How We Started

We started Life Pathway after many years of working around the world, developing friendships with all kinds of people, and realizing that in this globalized age people of all ages and nationalities have grown discontent, distracted, and directionless from the tyranny of the urgent, the digital domination of our attention, the marketing saturation of new options and more information, and the disintegration of virtue, duty, and honor. After talking with many people who feel stuck and who are searching for helpful conversations, and after being sought out by friends and students, we decided to launch Life Pathway to encourage and support those who wish to achieve courageous goals and to make wise decisions for life.

With advanced degrees in TESOL, linguistics, and intercultural studies, Dr. Burns has worked in numerous global contexts, serving students and internationals since 1999. In addition to the US, he has worked in the Middle East, East Asia, Africa, Europe, and Southeast Asia. Learning languages and learning cultures are fundamental for understanding how people think, feel, and make decisions. Dr. Burns also knows the stress of third-culture-kid transitions; he has third-culture kids of his own that he homeschools wherever they are living/traveling internationally. Other than his native English, having studied 10 languages, he is most proficient in Mandarin and Thai. He has traveled to 31 countries, and he has worked in diverse settings from remote villages to mega-cities.

OWNER + FOUNDER

E. Daniel Burns, PCC, PhD, specializes in consulting and coaching international marketplace leaders, students, adults, professionals, military families, non-native English speakers, and educators. He uses High Performance Patterns and is a certified Consultant of The Highlands Company and a certified Global Leadership Coach (Certificate in Transformational Coaching & Advanced Certificate in Transformational Coaching; and Professional Certified Coach of the International Coach Federation). Friends and clients seek his services when they want to discover their natural abilities to perform better, and when they face life and leadership challenges and want to create strong action items for deliverable outcomes. Dr. Burns helps people navigate through deep transition and get results. Additionally, Dr. Burns has directed an MA in Global Leadership program, advises doctoral students in intercultural studies, and teaches at American and international graduate schools. He meets with clients face-to-face in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and in international locations like Southeast Asia. He is available for teleconferencing via online or social media platforms.