Jon Symes is here to make the future business
everybody's
Jon Symes is
here to make
the future everybody's business
Through his work, Jon explores how we can break free from outdated molds and discover the unique, ever-evolving shape that only we can create for ourselves, as we step into personal and collective liberation.
Jon guides people to engage in actively unlearning the myths we’ve been fooled into thinking are working, and respond by reclaiming the agency required to turn our fleeting reactions into lasting responses, all in order to transform our way of being and drive meaningful consciousness shifts. He expresses this through his talks, writing, podcast and mentoring.
Teacher. Speaker. Storyteller. Mentor.
Teacher. Speaker. Storyteller. Mentor.
Teacher. Speaker. Storyteller. Mentor.
Teacher. Speaker. Storyteller. Mentor.
At an early age, we’re all poured into the shapes of “who we should be”.
Carved out by culture and our upbringing, these shapes (especially for men), aren’t fit for navigating the challenges of today. We’ve got to break out of these stifling shapes and find new ones that grow alongside our personal development and the needs of this changing planet.
At an early age, we’re all poured into the shapes of “who we should be”.
Carved out by culture and our upbringing, these shapes (especially for men), aren’t fit for navigating the challenges of today. We’ve got to break out of these stifling shapes and find new ones that grow alongside our personal development and the needs of this changing planet.
Here are some of the pivotal moments in Jon's life that helped him create his own shape:
Walking In
Different Worlds
1/6
“From the deep pile carpets of the Nestlé boardroom to the beaten earth of a community hut deep in the Amazon. This was all about me listening, identifying the culture forces at play and learning how to bring transformation to create new possibilities.”
Speaking for a Future
Worth Choosing
2/6
“My book, Your Planet Needs You, led me to travel through 6 continents over 8 years, partnering with people brave enough to break out of the mold and commit themselves to our common future (and the deepest sense of personal fulfillment).”
Speaking for a
Future Worth
Choosing
Peeking Behind
Curtain
3/6
“It took me a while to stop accepting a status quo that plainly doesn’t work and to start asking the important questions: why are things the way they are? How have we normalized injustice, oppression and exploitation? What else is possible? It’s not a path for the faint of heart, but the essential education none of us got at school.”
The
Engaging With
Mystery
4/6
“Our culture abhors mystery, that which cannot be explained or controlled is cast aside and ridiculed. But, perhaps it’s only here that we can recover our humility and gain the insights which will never be glimpsed from inside the mold. Now my practice takes me regularly and deliberately deep inside the mystery”
The
Dark Nights
Soul
5/6
“Oh yes, there have been plenty of moments that have brought me to my knees, incapable of meeting the challenges of the moment from the shape I’d been molded into. Painful, but ultimately liberating.”
of the
Contributing to the
6/6
“Most men are born into a world that blinkers them from acknowledging the power, perspective and wisdom that women hold. For the last few years, both personally and professionally, I've been exploring the responsibilities that we as men have in rebalancing the landscape and centring the lived realities of women.”
