Preparing to lead – The List

• 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!