working with Don, who seemed distant, like his father, whom he seldom saw since his parents' divorce. ''In working on the dream,'' Seth explained, "I could see how I was having Don be my father. The dream showed me that I didn't need to be afraid of my boss, that he would make more 'space' for me. I talked to Don the next day, and we eventually became good friends. I also began to open up some communication ('push on the walls') with my dad, and things have started to 'give way' there, too."
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Dreamwork with and about Teammates
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Visualizing proper techniques or success in a game or contest is used frequently with athletes and for competition of all kinds. Using the visualizations from your dreams and visions, and then sharing them with your teammates, is a wonderful way to create bonding and increase your effectiveness together. You can even incubate a dream with your teammates before a competition to help all of you focus on your goals or to get additional "coaching." That is what we did the night before we participated in a rowing regatta. At dinner, we suggested to our teammates that we all incubate dreams to help us improve our performance in the race. The next morning at breakfast, one of the rowers, Astrid, told the following dream.
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| | I'm discussing our upcoming race with several other people from the Rowing Club. Somebody has called a famous woman teacher who gives us some advice for the race: "Go for it!" she says. I'm impressed that this woman took the time to talk to us. Then we start talking about a difficult issue in my life, like whether or not to have another child. I say, "It would be easier if nothing I did affected anyone or anything else." My teammate Kayla says, "Try that!" I am intrigued and pleased to get feedback.
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