely in so many ways.
- Enjoy the thrill of seeing my ideas and life’s work come to full fruition (what is before you now!) and impacting the world.
- Having more passion and sense of purpose than ever.
And best of all, I can now help others free themselves from what gets in the way from doing their thing to the fullest…