Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?
—Mary Oliver
(Photo: Pop explaining the rules of the Easter Egg Hunt to his Grandchildren)
Carolyn will present What’s Your Sales Leadership Story? at the upcoming Georgetown University Leadership Coaching Conference on Friday, July 16, 2010.
A Brief Outline. Storytelling is the language of leadership. Crafting a business story of value, relevance, differentiation, and as a strategic resource is a sales leadership story.
How does sales storytelling impact your business and your client’s overall experience?
In this workshop you will learn to increase your edge as a strategic partner and sharpen in your leadership ability to tell your business story to your client. You will receive tips, tools, and time to identify strategies and steps to increase the effectiveness of your business development process by practicing and telling your business story in ways that will delight your clients and enhance the overall client experience.
The session agenda will cover these main topics:
1. Elements of a sales story
2. Your business development process and the importance of client discovery
3. Time, tips and tools for crafting your sales story
4. Homework and recommendations for continued learning on the session topic
To design a custom program for your organization, email Carolyn at
To learn more about Georgetown University’s Leadership Coaching program, visit:
http://scs.georgetown.edu/programs/35/certificate-in-leadership-coaching
(Life) turns you from one feeling to another and teaches by means of opposites, so that you will have two wings to fly, not one.
—Rumi
(Photo: Learning to fly at washingtondc.trapezeschool.com)
The privilege of a lifetime is being
who you are
The goal of the hero trip down
to the jewel point is to find those
levels in the psyche that open,
open, open, and finally open to
the mystery of your Self
That’s the journey.
—Joseph Campbell
Throughout the rhythm of our lives we receive calls. Calls to move forward, calls to grow, calls to take responsibility, calls to develop our gifts, calls to love self and others.
When you receive a call, do you answer?
Below is a map of “The Hero’s Journey” – based on poet, philospher, and teacher Lorin Roche’s interpretation of Joseph Campbell’s work, “The Hero With A Thousand Faces” (notes from October 18, 2009 teaching).
The journey begins with The Call. It can be outwardly or inwardly directed. For example, you receive a job offer (the call) to move to another city and lead your own business unit or there is an inner urging to get involved with a local non-profit in a more committed way or you notice a growing curiosity to learn something new (e.g., how to sail or how to be still as opposed to being busy).
The Answer - There is only one way to answer: Yes or No. As you think through times in the past when you received a call, what fueled your forward movement and your answer yes? What calls did you answer no to and why?
**Arriving at Yes! When we commit to the call and answer yes, there is a tremendous amount of excitement, forward movement, and relief in responding positively. What are you saying Yes! to right now? How can the excitement and energy of a new beginning sustain you as you break with the old and venture into the new and unknown?
Obstacles - Inevitably there will be obstacles that present once you embark on a new journey. For example, in answering the “Job-offer-in-another-city Call,” it requires finding a new place to live, relocating, saying goodbye to a life and friends in the present place, meeting and establishing relationships with new co-workers, etc. However, at this point in the journey there is enough energy, excitement, and commitment to the call to move you ahead and sustain you. You address each situation that comes up and continue to move forward in the quest.
The Road of Trials - As new skills, abilities, and experiences are gained, there is often a series of trials that test your commitment to the call. This is the time when it is most important to stay connected to the vision, the call, the reason why you embarked on this path. From this centered and grounded place, a deeper understanding and learning occurs. This state of being often leads to a…
Breakthrough – This is the experience of oneness, peace, restored confidence, and self- renewal that comes from staying connected to the vision, going through a series of trials and experiences that strengthen or develop your new skills and abilities (your gifts). At this point in the journey, the hero-ine takes time to reflect back on how far he or she has come.
The Road Back – The hero-ine now begins the journey home to share the gifts, abilities, and perspective gained from the experience of responding to the call and being on the journey. This is a time of celebration, community, and communion. Even on the road back there are times when the hero-ine experiences obstacles and trials that strengthen the magic of the gifts. This is a time for the hero-ine to seek the support of allies who can spread the learning, share the gifts, and ensure a safe return home.
The Arrival Home – The hero-ine enjoys being fully integrated in the learning from the experiences of the journey, and celebrated for his or her courage in hearing and saying Yes! to the call.
Think about times in your life when you received a call. Use this map to reflect back on your “Hero’s Journey.” I wonder…
Are you being called to something right now?
From Carolyn’s Bookshelf, further reading recommendations:
http://www.carolynbutcher.com/index.php/blog/inner/further_reading_the_heros_journey/
(Photo: Sailing along the Turquaz Coast - Bodrum, Turkey)
As a companion piece to the June 18th blog entry “The Hero’s Journey,” several resources from some of Carolyn’s favorite authors and teachers are listed below.
**All titles can be obtained through Amazon.com, the author, or a major book-seller. Enjoy!
-Author: Joseph Campbell
Book: The Hero With A Thousand Faces
-Authors: Joseph Campbell with Bill Moyer
Book: The Power of Myth
-Author: Selected and edited by Diane K. Osbon
Book: Reflections on the Art of Living - A Joseph Campbell Companion
-Author: Carol Pearson
Book: Awakening the Heros Within
-Authors: Camille Maurine and Lorin Roche, PhD
Book: Meditation 24/7 - Practices to Enlighten Every Moment of the Day
-Author: Lorin Roche, PhD
Book: The Radiance Sutras
June 18th Blog Entry: http://www.carolynbutcher.com/index.php/blog/inner/the_heros_journey/
Lead from Within! Embark on Your Journey of Self-Discovery with a Guide!
This series of master classes is designed to introduce you to the leadership awareness practice of inquiry and self-knowledge (that’s Svadhyaya in Sanskrit) through the experience of questioning, writing, peer coaching, and experiential exercises.
You can take one or all modules to better understand your core values, passions, purpose, and personal leadership style. This course will help you affect change, gain insight, grow and transform. Cost: $35 per class or $245 for entire series.
Sun 9.12 - Explore the Inner Life
Sun 10.10 - Find Your Flow
Sat 11.6 - The Hero’s Journey
Sun 12.12 - 2010 Reflections
Sun 1.2 - Visioning for 2011 & Beyond
Sun 2.13 - Discover Your Passions
Sun 3.13 - Step into Your Bigger Game
All classes will be held at http://www.flowyogacenter.com
To enroll: http://tinyurl.com/SLA101
On May 18, 2010, Carolyn presented a workshop entitled “Practical Tools for Managing Time, Energy, and Stress” at the IPMA-HR Montgomery County, Maryland Chapter conference for human resource professionals.
Carolyn offered workshop participants: An Invitation.
“Do more with less” is our current workplace reality. It often leaves us feeling distracted, overworked, unappreciated, overwhelmed, and with low energy to do the things that we enjoy. This results in lower productivity, results that are less than excellent, and feelings of being disempowered and disengaged in the workplace. “What if” there is a way to tap into our storehouse of energy daily to renew, find more time, mindfully manage one’s inner life, and change our workplace reality for the better?
Participants paired up to check in with each other on their current workplace reality, participated in a quick “Time at Work” assessment exploring a typical arc in the day, and boldly declared and made a determination on what is and is not essential through out the day. The group also explored the influence of state of mind on state or work, sources of stress that are helpful and harmful, and identified ways to renew energy creatively and consistently throughout the day. The group then participated in simple breathing and stretching exercises to center and focus the mind and effectively release harmful stresses in the body.
As a trainer, teacher, and a coach, Carolyn typically assigns homework and this workshop followed true to this practice. Each participant accepted the assignment to engage in the self leadership practice of writing and reflecting. They also agreed to create a daily renewal checklist and a mind map of the week ahead. Participants committed to incorporating some of the centering exercises into their day and using the same mind map at the end of the work week to reflect and do a week-in-review. The session closed on a high and feel good note. Carolyn offered some resources on self leadership, balance, and renewal from some of her favorite authors and teachers.
**All titles can be obtained through Amazon.com, the author, or a major book-seller. Enjoy!
-David Rock of http://www.resultscoaches.com/
Book: Quiet Leadership-Six Steps to Transforming Performance at Work
-Jim Loehr of http://hpinstitute.com/
Books: The Power of of Full Engagement and The Power of Story
-Peter Block of http://www.designedlearning.com/
Book: The Answer to How is Yes
-Sarah Susanka of http://www.susanka.com/
Book: The Not So Big Life - Making Room for What Really Matters
-David Whyte of http://www.davidwhyte.com/
Book: The Three Marriages - Reimagining Work, Self and Relationship
One of the great tasks in life
is to look the present straight
in the eye and let what is
extraneous fall away.
—David Whyte
(Photo credit: Jenny Oh)
The DC yoga community is coming together over one incredible cause, building a foster home for children in South Africa. The goal of this movement is to raise $25,000 to match the funds already contributed by The Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project. The total money raised will support a local NGO in South Africa dedicated to caring for orphans, abandoned and vulnerable children.
How It Works:
1. JOIN
Donate $30 to Citizen Effect and challenge yourself to 30 days of yoga! You will receive a pass to track your practice that can be used at participating studios in the DC area. Sign up by visiting: https://citizeneffect.org/yogachallenge
2. COMMIT
Pledge your fundraising goal!
Sign up at: http://citizeneffect.org/cp_applications/new and complete “I pledge to raise $___ during my 30-Day Yoga Challenge” in the comments box.
3. CONNECT
Ask your friends and family to sponsor your challenge using your Citizen Effect project page! Citizen Effect will provide you with your own fundraising page with information about your project so sponsors can donate online and track your progress.
4. IMPACT
Change the lives of orphaned and abandoned children in South Africa! 100% of funds raised, less credit card fees, will be used to build a foster home in South Africa. To learn more about the children and this project, visit: http://www.citizeneffect.org/projects/yogachallenge
Join us this summer at http://www.lilomm.com for our Summer Reading Club! Come together with like-minded folks to discuss the books on our summer reading list and take part in experiential exercises to deepen the application of the principles and practices in each book. It’s a great way to get more out of your summer reading, enlighten your daily life, and do something good for yourself and others!
Additionally, our summer reading series has a focus - Service! We have chosen Citizen Effect as our charity of choice. All class fees will be donated to Citizen Effect to serve communities in need. To learn more, visit Citizen Effect at http://www.citizeneffect.org/
Carolyn Butcher, an experienced facilitator, yoga teacher, and executive coach will lead the sessions. Join us for one or all book discussions throughout the summer.
Your Investment: Book prices range from $3.88 to $16.95 @ Amazon.
Cost: $10 drop in or $40 for entire summer reading series.
SUMMER READING LIST
Sun, May 23 (1-3p) Book: The Power of Less (Author: Leo Babuta)
Sun, June 20 (1-3p) Book: the not so big life (Author: Sarah Susanka)
Sun, July 25 (1-3p) Book: The Happiness Project (Author: Gretchen Rubin)
Sun, Aug 15 (1-3p) Bring Your Favorite Poem (An original or your favorite poet)
To enroll, visit Lil Omm at http://www.lilomm.com/
Email:
or Call: 202.248.6304
Dear Friends,
As we transition from spring to the arrival of summer, I am excited to share with you some rising new developments in my leadership and transformational coaching practice through communications shared via this blog: Anticipate the Shift and other social media. It is my hope that from the writing and experience I share here that you receive information, inspiration and insight to support you along your path. To your radiance! My Highest Regards, Carolyn