What is a Circle?

Circles of Trust and Purpose: The power of connecting collectively

Each Circle is a place for XL Members to belong, supporting the principle of C-A-R-E. From Human Race to Human Care.

Connection: Connection is the basis of democracy (the power of all over the power of one). The opposite of connection is separation and separation is the basis to all poverty.

Appreciation: Once we are connected, appreciation is both a human value and a capital value . It is the building block of worth, which in turn is the mountain from which wealth flows. Appreciation is the basis of capitalism (Capital appreciation). The opposite is scarcity: A race for scarce resources – unsustainable economy vs. sustainable ecology.

Rhythm: Rhythm is the heart beat of the greater whole. This rhythm is the basis of any movement from a physical movement to a global movement. The opposite of rhythm is suspension. Life without connection, appreciation and rhythm leads to suspended animation and to redundancy where our life is a lifeless life of not enough.

Effective Giving: Community comes from the French verb communiere which means the collective sharing of gifts. Biologically, energy created and energy transferred adds life to the whole. This is the basis of community. The opposite is not ineffective taking (which at least is unsustainable and so will eventually die). The opposite is sceptic holding, where we stay in the game but without passing the ball. On a football pitch it’s called dribbling. We can choose to dribble through life through sceptic holding – as in a septic tank – or receive and give effectively, adding on either side of the transaction. This is flow.

Each Circle has the responsibility to execute, measure, and control its own processes in achieving its purpose and goals. It governs its own domain of responsibility within the policies of XL Nation. Circles are also responsible for their own development and for each member's development. The Circle and its members are expected to determine what they need to know to maintain flow, be sustainable and to reach the goals of their group.

An effective Inner Circle Leadership Team will ensure that the Circles follow the C-A-R-E principles, have annual goals, measure achievement against their goals, know the group’s World Wide Wealth status, attract new members and operate within a budget.

An Effective Circle has a clear theme and a leadership team. It has regular meetings, goals and a growing membership. Members of the Circle feel connected and involved, appreciated and in flow.

Members of the Circle know what income the Circle is making, its expenses, and what the Circle’s World Wide Wealth contributions are. They know what the Circle’s goals are, what has been done to achieve those goals and what still needs to be done.

The Circle has every member connected on XL World and contributes knowledge and experience and feedback regularly to XL World. Members are aware of their responsibility to participate, the leadership opportunities available to them and what is happening with XL Nation.