What are Your Core Four?
Barry Lewis Green
Educator, Speaker, Coach, Writer, Creator advancing the forces of Character, Purpose and Unity for genuine Leadership... with Educators, Entrepreneurs and Emerging Leaders building a better world.
For years, I have worked with an idea I call the AL's. It was, in part, inspired by the longstanding work of Richard Nelson Bolles. The development of the AL's have also been guided by my belief and work in the study and practice around Character and Purpose and Unity. And, in turn, the AL's have influenced my work and what I believe to be its application to the endeavours of business and education and care.
The AL's are multiple areas of our lives upon which we can choose to place focus and attention; spirituAL, mentAL, physicAL, vocationAL, financiAL, materiAL, personAL, educationAL, and more. But I have long held to the notion that the first four are core... and encompass the others in many ways. Indeed, for me, I hold that they represent mind, body, spirit and soul.
The Core Four
... are spirituAL, mentAL, physicAL, and vocationAL. Mind, body, spirit and Soul.
And for me, periodically through life I do my own revisit and reset on same. It typically takes a 2-3 year period to meander through meaning and it is not unlike a puzzle map where I inventory and reflect on my life as if it were my "country".
I lay out the "places" I have been, discerning on what I will leave behind and keep, and build upon. I assess where I am now, at crossroads... if you will. And, I consider what feels like it is calling to me forward... asking...
Essentially, I assess and map, reflectively... and with Candor.
My Core Four now are my chosen Baha'i Faith ... and my work with CNA and Epic Engage... and my journey back to an optimal health... and my chosen direction of studies around Character and Temperament and Purpose and Unity. My deep passion and purpose for a better world is served by these four.
CONGRUENCE Matters
With this, there is Congruence. Congruence of Character, Purpose and Unity. Congruence of goals and endeavours. Congruence of thought, will and action. Congruence of words and deeds; in practice. But, it is a practice... and practice makes permanent. This is not about being perfect, but about perfecting.
Congruence is a practice, indeed, and in deed... ever onwards.
Of late, I have been writing and posting on walking through this world and The Virtues Project and ideas from my students. I have been sharing on SMASHing Success. I introduced my new newsletter and relaunched The Leaducator. Oh, and AuKwords Cartoonumn. And, I have shared on health, wealth and stealth. Practice.
I have written on Leading, Pandan Style and TUGtv and 6 questions around culture and The Character LENS to Lead. And much of this of late started with a revisit of burning the boxes. Practice.
All of that is to say that it has been part of my own practice... meandering and inventorying and mapping to get to this space today... my updated Core Four...
... looking forward to my own personal sense of global goals... set for reaching 70, in 2030.
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Insh'allah.
No map forward is absolute as that is the journey of cartography; the maps get updated. But a map is still a beautiful thing. It helps chart desired and intended course. For me, in doing so, it is a tribute to Panda... ever still looking forward, living present. It is part of that Unity Guy Thing... and Epic Engage. It is how I choose to leave a mark. For you, what might be your Core Four? Take your time. Observe. Be aware. Mindful. Inventory and build your map.
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I am an Activant too; an Educator and Entrepreneur by experience, education and Enthusiasm... with 40 years in leadership training and development, 27 years in business college education and 20 years certified and associated with The Virtues Project. Additionally certified for 16 years in Temperament Assessment and with a longstanding body of work around Character Leadership, I help advance conversation, consultation and capacity around Character, Purpose and Unity... and the global goals. My work in business and education is to help those building a better world at school, work, business and community; locally and globally. Humans together, strong.... that is my meaning... and the space I can stay forever. To that just cause, I commit.
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