{"id":1027,"date":"2024-12-16T04:42:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T04:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ffvs.increate.com.au\/?page_id=1027"},"modified":"2025-02-24T04:23:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T04:23:44","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ffvs.increate.com.au\/fi\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--link_hover_color: var(--awb-color5);--link_color: var(--awb-color5);--awb-background-blend-mode:multiply;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:9vw;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-top-small:70px;--awb-padding-right-small:40px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:0px;--awb-padding-left-small:40px;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:60px;--awb-background-color:hsla(var(--awb-color8-h),var(--awb-color8-s),var(--awb-color8-l),calc(var(--awb-color8-a) - 100%));--awb-background-image:url(&quot;http:\/\/ffvs.increate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DS-About-Banner.jpg&quot;);--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-bottom-medium:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:85px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-small:44px;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-margin-top:200px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"text-align: center; --fontsize: 72; line-height: 1.2; color: var(--awb-color2);\" data-fontsize=\"72\" data-lineheight=\"86.4px\">About<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-font-size:50px;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-margin-top:150px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"text-align: center; --fontsize: 72; line-height: 1.2; color: var(--awb-color2); font-size: 50px;\" data-fontsize=\"72\" data-lineheight=\"86.4px\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">About<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left center;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:100px;--awb-padding-bottom:100px;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:80px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:-5px;--awb-margin-bottom:25px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><p class=\"p1\"><b>People are his passion<\/b><\/p><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-text-color:hsla(var(--awb-color8-h),var(--awb-color8-s),var(--awb-color8-l),calc(var(--awb-color8-a) - 20%));\"><p class=\"p1\">David began the task of personal reinvention in 2006. After many years and extensive experience in church leadership, affectionately known as the \u201cpeople business,\u201d he noticed that few were managing their personal worlds well, and very few were adequately preparing for their final two or three decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He began developing his mentoring practise with his own brand, \u2018High Endeavours\u2019. He specialises in self leadership, recovery from loss, stress minimisation and business &amp; church leadership. After becoming a successful client with \u2018Design a Decade\u2019, he began facilitating this wonderful program also. He refers to it as the \u2018Rolls Royce of coaching programs\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">David has held leadership roles at national, state and local levels. His career took him to various locations across New South Wales, Australia and internationally. He currently mentors in three nations while residing in the Northern Rivers region, enjoying the relaxed, coastal lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">David\u2019s passions include his children and grandchildren, Australian history, golf, good coffee and most importantly, seeing others explore and realise their potential.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" 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button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_margin-top:35px;\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Enquire today<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left center;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:100px;--awb-padding-bottom:100px;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5px;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:80px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" title=\"DS-About-Image2\" src=\"http:\/\/ffvs.increate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DS-About-Image2.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ffvs.increate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DS-About-Image2-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ffvs.increate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DS-About-Image2-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ffvs.increate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DS-About-Image2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ffvs.increate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DS-About-Image2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:80px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:-5px;--awb-margin-bottom:25px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><p class=\"p1\"><b>Grief and stress<\/b><\/p><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-text-color:hsla(var(--awb-color8-h),var(--awb-color8-s),var(--awb-color8-l),calc(var(--awb-color8-a) - 20%));\"><p class=\"p1\">When David was eighteen, his father, a WWII fighter pilot, passed away in his early fifties from a heart attack. Since then, David has faced several seasons of grief, including the loss of his first wife, Marylin, in 2003; his eldest daughter, Belinda, a decade later; and most recently, his second wife, Tuula. These profound experiences of grief and stress have deeply influenced and motivated his work in these fields.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Stress and grief are every person experiences and David conducts one workshop to help people understand and minimize stress, and another to recover well from loss. He also conducts a workshop centred on the most important kind of leadership: \u2018self\u2019 leadership.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">David has published four books: Grieve Upwards, Stress Less Live More, Charge at the Dark and Smile at the Future. Additionally, he has released five complimentary online books: Home Improvements, Divorce and Resurrection, The Indispensable Apostle, The Prayer Leaders Companion and Wake Up the Mighty. All books are available for purchase or download <span class=\"s1\">here<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_margin-top:35px;\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Enquire today<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1027","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ffvs.increate.com.au\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ffvs.increate.com.au\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ffvs.increate.com.au\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ffvs.increate.com.au\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ffvs.increate.com.au\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1027"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ffvs.increate.com.au\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1113,"href":"https:\/\/ffvs.increate.com.au\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1027\/revisions\/1113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ffvs.increate.com.au\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}