The Hidden Danger of Goals
Join TEDx speaker Layne Gneiting for a fresh perspective on achievement, control, and what becomes possible when life moves beyond the plan.
What if achieving more isn’t the answer?
In The Hidden Danger of Goals, Layne Gneiting explores how our pursuit of achievement can narrow what we see, and what becomes possible when we loosen our grip on the plan.
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Meet Layne Gneiting
Layne Gneiting is a TEDx speaker, former university professor, and expedition leader. His experiences in the classroom and on the open road shape his perspective on achievement, control, and uncertainty.
Through speaking, coaching, and adventure, he invites people to question familiar patterns and explore what becomes possible beyond the plan.
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“I’d invested over $150K in coaching and leadership programs — yet this trek delivered more growth, more clarity, and more awakening than all of them combined.”
Trevan H.
Senior Consultant, Entrepreneur, and Multi-Gate Flamebearer
"Nothing has done more for my ability to lead and impact others."
Hal H.
Executive, Coach, and Multi-Gate Flamebearer
"Going on the cycling trip to Norway with Layne Gneiting is probably one of the most important things I have ever done in my life."
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Leslie H.
Author, Educator, and Norway Legacy Flamebearer
"I realized I’d been waiting for someone else to lead. Now I move first — it’s my life, and I’m leading it."
Alyson W.
Entrepreneur, Nurse, and Norway Flamebearer
"What began as adventure became a leadership awakening. I came home lighter, more present, and deeply inspired to lead with curiosity and compassion."
Doug F.
Investor, Business Consultant & Multi-Trek Flamebearer
"When everything broke, the lesson was simple:
Stop blaming. Trust the detour. Take the risk—because the universe backs the leader who moves."
Stop blaming. Trust the detour. Take the risk—because the universe backs the leader who moves."
Piyush P.
Tech Genius, SaaS co-founder, and Multi-Gate Flamebearer
"After the trek I started busting out barriers in my life right and left."
Dave F.
Executive & Ecclesiastical Leader and Spain Flamebearer
"I didn’t go to Norway because it was convenient. I went because something deep, ancient, and unexplainable was calling me."
Gurpreit J.
AI Executive Leader and Norway Flamebearer