Gamification is THE business and social trend of the decade and you can position yourself as a leader in this life-changing movement by playing BIG at LifeVille this Summer.

1) Start by playing the LifeVille Signature Game “Play BIG in the World“
In the game you will gamify your business, career, community and family.
You will play Level 1 in July, Level 2 in August and Level 3 in September.

2) Next you will POWER UP your game as a player and leader / coach in the new LifeVille Power UP Club.
You will participate in the weekly player calls and monthly coach calls in July, August and September.

3) Finally you will jump into the very first  Certified LifeVille Game Host program.
In this program you will learn how to host and customize a Play BIG in the World game for YOUR Community.
You will learn the “behind the scenes” details of the LifeVille Social Game system, how to use your coaching ability to create a rewarding experience for all of the players and MOST IMPORTANTLY how to position yourself in your community as a gamification leader!

Double GOLD Package

4) Add the first ever Certified LifeVille Game Creator Program
Learn how to design and implement fun and engaging games using the LifeVille Social Game System.
You can gamify a program, business, book, community initiative… ANYTHING

The baton is being passed…
from the Industrial Age of Managers, Workers, Jobs, Consumers and the Mass Production of Things
to the Inspiration Age of Coaches, Players, Purpose, Creators and the Unique Value of Experiences (and People!)

Are you ready to grab that baton and run like the wind into a wonderful world of new opportunity?

If you play full on in the LifeVille Summer Games of 2012 you will be!

Call time: Mondays 12 Noon ET
(Topics for June 2012 further down the page)

In the dynamic group call, hosted by Game Designer and Master Coach Dave Buck, players share celebrations of wins and challenges as they use the Power UPs in their real lives to make good things happen.  Connecting with fellow players by voice on the calls amplifies the connections made on the LifeVille Social Game System.

The object of the Play BIG in the World Game is to champion the spirit of play (curiosity, creativity and collaboration) inside each of us and defeat the Industrial Mindset of control and perfectionism that has kept us playing small.  The calls will feature stories of success and challenge in bringing the spirit of play to business, career, family and community.

In each call one-hour participants will explore in detail one of the games 10 Power UP strategies; Such as Play Power, Social Power, Value Power, Project Power, World power etc.

EVERYONE PARTICIPATES!
The call takes place on our interactive Maestro Conference bridge line so during the call participants will break-out into small groups to brainstorm and collaborate on how to play the game better.

A BIG benefit of participating in the club is to connect live with other players of the game and build a personal network of BIG Thinkers.

BONUS CALL: Proficiency Coaching!

If you are serious about playing BIG in the World and adding value to the lives of others… then you MUST learn how to coach.
Coaching is the leadership skill of the Inspiration Age.  Coaching is helping another play a game better.  It is a rare and beautiful form of co-creation and collaboration.

Every month there will be a 2-hour dynamic program based on the CoachVille 15 Coaching Proficiencies developed by Coaching Industry Founder the late Thomas Leonard.
The 15 Coaching Proficiencies include: Navigates via Curiosity, Champions the Player and Reveals the Player to Themselves.  They are the most inspirational explanation of coaching ever created!

In each powerful 2-hour session we will engage in an exploratory conversation about how to use the proficiency and then we will break out into pairs so that you can practice what you have learned with a partner.
You will learn how to coach better, play better and you will make a great connection with one of your Power Up Club colleagues.

AND… it will be REALLY FUN.

but wait there’s more… (no, not a Ginsu knife set
By participating the call you will earn bonus points in the game!  Points are good.

Free Power Up Club Introduction Calls – Part of the Summer Game 2012

You can experience Power UP Club calls for free as part of the Introduction to the LifeVille Summer Game 2012!

Monday June 18 12 Noon – 1PM ET : Power UP with Play Power

Monday June 25 12 Noon – 1PM ET : Power UP with Value Power

Thursday June 28th 7:30PM – 9:30PM ET : Coaching Proficiency Navigates Via Curiosity

Instant Access to the Summer Game Introduction Calls Here

Registration Details

Register for one month a la carte: $79

Register for monthly membership: $79/month

Power Up Club for July, August and September 2012 is included in the 2012 Summer Game
It’s worth checking out!

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Since it matters so much we know that you want to be the best player you can be; to play better every day.

This is where coaching comes in:  The purpose of a Coach is simple AND profound: to help you play better!

To help you craft a personalized game plan
To help you hone your skills
To help you master the inner game
To help you design a winning environment
To provide you with just the right blend of support AND challenge.

Coaching is a collaborative partnership with the focus on YOU and your game.

Most LifeVille games – even the free ones – are hosted by a Coach.

In every LifeVille game, you will have the opportunity to purchase an extremely powerful and highly affordable coaching package designed to help you WIN in your REAL LIFE!

That’s what we’re talking about people!

Play BIG in the World is the first LifeVille “Signature” game designed by Real Life Gamification Guru Dave Buck.

In the game players aim to bring the Spirit of Play to their most important real world endeavors like business, career, family and community.

The object of the game is to knock out the “Industrial Work Mindset” that keeps us playing small and make the Spirit of Play the Champion of our lives.

In the game you will focus on expanding the YOUnique Value that you add ot the lives of others while building up your CommYOUnity wealth that keeps you feeling energized and prosperous.

The game is based on the LifeVille POWER UP strategy where facing provocative challenges gives you additional power to make good things happen in your real life!

The mantra of the game is: POWER UP and Be the Light (for others to follow)
The idea is that there are hundreds of millions of people playing in pretend worlds.  By playing this game and bringing the spirit of play into YOUR real life, you can be an inspiration to others who will do the same.

The Story Video

Logistics:

Each game is one month in duration and Level 1 of the game is FREE to play as many times as you want.

You can be IN THE GAME in less than five minutes.  Let’s Play!

You can contribute to this page!

Share a story about playing the game.

Create a video about what happened in the game.

Share a thought about what playing BIG in real life means to you.

Share a link to an article about someone playing BIG in the world.

Your dream and effort are fulfilled when another person fully engages in what you have created and uses it in his or her REAL LIFE.  The key term is FULL ENGAGEMENT!

At LifeVille we can help you gamify your creation – your book, your  workshop, your teleclass, your webinar, your event – so that LOTS of  people can engage with what you have created and you can watch or even play along if you want to!

Here is our basic understanging.

We have been in the personal growth space for 10 years with our “sister company” CoachVille.  And CEO Coach Dave Buck is a member of the Transformational Leadership Council with MANY NYTimes best selling authors in the Human Potential Movement.

The general understanding is that of all books and programs purchased, less than 5% ever do anything at all.  Interestingly this holds true for everything from a $20 book to a $2,000 workshop.

In the games we have created for CoachVille using this same game system, our “engagement rate” is from 50-90%!!!
That is at least an order of magnitude better than the industry average!
In other words, when people PLAY your creation you will experience a VERY high degree of engagement and participation.

This is happy making!

The best first step is to PLAY a game for a month to get the idea and  then jump into our first ever “Certified Game Creator” Program that  will run this summer.

You can contribute to this page!

What intrigues you about “Gamifying” your creation?
What questions do you have about “Gamifying”?

Now you can bring the Spirit of Play to your REAL Life with the games at LifeVille.  Our game technology is designed to blend an online game system with the action that takes place in your real life  every day!

At LifeVille you earn points by taking action and getting results in  your real life – where it really counts.

Our vision is to have entire game catalog with real life games for  everything in life that matters most: business, career, family, community, finance, health and spirituality.

We plan to craft games out of many of your favorite personal growth books and programs.  Please suggest the books you would most love  to play here at LifeVille.

Our signature game – Play BIG in the World – is the creation of Coach Dave  Buck: LifeVille CEO and REAL LIFE Gamification Guru.

It is a great way to experience a REAL LIFE game.

Jump in the game now with one click!

How we PLAY real life at LifeVille

In this video, Coach Dave explains how we PLAY real life at LifeVille with our Social Game System.

You can contribute to this page!

What aspects of your REAL LIFE would you like to play at LifeVille?
What books or programs would you love to “bring to life” by playing them at LifeVille?

Operation KickStart, A Forward March Program, uses the latest technology, gaming concepts and the human touch to connect Guardsmen with civilian employment.

The Florida National Guard, in collaboration with long-time partner Paxen Learning, has launched a new job-seeker program designed to better assist Guardsmen find meaningful civilian employment. Initially operated as a pilot program, Operation KickStart, a Forward March program, combines the latest online job-search technology, gaming strategies and hands-on coaching to help Guardsmen find the right job to meet their military skill set, and keep them encouraged during the job-search process.

Operation KickStart features the LifeVille Social Game Platform.  The players earn points in the game by taking job search actions like researching opportunities, sending resumes and making follow up calls.  Then as they share about what they are doing they can engage support from their friends and family by using the “Share on Facebook” feature.

According to Coach Dave Buck, LifeVille CEO, Facebook integration is essential to success: ” A lot of times folks who struggle to find a job go into isolation from their friends and family.  But this is the exact opposite of what they should do!  The game encourages them to get into action and share everything they are doing with their team mates in the game and with everyone they know on Facebook.  The game system makes this VERY easy and ultimately this is where many job opportunities come from.   And having a Certified Coach to help them with their career search game plan and improving their interview skills really helps too!”.

This is a unique strategy that speaks directly to a generation that has grown up with, and enjoys, video and online games and relies on social networks for connections.

Operation KickStart also features the US Military Pipeline™ (www.usmilitarypipeline.com), an innovative online career-matching tool and talent platform from Futures Inc., the leader in talent management technology, that allows Guardsmen to accurately determine which civilian jobs best link up with their military experience/skills. The tool also allows job seekers to pinpoint employment opportunities that meet their specific location, align their MOS to civilian jobs and satisfy their pay requirements. The listing of available jobs is aggregated from all national job postings and refreshed daily.

To help keep Guardsmen motivated and proactive during the job-search process, Paxen also has teamed up with CoachVille, a premier coach training and certification company. Each Guardsman also is teamed up with an Operation KickStart “coach” from Paxen who provides hands-on support by way of resume help, interview preparation, and skills development training needed to not only find and maintain employment, but increase success at their civilian career choice.

During the next few months, Operation KickStart representatives will be at various Florida National Guard locations to introduce the program, provide information, answer questions and register interested Guardsmen. Of note, members of the Florida National Guard not able to attend one of these sessions can still register and take part in the program.

For more information and to register for Operation KickStart, contact Roy Clark, Paxen Learning Corporation, 850-491-5146 or rclark@paxen.com.

Welcome Game Creator!

If you are an author, speaker, program creator, business leader, thought leader, community leader or organizational leader then I have VERY exciting news for you.

You can now transform ANYTHING into a LifeVille game for your people to play.  (aka GAMIFY!)

1) TOTAL ENGAGEMENT!

As a leader, your most cherished gift is when people engage with your ideas and make them an active part of their lives AND bring them into their world.  When you gamify with LifeVille your players earn points in the game by applying what they are learning or what you are suggesting in their REAL lives.

The Leader Board creates a dynamic public visibility and accountability that really energizes players to get into the game and get some points on the board!

2) CREATE COMMUNITY

When you Gamify with Lifeville your players become a community as they play the game together.  There are several game dynamics such as: You Inspire Me Points that encourage them to share and support each other.

The Game Board feature is like a FaceBook update page for the players of the game where it is easy to track all of the game action as people play.

3) DEFINE-ABLE ROI

See it. Track it. Measure it. How awesome is that!  As a leader you probably often wonder: is anything really happening out there?  Other than an odd success story you hear along the way it is usually a mystery.  NO MORE.  When you gamify you will know EXACTLY what is going on with EVERYONE participating with you.

And you will see it in a numeric score.  So you can precisely track what is happening AND what is NOT happening with the players of your game.  This will help you know immediately what is clicking with them and where you may need to provide more support, encouragement or additional training.

4) IT’S EASY!

It really is.  You simply identify the exercises, actions and results to play for that you want your players to do to earn points.  You probably already have a lot of this in your book or program documentation so you can just copy and paste it into the game card.

Then you turn on the Social Game features that you want with a click of the mouse: like Spontaneous Play, You Inspire Me, Coaches Challenge, Game Board, Facebook Integration, Hoopla and Sound Effects.

Next add any media that you want to spice up your game card: graphics, video, audio, pdf.  Again, you probably already have a lot of this created.  If not, you can use this as your motivation to get creative!

Finally, select a start and end date for the game and decide if you want to host regular conference calls – aka team meetings! – to gather your players together to talk about the game.

DONE!  GAME ON!

5) IT’S FUN – and nobody get’s left behind!

Super fun actually!  Watch your game come to life as you put the ideas and the media together. When you put it all together the game system makes it look really inviting to get involved.  It is a highly creative process to transform what you want people to do in the world with your ideas into something they can play and share about.

Then as you watch your players score points and share what they are doing and learning.  You can get involved by reading and making comments on players game cards.  You can use the “Coaches Challenge” feature to challenge them to expand what they have done.

It is also really fun to be able to acknowledge the leaders in the game AND at the same time support those who are not scoring many points.  Often in a program we only see the leaders, but when you gamify you have a feedback mechanism to make sure that nobody is left behind!

6) GO VIRAL!

In the Inspiration Economy Sharing is the new Advertising.

As a leader you want more and more people to know about what you and your players are accomplishing in the world and if so inspired, to join in the game!  When you gamify on LifeVille this happens automagically!

The LifeVille social game is totally integrated with Facebook.  So as your players share in the game system, they can click a button to tranfser their accomplishments onto their personal Facebook page. AND they also post on the Facebook fan page that you create for your game.

Each post includes relevant details such as text and pictures from the game element.  AND the name of YOUR Game and a link to your players LifeVille profile where they can recommend your game to others.

7) Your Game is Coach-ABLE

Once your program is organized as a play-able, win-able game then it is VERY easy to see how coaching can help your participants play the game better!

Create a Long Tail Revenue Stream

9) Makes your initiative attractive to people under 30.

First, About the I Love Coaching Game…

Expand your coaching abilities
Explore proficiencies, principles, methods and models
Experience “juicy learning” in our social game environment.

Earn valuable reward points as you put new ideas into play in your business and life and share what you learn.

Connect with energized Coaches members and CoachVille Center for Coaching Mastery instructors.

WARNING! This program is NOT about teaching you stuff! It is about playing with BIG Ideas and co-creating meaningful experiences. Be a part of it and watch your results soar.

This program is ideal for coaches, managers, trainers, teachers, counselors, business owners and leaders; ANYONE who loves to help other people grow, play better in life and win on their own terms.

Special Offer!
At the bottom of this page, find out how you can play the game one time for free.

ATTRACT NEW CLIENTS / PLAYERS with our powerful Facebook integration!

Sharing is the new advertising!  In the Inspiration Economy, the way you attract people to your business is by authentically sharing about your inspiring life;  NOT by blasting out messages about your product or service.

Here is how it happens.  As you play the game you share about the interesting things that you are doing and learning in the social game system.  Then you click on the “Share on Facebook” button.  The system “automagically” takes what you have shared – along with a description of the game item and any relevant pictures – and posts it on your Facebook page for all of your friends to see.  The post also includes a link to YOUR LifeVille profile – where you can share all about what you are doing as a Coach.  You will be amazed by how easy it is to attract potential clients with authentic sharing.

November 2011 Playbook

<<– Very Cool!  The November Playbook is yours… FREE
It is packed with ideas.  Please enjoy and pass it along to your friends who like coaching.

The November 2011 Game

Unique Game Play

In each monthly I Love Coaching Game we will have a unique game play that you can participate in.

In this game here is what you will do (in addition to exploring ideas that make you a better coach!)

1) 3 Physical Environment Makeovers.

Identify 3 places in your home, office or car that could really use a makeover; in other words a major clean up or refresh.  Examples could be a messy closet, your office needs a fresh coat of paint, the garage is too full of stuff that needs to go!
Take a “before” photo, revitalize it, take an “after” photo.

2) TAP 10 Tolerations.

Over the 4 weeks of the game you will identify and “ZAP” 10 tolerations – from any of the 9 environments of YOU

3) Character Quest to expand your Network:

You define four “Characters” for Your Business Quest that will expand your Network Environment.  Since the game is your real business you will choose 4 real people that you want to meet this month as a part of your quest:
A Magician (or wizard), A Mentor (or guide), A Healer (or self-care), A Victory (the face your fears challenge to meet them)

4) Coaching Proficiency: Designs Supportive Environments

As part of the game you will use this proficiency with at least 5 of your players as part of the game.  This was Thomas’ favorite proficiency – we will have fun bringing it to our players with intention!

November Program Game Plan

BIG IDEAS for Exploration

1. World Power:
2. Toleration Free Zone
3. Coaching Proficiency: Designs Supportive Environments
4. Expand your Network Environment with your Business “Quest” to meet Interesting Characters

Session 1 – World Power

1. What is World Power?
2. World Power vs. Will Power
3. Quick review of Environmental Makeovers
4. Quick review of Zapping Tolerations
5. Quick review of your Business Quest to meet characters
6. Quick overview of Facebook Integration and “Sharing for Business”
7. Highlights from the session

Session 2 – Zapping Tolerations

1. Welcome back! Celebrations and Challenges
2. Patch the holes in your “energy bucket” by Zapping Tolerations
3. How to ZAP Tolerations
4. Attract Clients as You Play – With Facebook Integration
5. Highlights from the session

Session 3 – Designs Supportive Environments

1. Welcome back! Celebrations and Challenges
2. Coaching Proficiency: Designs Supportive Environments
3. Deeper Exploration: Your Business Quest (GAMIFY)
   How many characters have you met so far?  What happened?
4. Highlights from the session

Session 4 – Results of the Game

1. Deeper Exploration: World Power
2. Game highlights – Celebrating great moments and high scoring players and teams
3. Preview January Game -> Step Up and Stand Out in 2012!

Teleclass Dates and Registration

Fridays November 11, 18, December 2, 9; 1-2PM ET with Coach Dave
(There will not be a call on Friday after US Thanksgiving, November 25th)

All calls will be recorded.

Investment: $25! (YES.  it is incredibly affordable; because we REALLY want you to PLAY)

Special Offer!
You can play the I Love Coaching game one time for free.
–>> Click Here <<–

Quick Notes:
1) You will set up your LifeVille account as part of the registration process
(unless you already have one!)

2) When you register be sure to let us know who told you about LifeVille!