Teresia's Blog

I was up at 5:00 a.m this morning, perhaps excited to go to my retreat or the growing baby bump is making it harder to sleep in. I drove to Kevin’s place, (fellow mastermind member) and before we left for our drive to La Connor together, we watched a taping of the Dali Lama from this morning’s Today Show. What did the Dali Lama have to say? What stood out to me the most was “If there is disaster and you can do something about it there is no need to worry, if you can’t do something there is no need to worry”. Isn’t there a song called “Don’t worry be happy”? – hmm can it be that simple? 

Kevin shared “Worry is a prayer for what you don’t want” – I agree! My first affirmation of my retreat! 

Had a wonderful day with Kevin, we had lunch in La Connor and caught up. Kevin is one of the original members of our group, we have known each other for 10 years. It was fun to reflect on all that we are grateful for; being a coach, being part of this mastermind and how our relationship has evolved over the years.

We arrived at Tracey’s home (where we are having our retreat – a beautiful 5,000 square foot home overlooking the water!) around 4:00 p.m. It was great to see everyone again!

During dinner we shared ideas of what our intention is as a group for this weekend retreat.

Here are a couple of themes that evolved:

* A blast of clarity

* A clarity that will fundamentally impact how we live the rest of our lives

* Clarity of what is your “Hell Yes” – what is the stand you want to make for your life?

* What has to happen for you to have an “extraordinary conversation’?

As we were sharing, I was reminded of how much it means to me to be part of a conversation where there is a level of intimacy, trust, mutual appreciation and “aha” moments – that to me is an extraordinary conversation!  

Tomorrow is our first official day of masterminding:

We have 6 members at this time; we will each have a 2 hour “hotseat”.

“Hotseat”: One member shares what their outcome, goal, issue, challenge is and is coached and supported by the rest of us.  

¨”Collective intentions create an environment that allows the members to receive information and ideas beyond what they would normally discover on their own”

I look forward to a day of “extraordinary conversations”!!

Join me tomorrow as I share some key insights and strategies from each hotseat.