Evolutionary Provocateur

Deep Right Brain Experience

This is circulating amongst those who are working toward sustainability. I want you all to have access:

A neuro-scientist named Jill Taylor gave a short talk at TED that was probably the most profound depiction of the deep right brain experience that I'd ever heard. After her talk, the vibe of the entire conference changed - people were more open, deeper, clearer. Truly remarkable. There is an essential message here for all humanity on acknowledging just how closely connected and related we all are.

Reducing Stress Through Heart Math

Sorry about falling off the map for the last couple of weeks. Yikes!

I have been working on a screenplay for a feature film and so dug into that and let this idle. I have put the intention out there to attract a producer, director, cast and financial support who can embrace the larger picture while producing a film. Its story? Stay tuned. Or contact me if you are interested.

www.HeartMath.org is hosting a webinar on how to reduce stress by adjusting your physical response. Click here to register. The program starts on April 2nd. HeartMath has been profiled in this blog before since it is a great source of research on the heart, heart centered leadership and how to consciously, through your own self-awareness bring your state of being into greater coherence. No doubt many of the techniques used in this program will help you achieve that.

As more and more people make the link between personal and professional growth and reduced stress, health and wellness, the connection eventually gets made that this work achieves more when self-directed. Placing trust in your intuitive instincts to guide you makes for more accurate decisions.  'The Secret'  created a commercial cult of personal growth wizards making it hard to know who or what to trust. The wealth of personal growth technologies available amount to a smorgasbord demanding discernment, an informed buyer and use of intuition.

What is the value of self-directed growth and expansion to business? As anyone who reads this Blog knows, the capacity to take charge is absolutely critical right now especially for the executive level where the pressure is on to release command/control. The more resistance there is, the harder it will be and the more stress created. Much easier to get a grip on the biofeedback tools which make it easy.

The Power of Position - Part 3 of the Power series

Clever me. I did parts 1 & 2 and totally forgot part 3....well here it is.

The Power of Position is the 3rd universal expression of power as documented by Angeles Arriens in her book The Four Fold Way.  The power of position speaks to taking a stand. What you stand for; how you stand up for yourself. it also refers to spatial intelligence or where you put things in relation to the space you are in - how to extend respect, set boundaries, align word with action.

In business, the power of position is often confused with authority or the size of the office. Particularly, in hierarchical cultures, the size of the office is assumed to be a statement of importance. Anyone who has ever worked in politics knows that this is illusional at best. Personal power is what ever person has. The power of position refers to how you as a person shows up, knows where they stand, what they contribute, why they are here. Purpose is a natural extension of that conversation of course.

Power and force are frequently confused. Force is one way of wielding power but it is not the same as power. Physicist David Hawkins explains this very well in his book Power versus Force and helps us see how that plays out politically as well. An earlier post I referred to Cy's film www.spentaproductions.com which is about power in politics and how it is used. Head over there or to YouTube for a revealing historical insight into how important one's relationship with power is to the capacity to weild it effective.

Crossing a Bridge

When out hiking this weekend in the mountains behind Vancouver I had to cross a bridge. Normally, with the railings on either side of me this would be a no-brainer. Just do it. Safe and securely sandwiched between the rails. However, this time there was 10 feet or about 2 meters of snow on top of the bridge. So much for secure hand rails.

For my dog, the trip was easy. She has four legs, which is a bit more to coordinate, (she does better than I do with two) but is closer to the ground, less subject to toppling over. For me, who gets a bit unsettled by heights, not so much. First, it was a show stopper. Too many 'what ifs' running through my mind. Then, not to be deterred by the fear of possibility, I returned and walked over, eyes focusing on the other side. Coming back, I took the snowshoes off.

I could not help but notice that leadership feels like that sometimes. Those moments when lying down and waiting till the opportunity passes by would definitely be easier. The better thing to do is to get up and get on with it. 

Especially now. There is lots going on globally that is quite exciting.

First, www.heartmath.org have launched their Global Coherence Monitoring Project. It needs funding and support. To provide either head over to www.globalcoherenceproject.com

Second, Wisdom University is updating research on the Cultural Creatives. If you are one, you are part of a collective capacity for radical innovation that can truly shift how we exist to quantum levels. The technology to solve most of the world's problems exists. The mindsets don't. Hence the need for this group to know themselves as a group and to shed off any notions of limitation or limiting belief.

Third, the desire to fulfill one's destiny is more compelling than ever. Changing gears in mid-point is about settling in on the target for existence. The up-take on Oprah's new program is one example. Business is experiencing it as engagement issues. The evidence is all around us.

Always, it appears to return to how one sees, hears, feels and senses the world around them. Exciting times.