Betsy Lydle Smith
Hi,
The Virtues Project provides a framework for living my life with integrity, purpose, gratitude and joy.
I am so grateful for the virtues and five strategies that have helped me raise my children, have a loving, meaningful relationship with my husband, family, and friends, learn ways to connect with the Divine, others and myself, and to set clear boundaries that keep me safe and honor my time and energy.
I've been interested and intrigued about how we can make the world a better place since I was in 7th grade in Mrs. Thomason's Social Studies class. When I learned that the United States stockpiled food and the government paid for it, while people in other countries went hungry, I vowed to do something about it when I grew up.
I went to college, majored in English, decided to become a teacher and got my teaching degree. While in college, I had a life-changing experience. My college had a very strict Honor Code. It was drilled into us from day one, not to cheat, steal, lie or break one's word of honor, which terrified us all as Freshmen. However, by year four and graduation, I knew that this code was one that I wanted to live my life by.
When I learned about The Virtues Project in 1991, I knew that my personal beliefs were a match for an initiative that helps us all satisfy another kind of hunger: to live a meaningful life by discovering and developing our virtues, such as love, kindness, respect, caring, honesty, peacefulness and honor.
If you are hungry to live a meaningful and purposeful life, have more joy, caring, and love in your family and relationships, experience more excellence, integrity and contentment at work, please join me. Check out our transformational courses today!
Betsy Lydle Smith, of Eloy, Arizona, is a Master Facilitator with The Virtues Project™.
A certificated K-12 teacher with 25 years of experience in education, training, and facilitation, Betsy is also
an Adjunct Faculty member of Seattle Pacific University Center for Professional Education in Seattle, WA. As a mother, grandmother, and wife, Betsy finds Virtues Project™ concepts and strategies invaluable in family, personal and professional relationships. She has a gift of making workshops understandable, practical, personally enriching, and fun.
A lifelong educator, Betsy has taught middle school and high school students in CA, NY, WA, and Germany. She was Founder and Executive Director of ArtStar art programs for children in Seattle, WA. As a Master Facilitator of The Virtues Project™, Betsy has facilitated professional development training for educators, parents, couples, and organizations in the Pacific Northwest and worldwide since 2001.
Workshops, webinars and online courses are offered regularly. Check out the calendar for current offerings.
Peter E. Smith has been using virtues and The Virtues Project™ strategies in his family, his marriage, and in his business for many years. Pete has a B.S. and M.A. from Cornell University. He is a U.S. Navy Submarine veteran, and CEO of Columbia Futures Group in Seattle, WA.
Pete and Betsy facilitate workshops, retreats and webinars for couples to help them enrich their relationships. In their marriage of 53 years, communication skills, deep listening, consultation and honoring each other's spirit, have helped them through challenges and brought more joy to their relationship.
Pete's excellent listening skills, gentleness and calm manner compliment Betsy's enthusiasm, determination, and passion. They are both Master Facilitators for The Virtues Project™.
Sign up now for their NEW online course, Building Blocks for Lasting Love!
Pete and Betsy facilitate workshops, retreats and webinars for couples to help them enrich their relationships. In their marriage of 53 years, communication skills, deep listening, consultation and honoring each other's spirit, have helped them through challenges and brought more joy to their relationship.
Pete's excellent listening skills, gentleness and calm manner compliment Betsy's enthusiasm, determination, and passion. They are both Master Facilitators for The Virtues Project™.
Sign up now for their NEW online course, Building Blocks for Lasting Love!
 Linda Kavelin Popov, co-founder of The Virtues Project™
Betsy is a dynamic, energetic, inspiring presenter. Her knowledge of the virtues and the five life skill strategies of The Virtues Project™ is deeply rooted in her years of intensives with myself and Dr. Dan Popov, and her integrity in "walking the talk." She was one of the first individuals to whom we gave the right to become a trainer of facilitators because of her excellence, knowledge and skills.
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Betsy Lydle Smith is one of the best Master Facilitators! We have worked together for 20 years in The Virtues Project. Betsy’s integrity, steadfastness and commitment to getting the virtues into the world is awesome. She works very well with diverse populations and she does so joyously!
- Rev. Harriett Walden, Seattle, WA
- Rev. Harriett Walden, Seattle, WA
My experience as a student in Betsy's Virtues Project workshop was one of the most powerful and transformative experiences of my life. Betsy has a way of choosing the right experiences for the group and facilitating reflective discussions, practice in new strategies, and planning needed change.- Linda Myrick, Santa Cruz, CA
Contact Betsy at [email protected] today for more information on her workshops, or take the online Introduction to The Virtues Project™ today.