Off to Santa Fe

We’re leaving on a jet plane tomorrow morning to attend the 9th International Business and Consciousness Conference, where I’m presenting on Quality. I feel pretty honored to be included on the roster, with the likes of Lance Secretan, Martin Rutte, Stephen Covey, among many others.

I do admit to feeling a bit nervous- in some ways I’m going to be out of my element. I think the conference’s audience is mostly corporate, larger organizations, and where I work is with small and micro businesses. My challenge is going to be to stay in my heart, stick with my knowing, and really meet my audience without abandoning my center. Obviously, I’m going to have to ask the Divine to help me surrender here. I’ll certainly let you know how it goes.

I was in a similar position during the summer when I presented for the National Speakers Association at their international conference in San Diego in July, 2007. But still, that was different. They were still all small business people, even if I felt like a fish out of water in that atmosphere. And, still, I found ‘my people’- which was lovely to have a full room of them to connect to.

In this case, they are going to be ‘my people’ in terms of spirituality and consciousness in business, but the corporate thing… I’m probably making a lot of assumptions, and I’m sure I’ll find ‘my people’ too. Plus, this time, my wife Holly is coming along, and that’s a treat.

I’m curious: have you been invited to present or otherwise show up in front of groups that aren’t your normal folks? How did you keep your center? Where do you find the balance between meeting your audience, and staying in your strength?