Women’s Dare To Lead Walkshop
April 29 - May 3, 2020 // Trail Difficulty: easy to mOderate // Lake Tahoe
Walkshop Tahoe will be an experience that will push you. Our home base is a three-story luxury mansion in South Lake Tahoe, surrounded by 5 acres of privacy. Each day, we will set out from our home to explore the trails, the mountains, and the waters edge of Lake Tahoe. When we return in the evenings, we will relax and recover in our personal retreat, complete with an indoor pool, a sauna, a movie room, a large outdoor hot tub, and Adirondack chairs surrounding an outdoor fire pit. Evening meals will be prepared by a private chef.
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Women’s Dare to Lead Walkshop
April 29 - May 3, 2020
What to expect in Lake Tahoe
As women, we are constantly helping and providing guidance, ideas, directions to those around us. When do we take time to invest in ourselves? When do we take a step back and make sure the path we’re on is the one we want to be on? Being in a space where you can truly be yourself (and get support and acceptance back in return) is rare but vital to our success. Join us in Lake Tahoe to learn more effective ways to take on new challenges, and to reset and refocus on your best life ahead. Learn how to take better steps toward purpose, connection, community, and self-awareness. This hike is for women only.
Trip Details: April 29 - May 3, 2020
Stay in a high-end luxury mansion, complete with indoor pool surrounded by rock walls, Fireplace and 50'TV, indoor sauna, game room with pool table, large outdoor hot tub just, and a ring of Adirondack chairs surround an outdoor fire pit which allow you to absorb the quiet sounds of the mountain as you are surrounded by 5 acres of privacy.
Your ticket also includes:
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner by a recognized local chef
A personalized Walkshop lightweight hammock, for use on the trail!
Access to the Walkshop global community - including the online community portal and slack group
Curriculum: Dare to Lead
Dare to Lead was named one of the best books of the year by Bloomberg.
“Leadership is not about titles, status, and wielding power. A leader is anyone who takes responsibility for recognizing the potential in people and ideas and has the courage to develop that potential.
When we dare to lead, we don't pretend to have the right answers; we stay curious and ask the right questions. We don't see power as finite and hoard it; we know that power becomes infinite when we share it with others. We don't avoid difficult conversations and situations; we lean into vulnerability when it's necessary to do good work.”
How do you cultivate braver, more daring leaders, and how do you embed the value of courage in your culture?
Our Facilitator
Meet Shelley Paxton
Author. Speaker. Transformational Coach
Shelley Paxton spent 26 years as a highly regarded marketing and advertising executive stewarding some of the world’s most iconic brands, including Harley-Davidson, Visa, McDonald’s, and AOL. In 2016 she left her CMO role at Harley-Davidson to become Chief Soul Officer of her life and, ultimately, her own company. She launched Soulbbatical with the mission to liberate the souls of leaders and organizations by inspiring them to realize their greatest purpose, possibility, and impact.
As a certified professional coach, Shelley works with executives at Fortune 100 companies, and with fellow rebel-soul individuals and entrepreneurs. Shelley has also trained with some of the top teachers in the world including researcher and five-time New York Times bestselling author Brené Brown and master coach and coauthor of The Prosperous Coach Rich Litvin.
Her first book, Soulbbatical: A Corporate Rebel’s Guide to Finding Your Best Life, is being published by Simon & Schuster in January 2020.
Agenda
Wednesday, April 29th: Travel to Lake Tahoe
Our private mansion retreat will be located in South Lake Tahoe. Arrive, unpack, and relax.
Thursday, April 30th
Day 1 Hike: Mountain Top
To get oriented on our first day, we will explore the mountains surrounding Lake Tahoe. The Tahoe Mountain Loop is a moderate 7.6 mile hike with breathtaking views of the mountains and lake.
Saturday, May 2nd
Day 3 Hike: Waters Edge
For our last hike together, enjoy the view from the water’s edge as we walk the 7.3 mile loop trail along Lake Tahoe and Emerald Bay. Take your time today, where you can savor the sites and nurture sore muscles. A meal from our private chef will be waiting.
Friday, May 1st
Day 2 Hike: Wandering Creek
Follow along the winding curvy stream as you hike along the 6.9 mile High Meadows to Cold Creek Trailf - stopping to notice the many wildflowers that grow near the waters edge.
Nighttime Excusions
Glass Bottom Kayak Star Gazing
Relax and enjoy the bright night sky with the illumination of colorful LED lights below as you glide along the glassy waters on this unique clear kayak experience.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's included in my ticket purchase?
A gorgeous private mansion, with pool, sauna, outdoor firepit, outdoor hot tub, game room, and 5 acres of privacy
Privately cooked dinners by a recognized local chef
A personalized Walkshop lightweight hammock, for use on the trail!
Private yoga session organized for our Walkshop members
An item of hiking gear from our Walkshop Store (comes free with your ticket)
Access to the Walkshop global community - including the online community portal and slack group
What should I pack for the trip?
Backpack that can get wet and survive
Journal
Good pens
Snacks
Lots of extra socks
Good hiking shoes (plus an extra pair of shoes)
Swim suit if you want to take a dip in the lake, use the pool, hut tub, or sauna
Rain gear and extra clothing. Dressing in layers allows you to adjust to changing weather and activity levels. Two rules: avoid cotton (it keeps moisture close to your skin) and always carry a hat
Spare plastic bags (keep things dry)
Sunscreen and sunglasses
Bug spray
Band-Aids (in case you get blisters)
What will the weather be like?
Typically in May, average weather in South Lake Tahoe ranges from 58°F to 66°F, rarely falling below 45°F or exceeding 77°F.
How should I train / prepare for the hike?
The hikes in Lake Tahoe are easy to moderate - but still a good distance each day. Everyone should start a stretching routine before going on the trip and start increasing the amount of physical activity they experience in a typical day in anticipation for the trip. To help build an endurance, consider switching to a standing desk, purposefully start walking more on the weekends, or take your next 1:1 on foot and walk around the block as you talk with your peers!