The Greatest Work (1)
February 8, 2009
An Introduction
The Greatest Work (for me) encompasses everything that we could possibly wish to create and share together. You could call it a way of life or say that it’s an ideal vision of collaboration, yet I choose to think that it’s a way of being true to who weÀšÃ‚ are and what we are here to do.
Let’s make it simple. If someone asks you what you are working on then you might reply that you’re writing a book or building a coaching practice, etc. That may accurately describe your actions but it wouldn’t include your ethos of why you are here in this world, nor is it likely to deeply engage your listener.
I tend to think that if a question is worth asking – those deepest searching enquiries – then you become energetically involved and take action. I look for real, authentic engagement. I listen for questions that allow us to speak with brilliance and promote the sparkle and vivacity of amazing conversation.
The Greatest Work is what invigorates, stimulates and inspires me to invigorate, stimulate and inspire others. It’s in the energetics that lead us to feel more passionate about who we are and can become.
My leading question then is not about what work we are doing – it becomes, “What is our Greatest Work right now?”
The Leading Question
So I ask myself, “What does my Greatest Work look like?” Somehow, poetry arises within me and starts to speak of the profound longing I have, of the enormous potential that can be engaged with in every single person.
It’s not about me personally … it’s about tapping into the power of conscious collaboration. Stop for a moment, feel the energy of conscious collaboration … notice the massiveness of it … be aware of what it moves in you.
Perhaps you too will feel that personality has no place in it, rather an embracing sense of allness. And in this allness we know that we can value our uniqueness and inspire others to collaborate with us, for the greatest of outcomes.
‘The Greatest Work’ – you might ponder. What does it really mean? Collective conscious action, it replies.