Wonderful conversation.... Just this morning, I read a Blessing for a New Beginning from John O'Donohue's To Bless the Space Between Us
Awaken your spirit to adventure; Hold nothing back, learn to find ease in risk; Soon you will be home in a new rhythm For your soul senses the world that awaits you Sounds like a lovely way to 'poke the spirit' of Open Space - for anyone/everyone Cheers Brendan On 19/05/2011, at 11:20 AM, Spark.osk wrote: > A courage to liberate the hero imprisoned in the leading sponsor of OS event > can virally affect the etire human systems that have yearned to get out of > their box imprisoning their spirit. All we have to do seems to let it happen > by inviting them to open it and enjoy whatever happens. Ah... I seem to know > hope will remain at least. > > Hope ubiquitously charged by OST ;-)) > > spark > Liberate the leader in each of us. > > 2011-05-19 오전 11:16, doug 쓴 글: >> >> Suzanne-- >> >> Your mention of the hero's journey set my heart on something I wrote a >> couple of days ago, triggered by Rumi: >> >> empty-making & whole-making >> these are all we sell here >> muddle & community >> hero/ine going out coming back & >> finding the boon for the community in >> the community >> most folks don't have either >> zig & zag each and both help the >> line remember it is one >> >> :- Doug. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, 2011-05-18 at 09:13 -0400, Suzanne Daigle wrote: >>> Harold, >>> >>> Your post has been on my mind a lot...Your question: "What's the path >>> to abundant full time Open Space living?" and then your comment "I've >>> been wishing I could do this full time - go out - get clients - and >>> facilitate OST conferences full time - but Seth's quote kind of threw >>> that back at me". >>> >>> All I can say Harold is to follow your passion. In many ways it is a >>> hero's journey, a journey that does not have the security, the >>> predictability, the stability and all that a traditional "abundant >>> full time job or career might have". For me, Open Space is the >>> pathway that opens up space to transform how we do work, how we >>> experience life, how we are together, together. There is nothing that >>> compares. I know I could be accused at times of being a "one trick >>> pony" but how can I dismiss the depth, the possibilities, the layers, >>> the hope, the transformation, innovation, creativity, peace, >>> performance and all that Opening Space invites in our lives. It is a >>> way of being much more than a process of doing. >>> >>> As I reflect on my corporate career, I can feel and taste the >>> possibilities of what Open Space invites. It invites EVERYONE to >>> participate and engage, to contribute and make a difference. To be >>> themselves without holding back. Wow! And as I think of you Harold, >>> your depth, your commitment and contributions to this community, I >>> think to myself, lucky client who would have you to Open Space. What a >>> gift knowing the results and outcomes in productivity, high >>> performance and high engagement that could occur. >>> >>> As a community, I feel us to be on the edge...on the edge of so many >>> possibilities. The World today is a very different place: in business, >>> in politics, in education, in finance, environmentally, etc. Or >>> perhaps it's not that different at all, it's just our perception that >>> has changed and perception is everything. It's a lot. >>> >>> The opportunities to be opening space abound. Some days I feel like a >>> shoe salesman seeing >>> so many people around me with no shoes, not even knowing what shoes >>> are and I think of the "repetitive patterns" of how they work and live >>> that aren't working anymore. I then think to myself "if only they had >>> shoes aka Open Space" and therein lies the entrepreneur magic inside >>> of me. In those times, I feel myself to be a business owner, a >>> scientist and an inventor -- imagining the path of how I can help >>> people discover how life could be better if only we could open space >>> and introduce a few principles of living. >>> >>> At this stage, rather than writing a book, I feel myself wanting to >>> write a marketing campaign not to sell somebody on something but to >>> speak in a language where people are, a language of need and >>> possibilities that is familiar. A language that invites a relationship >>> with clients, a language that does not talk about Open Space but that >>> is all about Opening Space in different ways so we can get different >>> results. >>> >>> So Harold, I thank you for posting this. It made me realize again >>> that time is "awasting" and that I have important work to do if I am >>> to go for the whole enchilada, as Harrison told me in a recent post. >>> It means being smart and strategic, thinking like an entrepreneur, >>> knowing what I'm good at and going for it. >>> >>> I'm imagining there are lots of Wave Riders out there like you, like >>> me who are not shy about announcing that making a sustainable living >>> doing what we love to do is indeed a noble and worthy goal. And >>> "abundance" seems like a darn good word because it is through >>> abundance, sharing, helping each other, contributing back to this >>> community that abundance happens and multiples. >>> >>> So Harold, keep simmering your dream and let me know if I can help in >>> this trail blazing, wave riding adventure that we call Open Space >>> which is really nothing more than opening space in our lives so that >>> "people can be helping people" in business, community and in life. >>> >>> Suzanne, invigorated and energized about the future >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 7:37 PM, Harold Shinsato <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> I just read this in Seth Godin's latest tract - "Poke the >>> Box". I've heard occasionally that some folks are having >>> trouble making ends meet as Open Space Technology >>> facilitators. Yet others seem to be doing ok. I've been >>> wishing I could do this full time - go out - get clients - and >>> facilitatre OST conferences full time - but Seth's quote kind >>> of threw that back at me. >>> >>> >>> "My friend Jessica wants to be a conference organizer. You can >>> hire her and she'll sweat every single detail of your event. >>> Give her the attendee list, the venue, and the agenda, and the >>> conference will go off without a hitch. >>> >>> "The problem with this plan is that it involves being picked >>> by the event promoter. If she gets picked often, it's a fine >>> living. If she can negotiate a fair payday, it's a fine >>> living. But Jessica must pitch the promoter, hat in hand. >>> >>> "So... why not be the promoter, the initiator, the one in >>> charge and responsible?" >>> >>> - Seth Godin, Poke the Box, p. 25 >>> >>> >>> This sounds a lot more like the spirit of OST than going out >>> looking for clients who want to do OST events. This is very >>> personal for me as Missoula BarCamp's OST event happens on >>> Saturday. I went out and just got it started - but it's not >>> exactly a money maker at this point. But what Seth says, just >>> initiating cool OST events, sounds a lot more juicy than >>> trying to pitch OST facilitation. >>> >>> Any enlightenment anyone? What's the path to abundant full >>> time Open Space living? >>> >>> -- >>> Harold Shinsato >>> [email protected] >>> http://shinsato.com >>> twitter: @hajush >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> OSList mailing list >>> To post send emails to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>> [email protected] >>> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: >>> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Suzanne Daigle >>> NuFocus Strategic Group >>> 7159 Victoria Circle >>> University Park, FL 34201 >>> FL 941-359-8877; >>> CT 203-722-2009 >>> www.nufocusgroup.com >>> [email protected] >>> twitter @suzannedaigle >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> OSList mailing list >>> To post send emails to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: >>> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OSList mailing list >> To post send emails to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: >> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > <spark_osk.vcf>_______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org
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