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Arlington (MA) Workshops on Overcoming Procrastination and Time Management - July 7 and Aug 11
posted 01 Jul 2008 by Hillary
Monday, July 7, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m., Stop Procrastinating!
Monday, August 11, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m., Time Management
Location for both:
Arlington Center for the Arts, www.acarts.org
41 Foster Street, Arlington, MA
(directions at link – lots o’ parking, I’m told)
1. These are Grub Street Writers events. You must preregister through Grub at 617-695-0075 or via info@grubstreet.org. There is a $45 fee per workshop.
2. The workshops are open to writers and nonwriters. The examples will be about writing, but the principles are identical to those in all of my workshops. Please email me at lifelongactivist@yahoo.com if you have questions about content.
3. The Grub workshops are popular and fill up fast, so preregister early.
Whew! Thanks for your patience. Here are the descriptions:
STOP PROCRASTINATING!
Procrastination and writer’s block are occupational hazards of the writing life, and the bane of many writers’ existences. But they needn’t be heart-rending or career-ending problems. Both can, in fact, be easily addressed once you’ve figured out the specific nature of your block and what?s causing it. (Hint: it?s not that you?re lazy or uncommitted—so stop blaming yourself!) This lively and illuminating workshop will help you understand the specific nature and causes of your procrastination problem or block, including the contributing factors of perfectionism, negativity, hypersensitivity and panic. Then it will offer techniques that any writer can use to easily and quickly get back on track. The great news is that, once a writer actually starts solving his or her procrastination problem or block, as opposed to just dithering over it and blaming himself or herself, change can happen amazingly fast!
TIME MANAGEMENT
Time is money, people say, but they’re wrong: time is actually far more valuable than money, especially if you’re a writer who also has job, family and other major demands on your time. Successful people tend to manage their time, while unsuccessful ones tend not to, or – worse – to let others manage their time for them. If your own schedule is out of control, or you’re not finding time to do the things you need or love to do, this workshop will help. Coach Hillary Rettig, author of The Lifelong Activist (Lantern Books, 2006), has helped hundreds of artists and others use their time better. The effectiveness of the techniques she teaches, combined with her compassionate and fun approach, will make this one of the most empowering and entertaining workshops you will ever take. PS – If you think you’re too busy to take this workshop, then you really need to take it!
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