"Free Oprah Workshop You Can do On-Line at Home"
Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently
Today women are better educated, have better jobs, better pay, more choices about mates, careers ... just about everything. But that has not translated into women being happier. Actually with more choices the opposite is true. Womens overall happiness has been on a steady decline since 1972. This decline in happiness occurs across the board, regardless of whether women have children, how many they have, or how much they earn. Marcus Buckingham is a well known researcher. He has written five previous books which centered around the concept that each person will be happiest when they are working from their greatest strength. Find Your Strongest Life got its start from a three hour workshop with Oprah. The workshop was conducted with 30 talented but unfulfilled women. In his mission statement Marcus says, "My mission is to help each person identify her strengths, take them seriously and offer them to the world." As you read the book you will discover facts, read some eye opening research, and see that many women are living a life based on myths more so than truth. Reading the stories of women seeking will help you to see that you are not alone on this journey. |
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What Are Personal Developments For Workers Today?
You can invest in your business by looking at what are personal developments for workers in this day and age. One of the reasons workers quit (or need to be fired) is that they are burned out. They might feel confused as to why they are even coming to work in the first place. Offering some opportunities for personal development in your workers' lives not only helps them recharge their batteries, but also helps them decide quickly if they even want to stay with your company. It's no good keeping on any employees who feel resentful. Make It Optional Article to continue below----------------------------------------------
When choosing a program or event, you not only want to look at what are the personal developments for workers, but what are the most practical for them and not for you. Sure, it might seem like an easy solution to just make everyone go to a lecture entitled "What are the Personal Developments for Workers?", but you'll just get stressed-out employees instead. You need to keep your practices flexible, inexpensive and (most of all) optional. You also won't be doing yourself or your business any good by making your employees go on some sort of a personal growth schedule. You have to realize that there won't be much in the way of short-term results. But, there should be results in long-term results in your worker's productivity and drop in days off. Article to continue below----------------------------------------------
Provide Many Choices Don't think that only lectures or Outward Bound-type trips are the only way for your employees to see what are personal developments for workers. Just setting aside one break room with soft music, chair massagers and dark sunglasses can help give your employees a fifteen-minute or so "me time". That room could be stacked with a volunteer or exchange library. Employees could bring books and magazines in and then people can take and bring back what they want. Definitely less calories and longer lasting than just coffee and donuts! What are other personal developments for workers? People aren't just bundles of nerves and a brain. They also have physical needs that can often translate to helping their brains and nerves. Having a little gym or a partnership with a local gym or yoga center can help not only encourage your employees to stretch out their minds, but their bodies. More and scientific studies are concluding that regular physical activity makes a person feel happier, more self-confident and better able to make decisions.
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The above video can help you if you are stuck in a job you hate. Feel like you just don't have enough to give to your professional life and your personal life. You're not alone.
Career coach Marcus Buckingham met with a group of women just like you to help them figure out how to reignite the passion in their careers. Now it's your turn! Take Marcus's step-by-step workshop and use his lessons to change your life.
Session 1: An Introduction
Session 2: Where Are You Now?
Session 3: What Is Strengths Training?
Session 4: Bust the Myths
Session 5: Get Clear
Session 6: Strengths
Session 7: Weaknesses
Session 8: Strong Week Plan
This Program was developed by the Just Wait Foundation a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit corporation to prevent drug, alcohol, and tobacco problems among teenagers. The Foundation provides one-year scholarships (two semesters) at a Community College or $1000 award to teens that completes the 4 year Just Wait Teen™ Positive Youth Development Program, obtains a GED, or graduates from high school - alcohol, tobacco, and drug free. The Just Wait Foundation has arranged to use of 80 acres to raise fruit and vegetables to finance the scholarships
We offer free training for any person or group that wants to start this program in their community.
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