Taos – the enchanted project- completes two years of Enterprise Facilitation® training

They call it the “Enchanted Circle Sirolli Project” and they refer, of course, to the Land of Enchantment i.e. the awe inspiring mountains of Northern New Mexico. If you have never been there…go, and you will understand the “enchanted” bit!

Martha and I arrived immediately after a snow storm that had managed to transform the high desert into a landscape of sparkling whites and blues all set against a background of rocks that had been washed clean of dust and that seemed painted in ochre. The Two Year celebration was beautifully organized and Board Members , clients, Christopher Madrid, the Enterprise Facilitator, and Jean Kenin, the Board’ chair, were at hand to share stories, celebrate their successes and partake some excellent food offered, for the occasion, by the Don Fernando Inn of Taos.

State, regional and local government representatives shared congratulation and so did the McCune Foundation and the Los Alamos National Laboratories two of the non government founders of the project.

The highlights of these events, however, are always the clients. It is their stories and their emotions that remind us why we are doing what we do, why it is so important to care for the dreams and aspirations of people. One of the clients of Christopher was a young doctor, he had been left with the seemingly impossible task of trying to keep the doors open at the local children’ clinic. The private clinic, dealing with the poorer and uninsured children in the community, had lost one of the founding partners and was just about to be closed when it sought the help of Christopher and the Board. Not only the clinic was saved, but state legislation was enacted to change the legal status of such entities and now the clinic has become an example of what can be done in the field.

So many clients and so many stories!

During my address I told the gathering that it did not surprise me that the magic of Enterprise Facilitation happened, again, in the Land of Enchantment. It was the people that I met on my very first visit there that did it for me. John Otis, Don Francisco Trujillo, the Mayor Bobby Duran and all those who came to listen to our presentation with open hearts and mind. You could see it in their faces, the love they had for their ancient land and for the people who have made the Land of Enchantment their home.

Dr. Ernesto Sirolli
CEO
Sirolli Institute
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