Circle Up & Get REAL Podcast Jodee Bock

In today's stream-of-consciousness episode I refer to several books:
The Soft Edge by Rich Karlgaard
Excellence Now: Extreme Humanism by Tom Peters
The Mystic Jesus by Marianne Williamson
The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Dethmer, Chapman & Klemp
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
In Peters' book he says that "Hard (numbers/plans/org charts) is soft: Plans are often fantasties; organizational charts have little to do with the way the organizatoin actually works; and numbers are readily manipulated....Soft (people/relationships/culture) is hard: The best 'people practices' (caring, training, acknowledging) create teh most wholesome, community-minded organizations - and win in the marketplace as well") pp. 25-26.
Here is the fifth point of the Self-Confidence formula from Think and Grow Rich to which I refer:
"I fully realize that no wealth or position can long endure unless built upon truth and justice; therefore, I will engage in no transaction that does not benefit all whom it affects. I will succeed by attracting to myself the forces I wish to use and the cooperation of other people. I will induce others to serve me because of my willingness to serve others. I will eliminate hatred, envy, jealousy, selfishness, and cynicism by developing love for all humanity - because I know that a negative attitude toward others can never bring me success. I will cause others to believe in me because I will believe in them, and in myself."

Chloe Valdary, founder of the Theory of Enchantment, has accomplished a lot in her relatively short life. She created her platform as a response to her research into international conflicts, when she noticed there was no framework using love to address those types of situations.
She wanted to learn how to teach people to love the human behind the persona, and studied pop culture to learn a way to do that.
Through stories about overcoming challenges, those brands show two important things about the human condition: we are flawed, and we are sacred. Her work centers around bringing inclusion, trust and well-being into organizations where conventional DEI work might not be producing the desired results.
For more information about Chloe, visit her website https://www.theoryofenchantment.com/
You can also visit https://www.enchanteddojo.com or https://www.enchantedtune.com.
If you know you'd like to work with her, send her an email at info@theoryofenchantment.com and put "I want to work with you" in the subject line.

Every Wednesday morning for the past five years I've gotten together - virtually - with this group of humans. We've shared laughs and tears; we've been through deaths and family challenges and lots of victories together.
This group proves that trouble shared is trouble halved, and joy shared is joy multiplied.
Listen in as Dody Kettler from Minneapolis, Theresa Halvorson from Fargo, Ed LeQuire from Rochester, MN and David Boswell from Austin, TX join me for this peek behind the curtain into how our tribe has supported each of us over the past five years.

Today's episode continues my exploration of the book "The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership." I explore the concept of commitment, and also share the Change Formula from this book:
(V x D) + FS > R = C
(Vision x Dissatisfaction) + First Steps > Resistance = Change
If we aren't compelled enough to actually overcome our resistance to change, there's no reason to beat ourselves up about it. We might simply be interested (we'll do what it takes when it's easy), but not committed (we'll do what it takes even when the emotion we said it in wears off).
It's going to take committed citizens to actually create sustainable change. If we're operating consciously, we remain Open, Curious, and Committed to Learning, and then we become compelled to actually DO SOMETHING to have that change happen.
I also mention the Enlightened Leadership Lab, our Monday community where we connect in a safe space to take our ideas to action. Find out more at www.enlightenedleadershiplab.com.

If you look at your life from an objective perspective, can you see how you learned things?
 

Were the lessons that seemed most important to you ones you learned in a formal class? Or did they just kind of show up for you in a "random" way?

Today I share some ahas I've had recently after a couple of enlightening conversations with friends. I touch on the topic of money, playing an infinite game, agreements we've made about "rules." 
 
What causes you to wake up to new awarenesses?
 

Today I talk about Leadership - is it more about the LEADER or the SHIP?
I have help from several friends who engaged in the dialogue through Facebook chat.
We covered topics like consciousness, ego, intention, love & fear, and dialogue, and proved that energy really is non-geographic: we can FEEL things even virtually.
 I also mentioned the Enlightened Leadership Lab, which is a group I co-facilitate with Chris Angell on Mondays. We also have a weekly podcast, where we debrief the week's conversation.
You can find more at www.enlightenedleadershiplab.com. My course, REAL Me: Intensive, starts June 3 for 6 weeks on Mondays.
Learn more at www.getrealcircle.com.