[Arm-netbook] online course in "working together with integrity"

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

special circumstances compel me to forward this to the arm-netbook list as
(with a little explanation) i believe it's relevant.  below is a message
from a friend of mine whom i've known for ten years, who has helped me out
enormously.  although the message below reminds me hilariously of much of
the spam / advertising that i receive (and instantly delete or flag), it's
only because i phoned her up to find out what it's about that i felt it
would be important to (a) tell people that i'll be participating (as part
of the campaign ongoing reporting) but also tell people about it so that if
they also feel it's something they'd be interested in they can also join in.

in speaking with sarah she said that she's collaborating with a couple of
other people she's met recently, to work on a new course, teaching and
coaching people to collaborate wisely and with integrity to fulfil specific
far-reaching goals.

now, as many people in software libre collaborate together, and they
respect the principles of the four freedoms, and their work has
far-reaching strategic consequences, it *should* resonate very strongly...
but in 20+ years of working with free software i can honestly say that i
know of absolutely few software libre developers who have actually
*declared* - publicly - an intent to go to *workshops* to improve their
effectiveness!   i know of several charters (debian, apache, devuan are
developing one, parabola are working on one) but i don't know *anyone*
who's gone, "hmmm, i have absolutely no clue how to run a successful group
collaboration, i have no idea what works well... let's go to a workshop to
find out!"

that i include myself in that is something i find to be hilarious.

so.  anyway.  yes.  i'll be attending this workshop.  please don't tell dr
stallman that i'll be installing proprietary (non-free) software to
participate.  there are international dial-in numbers to join in
(voice-only, obviously).  if it resonates at all with anyone here, feel
free to sign up at your own responsibility and see what it's about.

l.


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A Little Understood Fact About Purpose
<http://sarahmccrum.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9a87be132b86a04f9be84e52b&id=f1c090cd3d&e=4e84c72e18>

<http://sarahmccrum.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9a87be132b86a04f9be84e52b&id=28c03d6806&e=4e84c72e18>Where
can you find your purpose?

Is it a mission you’re supposed to complete?
Is it finding the right job?
Is it following your passion?

Suppose you don’t feel passionate about anything? Or you’re not doing quite
the right job? Or you have no idea of your mission, even if you feel there
is one out there somewhere for you?

What are you supposed to do then?

You can wait, but for how long?
You can try really hard to find it, but do you even know where to look?
You can ask someone else, but how much do they really know about you?

And then you feel off track, or that vague sense that you’re supposed to be
doing something else, but you don’t know what it is. You’re on a search for
purpose.

The ironic thing is that the more you search for purpose outside of
yourself the more elusive it becomes.

I was working with someone who had a very demanding job. She felt uneasy
about the fact that she wasn’t doing her purpose, but had decided she’d
have to wait until she retired because she needed the money and didn’t want
to give up her job. When I questioned her more deeply about what her
purpose was, she said she wanted to experience  inner peace and share that
with other people. It seemed to me that her highly demanding workplace was
the perfect environment for her to develop inner peace. And her role
included responsibility for the wellbeing of the entire office, so she was
surrounded by opportunities to share any peace she could experience.

This is so often the case. When you’re looking for the right time or
opportunity to do your purpose you’re looking in the wrong place. Your true
purpose is always something you can do right now. Whether you’re
fundamentally about love, freedom, wisdom, peace, joy, potential,
creativity or something else, these are all qualities you can take with you
to the best and worst job. You can practise them whether you have a passion
or not.

The interesting thing is that the more peace, joy or freedom you experience
the better jobs you find, the more passionate you become and the more you
discover your mission. So it all adds up in the end.

I*’m running a free online workshop about purpose this weekend on Sunday at
9am (Pacific time) which is 5pm (UK time). You can sign up for it **here.*
<http://sarahmccrum.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9a87be132b86a04f9be84e52b&id=6991d7f529&e=4e84c72e18>




*Sarah McCrum Speaker, trainer, mentor*
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