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5/2/2014

Like to have this year fulfil on your dreams?

A reflection on setting up to achieve our vision

This post is dedicated to those who have a powerful vision or goal that calls them to act; one they want to see come to fruition. It focuses on developing our relationship with our vision; and on setting up structures to keep it powerfully in existence through those good as well as tough times.

I love the start of the year for the opportunity to reflect and plan while life 'outside' tends to run at a slightly slower/different pace. A time to set sails for the coming year with the elements that will enable us to stay on course, be filled with our respective possibilities and sail through being and creating the difference we are each here for.

Planning the trip

'Monkeyme' sets sail. Image: Sue Henderson.

This year has been an extra treat as my sister Sue and her partner Tarci fulfil one of their dreams of ocean sailing their 38 ft Wharram catamaran Monkey Me down the eastern coast of Australia. I follow their progress from dream to success and feel the excitement as well as the fear as though I am there! They've now reached Eden where they'll stay a couple of days. Next stop on the way to Tasmania is Flinders Island in the Bass Strait - a 30 to 40 hour non-stop trip. Hence the sailing metaphors.

People who are truly up for stepping into their courage and realising their vision, whether it's sailing the oceans or building their business or an environmental campaign know it really takes something, over and over. The main elements and sequence that I see making the crucial difference are:

Having DREAMS THAT INSPIRE US. Truly the source of the wind in our sails for manifesting extraordinary results.

As Pamela Vaull Starr (1909-1993) says, 'Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.'

HONOURING AND KEEPING THOSE DREAMS VIBRANTLY ALIVE IN OUR HEART AND MIND'S EYE. Here is the crucial sustaining and connecting step. What keeps the wind in our sails, and reminds us on a daily basis of the destination we want to be heading towards - and why we are doing what we are doing.

These two elements in place provides the enabling context for LIVING THAT POSSIBILITY and FULFILLING ON OUR INTENTIONS with ease and grace over the short term or longer.

Checking the supplies

Looking at the present situation, and what you need to set sail, would you say there's enough existence structures in daily life and circumstances for the first two dotpoints: to keep your dreams alive in full sail and on track? Do they sometimes slip out of focus or are perhaps forgotten in the melee of daily commitments? Welcome to the human default condition. On the whole, we are not set up to operate at our edge, or to keep new behaviours or ideas in existence.

Tweaking the second element in the above list - i.e. keeping the dreams vibrantly alive - can be the minimal-effort catalyst point that can have you really deliver on your dreams this year. And, if you already feel you're on track, set your sails to reach your next stars.

Creative workshop for Brisbane women to fill their sails and manifest their dreams this year

What difference could it make to have your dreams creatively brought into being, and your environment really supporting, encouraging and keeping you present to your vision - and in action? Might this bring you to your goals faster? Come and find out at the next Women Howling at the Moon networking event

Women in the Brisbane (Qld) area are invited to come and find out at the first Women Howling at the Moon networking event for the year, and a workshop focused on having your vision realised.

Using Creativity to Bring Your Dreams to Life
Saturday 15 February 2014, 6/30pm - 9.30pm

A unique and powerful experiential session
for you to manifest what you want in your life
through the creative use of vision boards

Presented by the Women Howling at the Moon
women's business networking initiative

Presenter

Lianne Cook

Workshop facilitator Lianne Cook is an artist, educator, coach and successful entrepreneur who has has established, built and run the Renaissance Kids art education initiative very successfully for close to 7 years.
During that time she has personally taught hundreds of students and run workshops for both children and adults.

Lianne has been publicly acknowledged for her business excellence and her contribution to the community, and she is currently nominated for the 2014 Lord Mayor's Australia Day awards.

For more info and to book:

More info about the workshop and the Women Howling at the Moon initiative -
To book - registration page

Note: $20 is the price to cover the networking event, the workshop plus a light repast.
Bookings close Thursday 14 February.

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3/2/2014

Map of Meaning events in Brisbane

Do you want an office that hums and employees who are working in what they believe in? Is there a disconnect in your workplace and are you “over it”?

The Map of Meaning is a holistic development model that provides a compass to recognise and bring balance to your working life and, as an optional extra, balance to your private life.

The Map of Meaning (TM) is simple. It is profound, and it works.

Workshops for individuals to apply the Map of Meaning to their business/life

23 March 2014: Create Your Map of Meaning and the Work/Life You Want" workshop

A practical, illuminating and enjoyable one-day workshop for participants from all walks of life to:
(i) gain a firsthand working understanding of the Map of Meaning framework, and
(ii) apply the Map to reflect on their own circumstances, balance and levels of satisfaction, and
(iii) create their own business/ personal plans and actions for themselves and their communities
(iv) ascertain whether they might like to use the framework at a more systemic level through further training.

Presenter Chris Henderson has a Masters in Education (Leadership and Management), 30+ years of education, training and coaching, has led two successful national social change education projects and is trained to Masterclass level in the Map of Meaning.

For more information and bookings:
More information: http://www.chrishendersoncoaching.com/march-workshop.html
To book: http://www.chrishendersoncoaching.com/january-workshop---booking.html

Investment:
$97; $85 early bird rate.
(To receive the early bird rate, register by 2 March)

Participant feedback:
In early January, 11 participants from a range of professional contexts came together for the first one-day Map of Meaning in-practice workshop. The event was pronounced a delicious success along all dimensions - the food as well ;->. Participants had this to say:

...important insights [that] have created a permanent shift in how I feel about my own value and the value of my work in the world - Arlanda Rayne, Life Coach and Presenter, Awaken Your Sacred Purpose

Well worth the time and cost - Vicki Godfrey, Director, Community Centre

.I found the Map of Meaning tool an extremely simple but effective tool for refocussing attention on those aspects of my attitudes and behaviours that have languished, and has given me tools to redirect my efforts to create outwardly positive behaviours and results - Robert Worrall, Environmental Professional

Very timely and very positive - Linda Heron, Business Development Manager

Masterclass and Graduate Training

Brisbane systems-level Masterclass/Graduate schedule, Semester 1 2014

Map of Meaning Masterclasses and Graduate programs will be of interest to those of us keen to empower individuals and teams and transform workplaces for the better, whether we focus on our own environments or work in a consultancy situation.

Map of Meaning world expert and co-author Lani Morris conducts advanced training in New Zealand, the UK and other select locations.

Lani will be Brisbane in June to run two systems-level training programs during Semester 1, 2014. These are:

14-15th June - Map of Meaning Masterclass
21-22nd June - Graduate program: Developing Skill and Confidence in using the Map of Meaning. A
two-day workshop for people who have already completed the Introductory Masterclass.

To register, go to:

Masterclass - www.trybooking.com/DVJD
Graduate program - www.trybooking.com/DSZJ

(To receive the early bird rate, register by 31st March.)

Graduate support

For graduates, it may be possible, in the period between now and then, to organize a skype hook up to assist us to reflect on and improve the way we use the map in groups.

Receive updates on Map of Meaning events

To receive updates about the Map of Meaning training, free webinars and other Brisbane-related events:

email mapofmeaning [at] kmcgovern.com (Mention the word Subscribe in the email, and your name and location in the body of the email)

AND/OR subscribe to the 'Audacious Life' e-letter on the top right of this website's home page where it says 'Audacious Life'. That way, you'll receive Map of Meaning updates along with a fortnightly laser treat for your audacity as well.

More info about the Map of Meaning

Chris Henderson’s interview with Lani Morris who is introducing the Map of Meaning to Brisbane.
Read Sydney Morning Herald 20th March 2013: Unhappy staff want more from work
“The Map of Meaning: How to Sustain your Humanity in the World of Work” by Lani Morris and Marjolein Lips-Wiersma is also available on Amazon. (The first chapter can be downloaded free)
Theoretical underpinnings and philosophy: http://www.holisticdevelopment.org.nz/ (includes link to a TED-x talk about the Map of Meaning by co-author Marjolein Lips Wiersma).

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