About – DrAlbert

What Makes My Process Different?

Comprehensive * Succinct * Pragmatic

Behavioral Sciences has struggled to find common denominators that across different populations. Much of the behavioral sciences are concerned with the universal principles that guide human behavior and potential. But few theories apply to individuals regardless of race, religion, gender, age, income level, etc. Understanding human potential requires a holistic approach to exploring the right combination of evidence-based practices and gut-level intuitive actions that lead each individual to their own vision of a fulfilling life. The theory that guides my coaching and consulting is deeply rooted in those in multiple schools of thought reach across populations. My work attempts to help clients build the systems that help them thrive, and is deeply personal and unique to each and every client. I do not believe in the one-size fits all approach including evidence-based interventions that don’t resonate with the client. I believe in the development of a results-based process that is tailored to each of the clients I serve.

Levels of Personal Awareness

“We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them.” – Albert Einstien

Self Mastery is the ability to identify with precision who/what is driving our actions. Personal awareness means nothing if we are unable to develop and apply the tools that help us shift into a higher level of being that allows us to overcome the challenges directly in front of us.

Understanding Our Response to Stress

“It’s not stress that kills us, it’s our reaction to it.” – Hans Selye

Running from, ignoring, or pretending you are passed your trauma, is a surefire way of continuing to run into the barriers it creates in your response to stress. All stress is a reaction to trauma. Understanding when you respond to events according to some unresolved issues in your past will keep you stuck in a never ending loop.

Transformation Mastery

“One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.” – Abraham Maslow

Transformation is hard. Continuous growth is hard. It requires an equal balance between “being pushed” by your past, finding presence, and feeling pulled toward some vision of who you are and all you can contribute to the people, places, and causes that are most meaningful to you.

Applied IQ/EQ/SQ

“You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.” – Carl Jung

There are multiple definitions of intelligence but without action, intelligence is useless. Waiting for the “perfect” strategy, time, or opportunity is a myth. There is no better time than now, no better opportunity than the one in front of you. Those with the intelligence to take action know life is an experiment and the world is your laboratory.

A Little Bit About Me

I’ve always been curious about human behavior. Why do people do what they do? The better question is why don’t people do what they really want to do? The questions are cliche, I know but they continue to challenge most people – at least those who would like to change their lives for the better. I started studying psychology before I got into psychology. I studied early Tony Robins products (a 30-day program on tapes, that has since evolved to a shorter version). Without giving you the full history of why I do what I do, I’ll share the short version.

I’ve always been inspired by stories of personal transformation. I thought that somewhere in those stories was a secret I could follow to become more than I was. As an average boy growing up in East LA I never wanted to believe that my potential was limited to circumstances beyond my control. I believed if I worked hard I could achieve whatever I set out to do. And I did. I was a High School All American in water polo, I was a United States Marine, I was the first member of my family to ever graduate from college (then go on to finish my Doctorate in Organizational Psychology). I was a successful consultant and eventually a successful coach. At each achievement, I felt, on some deep level it was not enough. I was still the same person trying to escape myself. I was another goal away from being happy, another goal away from being good enough. I rarely found what I was looking for in the goals I set out to achieve. Long story short, I began to lose interest in my goals and achievement and started to fall apart… from the norm. From the socially embedded story of who we are supposed to be. A good student, a good applicant, a good employee, a good supervisor, a good manager, a good partner, a good parent… I fell apart from the story of an ordinary life and started to explore a different way.

I believe I represent a trend among young/young at heart high-performers who leave traditional corporate roles for something more or just something different. What that is, is hard to explain. But goals that were once a measure of social standing, gave way to goals that represent a deeper connection to feeling authentic. The goal to be “successful” was measured in feeling, not having. We don’t seek to have success, rather the feeling of being successful. My work represents me and passion and a deep commitment to the people I serve.

My work is influenced by Simon Sinek, Brene Brown, Jeff Foster, Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers, Tom Peters, David Foster Wallace, and a number of other artists, and professionals who, in my opinion, offered insight to the human condition that has inspired my personal and professional growth. I will not pretend to possess the intellectual capacity to truly understand any single works offered by any of my teachers, but I believe by some luck I’ve synthesized an overall process for understanding a powerful process for understanding trauma, transformation, and transcendence, and that this work has allowed me to support my clients down their path toward their deeply personal definitions of success.

Bio

“Dr. Albert” holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from the Marshal Goldsmith School of Management at Alliant International University. His dissertation titled Managing Traumatic Change views the role of leadership in helping rebuild organizations through change that involves layoffs and downsize. Much of Albert’s expertise in managing change and leadership are the foundation for managing personal transformation.

Albert received his formal training as a coach through the Coaches Training Institute (CTI). While the CTI method for coaching is world renowned, Albert blends his personal experience as a former executive, education, and experience as an addict in recovery in his coaching process to supporting his clients through their most challenging problems.

Albert is a former head of a Training and Organizational Development Department for a small (1000 employee/ 100 Million + per year casino gaming company). Albert is the founder of CEO Recovery, an executive coaching practice focused on helping addicts integrate healthy work/life/recovery into the workplace. As a coach and consultant Albert has worked with clients from industries including, Oil, Entertainment, Semi-Conductor, Automotive, Hospitality, and Education. He has consulted numerous small business owners and personally coached clients from all walks of life. Albert has experience working in Intensive Outpatient and Residential programs that specialize in dual diagnosis populations. Albert has worked as an adjunct faculty member at Los Angeles Community College teaching Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Career Readiness, and Retail Sales. In addition Albert has coached at Los Angeles Job Corps in the Transportation Communications Union, preparing students for interviews and careers in the transportation industry.

Levels of Personal Awareness

Understanding Our Response to Stress

Transformation Mastery

Applied IQ/EQ/SQ

A Little Bit About Me

Bio

A Little About My Professional Training & Affiliation

PhD in Organizational Psychology

Graduate: Coaches Training Institute