Exploring how to best utilize your gifts in your work.

Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Time: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm

Location: Fairleigh Dickinson University, Dickinson Hall, Suite 1134
140 University Plaza, Hackensack, New Jersey

Workshop led by Dr. Jeanne Weikert, Founder of New Life Institute

In this exciting “Know Yourself” workshop, Dr. Weikert and the New Life Institute staff will help you

• Explore your unique gifts and strengths
• Consider how your work aligns with your values
• Appreciate that you have potential still to be realized
• Understand how meaning and purpose can enhance your career goals

Why Should I Attend?

Today’s economic climate has resulted in significant changes in the workplace. These may thrust us into unexpected situations where we are forced to evaluate our career. This produces anxiety, but also the opportunity to consider what might be a more satisfying work path for the future. In this workshop you will deepen the alignment between your satisfaction and your success.

These workshops are ideally suited for:

• Anyone seeking new work possibilities for themselves
• People in transition and considering changing careers
• Anyone feeling a bit “stuck” or overwhelmed by their current situation
• Those who want to be ore effective and happier in their work

How to Register

Fee: $395 includes $20 non-refundable registration fee and workshop materials. Lunch is also included.

Please call 201-692-6500 to register. Seating is limited so please make your reservations soon. A map will be mailed or emailed to you upon registration.

The massive oil spill in the Gulf has created a scenario that raises a basic question, one that we rarely consider. The question is this: what is our responsibility as the dominant species on our planet? The horrifying images of oil covered birds panting for breath, dead turtles washed up on beaches, and quiet estuaries that have always been the cradle for new life no longer allow us to ignore our responsibility for those that share this beautiful planet with us. We must learn to be responsible simply because we are the dominant species.

Do we have the right to act in a manner that destroys lives and habitats of other species for our own gain? Do we have the right to behave as though other life is of lesser value? Does being in the position of the dominant species mean that we cease being responsible to all life? Unfortunately, in this case we are so focused on our need for oil that we always prioritize in favor of feeding that need—no matter what. This line of thinking ultimately puts us at great risk simply because it condones taking great risks.

In order to find a more balanced way of sharing this planet we will most likely need to rethink our myth of dominion and replace it with a model of shared occupancy. After all, we are not the only ones living here. Imagine what it would be like never to hear the sound of a bird, to watch a butterfly hovering over a flower, or enjoy a glimpse of a running deer. Our lovely planet would soon become a lonely and very arid place.