Being Human: Lessons Learned from the Jungle & the Bush

Joni Carley

Sep 20 2011

• Lessons learned about being leaderful from staying with a tribe of head hunters in the Amazon and in a remote African village.

• Linking cutting edge best practices with indigenous mind insight on building a work culture that works

• Turns out the Golden Rule rules.

• Coaching tips to help you capitalize on indigenous wisdom.progressive leaders leverage cutting edge best practices with the enduring wisdom of the indigenous mind.

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Quotes from this episode:
"...progressive leaders leverage cutting edge best practices with the enduring wisdom of the indigenous mind."

"Head hunting was part of warring for the Shuar but no head hunting was ever involved in keeping tribal members in line.

They do that with a hallucinogenic plant, Ayahuasca, as part of their spiritual practices. The property of the plant is to evoke a sense of Oneness. They believe that if someone is out of line, that s/he is out of alignment with the Oneness they experience with all things."

"Because it doesn't matter whether you're evolving from listening to a recording of Deepak Chopra's Top Thoughts on Success or from listening to the sound of a stream, a song, your inner compass or a child's voice. What matters is that you are constantly, consciously evolving yourself as a human being and contributing toward humanity's positive evolution - starting with where you are, here, now."