Comments on: Starting from Rock Bottom http://marthabeck.com/blog/?p=169 Martha Beck's Blog Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:06:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tara V. http://marthabeck.com/blog/?p=169&cpage=1#comment-901 Tara V. Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:47:26 +0000 http://marthabeck.com/blog/?p=169#comment-901 Hi All, I just had an "aha" moment with the leadership/follower dynamic. In the vacuum of leadership, I step up to the plate and lead. So lack of leadership pushes me to grow. Now if I could just let go of my resentment of those "teachers"... Hi All, I just had an “aha” moment with the leadership/follower dynamic. In the vacuum of leadership, I step up to the plate and lead. So lack of leadership pushes me to grow. Now if I could just let go of my resentment of those “teachers”…

]]> By: Kris P http://marthabeck.com/blog/?p=169&cpage=1#comment-809 Kris P Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:04:20 +0000 http://marthabeck.com/blog/?p=169#comment-809 Love this! Timing, as always is impeccable... as someone in a leadership role, this very issue is something I'm confronting right now.. I have many folks on my team who are very happy, content, and have strong feelings of safety... I'm observing their complacency and willingness to follow... it is the very thing I've chosen to pay attention to in the next year... to help them connect to their creative spirit and innovation... not just wait for the ideas to come... I'me very much looking forward to your next few posts for more insight. Love this! Timing, as always is impeccable… as someone in a leadership role, this very issue is something I’m confronting right now.. I have many folks on my team who are very happy, content, and have strong feelings of safety… I’m observing their complacency and willingness to follow… it is the very thing I’ve chosen to pay attention to in the next year… to help them connect to their creative spirit and innovation… not just wait for the ideas to come… I’me very much looking forward to your next few posts for more insight.

]]> By: Maryann Lowry http://marthabeck.com/blog/?p=169&cpage=1#comment-807 Maryann Lowry Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:07:51 +0000 http://marthabeck.com/blog/?p=169#comment-807 Again, reading your blogs are akin to receiving "manna from Heaven", as I've been in "Exodus mode" this year. It's scary, but gratifying to be the leader of my own life. School systems appear to be sane from the outside, even the non-profits, because they "act in the interests of our most innocent society members, our children". Yet, once again, I cut ties with a system that seemed "sane". However, the leader of the school has a top down style though she sees herself as a lateral collaborative leader. This holds true until one's idea or suggestions cross her perceptions of how things should be. My intuition told me that the system wasn't sane. Yet, I wanted to believe that this was a sane loving magical place to work, because great things are happening for children. Yet, I can also see that spending a few minutes collaborating with the identified leader (aka administrator, director) can usually allow a quick read of the system's leadership style sane, innocently dysfunctional or evil. I had a "Duh" moment while reading your post. The signs were all there. I just didn't want to see them. It serves the leader to accept the accolades generously received by the public about the school. Parents, who complain or choose to find another school, are immediately judged as weak, unappreciative, dysfunctional, etc. Thanks for a brilliantly written manual for leading from the bottom up. Your words definitely connected with my soul and provided an opportunity to process what I truly didn't want to see. Again, reading your blogs are akin to receiving “manna from Heaven”, as I’ve been in “Exodus mode” this year. It’s scary, but gratifying to be the leader of my own life. School systems appear to be sane from the outside, even the non-profits, because they “act in the interests of our most innocent society members, our children”. Yet, once again, I cut ties with a system that seemed “sane”. However, the leader of the school has a top down style though she sees herself as a lateral collaborative leader. This holds true until one’s idea or suggestions cross her perceptions of how things should be. My intuition told me that the system wasn’t sane. Yet, I wanted to believe that this was a sane loving magical place to work, because great things are happening for children.

Yet, I can also see that spending a few minutes collaborating with the identified leader (aka administrator, director) can usually allow a quick read of the system’s leadership style sane, innocently dysfunctional or evil. I had a “Duh” moment while reading your post. The signs were all there. I just didn’t want to see them. It serves the leader to accept the accolades generously received by the public about the school. Parents, who complain or choose to find another school, are immediately judged as weak, unappreciative, dysfunctional, etc.

Thanks for a brilliantly written manual for leading from the bottom up. Your words definitely connected with my soul and provided an opportunity to process what I truly didn’t want to see.

]]> By: Amy D http://marthabeck.com/blog/?p=169&cpage=1#comment-804 Amy D Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:17:04 +0000 http://marthabeck.com/blog/?p=169#comment-804 Is it just me, or do the rest of you feel the change in the air? I'm not talking about just a tiny course adjustment, though - it's a sea-change and it's headed this way. I am SO ready to ride the wave where-ever it takes us. Every experience, every success and failure, every new idea has prepared me for what is coming. My life has been exciting so far, but it's nothing compared to what is ahead. This is the perfect time for the lessons Martha is teaching. We will welcome all challenges with love and new skills, and we will change the direction of the future. Leading through a time of chaos will help heal the world and everything in it. And we are just the people to do that! Onward! Is it just me, or do the rest of you feel the change in the air? I’m not talking about just a tiny course adjustment, though – it’s a sea-change and it’s headed this way. I am SO ready to ride the wave where-ever it takes us. Every experience, every success and failure, every new idea has prepared me for what is coming. My life has been exciting so far, but it’s nothing compared to what is ahead.

This is the perfect time for the lessons Martha is teaching. We will welcome all challenges with love and new skills, and we will change the direction of the future. Leading through a time of chaos will help heal the world and everything in it. And we are just the people to do that!

Onward!

]]> By: Maggie http://marthabeck.com/blog/?p=169&cpage=1#comment-803 Maggie Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:12:11 +0000 http://marthabeck.com/blog/?p=169#comment-803 Reading this great blog entry, I realized that, having made my living working in different positions within a rather large, Rome-based religion, I have never been in a sane organization, and I'm not likely to be. It's hard to even imagine working in a place that's #1, and not at least 2 or 3. So please don't wait too long to get to those. Thanks for all this, Martha! P.S. My 8th grade son and I did a version of your holding your arm up under pressure exercise and either lying and telling the truth, and I learned some interesting things about his love life! Reading this great blog entry, I realized that, having made my living working in different positions within a rather large, Rome-based religion, I have never been in a sane organization, and I’m not likely to be. It’s hard to even imagine working in a place that’s #1, and not at least 2 or 3. So please don’t wait too long to get to those. Thanks for all this, Martha! P.S. My 8th grade son and I did a version of your holding your arm up under pressure exercise and either lying and telling the truth, and I learned some interesting things about his love life!

]]> By: Kimberly Kyle http://marthabeck.com/blog/?p=169&cpage=1#comment-802 Kimberly Kyle Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:45:56 +0000 http://marthabeck.com/blog/?p=169#comment-802 Love this blog! It is magical, random, (in a chaos theory kind of way) and authentically powerful. You are truly the best kind of nutcase. I still laugh when I think about the still behind the barn. I'm so excited! I can't wait to get to the TRULY CRAZY OR EVIL POWER STRUCTURES. Sometimes, what makes us whole comes from incredibly broken places. There is magic in them there structures...wouldn't wish it on anyone, wouldn't trade it for anything. Here is to a sixth sense, wanderlust, and the secrets that are revealed when we allow the illusion of fear to be unmasked as a fraud. I believe in this very bold truth: destiny will be forced to play the fickle bitch card if you don’t honor your calling. Life is far more interesting when we stop controlling everything and start listening compassionately with our heart voice and following our mission as Team Members. You couldn’t make this power up if you tried. Good stuff. Happy Solstice to all. Onward, Kimberly Love this blog! It is magical, random, (in a chaos theory kind of way) and authentically powerful. You are truly the best kind of nutcase. I still laugh when I think about the still behind the barn. I’m so excited! I can’t wait to get to the TRULY CRAZY OR EVIL POWER STRUCTURES. Sometimes, what makes us whole comes from incredibly broken places. There is magic in them there structures…wouldn’t wish it on anyone, wouldn’t trade it for anything.

Here is to a sixth sense, wanderlust, and the secrets that are revealed when we allow the illusion of fear to be unmasked as a fraud. I believe in this very bold truth: destiny will be forced to play the fickle bitch card if you don’t honor your calling. Life is far more interesting when we stop controlling everything and start listening compassionately with our heart voice and following our mission as Team Members. You couldn’t make this power up if you tried. Good stuff.

Happy Solstice to all.

Onward,
Kimberly

]]> By: Tracee Sioux http://marthabeck.com/blog/?p=169&cpage=1#comment-801 Tracee Sioux Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:00:16 +0000 http://marthabeck.com/blog/?p=169#comment-801 Yes that is how I know. I keep doing all that and expecting a sane result - the one you wrote about. Now I now. It's definately #2 or these strategies would have worked. Can't wait to find out how to lead the innocently dysfunctional. Yes that is how I know. I keep doing all that and expecting a sane result – the one you wrote about. Now I now. It’s definately #2 or these strategies would have worked. Can’t wait to find out how to lead the innocently dysfunctional.

]]> By: Meg Wolff http://marthabeck.com/blog/?p=169&cpage=1#comment-791 Meg Wolff Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:01:16 +0000 http://marthabeck.com/blog/?p=169#comment-791 Wow, great and helpful post. The laughing baby was the best! This post helped in a goofy, but funny blog post I was working on. Thanks!! Wow, great and helpful post. The laughing baby was the best! This post helped in a goofy, but funny blog post I was working on. Thanks!!

]]> By: Robin http://marthabeck.com/blog/?p=169&cpage=1#comment-790 Robin Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:49:26 +0000 http://marthabeck.com/blog/?p=169#comment-790 Martha, I was searching for answers yesterday and I was was lead to pick up Steering by Starlight (I read it several months ago and keep it near). I opened it and randomly picked a passage and it spoke to me. This morning, still searching for "answers", "signs" "direction", I was lead to your website. I've visited many times in the past, but today I felt strongly I would find something that I needed. Well, that is truly an understatement. As I sit here, tears streaming down my face, I know that I have been touched by magic. I am struggling with our local school district in regards to the education of my six year old daughter with Down syndrome. She is a gift from God and has so much potential. She has a mission on this earth and I must be her advocate. The school district would like to do the easy thing and put her in a Life Skills class. I am preparing to go to battle with these people at the first of the year. The idea of this is overwhelming, but the universe has been preparing me for this for some time now. After reading your blog this morning I am completely convinced that I also have a mission on this earth. And, it begins with opening the minds and hearts of our local educators to the abilities and potential of students with Down syndrome. Thank you, Martha! Martha, I was searching for answers yesterday and I was was lead to pick up Steering by Starlight (I read it several months ago and keep it near). I opened it and randomly picked a passage and it spoke to me. This morning, still searching for “answers”, “signs” “direction”, I was lead to your website. I’ve visited many times in the past, but today I felt strongly I would find something that I needed. Well, that is truly an understatement. As I sit here, tears streaming down my face, I know that I have been touched by magic.

I am struggling with our local school district in regards to the education of my six year old daughter with Down syndrome. She is a gift from God and has so much potential. She has a mission on this earth and I must be her advocate. The school district would like to do the easy thing and put her in a Life Skills class. I am preparing to go to battle with these people at the first of the year. The idea of this is overwhelming, but the universe has been preparing me for this for some time now. After reading your blog this morning I am completely convinced that I also have a mission on this earth. And, it begins with opening the minds and hearts of our local educators to the abilities and potential of students with Down syndrome.

Thank you, Martha!

]]> By: Amy http://marthabeck.com/blog/?p=169&cpage=1#comment-789 Amy Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:21:49 +0000 http://marthabeck.com/blog/?p=169#comment-789 Martha, I just wanted you to know how much I'm enjoying reading your posts about the Team and what we can do to fulfill our purpose. Your books have been so helpful on my journey. I'm eager to read more posts about the Team, so keep them comin'!! Martha,
I just wanted you to know how much I’m enjoying reading your posts about the Team and what we can do to fulfill our purpose. Your books have been so helpful on my journey. I’m eager to read more posts about the Team, so keep them comin’!!

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