ES - The Grand Barony of Elfsea

[Bob Dewart]

Greetings and Hi There,

Great words for all to live by.  Thanks for reminding me.  The Dream can be
every where.  If you just let it.

Thank you,

Gilli

-----Original Message-----
From: Vicki Marsh <xaraxene at home.com>
To: elfsea at ansteorra.org <elfsea at ansteorra.org>
Date: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 10:15 AM
Subject: ES - The Grand Barony of Elfsea


>We are truly living in one of the finest Baronies in the known world,
>blessed with Gentles of such Virtue as to cause such a thing to even be
>possible. Often we say "Life is good in Elfsea", but it is easy to over
look
>at
>times how _Grand_ the people of Elfsea really are!
>
>A Proud Member of Elfsea
>Darius
>___________________________
>
>Xene here:
>
>Yes, Darius.  This is a Grand place to live and serve.
>
>Please stop and think about what makes this place different than so many
>others.  What do we do differently?  How could we teach other people in the
>SCA to achieve what we have?
>How are we successful?  Here are a few things that I can come up with in no
>particular order.
>
>1) This is not a personality-driven group and we do not have just a single
>charismatic leader.  We have many who all work together.  They do not put
>each other into warring factions.  It is not an "Us vs, Them" attitude, but
>a "How do we achieve our goals?" attitude.
>2) We define the goals of the group.  Is the goal of an effort or an event
>to make money to buy something?  Is it to recruit new people?  Is it just
to
>have fun for the populace?
>3) After the event, we decide if our basic goals were or were not achieved.
>4)  We try to troubleshoot before an event, and figure out what went wrong
>or right after the event.
>5) Everyone has a voice in the decisions.  Even the children can speak up
>here.
>6) No one is shunned or ridiculed for their opinions or ideas.  We may or
>may not use them, or they may be better suited for another event or time.
>7) We work hard but are careful to prevent burnout.
>8) If any one has a problem with another individual,  talk directly to the
>individual and address the problem.  Don't make it a problem for the group.
>We don't talk behind other people's back.  If the problem isn't important
>enough to discuss with the individual(s) involved, then it isn't important
>enough to whine about.
>9) Be accepting of our own limitations as well as those of others.
>Volunteers cannot be expected to put in 100% effort, 100% of the time.
>10) Communicate, communicate, communicate (trademark registered to Lady
>Arabella, who has been trying her best to learn this).  If you cannot
>fulfill an obligation, for any reason, let the person in charge know as far
>in advance as possible.  Work with your teammates, not against them.
>11) Keeping things in perspective prevents stress.  Is the problem
>life-threatening?  Is it dishonorable?  Does it help us achieve our goals?
>12) Reward Excellence in others.  Expect Excellence of yourself
>
>
>I am sure that the rest of you can come up with other things that make this
>Barony a Grand Barony.
>
>I'm looking forward to this weekend,
>
>Baroness Xene, OL
>
>p.s.  I'm very proud of Llywelyn and Galen.  Two of my best friends in the
>whole world have been recognized by the Crown for their chivalry and
honor -
>something I have known for years.


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