Thanks to you all for your feedback from the Effective Leadership Workshop!

There were a few things I got out of the workshop that I would like to share -

Firstly, when experimenting with change, how it is sometimes very difficult to process how to break down the situation into smaller chunks by ourselves. Often it is easier to just put your hand up and let someone else give you ideas.  Why is that?? 

• Is it because you cannot 'see the wood for the trees'?
• You have gone into a bit of a mental or emotional paralysis at the enormity or pressure of the situation?
• Is it because you have never had much confidence in yourself and maybe have strong beliefs about how you handle situations?
• Or is your level of skill lacking in certain areas to warrant assistance?
• Maybe it's a mixture of all of the above and more!!!

Is the above just a reflection of leadership skills and challenging the comfort zone around this skill?

I am still pondering how to support the process in the workshop, to encourage participants to explore ideas themselves.  This for me has been the most powerful way I have learned not only life lessons but also developed my horsemanship skills. 

Our sense of using intution to guide us in everyday life is not as frequently engaged as I thought!  Maybe I am an oddity in this sense!!  Tapping into intuition as a guide is the only way to have the utmost confidence that the right decision can been made.  Because the decision without fail in my experience ensures the result is for my highest good.  (I might not like or get the result I thought I was going to get, however it has always worked out for the best in ways I could never have imagined at the time!)

Being an exploratory workshop and focusing on effective relationships through congruency, confidence and communication the format of how the games were played and the outcomes achieved were left up to each individual to create and enjoy their results.  This was a pretty huge leap of faith for everybody and I congratulate everyone on their willingness to give it a go! 

I felt so excited by the breakthroughs I saw and how the interaction with their horse improved markedly when creating fun and using imagination in the games.  Well done to you all.

Louise