Some of my Facilitation Blunders (3 Case Studies & the tools I developed from them)
It’s true that I’m known as one of the best workshop, ritual and retreat facilitators in the industry, but what you probably don’t know is this: In my nearly 20 years of facilitating (& training others to facilitate!), I’ve made tons of mistakes. Not just little mistakes, but real biggies. The kinds that are cringe-worthy and the kinds that I’ve shed some real tears over.
But that’s how I’ve learned and that’s how I’ve developed so many of my facilitation tips and tools.
I decided it would be fun to share 3 Case Studies with you on mistakes I’ve made and the facilitation tools that came out of them.
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Folks who experience my retreats, workshops and talks often ask me how I am able to create and lead events where participants feel so present, so vulnerable, so connected to me and each other, and so deeply transformed.
If you’re keyed in to the self-development and transformation industries, you know that a lot of folks right now are pretty pissed off at the services they’re receiving:
One thing I go deep into when I support clients to become Master Facilitators or Master Coaches is to understand the Shadow, all its layers, and how to effectively use it in your facilitation and 1:1 work to help your clients move past limiting patterns and obstacles.
In 2011, my business was doing OK. My private client roster was pretty full and I had been successfully leading an online program that was pretty popular.
Over the last several newsletters, I’ve been speaking to you about the need to raise the bar on the quality of coaching and event facilitation in the transformational industry.
It’s been a powerful few months here of reflection, planning and visioning. I’m writing to share the commitment that came out of this time of diving deeply into my own business…
