Make things better by making better things

React 

Returning to work after a week’s break I should have been feeling relaxed. I wasn’t.  Like many of you, I was anxious.  A week of reacting to the news as it was breaking. I needed a shift, and as often happens,  Seth Godin’s blog arrived. React, respond or initiate?  It feels as if it was written for me on a day when I needed it most, which of course it was. My headline, the last line from Seth – stolen like an artist.  

This is the power of knowing your community, tribe, followers, family. Immediately I felt uplifted and propelled into forward motion.  Here’s my first action, writing this post for you.

Initiate

Start with some questions to catalyse a change:    

1. What can you initiate? 
2. Why is it important (or not)? 
3. How can you help make things better and make better things?
4.  Who needs your kindness, a community, and/or social consideration? 

An example: initiate a better way to connect online, and make it a personal experience. 

We like Zoom, recommend and use it a lot. It offers a fabulous experience, is free for the basic package and is intuitive to operate.  Works for small or large groups (families to conferences).  Simple to download, use and set up.

Why is it important?  It is different for everyone, but in general, people like to meet, connect share and support. This gives a sense of community and shared purpose.  

If you already know how to use it, who can you help to learn more? 

• Use it for online meetings. In the chat facility, ask people to post their feelings and acknowledge what is happening. Ask people to initiate a peer to peer support system and/or ask for an accountability partner.  
• Create small learning groups. Clearly, no-one knows as much as all of us put together. Tap into the power and knowledge of the group.
• Use the Zoom rooms and try speed networking tactic. Pose a question and allow people to discuss and discover new things about each other and the nature of their work. Keep it short and upbeat. Everyone has something to offer and learn from each other, and new connections are made.  
• Use Zoom to connect with friends and loved ones who you haven’t been able to see in person for some time. Help those who aren’t technologically minded to discover the benefits of video chat for connection when face to face isn’t possible.

Make better things 

That’s exactly what we’ve done – we’ve made TetraMap better for you. We researched and saw new ways and benefits to online learning and paperless events. TetraMap’s Digital suite was launched almost three years ago, and our individual courses on this site are our most recent offering.

We could not predict the events we’re facing today, but we do feel we’re well prepared to help our community.

For TetraMap Facilitators, especially those who are self-employed or contractors, this may mean income from planned face to face workshops can be shifted to online.  It is an opportunity to learn new things, make new and better things, and extend your value to your clients. 

The courses on this website allow individuals to discover the benefits of TetraMap in their own time at an affordable rate. It means TetraMap is now more accessible to anyone who wants to access, and benefit from, what we have to offer.

Be Kind

Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. 

What a beautiful quote shared by Psychologist Liz Payne on our In Your Element podcast.  It has stayed in front of mind for me for months and those words are never truer than today.  You can listen to Liz’s wise words here:
https://www.tetramap.com/podcast/in-your-element-with-liz-payne-registered-psychologist-at-liz-payne-consulting-aus/

Uplifting 

Applause for medics coming from Italy, Spain, and Portugal.  

The recirculation of this broadcaster’s children simply made me laugh out loud.  For me, it made things better.