Juggling in 3D 410: Overfull
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Claire writes: 'This Juggling has been mulling for a couple of days as I finish off work to begin the Christmas break. I now realise that it's relevant in three ways - in coaching, at work and at Christmas.
Now that petrol has come down in price, I am slightly less attached to my 5p a litre off vouchers and have stopped filling up again when the tank doesn't need it. The reality is that if you keep on filling up a petrol tank, instead of supplying the power to move the vehicle, you are creating a fire hazard.
In coaching, if you keep asking good questions without letting your client use the one you already asked, that is also a hazard.
At work, if you keep saying yes to work and have to bust a gut to finish it, that's another hazard.
And at Christmas, if you keep on buying that extra something you think you might just need, you may be finding you then have to overconsume to use it all up.
Fortunately, the petrol pump cuts out when enough is enough. Happy Christmas!
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
Juggling in 3D 409: Warm Up
Claire writes: 'The girls slept out in a garden on Saturday night to raise money for the homeless. It was -4 degrees. They arrived home with damp sleeping bags from the frost that had settled. They kept their coats on for the whole of Sunday and took many hours to warm up... and have raised plenty of money.
Warming up is a process. Simply coming into a warm house wasn't enough. There was an article in a Sunday paper recently about warm people. Warm people, they suggested, are effusive, friendly, engaging and giving. They quoted various examples from the world of celebrity. Most interestingly, they held the view that however giving people are, they are not truly warm unless they are also willing to receive from others. Reminds me of the hymn we sang at our wedding: 'Pray that I may have the grace to let you be my servant, too.' How good are you at receiving?
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Claire writes: 'The girls slept out in a garden on Saturday night to raise money for the homeless. It was -4 degrees. They arrived home with damp sleeping bags from the frost that had settled. They kept their coats on for the whole of Sunday and took many hours to warm up... and have raised plenty of money.
Warming up is a process. Simply coming into a warm house wasn't enough. There was an article in a Sunday paper recently about warm people. Warm people, they suggested, are effusive, friendly, engaging and giving. They quoted various examples from the world of celebrity. Most interestingly, they held the view that however giving people are, they are not truly warm unless they are also willing to receive from others. Reminds me of the hymn we sang at our wedding: 'Pray that I may have the grace to let you be my servant, too.' How good are you at receiving?
Love this? Do us a favour and send it to five people. Who thinks like you? You could send it to someone who you would love to receive'
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© 2008 3D Coaching Ltd May be distributed freely. Please retain contact details: http://www.3dcoaching.com/ and send a copy/ link to info@3dcoaching.com
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Friday, December 05, 2008
Juggling in 3D 408: Fountains
There's a reply to the Bananagrams Juggling on the blog to say that it's on a new application on Facebook. Dangerous! On a more serious note, we've been asked to run an Action Learning Set Facilitator Training in Manchester in February. Would you be interested? Do let us know asap.
Lynn writes: 'The other day I was working with someone who had an idea about making some changes and developing her team. However, everything she went on to say about what she wanted to be different was what was already happening! To help her look at new possibilities I asked her to choose an object to signify her wonderful new team working. She went on to describe a multicoloured dancing fountain. Using this image she was able to explore and clarify how she needed the staff skills to vary from generalist to specialist at different times and that she wasn’t a water spout but needed to be the water faucet providing energy, strength and direction. As a result she realised to get adequate water pressure she needed a pump and a deputy.
Metaphor can help us to look at old situations in a very new way. Claire came up with an image in a conversation recently, describing 3D as a chocolate shop. She told a few people and they all unwittingly asked different questions about the chocolate that helped her unlock some new and exciting ideas. So if you're stuck with a situation, find an image to describe it and then see what happens when you explore it.
Love this? Do us a favour and send it to five people. Who thinks like you? You could send it to someone who likes chocolate.'
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© 2008 3D Coaching Ltd May be distributed freely. Please retain contact details: www.3dcoaching.com and send a copy/ link to info@3dcoaching.com
There's a reply to the Bananagrams Juggling on the blog to say that it's on a new application on Facebook. Dangerous! On a more serious note, we've been asked to run an Action Learning Set Facilitator Training in Manchester in February. Would you be interested? Do let us know asap.
Lynn writes: 'The other day I was working with someone who had an idea about making some changes and developing her team. However, everything she went on to say about what she wanted to be different was what was already happening! To help her look at new possibilities I asked her to choose an object to signify her wonderful new team working. She went on to describe a multicoloured dancing fountain. Using this image she was able to explore and clarify how she needed the staff skills to vary from generalist to specialist at different times and that she wasn’t a water spout but needed to be the water faucet providing energy, strength and direction. As a result she realised to get adequate water pressure she needed a pump and a deputy.
Metaphor can help us to look at old situations in a very new way. Claire came up with an image in a conversation recently, describing 3D as a chocolate shop. She told a few people and they all unwittingly asked different questions about the chocolate that helped her unlock some new and exciting ideas. So if you're stuck with a situation, find an image to describe it and then see what happens when you explore it.
Love this? Do us a favour and send it to five people. Who thinks like you? You could send it to someone who likes chocolate.'
Discuss this week's juggling at http://www.3dcoaching.blogspot.com/
© 2008 3D Coaching Ltd May be distributed freely. Please retain contact details: www.3dcoaching.com and send a copy/ link to info@3dcoaching.com
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