PERSEVERANCE WORKSHOP
If you are unemployed, underemployed, uncertainly employed, or a business owner, and you’re feeling worn out by the struggle to find work, come learn how to tap into new sources of energy and direction. This program is for professionals who have been impacted by the economic downturn and are in need of ideas and support. It is primer on the best practices for dealing constructively with the new economic reality through strategies for coping with change over the long haul.

This program is being offered as part of the monthly dinner meeting of Business and Professional Women of Lower Cape Cod at the Bookstore Café in Wellfleet on March 8, 2011. The public is welcome. Call 774.722.0339 or email Jamie Burge for information. The cost for dinner and the program is $25.00.

BEING IN TRANSITION
The fact that women appear to manage change well may create the illusion that we’re "good at" transition, but this external competence brings with it an internal unrest when we are addressing only the surface level of change (the coping part) and missing the opportunity that being in transition offers to enrich our lives when it is accepted and embraced consciously. Often we adjust, adapt and move on without "mining" (as in gold mine) the change for its real value—being more of who we were meant to be.

On March 9, at 1 PM, I will speak on Transition at the First Parish Brewster Unitarian Universalist Church in Brewster, MA, in a program sponsored by the First Parish Women’s Alliance. Call 508.896.7087 for more information.

August 2nd through 6th, I will once again serve as class assistant for Edith and Charles Seashore’s program, “Intentional Use of Self: Strategies and Skills for Consulting, Coaching and Change.” Edith Whitfield Seashore, M.A., specializes in Organizational Development and change and has over 40 years of experience training and consulting with corporations and government agencies as well as non-profits. Charles Seashore, Ph.D., is chair of the faculty of the doctoral program in Human and Organization Development of the Fielding Graduate Institute. Both are NTL pioneers and amazing people. This is my fourth time serving as their assistant.

On August 18 at 5 PM, I will facilitate a conversation about Daniel Pink’s book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, at the second session of the Cape’s newly formed Business Book Club. The meeting will take place in the conference room of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, 5 Shoot Flying Hill Rd, Centerville, MA. The group is open to the public. Come have your entrepreneurial energy revitalized by a lively discussion of the best practices for achieving success in any business venture.

Beverly Ryle will speak on the topic of Transition, May 11, 2010, 6:30-8 PM at:

Eastham Library
190 Samoset Road
Eastham, MA 02642-3145
(508) 240-5950

April 16, 2010, 9 AM to 1 PM
Northeastern University
Egan Center, Room 340, Boston, MA

This is a half-day career seminar with a special rate of just $85!

Topics include: Identifying Target Customers, Setting Prices, Analyzing the Competition, Understanding the Financial Picture of your Business, Creating a Business Plan, and Financing Options.

Four sessions will be held on the following dates at the Community Development Partnership, 3 Main Street (Main Street Mercantile) Eastham, MA

Tuesday, March 30, 5:30-8 PM
Thursday, April 1, 5:30-8 PM
Tuesday, April 6th , 5:30-8 PM
Thursday, April 8th , 8:30-10 AM

At the conclusion of the workshop you will be prepared to give a short presentation about your business to a group of business professionals. You will leave with a clearer picture of the viability of your business ideas and the foundation for a business plan. There is a sliding scale fee for this course. For complete program details and to register, please call 508.240.7873 x25 or email Lisa Panaccione.