Sunday, August 11, 2013

"The first task of a leader is to help define reality"



ME - PIP WILSON

MISSION STATEMENT

I will be an effective lover.
I will live to love -
modelled on my developing commitment,
understanding and faith in God.

I will continue to believe,
behave and affirm that
all individual persons are unique,
special and valuable
- "beautiful human persons".
I will demonstrate that,
verbalise that.

I will live to love myself,
family, friends, colleagues
and active socially and cosmically

Pip Wilson.

26.03.1995

-I have decided to make my life an act of love-



In Facilitation .........

When leading training courses 
I do not declare this sort of stuff 
but start where the group is at, 
or create an experience where we all can be at. 

I will guide a course or group but not dump my own spirituality or what I believe. 
I will respond at all times with honesty. 
I answer questions on my spirituality, 
but not push or be proactive unless the brief includes this. 

I also need to be honest and touch and open my considerable library of scars. 
That in turn will encourage others to disclose the beautiful and, 
more importantly, 
the dark side and the ugly in their lives. 
It is a moment of wonder (spiritual) 
when a group have reached a point of sharing 
some hurt or damage and the climate becomes empathetic 
and we are all, at the same time, 
at level with our hurts and this NOW experience. 

We can become real with each other because we are touching reality. 
Maybe the normally hidden, subconscious, but it is all real.

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Quote: -

"The first task of a leader is to help define reality"

Max De Pree - 'Leadership is an Art'

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Yes - a large step forward for participants is when 
we open up and touch the life issues they have tucked away, 
possibly behind a chemical haze or a sophisticated respectability. 
This can be both emotional and spiritual. 
Both at the same time it seems to me. 
Only then, when we own the situation, 
can we step onwards with eyes wide open 
to make life decisions and ..........
step out along the road less travelled.