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Breathing Life into NVC with Abundance Consciousness (Jeff Brown)
I am copying here a recent email I sent to the "Nonviolent Communication and Abundance Project" that I co-founded with fellow NVC trainer, Francois Beausoleil.
It's
about a topic that has a lot of juice for me lately -- how does the
notion of abundance and sufficiency relate to Compassionate
Communication.
Some questions that have come alive in me:
Q: Can I be in integrity receiving money in exchange for sharing NVC?
Q: Are NVC and Abundance Consciousness in harmony? Are they the same thing?
I
want to share with you the single most effective "Key to Success" I
have found in creating an abundant income for myself sharing NVC:
** Breathing Life into events that I organize **
WHAT DO I MEAN BY "BREATHING LIFE" INTO AN EVENT?
I
hold events as though they are living organisms that require care and
nurturing, much like a puppy dog requires nurturing from its mother, or
human baby needs nurturing from his or her caregivers.
Too
often, I perceive that facilitators and organizers "go through the
motions" of organizing and promoting an event -- reserving a room,
writing an email, hanging up a few fliers -- however if the event was a
living organism, it would be on life support.
The event seems like it's hanging out in thin air, just waiting for someone -- anyone -- to \ breathe life / into it.
Although this might sound ambiguous, my objective is to bring the event to life, so that it becomes a living organism.
In
other words, I BREATHE LIFE into the event. The way I think about it,
the way I talk about it, and the way I feel inside myself about it is
FULLY ALIVE.
When I do this, an amazing thing happens -- people show up.
They
show up with curiosity; they show up with intrigue; and most of all,
they arrive ready to learn and integrate what I have to offer.
MY QUESTION FOR YOU:
So
my question to you is this: Are you willing to think the thoughts, feel
the feelings, and take the actions necessary to create your work so
that it's a living organism?
Are you willing to "breathe life"
into your work in such a way that it comes alive and becomes an
attractive force for others to join with you?
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