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Preparing to lead – The List

April 29, 2011 by  
Filed under Featured Posts, Practice

So many of my readers have requested “the list” to which I referred in my previous blog.  I am delighted to share it.  Bear in mind that it was prepared as a prelude to facilitating a workshop.  However, can you see its application to the daily task of leading?
  • Prepare, prepare, prepare! Being fully prepared brings confidence and puts me at ease
  • Centre myself – affirm the delight of all participants
  • Visualize the workshop as vibrant and exciting, where people are fully engaged and participating
  • Visualize the successful conclusion of the workshop
  • Give thanks for each and every participant in the workshop
  • Affirm that each participant is a repository of wisdom and one who has an awesome contribution to make
  • Affirm guidance for my every thought, word and deed throughout the day
  • Get a good night’s sleep
  • If I don’t get a good night’s sleep (it happens), I make sure to do a quick energizing routine – deep breathing, short, brisk morning walk
  • Do breathing exercises in the morning – especially if time is tight
  • Eat a water-rich, live, tasty breakfast
  • Drink water, and bring a bottle to the workshop – add a spritz of lemon to energize!
  • Allow plenty of time for travel to the venue and to set up the room before participants arrive
  • Play music, sing and dance while I am setting up the room; this gets me ‘in the spirit’
  • Wear something colorful, comfortable and pleasing to me, but appropriate to the workshop context
  • Wear comfortable shoes; I spend a lot of time on my feet
  • Go easy/avoid perfume, in case it triggers allergies
  • Make friends with the venue staff – they are my team for the day!
  • LAUGH! LAUGH!  LAUGH!

 

Comments

2 Responses to “Preparing to lead – The List”
  1. jeanette says:

    When will you be doing a workshop in Jamaica?

  2. Marguerite Orane says:

    Soon ….