itp group update

i have to brag on my boys...while i was away in LA, my men's group took the initiative to dive into the lower left by donating time with our local Habitat for Humanity. we're set to do some more work next week.

also, we've updated our "currency" for staying on task with our practices. let me explain...

recently we decided, with the help of the group, what our essential practices should be and their frequency throughout the week. to ensure that we honored our commitment, we agreed that for each missed task the man would pay the group $5 (to be given to charity, etc.).

well, it seems that money is cheaper than time -- we weren't sticking to our practices with this structure. sooooo, the next step was to revisit our agreed practices and now, for each missed task each man must donate 30 minutes of his time to the group (or community service). this could include car washing, tiolet cleaning, or dog grooming -- you get the picture.

i must say that there's a much higher success rate this time around.