Get More Mileage from your Thinking Time
Additional workshops are tentative set for
New York City (1/15/11) and Boston (1/22/11).
To request a public workshop in your area,
fill out the form at the bottom of this
page.
Are you a manager, business owner, or other professional with too much on your agenda? You may have gotten some help from courses on time-management and delegation. But these tools are not always powerful enough when you are the person in the hot seat to tackle the most complex tasks and make sure they get done in a reasonable time.
The problem is, how do you "get your mind around" the issues quickly and effectively? Before you can break up a task into little steps to do or delegate, you first have to understand it in your own mind. That's when obstacles—thinking obstacles like overload, uncertainty, and poorly formed goals—can shut you down and make you feel stuck. And when you feel stuck in your thinking, your project is stuck, too.
In my class on Thinking Tactics, you learn how to get unstuck in your thinking, so you can figure out how to get unstuck in action.
Everybody comes to the Thinking Tactics Workshop with different topics to think about, but you will leave with a single system that helps you concentrate better, avoid bogging down, and get more mileage out of your thinking time.
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"Thank you for your wonderful workshop. I can
immediately apply the material you presented to all facets of my life. In
fact, everyone I spoke to during the breaks felt as if you tailored the
workshop for them. Considering the varieties of professions and
personalities that were represented, it is clear that Thinking Tactics can
benefit anyone who wants to think." |
In this workshop, you will learn a system of "Thinking Tactics." It is a jam-packed day, covering all the tools you need to concentrate on demand and make a complex task fit inside your brain.
For a detailed printable brochure of a current workshop, including a formal course description and topical outline, just click here for a PDF.
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"This workshop helped me deal with a problem that had been
plaguing me for some time. Once I learned about the floundering scenarios, I had
a major breakthrough that has already saved me over $500! And the methods of
surveying and spiraling were well worth the cost of the entire workshop." |
During the day, you get a chance to practice using these tactics both in class exercises and individual exercises using your own personal thinking tasks. For an idea of what you can use the tactics to help you with, read the recommended advance preparation for the course.
To help you apply Thinking Tactics afterwards, you will be given a complimentary two-month membership in the Thinking Tactics Mastery Program. In the Mastery Program, you get weekly thinking tips, available only to Mastery Program Members. You can listen to mastery classes covering topics that just don't fit into a one-day program. And you can do individual exercises on topics of your choice, and get feedback and help from me.
I (Jean Moroney) developed this course by working with individuals and groups, and targeting the top thinking problems they faced when they sat down to think at their desks. Whether the problem is overload, uncertainty, or floundering, we've all experienced it. What most people don't know is that a few basic tools can conquer these problems every time.
In this class you learn what is the mental equivalent of the hammer, saw, drill, and screwdriver—and how to make sure you use the right tool for the job.
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"I went into the Thinking Tactics workshop with a
couple of problems to think about, one which I thought was unsolvable. I
worked on it in one of the exercises—and
now I see what to do. Jean gave me a method to follow." |
Enrollment is capped at 30 people to ensure everyone has a chance to ask questions and join the discussion.
Thinking Tactics always attracts an interesting group of ambitious professionals. You'll get a chance to chat with the other participants during the continental breakfast or the sandwich lunch (both of which are complimentary) and during two short breaks during the day.
Additional dates and locations are now being scheduled. Tentative locations are Chicago and New York City.
If you'd like to encourage me to hold a public workshop in one of these cities, or a different one, please fill out the form below.
In the morning session, Concentrating the Power of Your Mind, you will learn:
In the afternoon session, Getting the Thinking Job Done, you will learn:
This is an interactive workshop. During the day we will work through exercises and processes in the 70-page workbook using a combination of lecture, discussion, group exercises, and individual exercises.
When you leave, you will take away a laminated summary sheet with essentialized reminders of how and when to use the tactics. Plus, at the back of the workbook is a convenient 8-page summary of the course for quick review.
And here's my money-back guarantee: If you have not already discovered one way your thinking can be significantly more productive by the time of the first break (10:45), you can walk out then with a 100% refund.
There is always an early discount.
Make sure you find out about a workshop in your area early enough to get the
best price.
Just fill out the form below.
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Will your employer be interested in sending multiple people to a workshop? Let me know—this can help ensure a large enough audience to schedule a workshop. I can provide a corporate information package to the decision-maker, or you can send him or her to my corporate information page. |
A No-Risk SampleJump Start Your Thinking is a free 1-hour sample class I offer every other month. About 30-40 minutes of that teaser covers "Thinking on Paper", which overlaps with this class. Sign up on the Jump Start page. I guarantee, if you like the Jump Start class, you will find Thinking Tactics even more valuable. It builds on what can only be mentioned in passing in Jump Start. "I had used 'thinking on
paper' before, but now I have additional methods to use with it, and I can
do it routinely. The additional tactics are tremendously helpful in regaining focus
after frequent interruptions. Great stuff." |
Want to know more? Download the 8-page brochure from a current workshop, which includes much additional information:
Or, email me, Jean Moroney, at jm@thinkingdirections.com with your questions.
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"The Thinking Tactics I learned in your course have
been of extraordinary value to me. Not only have they made certain thought
processes of mine more efficient, they have also increased my confidence for
dealing with complicated problems in the future. I will definitely continue to
recommend your course to my friends." |
