Suzanne, WOW!
Magnificent! Thank you! b On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Suzanne Daigle <sdaig...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is the Leadership that is inside of us as valuable as the Leadership > we see or seek in others? > > We will seek out the experts. We will read books. We will listen > carefully to their words, hear what they say and watch how they speak, > their body language, their expressions and their tone. We will admire > those whose actions inspire; those who drive results and achieve > goals. We will often judge them to be almost perfect or at least > better than us. If they disappoint us in some way, we feel betrayed. > We then turn our eyes in another direction, always seeking those other > than ourselves for wisdom, guidance and leadership. We will hang on > their every word, looking for advice, a recipe, a solution; a way of > doing and being that can make sense of the chaos around us and that > can guide our path making it a little easier than it is now. We will > observe, analyze, criticize, and speak with others assessing those > leaders that are not us. And so often, what emerges is that feeling > of emptiness, of starting over, of continually searching and never > finding. > > What if the leadership we were looking for was inside of us and beside > us – our neighbors, our family, our colleagues and our friends? What > if we could see with new eyes? Hear with new ears? Feel in a different > way? What would it be if we witnessed ourselves and could see what > goes on in our head? The recurring patterns of how we judge, how we > see, how we feel. What would it be if we could change those patterns > or at least silence them a bit to let something new in? Would it open > up space for us to see all that is there inside of us: the creativity, > the ideas, the love, the passion, the energy, the hope, the dreams, > and the vibrant life that is there? Is it time yet for us to realize > that the problems are too big, the chaos too great and the issues too > complex for one or more leaders outside of us to handle it all? Is it > time for us to recognize the greatness of our own leadership, a > greatness that is humble and real, a greatness filled with gratitude > for what we already have knowing that with others around us, we > already have a lot. > > Is it time for us to Open up Space so we can hear ourselves speak and > hear others, a place where we can join our passions and take > responsibility for the world around us, one small step at a time. The > world needs us now, the leader that is inside of each of us. And yes, > that leadership is more valuable than the leadership outside of us. > Let’s Open up Space together wherever and whenever we can. Let’s give > each other courage in doing what feels right even though many others > cannot know this until they discover, feel and experience it > themselves. Choosing this work to make our living is not an easy > choice but sometimes when we feel as we do, we know there is no other > choice. > > Opening space 24X7 --Wave Riders Unite! I’m in and thanks for > listening and being there always for me as I speak my soul. > > Suzanne > > > On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net> wrote: > > Several days ago I sent a note to what I thought was going to be a small > > group of friends, inviting thinking about opening space every day, what > that > > might mean, and how to accomplish all that in specifics. In effect, I was > > taking off from my book "Wave Rider" which is my best shot on the subject > to > > date -- with the expectation that there is much more "out there" in terms > of > > ideas and actions. Along the way I did suggest that OST (as the meeting > > approach) might be getting in the way of the larger discussion. Even > worse, > > I facetiously (jokingly) invited everybody to join "The Imperial Society > of > > Wave Riders!" Well you can imagine the uproar this caused. Here I am > > suggesting that we eliminate OST and become imperialists! Not a good day > -- > > but I do think the proposed discussion has merit. In fact from where I > sit > > it may just be the most important discussion we could have. > > > > > > > > Given the state of the world (no need for detailed analysis) superior > human > > performance achieved in a peaceful fashion seems like a very good idea. > Or > > put another way how do we find the intelligence and energy to deal with > the > > massive issues we face without killing each other? I believe that the 25 > > year Open Space experiment has clearly shown that superior performance in > a > > peaceful manner can be achieved any time we open space. It may not be > > perfect, but it works better than just about anything else, and for sure > it > > is a lot less work. The reason for all this is that we are not really > doing > > anything. Rather, we are inviting the system (business, family, > > organization) to do what it can do all by itself. Self organize. We are > just > > helping people to notice that -- and when they do magic seems to happen. > > Peace and high performance show up. If we are honest about it, I think we > > might realize that OST is in some real ways a fraud and a joke, at least > it > > becomes all that if we take credit for the power and effect of the > process, > > and the special way that we might "do" it. Rather like taking credit for > the > > power and effect of gravity -- which will continue no matter what we do! > > > > > > > > Anyhow, I believe the community that gathers here online (and anybody > else > > who cares to join us) is uniquely positioned to engage in this discussion > > not just at a theoretical level but at a very solid practical level. We > have > > the shared experience of hundreds of thousands of Open Spaces. And we > have > > something else -- the shared experience of life in our community. As the > > world might see it the "Open Space Community" is a pretty strange thing. > It > > has no boundaries, no formal organization, leadership, or corporate > status. > > Membership is pretty much whoever shows up -- and the party has been > going > > on for 25 years. Odd but very effective. Indeed there are multiple formal > > organizations in the world who with might greater effort have > accomplished > > substantially less. Think about it! Multiple Global and regional > meetings. A > > world wide reach. More training programs than you can name. And > absolutely > > nobody is in charge. There has never been a Business Plan, and if a > budget > > exists it has never been found. Is it all just a gossamer dream, a > fanciful > > delusion, or something much deeper and more important? I vote for the > > latter. I think this is a conversation that needs to happen, not to the > > exclusion of all others, but this is where my passion is. > > > > > > > > Anyhow I invite you to share and think about our common experience -- and > > let our experience be our guide. As a starting point we might just begin > > with invitation. What would happen if all our projects began with > invitation > > as opposed to assignment? > > > > > > > > > > > > Harrison > > > > > > > > > > > > * * ========================================================== > > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To > subscribe, > > unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about > > OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > > > -- > Suzanne Daigle > NuFocus Strategic Group > 7159 Victoria Circle > University Park, FL 34201 > FL 941-359-8877; > CT 203-722-2009 > www.nufocusgroup.com > s.dai...@nufocusgroup.com > > * > * > ========================================================== > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > -- Barry Owen Real Estate Broker Professional Coach Keller Williams Realty 30 Burton Hills Blvd Suite 175 Nashville, TN 37215 – Green Hills Call me: 615-568-2123 Text me: http://www.mycricket.com/send-text-message-online email me: barryo...@kw.com Read my Blog: http://activerain.com/blogs/barryo Visit The Owen Group http://www.theowengroup.net http://www.owengroupnashvillehomes.com Barry Owen’s Internet Portal to all blogsites, websites, and social networks http://tnrealestatetribalhub.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/barry-owens-web-portal/ Simply & BOLDLY Living the FourFold Way in Open Space! 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