Building Resilience and Confidence Through Self-Awareness

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Building Resilience and Confidence Through Self-Awareness

17 October 2017

Jo Kane took use through an evening of understanding the nature of resilience. Here’s the pre-event information:

We have all heard about resilience and know how important it is to foster it and every year more and more organisations are investing in this area to build the resilience of their people and especially their leaders. However there’s a common notion that resilience is all about ‘bounce back’ and whilst it is crucial now more than ever to be able to ‘recover’ from setbacks , it’s powerful to be able to put yourself in the driving seat and build your personal resilience so that you can access peak performance states and create success that’s sustainable and sustains you. There’s so much more to resilience than ‘toughing it out’ and cultivating the right mindset. To be a resilience superstar you need to adopt a more holistic approach that includes mind , body , spirit and emotion. When you can strengthen across all those domains then real transformation occurs.

This session will give you the chance to explore  these four domains and gain some insight into where you could benefit from some focus and development. You will be introduced to some leading edge tools that will help you become a resilience superstar yourself and enjoy the sort of success that fuels you as opposed to drains you. These are techniques that can take you from breakdown to breakthrough. That’s the hallmark of the transformative resilience.

From the event:

“Great event and speaker. Feel very inspired!”

“Really enjoyed this. Great presentation. Very useful.”

“It was a very valuable session, made me think about resilience from a different point of view.”

“Jo Kane was fab – so engaging and easy to connect with – good balance of sharing expertise and getting you to think.”

“Really good event – I am leaving feeling more confident and excited about what I can achieve.”

“Useful questions and coaching got me thinking. A lot covered.”

“Hearing inspirational stories from other women is incredibly energising for me right now.”

“Great hints and tips I can easily adapt to my life. Jo is really easy to listen to, thoroughly enjoyed the session! Thank you.”

  • You scored this event as:

out of 5!

Jo Kane

Joanna is a highly experienced UK and international executive coach who has been working with individuals and senior management teams to help them fulfill their potential and leverage their strengths for more than 12 years. Joanna’s style is energetic, open and inspirational and she likes to work with people to help them reconnect with what is really important to them so that they can truly unlock their potential. Joanna firmly believes that real change happens from the inside out.

Joanna is also co-author of ‘The Suited Hippy And The Stress Junkie’ ( Reed McKenna)

Date:                           Tuesday 17 October, 6.30-8.30pm

Venue:                         Rock Recruitment Solutions, Austin House, 43 Poole Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH4 9DN

Event Cost:                  £16 (includes drinks and light refreshments)

Parking:                       Plenty in car parks close by

Doors open at 6pm for drinks and food before we start at 6.30pm.

Please note that the booking fee covers the cost of organising the event which includes light refreshments and a finger buffet, plus small donation to a charity that supports women.

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Payment on the door:  Many times we need to ensure that we have numbers of attendees and names before the event begins (for catering / training / location security).  In exceptional circumstances we may accept payment on the door, but this is by prior arrangement and agreement only!
Cancellation/refunds: we completely understand how sometimes things come up at the last minute!  Although we will do our best to accommodate your inability to attend after booking/payment, we ask that you please let us know as soon as possible either by email or phone (we always provide a phone number in the joining instructions sent on the day).  However, please bear in mind that refunds can only be made if you cancel before the day of the event:
  • Before the day: refund or payment put towards future event
  • On the day: payment put towards future event
  • No show without notice: no refunds or future event reservation – you lose your money – sorry!

 

Marie, Kelly and Ginette

The Aspiring Women Dorset Team

Responding with Style and Flair

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Responding With Style and Flair – How to Answer ANY Question!

18 July 2017

Lex McKee – the original ‘entertrainer’ – gave us a masterclass in how to never be stuck for words, using techniques shown to celebrities and politicians the world over.

Before the event, Lex told us:

Being put on the spot and feeling awkward is not high on many people’s list of favourite situations. But what if you could get to the point where you had the confidence to answer any challenge – and I do mean ‘any’ challenge? Using the techniques used by politicians, broadcasters, and celebrities the world over, we’re going to share how to think quickly on-the-spot so that you can express your viewpoint clearly, concisely, and convincingly without fear of embarrassment! In fact, I’m confident that you’ll actually look forward to the next time when you’ll be put on the spot!

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‘I thought the style exercise was excellent’

‘I am leaving inspired, motivated and knowing lots of new faces!’

‘Fab evening, lovely company, looking forward to applying it!’

‘It was really interesting and fun to come to!’

‘Friendly, fun evening’

‘Great event! Thank you.’

‘It was a great event, I wish it was more than one session’

‘Fun and good networking’

‘A happy, jolly and dynamic event!’

‘Very interactive and practically focused session – plenty of tools to draw from’

‘Loved the session, Lex is a great presenter and made it fun and informative.’

‘Great evening’

  • You scored this event as:

out of 5!

Lex McKee

If you want to learn anything faster, Lex is an interesting chap to talk to, having taught applications of Accelerated Learning since 1985. Whilst secretly chuffed that his book, “The Accelerated Trainer,” was published by Gower, he’s actually more excited by the fact that he can teach you to touch type in two hours, using chocolate as part of the technique. From Speed Reading to Mind Mapping, Leadership to Quick Thinking On-The-Spot, Lex’s infectious humour and love for learning with others has taken him all around the World. The truth, though, is he’d rather be nowhere else than sharing with like-minded entrepreneurial thinkers in Dorset! Author, Producer, Photographer, Poet, and Presenter – creativity is what makes his day.

Date:                           Tuesday 18 July, 6.30-8.30pm

Venue:                         Room EB202, Executive Business Centre, Bournemouth University, 89 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth BH8 8EB

Event Cost:                  £16 (includes drinks and light refreshments)

Parking:                       Next to the Business Centre or in Cotlands Road

Doors opened at 6pm for drinks and food before starting at 6.30pm.

Creating Heart-Led Goals

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Creating Heart-Led Goals

24 January 2017

We got 2017 off to a great start with this session, where Marie helped us create goals that tap into our emotional well-being.

Creating our goals (both work and home-related) to lead a holistic and well-balanced life are usually head-led (using logic), rather than heart-led (using emotion). This event supported us to explore ways of tapping into our emotions and use these to create powerful, compelling goals.

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Marie Smith

My whole career has been focused on supporting people to be the best they can be benefiting not only themselves, but also the organisations they work for, or with, and their families and friends

During my thirty years in learning and development, leadership and coaching I have worked in and with private, public, higher education and not-for-profit sectors.  I feel very grateful and lucky to work with some amazing and inspirational people and organisations. I established my own leadership development and executive coaching business, SUCCESSMITH, in 2012. I continue to enjoy working with a variety of organisations and individuals to support and co-create transformational change.

My passion is supporting people to understand what success means to them and go for what they really want out of life. I specialise in coaching and facilitating the development of leaders in organisations, departments, and teams. I also work on a one-to-one basis with private individuals.

I particularly enjoy supporting all genders, and particularly women, to define and achieve their ‘life purpose’ by overcoming tangible or imagined obstacles.

I feel very privileged that through SUCCESSMITH and through my work with the Aspiring Women Groups, I am able to support others by ‘being the spark that lights the flame for transformational change’, and this is what makes me smile and gives me a reason to get out of bed in the mornings!

Date:                           Tuesday 24 January, 6.30-8.30pm

Venue:                         JP Morgan

Event Cost:                  £16 (includes drinks and light refreshments)

 

What’s Blocking Your Career Success This Year?

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What’s Blocking Your Career Success This Year?

4 October 2016

This session supported us looking at strategies to breakthrough these obstacles and we played around with the figures that demonstrated the potential financial consequences over a 5 year period which represents the average time we waste before taking action and changing our mind-set.

What attendees thought:

“I really enjoyed it. I am so glad I came”
“Excellent session – too short!”

Anna Logan Riversby

Date:                           Tuesday 4 October, 5.30-8pm

Venue:                         University of the Arts, Room 902, Holborn, London

Event Cost:                  £25 (includes drinks and light refreshments)

 

Using Your Voice for Confident Presentations

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Using Your Voice for Confident Presentations

5 April 2016

The theme for our April 2016 event was ‘Using Your Voice for Confident Presentations’ led by Helen Astrid.  It was a great session with Helen sharing a powerful set of vocal techniques that transform the voice, allowing individuals the confidence and freedom to have fun and remove creative blocks.

What attendees thought:

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“Excellent fun eve – thank you!”
“Great  fun – learned lots!”
“Thank you – will be coming back!”
“Very well organised and planned​”

Date:                           Tuesday 12 April, 5.30-8pm

Venue:                         XL Catlin, 70 Gracechurch Street, London EC3V 0XL

Event Cost:                  £25 (includes drinks and light refreshments)