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Personal Development
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How do I manage boundaries in the workplace?
During the assertiveness workshop, I learned that it is important to have clear professional boundaries at work....
Session 22 Group project- Tackling the Job Search with Confidence.
Click below to learn about how to tackle your job search with confidence. Group project by session 22. PP...
Ask Session 22! A chance to learn from the previous graduates.
During the first week of session 23, we had a chance to ask questions to a previous client who recently graduated from the program. Here is what they had to say about their 'experience' and how they are making it 'count'. Here are some highlights. Q- What was...
Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood
"Before we can offer advice, suggest solutions, or effectively interact with another person in any way, we must seek to deeply understand them and their perspective through empathetic listening" This is one of the 7 Habits of Effective People" as...
Session 19 Group Presentation- It’s Team Time!
Session 19 Group Presentation Click the link to see the presentation made by session 19 participants about Team Work and communication.
Strength Statements
It was interesting to think about my strengths in a different way. I learned that to identify my strengths I needed to be specific and not general. Strength statements often start with the phrase, “I feel strong when…” or “I love it when…” Some examples I love...
Being Confident
I learned from the 'Confidence building' workshop that the best way to be confident is to change the inner thoughts that I have and use positive affirmations instead. My positive affirmations are as follows: I am enough The best chapter of my life is about...
Session 17 Group Project- Interdependant Relationships.
Click on the Link below to view session 17's group project about creating 'Win-Win' situations. Interdependant Relationships
That’s my Goal
One of the most interesting workshops in the program for me was about goal setting. It is important to set goals so you know where you are going. If you don't know where you are going, you might end up somewhere else. We learned about SMART goals: The...
Begin with the end in mind
Learning about the 7 habits of highly effective people was interesting. I had seen/heard of the book before but have never read it so this workshop was a great summary. One of the habits, Begin with the end in mind' made me think. Covey asks you to imagine your...
Managing Emotions
I am really looking forward to taking the time to learn more about myself and how to take care of myself. As someone who has always suffered from depression and anxiety I am looking to learn strategies to manage my emotions and understand that I can not control...