Career Workshop: This Saturday (2/16)

Overachiever Coach is hosting a Career Workshop in the DC area this Saturday!

It's only $15 (which is a steal for coaching services!) and you'll get a great session to help you figure out what you want from your career - - whether it's getting more from your current job, changing jobs in the same industry, or thinking about a completely new direction:

Whether you want to get more out of your current career, change careers, or figure out what would make you happier, join us as we explore your skills and interests to get back in touch with what brings meaning to your professional life. Create an action plan for moving boldly toward what you want in both the short- and long-term.

For more information or to sign up online, check out my Overachiever Coach Workshop Schedule.

If you have friends who have been struggling with figuring out their career, please point them to my website (www.overachievercoach.com) or have them email me directly (leeknight@overachievercoach.com).

You can help them be happier and make the most of their career!

Workshops: A Success!

As most of you know, I've been hosting workshops at quite the overachiever pace! I'm happy to say they've been going very well, with positive feedback from all attendees.

Here's a list of the workshops I've hosted in the recent past with a few quotes from the attendees (for all the quotes, see my Testimonials page). I'm lucky to have such great attendees!

"YOU in the New Year", DC (1/5/08)

• It's great to get some ideas and goals verbalized with others. Motivation and excitement are contagious!
  

• It was a great opportunity to find out a little bit more about myself and to start setting and meeting some of my goals.
  

• Everybody can benefit from a session like this. Lee knows her stuff and made it fun!

"Contemplating Your Career", DC (12/15/07)

• This got me thinking about what I like to do, am good at, and where I want to focus my energy in both the short and long term.
  

• I've thought about my job/career path a lot, but I still learned important things about myself, and enjoyed hearing people talk about their difficulties and desires.

• I learned a lot about myself through learning about others. It really got me thinking about what I need to do next.

"Inquire Within", DC (12/8/07)

• Immensely insightful. Empowers you to reflect honestly.
  

• Guided reflection and inspired feedback helped me accomplish introspection and formalize goals
  

• Everybody should take the time to examine their life and really discover who they are.
  

"Life Approaching 30", Miami (12/2/07)

• I found the session timely and relevant for the life changes on the horizon.

• It's so useful to put the stuff that swirls around in your head down on paper - it seems like the first step to taking productive steps.

• It helps to understand that many other people are having the same (or similar) pressures, thoughts, goals, and worries as I have.

"Inquire Within", Brooklyn (11/25/07)

• The answers lie within and are discovered through the process of inspiration and investigation.

• When you talk about your life, and put it all in writing, you begin to put it into perspective and realize the things you can do to make a change.

• The workshop helped me consider possibilities I hadn't thought of and I'm excited to explore them. I'm at a crossroads in my career and I think it helped me figure out potential solutions.

The last exercise I do in most of the workshops is to have each attendee mail themselves a postcard with something they want to remember on it. Usually it's an encouraging phrase, a goal, or a commitment to oneself. Someone shared theirs with me and I particularly liked it:

"Commit to things that will give you a sense of accomplishment and impact."

I thought to myself, "These workshops give me a sense of accomplishment and impact." I've been building my business, meeting exciting people, and helping them become more successful in their lives. In that moment, I realized that all the effort I had put into those workshops was worth it. They were a success not only because people found them valuable, but because it also brought me a sense of fulfillment and happiness, which is the greater measure of success in my book.

• What things do you commit to that give you a sense of accomplishment and impact? Please add your comment...
  

Free Workshops for Dec/Jan

In case you haven't heard yet, I decided to offer all my workshops for December and January for FREE. I didn't want to put it out to my entire newsletter audience, but I want my faithful readers to know! Here's the email I've been sending around:

Hi everyone!

In the spirit of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, etc., I decided to offer all my December and January workshops FOR FREE. I really want people to be happier about their lives during the holidays and figure out where they're going, so....... all you have to do is RSVP and show up! For those of you who already signed up, thank you and I'll see you there.

Check out all my workshops online and I hope you'll bring a friend or two. Please forward along to anyone you think might be interested!

Happy Holidays,

Lee

The next workshop is THIS SATURDAY and the topic is "Contemplating Your Career". We'll do a number of exercises that help you identify your skills, interests, and strengths. You'll walk away with a stronger knowledge of careers or avenues that would be a good match for you. If you're in the DC area, I hope you'll join me.


I hope to host more workshops in the near future, but I'd like your feedback:

• What types of workshops would you be most interested in?
• Where should I host these workshops? What cities or venues?

If you can rally a group of 10-15 people, I'm willing to travel!

My Recent Workshops

I've been hard at work planning workshops in DC and NYC on a number of different topics. I just hosted 2 workshops in November ("Who Do You Want to Be?" and "Inquire Within") and have another one planned for this weekend ("Life Approaching 30"). If you haven't seen them, please check out my upcoming workshops!

• The "Who Do You Want to Be?" workshop on November 19th was designed specifically for the high school students (boys and girls) from the Under 19 NYRC Rugby Team. As mentioned in an earlier post about them, these kids are from the South Bronx and are struggling to get on the right path (thankfully, through rugby and NYRC many have found a positive community that they can identify with). This Under-19 Team had the opportunity to come to DC to play a few matches, take in museums and monuments, and attend my workshop entitled "Who Do You Want to Be?" In our hour-long session, I asked them to think about the positive impact one person can have in someone else's life, in the community, and in history. Then, in a series of exercises, each of them were asked to write out who they wanted to be in terms of career, values, and impact. As they shared their goals with the group, it was inspiring to hear these high school students talk about how they wanted to become an astronomer, open a dance studio, and end the violence in their community. At the end of the session, one of their coaches came up to me and said "I've never seen these kids so engaged for so long, with something required so much internal thought!"

• The next workshop, "Inquire Within", was hosted the Sunday after Thanksgiving at a friend's house (who graciously made brunch to accompany our introspection). With the help of some Bloody Mary's and plenty of bacon, a group of friends got to know each other on a more personal level. We discussed our current and future priorities, what we wanted written on our tombstones, our ideal jobs (based on our skills and interests), and how we spend our time and money. I received some great feedback from the attendees and everyone agreed that something like this is challenging, but incredibly valuable.

I hope that you'll be able to join me for a workshop soon. Also, if there's anyone you know who might be interested, please pass it along!