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You’re making a living. You’re even making a difference. But is it the difference you want to make? This workshop asks the hard questions that need to be asked about the work we settle for, about the difference we’re actually making, and about the legacy we leave behind. Over the course of two sessions held one week apart, we will help you:
- articulate your personal vision in actionable terms
- get past superficial dissatisfaction so as to tap the power of your deepest desires for good work in the world
- manage the risks of mid career transitions
- develop a plan for resource development, with a focus on networking
- create a sustainable process for continued reflection, inspiration, and change
Life is a mix of slow evolution and rapid change. This workshop is right for you if you’re wondering if the former might just be a little too slow right now, if what was the right choice for you years ago has become perhaps a stepping stone, if long ago you made a commitment to doing good work, but now want to take a larger turn towards your life’s work.
Here are a few related articles by Michael Gilbert:
- Meaningful Work has a Price – Employment Satisfaction in Civil Society Compared to Society at Large
- Making the Most of Our Time – How People In Civil Society Face the Tough Questions of Meaningful Work
- The Role of Personal Practice in Work Satisfaction
Michael’s qualifications represent a confluence of many rivers of past experience: (1) seven years of counseling, training, and support group leadership, with a focus on meaningful work; (2) twenty five years of consulting on matters related to leadership and communication, in the context of civil society; (3) a history of service on over thirty boards of directors, both nonprofit and for-profit; and (4) a track record of successful startups and program development, with the occasional poignant failure.
Michael was the founder of GoodWorks, a nonprofit whose mission was the support of public interest work. He designed and taught the “Making a Living, Making a Difference” workshop. He organized and led support groups of people who were bridging the gaps between their work and their values. He designed and taught a unique series of seminars that were framed as time management workshops, but which focused on mindfulness and personal agency. He privately counseled scores of clients, at wide ranging stages of development, in personal and professional strategies for meaningful work. This has included young people who are embarking on a life of committed work; mid-career professionals making a radical jump to more meaningful work; artists, writers, and activists who are seeking greater sustainability; and experienced visionaries who are pushing themselves to new levels of integrity and creativity.
On Demand Seminars: A 30 minute LifeWork Assessment call is included in the base registration fee for the on-demand seminar. Any additional time after that is optional.
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These one on one consultations with Michael Gilbert can be conducted in person, on the phone, or on video-chat. During this session you will discuss your interests, goals, and desires for your life’s work. It’s possible to benefit a great deal from this single assessment session. But we do also offer ongoing LifeWork Counseling. It all depends on your needs. (You can read more about LifeWork Counseling here.) Also, if you register for these sessions as part of this package you will receive a 30% discount off the normal rate.
Our pre-packaged online seminar here consists of two 90 minute sessions.
Live Online Seminars: These are presented at a scheduled date & time, broadcast live, and include live Q&A time with the instructor. Live online seminars presented by The Gilbert Center are open registration seminars, which means that anyone can attend. You can read the technical requirements and other basic facts for live online seminars.
On-Demand Online Seminars: On-demand means you can attend at a time that is most convenient for your schedule. Each one consists of the recording of the most recent live presentation for you to watch, and comes packaged with a phone consultation with the instructor so you can ask questions about the seminar materials and how they can best be put to use in your particular situation. You can also read technical requirements and other basic facts for on-demand seminars. The list of seminars available on-demand is listed down the right-hand side of that same page.
Private Sessions: If you have a group of people to whom you would like to offer training, please consider our private packages. You can hire us to present any of the seminars listed on this site, or custom sessions, for your group privately; online or in person at your location. Read example package outlines here. Please contact us with any questions you have, or to discuss scheduling a seminar for your group.
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