Author: Beth Wonson
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Authentic Collaboration
Collaboration. It is one of those words that is being tossed around quit a bit in business and in the nonprofit world. We are opening up to the idea of collaboration as we realize the problems we are trying to solve, are more complex than ever before. And finding solutions, as well as continuing to…
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Change. Where does it begin?
There is only one place where meaningful, relevant and sustainable change can begin. And that is deep inside each one of us. Our nature is to spend time looking outside of ourselves for change. Waiting for the solution to be declared so we can start “working on it”. Many words have been written on this…
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Ah Ha! The understanding becomes your own!
I’ve been working in experiential education for years. This field values the “Ah Ha” moment. We talk about it. We identify it when it happens. We create activities and hold space for our participants to experience it. But I’ve never really heard the “Ah Ha” moment defined or a context for what actually happens. Today…
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Inspired Selling
I took a risk yesterday. But it felt like the right thing to do. I was asked to do a presentation for one of the organizations I consult with. The topic was my approach to business development and sales. This is heart based organization. They were built on heart. Their leader’s favorite statement regarding working…
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State of Ease
I’ve been reading and listening to teleconferences on “Ease” and the state of ease. Some may associate it with “things coming easily”. I don’t because I still believe it takes intention and effort. But, in my own words, I would describe a state of ease as a way of being when when you are able…
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Stop, Drop and Roll
I am often asked to provide coaching for an employee or business owners who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed and unmotivated in their work. I refer to this common syndrome as “in the weeds”, a phrase from my days as a waitress slinging heaping plates of seafood and onion rings at a restaurant with an endless…
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Unimaginable Outcomes
Yesterday I took a walk through an amazingly beautiful pasture filled with mama mares and their tiny, shaky-legged foals. The herd was not only close to the trail, but some were standing in it I walked around the pairs making certain to give space and keep my eyes soft and non predatory. As I got…
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Regrets
I’ve been reflecting on my decision to move to California nearly 8 years ago. My questioning has been ignited by the fact that my daughter Annie is planning her wedding. And she is across the country in Massachusetts. She is the first of my two amazing daughters to marry. I feel somewhat isolated from nuances…
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Literacy and Leadership – Exciting New Project
Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending a training for ranch foreman and supervisors at Driscoll’s in Santa Maria. This training was not only for Driscoll’s employees, but for the employees from area berry ranches and growers. The entire training was in Spanish, which I don’t speak or understand. Despite my lack of Spanish literacy,…
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Measuring by the scale of their dreams!
Last year I heard some upsetting news through the grapevine. I had written a grant for a small non-profit (annual budget of less than $100k). The grant review committee was comprised of local business leaders. I was shocked when I heard through the grapevine that one of the businessmen on the committee stated he didn’t…