Ned Cooney loves meetings, good meetings! Ned says that just as a river guide may not know a particular river or a particular group, the guide has been on a lot of rivers and knows what to do if the boat turns over. His job as a facilitator is to bring a group of people together and bring out the best thinking that leads the group to a better path. Listen and Ned and I discuss how his facilitation skills and his knowledge of music and its effects on the brain to bring out the best in people.
- How finding sacredness leads to fulfillment
- How asking why you do what you do leads to discovery
- Why forgetting self allows you to be fully present
Links Mentioned:
Helpline https://connectriverside.org/helpline/
Malcolm Gladwell quote
https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/3364437-outliers-the-story-of-success
Gracious Space
http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/publications/email/pod/convio/leadingedge/au17/gracious-space.htm
Open Space
https://openspaceworld.org/wp2/what-is/
Ned Cooney
Show Highlights:
1:00 Introduction
4:08 Exploration of the sacred, being invited into a community and share in exploration
9:50 What it’s really like to bea facilitator
15:35 Fearlessness -- what it means to Ned
20:55 The role music plays in Ned’s life
33:00 Ned’s journey toward facilitation
41:20 Meeting strategies and the spectrum of “tions”
51:30 Ned’s self care tips
Favorite Quotes:
“Sacredness, to me, is being invited into a common mission to help people with their passions.” -Ned Cooney
“Selflessness helps me be fully present. When you forget yourself, you can be open to what comes and what shows up without having to own the outcome. -Ned Cooney
“When you are nervous, switch your energy to being eager. Eagerness allows us to use energy without being frozen in fear.” -Andrea Catherine
“Music creates richness, collaboration and connection. It is a common experience. Music makes us conscious of things we’re not really conscious of. It improves our lives and hearts. It touches people’s core without words.” -Ned Cooney
“Music is a uniquely human endeavor. Our brains are wired to respond to music.” -Andrea Catherine
“If we’re going to be a civilization that has institutions and organizations then we should not avoid meetings or destroy them with our l
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