This third little workshop will be particularly useful for those who have recently attended a course with us (now owners of their new home, The House on the Right Bank) and all those who are looking forward to the up and coming Dublin Event, The Best of MindStore. This mini workshop and the unfolding process will be useful to everyone else too, whether you get involved as an individual, family or business team.
Read it through then seriously think of making an appointment with yourself. Find the space and time so that you can do it properly, perhaps you should arrange to book 30 minutes in your schedule to complete it.
So here’s what to do:
Consider the following: When I facilitated audiences through the unique personal discovery process that was “The Island” I got them to consider what we were as humans at our core. From across the room folks would offer “Light, Vibration, Goodness, Hope, Belief, Faith, Love, etc, etc. I then had participants write out a statement “At my core I am ……………”, they completed the rest. We then considered how we are affected by being in tune or out of tune with our core before enjoying a rather dramatic yet poignant visualization on a beach located in a secluded bay on The Island.
Now for the purpose of our workshop this week ask yourself – What are my Core values? What is really important to me in how I behave and live my life and how I would prefer others to behave and live theirs? Here are some suggestions (though not in any way complete) that might help you focus. Use them to stimulate you to write out a brainstorm of key values that are critical for you.
Friendship, Success, Work Ethic, Loyalty, Commitment, Inner Calm, Pleasure, Community, Justice, Discipline, Continuous Improvement, Reliable, Wealth, Cooperation, Democracy, Equality, Family, Service, Health, Respect, Goodness, Purpose, Teamwork, Independence, Tolerance, Trust, Integrity, Truth.
Give yourself five minutes to identify what would be on your list.
Now having done this take a further five minutes to identify a top 5 out of your list that are absolute must haves for you without which you would be unhappy.
Create a chart on a page of A4 by drawing a box half an inch in from the edges of the sheet. Draw a line down the centre of the box creating two columns. Then divide the box into 6 equal sized rows. In the box at the top of the left column create the heading “Key Values” and in the top Right column create the heading “Why it’s important to me.” Now place your five top values in the left hand boxes then fill in why each is important to you in the right hand column. Give yourself enough time to feel you have captured the essence of each value.
I will take you all through part 4 of this process next week. For those who have experienced a recent MindStore Event you will know that these 5 Values are a critical feature in the Mental Architecture and process of the new course.
Attendees of the MindStore course in Dublin on Saturday 23 June, will be preparing in a fairly profound way by following these four blogs. (This preparation is not essential but will be to your advantage.)
The Best of MindStore with Jack Black takes place in the Stillorgan Park Hotel, Dublin on Saturday 23 June, discounts are available for members, groups and students. BOOK HERE