Comments on: Forgetting to ‘be average’ http://vivmcwaters.com.au/2009/07/13/forgetting-to-be-average/ facilitation, working with groups Sat, 12 May 2012 18:26:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Facilitation - Evaluation - Beyond the Edge - Viv McWaters http://vivmcwaters.com.au/2009/07/13/forgetting-to-be-average/comment-page-1/#comment-1678 Facilitation - Evaluation - Beyond the Edge - Viv McWaters Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:27:29 +0000 http://vivmcwaters.com.au/?p=1382#comment-1678 [...] I thought I might do a little experiment of my own here, after all it’s my blog and I can what I want! I’m going to publish something here every day during August. I can’t wait. I’m starting now. At least it’ll be interesting to see what emerges. And it will allow me be more average. [...] [...] I thought I might do a little experiment of my own here, after all it’s my blog and I can what I want! I’m going to publish something here every day during August. I can’t wait. I’m starting now. At least it’ll be interesting to see what emerges. And it will allow me be more average. [...]

]]> By: Geoff Brown http://vivmcwaters.com.au/2009/07/13/forgetting-to-be-average/comment-page-1/#comment-1664 Geoff Brown Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:57:02 +0000 http://vivmcwaters.com.au/?p=1382#comment-1664 At Karate tonight my Shihan said the same thing to me ... "Geoff! Don't try so hard ... just let it go and you'll be faster and punch with more force". All wrapped in in that desire to do things better than the average guy! At Karate tonight my Shihan said the same thing to me … “Geoff! Don’t try so hard … just let it go and you’ll be faster and punch with more force”. All wrapped in in that desire to do things better than the average guy!

]]> By: Viv McWaters http://vivmcwaters.com.au/2009/07/13/forgetting-to-be-average/comment-page-1/#comment-1663 Viv McWaters Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:59:38 +0000 http://vivmcwaters.com.au/?p=1382#comment-1663 @Lynn - Thanks - seems we all have inner critics to tame. @Michael - Yes you're right. I have read it, so definitely need to re-read it! @Lynn – Thanks – seems we all have inner critics to tame.

@Michael – Yes you’re right. I have read it, so definitely need to re-read it!

]]> By: Michael Sampson http://vivmcwaters.com.au/2009/07/13/forgetting-to-be-average/comment-page-1/#comment-1662 Michael Sampson Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:55:03 +0000 http://vivmcwaters.com.au/?p=1382#comment-1662 Viv, you need to read "Bird by Bird" by Anne Lamont. Highly recommended ... M. Viv, you need to read “Bird by Bird” by Anne Lamont. Highly recommended … M.

]]> By: Lynn Walsh http://vivmcwaters.com.au/2009/07/13/forgetting-to-be-average/comment-page-1/#comment-1661 Lynn Walsh Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:34:33 +0000 http://vivmcwaters.com.au/?p=1382#comment-1661 Write that book. Start anywhere. Your being average has given me the courage to be average too. On the weekend I was asked to deliver content on teamwork. As part of this, I decided to take your average lead and so created a slide set (first time I've used slides in facilitating) based on Patricia Ryan Madson's 13 maxims of improv. One word, one pic - no huge preparation involved (except for the fun of selecting the pics), no content research (other than what I learned from you in Geelong in Nov 06 and others via their writing since), a game with few rules and a trust the group approach. Yes, I worried about it not being 'original' / all my own work. Instead, I went for it. I acknowledged all my sources of inspiration. On one level it feels like all I did was show up - and be average. And yet, going with my gut and pushing the inner critic out of the way worked well for the group I was serving and for me! Thanks for being average Viv. Write that book. Start anywhere. Your being average has given me the courage to be average too. On the weekend I was asked to deliver content on teamwork. As part of this, I decided to take your average lead and so created a slide set (first time I’ve used slides in facilitating) based on Patricia Ryan Madson’s 13 maxims of improv. One word, one pic – no huge preparation involved (except for the fun of selecting the pics), no content research (other than what I learned from you in Geelong in Nov 06 and others via their writing since), a game with few rules and a trust the group approach. Yes, I worried about it not being ‘original’ / all my own work. Instead, I went for it. I acknowledged all my sources of inspiration. On one level it feels like all I did was show up – and be average. And yet, going with my gut and pushing the inner critic out of the way worked well for the group I was serving and for me!
Thanks for being average Viv.

]]>