You are not your business card. Raymond Davi tells you why.

Through conversations with mentors, Davi realized that he was not pursuing the subdued passions inside him, that the career path he had taken was not aligned with the desires of his spiritual self. So he left his job and his home and came west for a dramatic change of scenery and career. Over two years, Davi merged into a new career as a mentor for others facing the very issue he had so recently experienced. For Davi, the new job was a fit, and today he is a professional life strategist. He lives in Carmel, where he consults people from all walks of life at his home office, aiding them to find happiness, discover who they really are, meet personal goals, and strike a sustainable balance between work and play.

Locals can get a dose of Davi on Thursday, June 12, at Capitola Book Cafe, where he will hold a free introduction to his work and the importance of addressing one’s personal struggles with stress or unhappiness. Most prominently at issue and which Davi will address is a cultural phenomenon of dissatisfaction in people’s lives—especially in Western society. Too many Americans are sidetracked from their true passions and are investing their energies in job-related agendas, instead.  He’ll also read from various inspirational books.

“You are not your business card,” says Davi. “A lot of people want to introduce themselves by the title on their business card—but that’s not who you are.”

Many people already know this; they detect a slight discord in their spiritual wellness.

“It begins as something that gnaws at them quietly,” he adds, “but they can’t quite put a finger on it or don’t know quite how to connect the dots. What I do is take them on a discovery process of their own self.”

Davi brings a client in for an initial thorough consultation during which he acts as a conversational mirror; he speaks, offers suggestions and asks questions of his client, meanwhile allowing him or her to open up and explore unknown avenues of inward thought. Davi does not impose upon a client his own theory or agenda. Unlike a therapist, who may diagnose and treat a patient’s personal problems, Davi facilitates others in treating themselves.

“People must realize that this is something they can take home and do on their own once they realize the direction they need to progress in. I’m just providing the tools.”

Deborah Goldstein of Monterey, Manager of Institutional Giving at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, is one of Davi’s many success stories. Six months ago, on a friend’s recommendation, she approached Davi and explained that she vaguely felt the need for a change in her life, both at work and at home. In a three-hour initial visit, Davi walked with Goldstein through a recap of her life, education, childhood joys and jobs.

“He’s an incredible listener,” she says. “I was saying all these things and not making any connections, but he could hear what I just couldn’t put a finger on.”

During three subsequent four-hour sessions, Davi and Goldstein concluded that she needed to pursue various creative endeavors outside of work.

“He helped me see myself as more than my job.”

Davi feels his own experience two decades ago, though more dramatic than most, reflected a widespread American phenomenon of the 1980s, when materialistic goals absorbed many people, driving them to seek cars, homes and business titles as tools for advancing themselves.

“A lot of people are now waking up and asking, ‘Is this what I really wanted?’”

Far too often it’s not, yet many don’t even know it. They follow the clock and the calendar, day in and day out. Their business cards define what they do and what they are – but they’ve forgotten who they are. 

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