Enspiral Newsletter September 2023
What’s alive in the world of meaningful work
Happy Equinox, whichever hemisphere you happen to be currently on! Here’s your monthly summary of what’s alive in Enspiral.
Network Updates
Enspiral Europe resurfaced from the summer retreat. Retreats are the heartbeat of Enspiral, providing a predictable rhythm for gathering in-person and weaving the network. You can read more about how we do retreats in our handbook.
Retreats are a great point to reenergise the network and we use them to kickstart new season of pods - small peer support groups.
Meanwhile, Enspiral DAO, our Web3 node, kicked off it's second season!
Podcast of the Month
Writing Online - Enspiral Podcast with Richard D. Bartlett
Why write? Well... Rich claims that it can refine your thinking, increase chances for awesome invitations, and create impact in the world.
In this conversation we explore different facets of writing online - why it matters, how to get into it, which platform to choose, and how (and why) Enspiral encourages new writers to hit that scary publish button.
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Made by Enspiral
Ants is running another Sit Down and Practice meditation training this November. If you've had a meditation practice before but its lapsed or you have a practice that is inconsistent / patchy and want to firmly establish it in your life stronger than ever, with some friendly peer support, and structured habit building then jump in!
Other goodness
An article about Common Trust, a company that offers employee ownership buyout options for small business owners, which has raised $2.6 million in seed funding.
AGM Activist training - network of AGM activists use carefully crafted questions to challenge the bosses of the world’s largest companies on the issues that matter to everyone – not just the short term shareholders looking for a profit.
Card
During the TDF team retreat someone slipped me this card, with words of gratitude on the back. Today’s invitation is to become a Good Creator and make a little gratitude note for someone around you who could use it right now 💜.