Mentoring & hero’s journeys
Those who can lead themselves can lead everything
Do you feel that there is more to you than you have lived up to now? Especially in times of AI, self-leadership is more important than ever. I accompany people on this path. Whether in high-level mentoring for managers or in Integral Journeys for anyone who wants to grow together – my approach connects head, heart and body. It creates space for inner alignment and change that really works. Those who are in touch with themselves can also shape relationships, teams and systems with clarity.
30 years of expertise in transformation
Strategic clarity meets intuitive wisdom
I am Michael Fuchs – one of the few mentors who combine strategic clarity with deep intuition and scientifically based methods of personal development. I have been guiding people on the path to real transformation for over 30 years. My path has taken me through international business, to the management of consulting companies and on to teaching psychology, leadership and systemic approaches.
This combination of business expertise, spiritual practice and personal development gives me access to people that goes far beyond traditional coaching. Together we develop a new level of presence, emotional maturity and inner clarity. I do not work with standardized methods, but with the whole person.
Every encounter is unique and is shaped with full presence. I am a sparring partner, mirror and source of inspiration – clear, direct, but always with an open heart. My work goes far beyond optimization: it enables transformation that lasts through the power of conscious encounters and authentic connection.
My new book
Your personal hero's journey to authentic leadership
Recently published by Haufe Verlag! My new book shows you how to develop your full potential as a leader and find serenity in your work at the same time. The key is self-leadership – the art of consciously leading yourself in order to successfully guide others. By working with four archetypes, you will learn to break through stress patterns and live leadership in a new way.
Four paths to authentic leadership
Transformative leadership development
Holistic leadership in the age of AI
Authentic Leadership
While AI optimizes processes, you develop the deeply human leadership qualities that really count. In six intensive modules, you will discover the power of authentic leadership and combine inner clarity with sustainable effectiveness. For managers who are looking for real substance instead of superficial optimization.
Leadership with clarity, resilience and character
High Performance Leadership
For managers who are already successful and want to make the decisive breakthrough to the elite league. You get the tools of top athletes, the depth of psychology and the clarity of true character leadership. Maximum performance without burnout – powerful, resilient and unshakeably authentic.
From survival to creation
ReLead: Reinventing leadership
For entrepreneurs who want to lead powerfully again after burnout or overwork. ReLead brings you back into your power – for a leadership role that is clear, stable and self-determined. Radical self-leadership instead of reactive functioning, with sustainable changes directly in everyday leadership.
Leadership at the highest level
Executive sparring
Intensive retreat mentoring for leaders at the absolute top. A whole weekend in nature, far away from day-to-day business, with full concentration on your strategic challenges. Tailor-made 1:1 mentoring at eye level – for the most important decisions in your career.
Beyond the surface
Why transformation really works here
Most programs scratch the surface. They provide tools and hope for lasting change. I take a different approach – I dissolve the unconscious patterns that block real transformation.
My method combines the best of different worlds: Neuroscience meets depth psychology. Top sports tools are combined with meditation and modern awareness techniques. What sounds complex becomes an elegant system in practice that starts where others stop.
While traditional coaching stops at conscious behavioral changes, I work with the unconscious blocks to success – the hidden beliefs that keep setting us back. I don’t work against your nature, I work with it. Not against your story, but through it.
The result? You don’t just act differently, you are different. With a new inner architecture, you not only live more successfully, but also more powerfully and authentically.
The Integral Journeys
Proven formula for real transformation
Unleash your full inner strength
Integral Hero's Journey
Live the life that really suits you. Gain more inner clarity, self-confidence and authentic presence in just 3 months. You will learn to make decisions from your center and stand up for yourself with confidence. With the proven Hero’s Journey, you will activate powerful inner resources and break through old patterns of self-doubt.
The adventure to your authentic life
Integral Lover's Journey
From conformity to your truth – through the greatest adventure of your life: the encounter with yourself. You’ve achieved everything on the outside, but long for real connection and a life that feels right from the inside out. A 12-week journey from seeker to lover, with spiritual depth and transformative retreat.
Live what you are here for
Integral Wisdom Journey
With the transformative power of wisdom from self-discovery to self-realization. For graduates of the Lover’s Journey who want to bring their true purpose into the world. You integrate all your experiences into a life full of meaning and spiritual depth. The highest level of development: knowledge becomes wisdom, self-discovery becomes self-realization.
Together we move more
Friends and partners along the way
Together with Jochen Messner, I founded five4success – a management consultancy that has been guiding people in organizations towards self-determination and vitality since 2006. We work with managers from a wide range of industries on sustainable transformation and real organizational change.
I have been closely involved with Viva con Agua as a mentor and organizational developer since it was founded in 2006. The organization is committed to clean drinking water worldwide with over 15,000 volunteers. With their all-profit approach, they combine social commitment with music, art and sport.
I support the philosophy and product development of Seelchen – a company for transformative tools to explore your inner world. From oracle cards to meditation and mindfulness objects, they help people create conscious moments.
Successful together
Companies that trust me
Voices and experiences
What others say about working with me
Martin Drust
Brand, Culture, Marketing Strategy
FC St. Pauli
Michael Fuchs cannot be accused of making things easy for himself and for you. He is tough but fair and lets you benefit from his wealth of experience. As befits a very good advisor, he doesn’t tell you what you want to hear, but what you should hear.
Arne Ilg
BI & Datam
FOND OF
A hero’s journey with Michael is certainly not an easy one, but a very rewarding one. With sensitivity and the necessary clarity, he provides many enlightening moments that remain with further work on oneself. It was intense, stirring and simply wonderful!
Bozena Sudnikiewicz
User Experience Designer & User Researcher, SAP
The development trainings convinced me because they deal with the core of my personality. The methods I was able to learn gave me deep insights and changed my attitude in the long term, because it’s not about the everyday symptoms, but about the patterns behind them.
Ludivine Germany & Tobias Rau
Projectmanager & Director, Think Tank at Lighthouse Institute
It takes so little,
to go on a journey: Curiosity &
openness. And suddenly you find yourself face to face with yourself. The greatest gift you can give yourself!
Michael Fuchs kann man nicht vorwerfen, dass er es sich und einem einfach macht. Er ist hart, aber fair und lässt einen teilhaben an seinem sehr breiten Erfahrungsschatz. Wie es sich für einen sehr guten Berater gehört, sagt er einem nicht, was man hören will, sondern was man hören sollte.
BI & Datam FOND OF
Eine Heldenreise mit Michael ist mit Sicherheit keine leichte, aber eine sehr lohnenswerte. Mit Feingespühr und einer notwendigen Klarheit sorgt er für viele erhellende Momente, die mit weiterer Arbeit an sich selbst auch bleiben. Es war intensiv, aufwühlend und einfach wunderbar!
User Experience Designer & User Researcher, SAP
Die Entwicklungs-Trainings haben mich überzeugt, weil es dabei um den Kern meiner Persönlichkeit geht. Die Methoden, die ich lernen durfte, haben mir tiefe Einsichten ermöglicht und meine Haltung nachhaltig verändert, weil es nicht um die alltäglichen Symptome geht, sondern um die Muster dahinter.
Projectmanager & Director, Think Tank at Lighthouse Institute
Es braucht so wenig, um auf die Reise zu gehen: Neugier & Offenheit. Und plötzlich steht man sich selbst gegenüber. Das größte Geschenk, was man sich machen kann!
Three books for the leadership of tomorrow
Jedi wisdom, VUCA mastery and AI leadership: the path to authentic leadership
FAQ
You can find the answers here
What is the difference between the mentoring programs and the Integral Journeys?
The mentoring programs (Authentic Leadership, High Performance, ReLead, Executive Sparring) are aimed at managers and focus on professional challenges. The Integral Journeys are personal development journeys for anyone who wants to work on themselves more deeply – regardless of their professional position.
Do I have to complete the programs in a certain order?
No, the mentoring programs are independent. For the Journeys, the Hero’s Journey is the entry point, the Lover’s Journey builds on it, and the Wisdom Journey is only accessible to graduates of the Lover’s Journey.
Can I also take part in the mentoring programs as a private individual?
The mentoring programs are designed for managers, but the methods can also be transferred to private areas of life. Integral Journeys are better suited to pure personal development.
What does "integral work" mean in your approach?
I combine various proven approaches: Neuroscience, depth psychology, meditation, archetype work and others. Instead of just working on symptoms, I dissolve unconscious patterns that block real change.
Is previous experience with meditation or coaching necessary?
No, all programs are structured in such a way that both beginners and advanced students benefit. I meet everyone where they are.
How does a retreat work and what can I expect there?
The 3.5-day Integral Journey retreats take place in a seminar house in nature and include group work, meditation and physical exercises. They are intensive, but safely guided. This is where the decisive breakthroughs often happen.
How much time do I need to invest in the online phase of the journey per week?
This varies depending on the program: online sessions usually last 1.5-2 hours, plus short daily exercises (10-20 minutes).
Do the sessions take place live or are they recordings?
All online sessions are live and interactive. Personal exchange and direct support are essential for the transformation process.
Have you read this far?
This could be a sign
If you’ve read this far, something speaks to you. Perhaps the way I work. Perhaps the depth with which I approach transformation. Or simply the feeling that someone here understands what it’s really about.
Transformation happens when the right moment meets the right company. When people are prepared not only to scratch the surface, but to really break through to what is possible.
Whether you are a manager or on a personal journey to yourself – if you sense that there is more that wants to be lived, then let’s talk. About what’s waiting inside you. About the next step in your story.
Martin Drust
Brand, Culture, Marketing Strategy@FC St. Pauli