WK4 Wimba Reflection Blog Post

This week's Wimba discussion of Art of Possibility was inspiring. I have to admit that I have not read the other two books - Power of Positive Thinking or The Secret. So, I cannot objectively express the difference between all 3 books. Chapter 9, "Lighting a Spark," brought great reflection on what my role is in helping others 'catch the spark.' Ben says, "The practice of enrollment is about giving yourself as a possibility to others and being ready, in turn, to catch their spark. It is about playing together as partners in a field of light" (Zander, 2000). There were 4 steps to practice:

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1. Imagine that people are an invitation for enrollment.
2. Stand ready to participate, willing to be moved and inspired.
3. Offer that which lights you up.
4. Have no doubt that others are eager to catch the spark. (Zander, 2000)

Just think what our students, the world would be like if we began to practice these steps daily! I love #2!! "STAND READY TO PARTICIPATE, WILLING TO BE MOVED AND INSPIRED."
Wow! How often we walk around waiting for someone else to inspire us when it is us who should be ready to inspire others. Do we do this now in our classrooms? At home? To people we meet in the grocery store? We are to offer to all these people "that which lights us up." Maybe we don't because we don't know what "lights us up." If you don't, that is where you should begin - finding what lights you up. It could be anything: books, music, art, teaching, learning, movies. How can we light a spark in our students and others around us if we don't first have that spark? Simply, we can't.
This has been an inspiring book, especially as I am at the end of my journey at Full Sail. Thank you, Joe, for giving us the spark we need to continue and finish strong. Now, it is our turn to pass on that spark.

Sources:
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Zander, B. & Zander R. (2000). The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.