I just returned to Nashville after presenting the seminar in Decatur last night. We had about 20 people and I knew about half of them.
It was an interesting experience for me. The nature of the topic does not lend itself to a lot of freewheeling discussion. People are typically not too crazy about sharing the very reasons why they attended.
So I felt a lot of burden to "carry the show" so to speak for almost 4 hours but over time people loosened up a bit and I felt like we ended on a very positive note for everyone.
I was surprised by the return of some of my own anxiety as I approached the city limits yesterday morning. I didn't expect it. It didn't rock me but but it brought back some names and circumstances that I hadn't thought about for awhile. It passed.
As it turns out the very location I chose for the seminar had some powerfully negative emotion attached to it for one of the attendees which I didn't know until an email arrived today explaining the reasons for the person's attendance.
It's remarkable how geography can connect us to emotions, both for good and for bad.
About a week ago I also sent an optional behavioral assessment out to the attendees and we spent some time discussing the results. Our base genetic wiring for certain personality traits will also have a potent effect on how we respond to emotional trauma. It was good to use the assessment results to further understand how and why we behave certain ways.
I have already received some great, very personal notes back from people who were there last night. I am truly grateful for those.
I don't know if or when I will do this seminar again. I don't feel a burning need to promote it.
I feel a burning need to do it only if there is a group of people somewhere who feel it would help.
KS
It was an interesting experience for me. The nature of the topic does not lend itself to a lot of freewheeling discussion. People are typically not too crazy about sharing the very reasons why they attended.
So I felt a lot of burden to "carry the show" so to speak for almost 4 hours but over time people loosened up a bit and I felt like we ended on a very positive note for everyone.
I was surprised by the return of some of my own anxiety as I approached the city limits yesterday morning. I didn't expect it. It didn't rock me but but it brought back some names and circumstances that I hadn't thought about for awhile. It passed.
As it turns out the very location I chose for the seminar had some powerfully negative emotion attached to it for one of the attendees which I didn't know until an email arrived today explaining the reasons for the person's attendance.
It's remarkable how geography can connect us to emotions, both for good and for bad.
About a week ago I also sent an optional behavioral assessment out to the attendees and we spent some time discussing the results. Our base genetic wiring for certain personality traits will also have a potent effect on how we respond to emotional trauma. It was good to use the assessment results to further understand how and why we behave certain ways.
I have already received some great, very personal notes back from people who were there last night. I am truly grateful for those.
I don't know if or when I will do this seminar again. I don't feel a burning need to promote it.
I feel a burning need to do it only if there is a group of people somewhere who feel it would help.
KS
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