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In this Issue. December 2008Feature Article - Why We All Need To Take Massive Action Now 
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Dr Christine McDougall lives to support the emancipation of the human spirit by bringing light to truth, expanding world views, and being a model of integrity in action. She specifically designs, teaches and embodies new models of relationship; to self, to work, to business and business systems, and to the larger systems that underpin everything. She currently works with complex, multi stakeholder systemic change issues with a group of brilliant and diverse masters from around the world.
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On top of all of the global uncertainty, which really does call for all of us to take massive action now, my daughter graduated from High School with many tears for all. She is now going through the Australian right of passage, schoolies, before facing the life after school. Her mother is about to get used to life without the full time responsibility of a child. I am excited! But like my daughter, the future holds many uncertainties. This issue is dedicated to what we can do in the face of such uncertainty. warmly,
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Feature Article - Why We All Need To Take Massive Action Now
This present time is offering a new experience that makes most of us feel uncomfortable. What will tomorrow bring is a question that is on the lips of many. All of this, no matter what your circumstances. *For those who have a solid foundation of wealth, you will certainly have seen some diminishment in your asset base. Depending on your outlook, this is either mildly alarming, or very worrying. You worked hard for those assets. *For those who hold employment, you watch as people around you are made redundant, and you wonder just how safe is your job? The fear in the corporate culture is very loud. Some of you are already on the sidelines, seeking new opportunity. *For those small business owners and entrepreneurs, you are either in a business that is thriving, and you are feeling extremely grateful, or you are watching with morbid fascination as your business shrinks before your eyes. No matter where you are placed, now is the time for re-evaluation. To ignore re-evaluation is to put your head in the sand and pretend that it will all return to the previous place where you felt safe and certain. Massive Action Now is needed. The only thing we can count on right now, is the uncertainty. Imagine living with massive uncertainty as a familiar? Part of the everyday fabric of life? What adjustments would you need to make? Life rarely goes back. The future does not look like the present. We have a confluence of events that guarantees massive change. The breakdown in the financial system is only one of the events. The extreme stress our thoughtless actions have placed on the environment is another event that cannot be ignored. No matter how far or near we are to peak oil, the way we travel from place to place has to change. How we live our lives has to change. Where we place our value has to change. The vast difference in rich and poor is creating fault lines that will not be placated by mere diplomacy and revised boundary lines. This has to change. From the place of the symbolic, everything is perfect. The earth is screaming to be heard. No longer content with a whisper, her song is enraged. Humanity has for too long been raping and pillaging in a greedy frenzy. We have come far, and yet are now at the epi-centre of our rebellious teens-- self-centred, narcissistic and ravenous for more stuff. It is time to grow up. To take the mantle of the adult, responsible, considerate, desiring to invest in the future. No matter who you are, it is time for Massive Action Now.
Are we vital? Do we have any self regulation around consumption of everything-food, alcohol, shopping, TV? How are our finances? What is our reputation and brand? Are our relationships in order? What mess are we ignoring in our own lives? How do we imprint on our environment? How educated are we? Enough? Too much? Our career...have we adapted ourselves to the future? Do we offer value that meets the future? Have we branded ourselves so that people who need to know, know? Do we have resilience built into our systems? Our selves? Are we buried in patterns that keep up asleep at the wheel? Too much TV, trashy magazine’s, food and alcohol? Do we lie to ourselves and others? What are we not telling the truth about? Have we seen a drop in business, not too serious but going down? Or are we in serious trouble, be it financially, health wise, in our relationships, or at work?
What are our assets-both physical and non physical? Bricks and mortar, debts. Plus our knowledge, experience and abilities? Our energy, and health? What is our value to the world, and how do we express that uniquely? Does our value offering meet the needs of now and the future? Are we actually redundant? Extraneous- doing work that contributes either little value or is no longer valued, or rapidly loosing value? What assets do we have that we cannot see have value? Ask others. What are people constantly acknowledging you for? What if you could offer your assets to 10 times the people you do so now? 100 times? 1000 times? How would you do this? Would your systems cope with the increase? Do you have that level of adaptability and flexibility? How are you leveraging technology? What changes have you made in the last 5 years? Low to medium change probably means you are likely to be left behind sooner than later.
How engaged are you in the conversation of the future? Are you even looking? And if so, is your view clean and clear? Do you constantly look at the future and your current value offering and ask if one needs the other? How much time do you send with friends and colleagues discussing future scenario’s? What opportunities are you not seeing? Marrying your highest value offering with the needs of the future will ensure you have a vital future! That you will be sort out, and paid well. Whether you are an employee, or self employed, you simply cannot afford to NOT look at these questions. If you do not take Massive Action Now and re-evaluate your own life, immediately, you will be lost in the turmoil of uncertainty. You will be left behind, you will be redundant. Indeed, taking Massive Action Now is the only way to get things moving. “Nothing happens until something moves- quoted Albert Einstein.” Taking Massive Action Now can look like; *rebranding yourself in your career *moving home to a more sustainable environment *learning a new skill *creating a new business product *finding an employer who matched your values *re-tooling your home to be more green *selling your car for a more economical one *getting out of debt quickly *getting into health *getting into community work *using technology in a smarter way *volunteering to causes that speak to you *getting fully into the game *learning what happens in the full circle of the products you buy and use, and taking responsibility for that *researching the future trends and adapting yourself to meet the future head on Ask yourself “Do you want to be left behind, or are you up for the future and all the opportunity it holds?” Can I afford not to take Massive Action Now? Just imagine for a moment that what we have today, at the close of 2008, is going to get 4 to 5 times worse in the next 8 months. If you were certain about this, what would you do differently today? (And even if this bleak outlook didn’t happen, and you did take massive action now, you would be better off.) This is the question behind taking Massive Action Now. Not to leave you paralyzed in fear, but to provoke you to look and respond. Today! If you would like information on Christine's Massive Action Now program for Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners go to http://www.positive-deviant.com/massive-action-now-sme.html If you are the leader of a team and would like information on this program for your team go to http://www.positive-deviant.com/massive-action-now-teams.html If you are an employee, or have an employer who needs to take massive action go to http://www.positive-deviant.com/massive-action-now-corporate.html
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It has been a roller coaster few weeks.
Why Massive Action Now? If you are like most people, you are feeling the earth shifting under your feet, unsure about your next step and whether it will land on solid ground. Having a sense of security is becoming an elusive memory. Uncertainty rules the day. Even if you are in a very secure situation, you cannot but help feel the whisper of the winds of big change. It will touch us all, in some way.
