Week Eight

BEFORE MEETING:

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LEGACY

 

Ripples in a pond go on long after the rock has settled to the bottom of the lake. Consider the legacy your mission will leave and how you choose to pass that on.  Take time to imagine this now. Meditate, journal, find what works for you. Be prepared to bring your thoughts on legacy to group.

 

A LEGACY STORY

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A friend shared with me a story about a grandfather of American folk, Pete Seeger, and a sailboat he created named the Clearwater:

 

Pete Seeger envisaged a sloop that would sail the Hudson River and affect awareness around the environmental degradation of that great waterway.

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In 1969, his vision came to reality.

 

On its maiden voyage, Seeger landed his sailboat in the small town of Nyack, which had once been a hub of boat traffic on the Hudson.

 

Pete arrived to great fanfare and a large crowd waiting at the docks.  He disembarked, slung a Jamaican Steel drum around his neck and led a massive crowd up the main street of Nyack. He sang folk songs, made pronouncements, engaged with the crowd as he always did, and created general enthusiasm and awareness for cleaning up the mighty Hudson.

 

Seeger did this over and over again in towns up and down the Hudson. He worked to get legislation passed to clean up the river, and keep it clean. He made that part of the world a little bit better.

 

To this day, over half a century later and with Pete Seeger almost a decade gone, the sloop still cruises the cleaner waters of the Hudson; and is still creating awareness around the environment of the River. It still teaches and inspires young folks, and carries on Seeger's mission and vision created way back in 1969.

 

This is truly an ongoing legacy.

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The traits that Pete Seeger possessed to create such a wonderful and sustaining legacy were vision, leadership, teamwork and patience.  I am sure there are many more as well. 

 

One might imagine his soul truly rests in peace, knowing that his work continues; and that it is safely held in the hands of those who continue to see his vision even though he has faded from this world.

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IN-GROUP FOCUS:

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GOLD MINING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

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As introduced in the "week two" module, the GMC approach uses a shared leadership model. With what energy do you approach your leadership and facilitation?  What preconceptions do you have about yourself and others?  The Being Whole piece (below) talks about the difference between helping, fixing and serving.  How does this land for you?

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• BEING WHOLE (DOCUMENT)

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LEADERSHIP CHECKLIST

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You have completed the eighth week of this series. Consider completing the micro-goals listed below as a way to birth, grow, and crown your king-archetype and kickstart your leadership development journey. It is not expected for someone to complete all these tasks in one circle meeting.  It is understood and accepted that a person will complete these tasks over a period of several months and multiple meetings.​​

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1. First level: Birthing your King

   1. Be someone’s accountability support partner and help them complete one (or more) of their weekly stretch (or stretches).

   2. Help someone create a stretch using SMARTER goals method in the Warrior Round.

2. Second level: Feeding and Growing your King 

   1. Be a Timekeeper for a facilitator during the Magician Round.

   2. Lead a drop-in meditation process before the start of the Circle meeting.

   3. Be an Energy Watcher for a facilitator during the Magician Round.

   4. Facilitate a Warrior Round.

   5. Facilitate a King Round (check-out round).

3. Third level: Empowering your King

   1. Do the active listening process with someone doing their work in the Magician Round and help them feel heard.

   2. Perform the Positive Intent process with someone doing their work in the Magician Round and help them identify a core desire underneath their surface-level needs.

   3. Facilitate a Magician Round (with the aid of an Energy Watcher & Timekeeper).

   4. Facilitate a Lover Round (general round, without a specific Sensei piece)

   5. Facilitate a Lover Round (with a Gold Mining Sensei piece)

4. Fourth level: Crowning your King

   1. Facilitate a Lover Round (with your own Sensei piece)

   2. Facilitate an entire Circle Meeting (general meeting, without a specific Sensei piece)

   3. Facilitate an entire Circle Meeting (with a Gold Mining Sensei piece)

   4. Facilitate an entire Circle Meeting (with your own Sensei piece)

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• LEADERSHIP CHECKLIST DOCUMENT