Online Course
September 17, 2026 - November 19, 2026
Thursdays at 16:00 UTC (at 17:00 starting November 5)
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BG5 Career and Business Cycles Certification
Upon completion of this one semester program, you will become certified to offer BG5 Career and Business Cycles Sessions to your clients to empower them to successfully navigate the natural cycles of their careers, businesses, and life.
Just like life – our careers, work, and businesses also have natural rhythms and cycles. From starting our careers; to changing positions, jobs, or professions; to retirement. From starting a business; to seeing it flourish; to closing the doors, selling it, or passing it along to the next generation.
Knowing how the cycles affect, change, and flow through our lives in terms of our career or business can help us:
Note: To be officially Certified as a Cycles Consultant – you must first be officially Certified as a BG5 Career & Business Consultant. Upon completion of this program and approval of the final project you will become certified to offer Cycles Consultations to your clients.
Additional Course Information:
Semester 1 Learning Outcomes
Semester 1 CEUs: Upon successful completion of this semester, you will qualify to receive 3.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
Criteria for earning CEUs: Attend and participate in all 10 classes, complete all assignments within the timeframe, complete the semester project with instructor approval, complete payment for class and materials, review and sign the Student Integrity Agreement.
Audit Price: Please inquire at office@bg5businessinstitute.com.
Translation Options: Please inquire at office@bg5businessinstitute.com.
Deliver any of the BG5 Cycle Analysis to a partner in class or to an individual outside of class.
Part 1: The Presentation
The Presentation in PowerPoint, PDF or Word Document of the Full BG5 Cycles Analysis you delivered to a fellow classmate, client or a person outside of class should include the following:
1. Focus of this session - What does your client want to get out of their session with you? Be sure to incorporate what they want to get out of the session in your presentation as possible including a slide at the beginning & end where you review, summarize, or check
2. Design Basic Review - Remind your client who they are and how to operate correctly by following their Decision-Making Strategy. Items to include in the Design Basic Review:
Briefly tie in other elements such as Defined Functions, Strengths, Life Work Theme and Public Role – whatever feels relevant
3. Shadow Basic Review
4. Last year’s Annual Cycle
Annual Cycle: The Challenges and Opportunities of the past year. It if often easier to see the lessons of the cycle in retrospect. Briefly reviewing last year’s cycle lessons can help complete the cycle before moving into the next cycle.
General Themes - Functions Defined by the Cycle
Weather Impact Themes – Lesson Plan
In Combination with Weather Conditioning Themes - Instructors
5. Annual Cycle Upcoming Year
Annual Cycle - The Challenges and Opportunities of the upcoming year. After looking back, you can then look forward to see what may be in store for the upcoming year.
General Themes - Functions Defined by the Cycle
Weather Impact Themes – Lesson Plan
In Combination with Weather Conditioning Themes - Instructors
6. Life Cycle Theme - (30, 40, 50 or 60 Year Milestone)
What Larger Cycle are they In? Before 30, 30, 40, 50, 60 Year Milestone
Cover the Three Key aspects in their current:
7. Summary
8. Other elements to include:
Part 2: Client Feedback
Part 3: Self Evaluation
Please Upload your Semester Project Below>>
(Note: You can only upload one file. If you have multiple files please zip all files together before uploading)
Pre-Requisites: BG5 Consultant Certification - Semester 3 (completed or concurrently enrolled)
Agree to: https://bg5businessinstitute.com/professional-agreements
Required Materials:
MMI Professional Edition Software;
Cycle Analysis Digital Book
Note: To officially become a Certified Cycles Consultant you must first be a Certified BG5 Career & Business Consultant.
Note: Please be aware that late registration students may be added to the course.

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Early Bird Price Ends September 10th - 1 week before class starts Save $200.00