We're Excited about Our Journaling Workshops

We are totally energized by journaling and what happens next (well honestly, that’s not always true – sometimes we scare ourselves a little). Journaling is a tough practice whether you’ve been doing it or resisting it for years. We’ve designed this series of workshops to start with YOU, to help you Facilitate others, and to activate and create new journaling approaches that work for you. OH!! And you don’t need to be a “writer” to journal successfully – we like to “journal” with pictures and images too.

The first workshop, ‘Journaling as a Yes, not a should’ is specifically designed to kick start or to deepen your personal practice. The second workshop, ’Facilitating Others Off the Page’ will help YOU facilitate the power of journaling within organizations, teams, classrooms, community groups … you get the idea … with really fun and engaging approaches and Cool Tools. The third workshop, ‘Freeing Your Blue Sky Potential’ is fun, messy and hands on with lots of time devoted to creating your own Cool Tools and Stuff that Matters to support your personal and facilitative journaling practices.

And you know we won’t just be writing – no there’s much more. We’ll be journaling with visuals, collected images, and other cool stuff.

Workshop Facilitators (that's us): Linda Dudek and Lynette McCormack, cofounders of IdeaConnect – you might also know us from our alter ego as Ah Ha! Our credentials: We’ve been journaling and using journaling in our facilitative practice for a long time and people ask us, “What are you doing? Why do you do that? Hey, that’s cool – can you do a workshop?” So we say YES! to that.


Each two day workshop is $250. Or, choose to pre-register and pay for all three by July 26 for $600 (WOW! That’s a savings of $150)

Journaling as a YES, not a should
When: Friday and Saturday, August 13-14, 2010, 8:45am – 4:45 pm each day
Where: Cincinnati, OH, location tbd

Whether you are an avid journaler or someone who just says NO, I can't!! This workshop is for you – even if you hate writing. We all have moments where we're challenged to take the time to slow down and take a moment for ourselves. In this two day workshop, we will explore approaches and techniques to deepen or kick start YOUR personal journaling practice as a Facilitative Leader. Cost: $250* Register for this workshop by calling 919-363-7562

Facilitating Others Off the Page
Innovative Journaling in Your Facilitative Practice
When: Friday and Saturday, September 17-18, 2010, 8:45am – 4:45 pm each day
Where: Cincinnati, OH, location tbd

Whether you are a facilitator, organizational leader, healer, teacher or just like to journal with others, this workshop is for YOU! We'll share tips and cool tools that will engage, excite and enliven your practice. Cost: $250* Register for this Workshop by calling 1-919-363-7562

Freeing Your Blue Sky Potential
Create your own Cool Tools for YOUR Journaling Practices
When: Friday and Saturday, November 12-13, 2010, 8:45am – 4:45 pm each day
Where: Cincinnati, OH, location tbd

In this hands on workshop YOU will create your own approaches and Cool Tools (Stuff that Matters) to illuminate your personal and facilitative journaling practice. Bring your ideas to life to make journaling work for YOU ... you know Purposeful Action! Come and join us in this sure to be fun and probably messy workshop! Cost: $250* Register for this workshop by calling 1-919-363-7562

*Each two day workshop is $250 OR choose to pre-register and pay for all three by July 26 for $600 (WOW! for a savings of $150)

We’ve designed these journaling workshops with Facilitative Leaders in mind - this means YOU!

Much Love, Lynette

APPRECIATE YOUR CONNECTIONS!

I just responded to an appreciation comment on a one of our previous blogs and then I started thinking. WOW! I’m so appreciative of all the connections to others that have been given to me as I dream and vision my future. Of course, hindsight is 20/20, now I can see how those connections show up at the right time.

Have you ever just reflected to yourself about all your connections and really felt or 'grounded' that appreciation?

For me, there are so many, I have to sit in appreciation multiple times. This is BIG and will be part of my gratitude journaling each evening. So I’ll start here on the BLOG, the realm is for my work as a facilitative leader and co-founder of IdeaConnect and Ah Ha! Thanks to…

Maureen Sayre, it was about this time of year when I spent time being coached by Maureen into my next professional endeavor over 15 years ago.

Darla Simpson-Hall, she is GRACE in the physical realm. Her generosity and reconnections over the years have fueled my personal and professional growth.

Gail Vance Civille, an amazing sensory scientist who is one powerful, magical lady. I really love what she created in Sensory Spectrum.

Pam Hay, a special person and wonderful moderator, who shaped my thoughts about how I wanted to be in my work.

Everyone at The Grove, see my previous blog.

Alison Strickland, WOW! She rocked my socks with journaling at CPSI in the early ‘90s and I ran with that and brought it right into my facilitator’s toolkit.

August Jaccaci , Where would I be without this TOTALLY INCREDIBLE person, his mind, his love, and his alter ego, Thomas Jefferson, the METAMATRIX and 4 “C”s Values. I strive to be the CEO, Chief Evolutionary Officer. “LOVE is the only Future.”

Sheila Shang, with ideas that are truly perspective shifting and lead me to new places; a laugh and love of life that makes me warm.

Juanita Brown and David Isaacs and The World Café, Conversation, Discussion, Dialogue, they have shifted my world too.

The list is much longer and I just wanted to start a little today (I better stop now...I can't stop my appreciation). I highly recommend appreciation. And now, when connections expanding exponentially with our social media, it is important to also attach the energy of love to foster and strengthen them.

In appreciation, Linda

GET OUTSIDE! EXPERIENCE A SHIFT!

This was my advice to myself today. I was languishing inside, so much activity and not enough Being. I know from experience that being in Nature has a healing and inspiring effect. A simple walk outdoors has shifted me. I was immediately aware of the cold air in my lungs (I live in the North), the sounds of outdoors which are different than the sounds of indoors, and the light, not sunny but bright, especially with all our snow. I also appreciated most of my neighbors’ attention to detail, shoveled sidewalks. And I sent those that did not shovel a little extra love while I negotiated the icy piles of snow in front of their houses.

So, whether you live where there is record snow fall (we’ve experienced 70 inches this year) or you live in a warm place, I recommend you GET OUTSIDE! Today I felt myself become more grounded; I remembered to listen carefully, and heard at least 15 different types of birds; I was aware how important details are to make the way easier for others; and I just feel better. Let us know how OUTSIDE shifts you!