Acceleration
Today Greenlights had its 5th Crossroads Conference. 480+ people showed up at the Austin Convention Center for a day of best practices and big ideas. The theme this year was "Building Momentum". As the default MC for the day, I was on the dias frequently - in the company of a set of dynamic speakers who tied Austin nonprofits to the real world in many ways. A great day!
And an emotional day. In some ways this Crossroads Conference marks the corner turn for me - I got lots of congratulations from participants, a special gift from Greenlights staff, and a number of job offers and board position offers! I worked really hard to keep a distance from the day-to-day planning, coordination, and problem solving that is always associated with a big conference. I admit I had my fingers crossed that Greenlights current staff would prove up to the job - but they came through with flying colors. And the day was a great success for all.
I talked at the end of the conference about momentum - thinking about the circus trapeze artists who swing high in the air, and get just the right rhythm to jump from one trapeze to the next. I do love watching trapeze artists - and imagining myself up there on the high wire, or on the swing - enjoying the rush and and the risk.
So, now it's my time to build momentum - for our Greenlights team to have the energy, direction and will to move ahead, and for me to have the focus to finish my job, and begin to balance Greenlights work with turning to new adventures.
Off in a week to a short adventure - teaching museum education practices in Samara Russia. This marks the start of my international consulting. And I am quite excited.
Thanks to all of your Conference attendees who stepped up to give me advice on Russian travel, and to talk with me about my future and Greenlights future.
And thanks to the Transition team - many of whom were at today's day long conference - for planning to meet tomorrow early morning to lay out transition next steps.
May we all enjoy our circus of life.
And an emotional day. In some ways this Crossroads Conference marks the corner turn for me - I got lots of congratulations from participants, a special gift from Greenlights staff, and a number of job offers and board position offers! I worked really hard to keep a distance from the day-to-day planning, coordination, and problem solving that is always associated with a big conference. I admit I had my fingers crossed that Greenlights current staff would prove up to the job - but they came through with flying colors. And the day was a great success for all.
I talked at the end of the conference about momentum - thinking about the circus trapeze artists who swing high in the air, and get just the right rhythm to jump from one trapeze to the next. I do love watching trapeze artists - and imagining myself up there on the high wire, or on the swing - enjoying the rush and and the risk.
So, now it's my time to build momentum - for our Greenlights team to have the energy, direction and will to move ahead, and for me to have the focus to finish my job, and begin to balance Greenlights work with turning to new adventures.
Off in a week to a short adventure - teaching museum education practices in Samara Russia. This marks the start of my international consulting. And I am quite excited.
Thanks to all of your Conference attendees who stepped up to give me advice on Russian travel, and to talk with me about my future and Greenlights future.
And thanks to the Transition team - many of whom were at today's day long conference - for planning to meet tomorrow early morning to lay out transition next steps.
May we all enjoy our circus of life.
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