With other self-employed professionals, freelancers and entrepreneurs, determine and act on the next step to strengthen or build your business. Identify what’s important now, and set your monthly goals. Each meeting will have an information segment, as well as time for brainstorming, goal review, and problem solving. Support other group members and be supported both during and between meetings, using caring pressure with humour, as you build a larger support group for yourself and your business.

Mondays, Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Nov. 24, 2003
6:30 - 9:30 pm
Toronto School of Theology, 47 Queen’s Park Crescent East, 1 block north of Wellesley St. The closest subway stations are Wellesley, Queen’s Park and Museum, and metered street parking is in front, a paid lot behind.

$100/$115

$20 non-refundable material fee for all participants, payable upon registration.

The Enneagram is a powerful system for understanding human motivation that offers amazing insights into the way we perceive and relate. Its origins are believed to date back to at least 14^th century Sufism, and its acceptance today was developed partly through its use in Jesuit communities. Learn how to apply it in your work and personal life as a tool for self-awareness, leadership, relationships and teambuilding. The Enneagram illuminates the deeper "why" behind a person’s preferred strategies, and opens the door to greater compassion and flexibility.

Tuesday, October 14, 21, 28, 2003
6:30 - 9:30 pm
Toronto School of Theology, 47 Queen’s Park Crescent East, 1 block north of Wellesley St. The closest subway stations are Wellesley, Queen’s Park and Museum, and metered street parking is in front, a paid lot behind.

$100/115

$20 non-refundable material fee for all participants, payable upon registration.

Identify how and why people -- including yourself! -- can become hurt and disappointed. Do this by exploring the basis of self-awareness and self-knowledge. Focusing on listening, we’ll squash a bunch of listening myths, and have some fun with the six listening masks and the Six Challenging Personalities. Learn new communications skill sets to help you design realistic expectations, deal with anger, be honest, let go, and learn from your mistakes. We’ll talk about perspective, and how to implement your own ongoing self-nurturing program to reinforce the successful communication habits you build.

Mondays, October 27, November 3, 10, 2003

6:30 - 9:30 pm

$100/115

"First we create our work, and then our work creates us," Ira Progoff

Many people feel overworked and overwhelmed, without time to ‘have a life’. Major life and work transitions can seem constant, ceaseless, and all too often unwelcome and untimely. We can try desperately to balance work and life, as if they were separate, external objects to be moved into just the right arrangement. Another alternative is Life Integrity. Living with integrity means that integration rather than balance becomes your aim: placing yourself in the middle of your life, claiming and bringing your work, family, friends, finances, and so on towards unity. Learn a process and tools for self-awareness and life integration including twilight imagery, journaling, and internal dialogue, developed by Ira Progoff, founder of Dialogue House, creator of the Intensive Journal Process, author of At a Journal Workshop.

Weekend of November 7 and 8, 2003

Friday 7:00 - 9:30 pm, Saturday 9:30 am - 9:00 pm (Bring lunch. Buy dinner out.)

$185/200

Are you overwhelmed by your own busyness? Identify what is really important to you and learn to make distinctions in your priorities. Discover ways to remove patterns of procrastination and unproductive behaviour. Consciously aligning your personal and business activities can help you to integrate your heart and mind, thereby releasing space for your spirit. This program is based on new perspectives of "thinking and doing", and includes principles of Awareness, Readiness and Action. Practical tools and exercises will allow you to implement purposeful action plans right away during this busy season and in preparation for a successful new year.

Thursdays, November 13, 20, 27, 2003

6:30 - 9:30 pm

$100/115

In order to move forward in life with confidence and find your vocation, both clarity and courage are necessary. Explore what courage is and how it can be a gift. Self-reflection questions will be provided to help you focus on what is already clear to you and on what needs to be clarified. And enjoy the live piano music that will help you on the journey.

Tuesdays, Jan. 20, 27, Feb. 3 2004

6:30 - 9:30pm

$100/115

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Learning the skills of Asking Questions can help you develop and build the strong and positive relationships that can help you achieve what is important in life. Get the outcomes and reach the objectives you want. Be an effective leader. Develop and build strong and effective teams. Create and implement your career strategy. You will choose a relationship in your life that you want to work with during this program, and individual telephone and e-mail coaching are available between classes to support you as you practice your newfound skills in asking questions.

Thursday, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 2004

6:30 - 9:30pm

$100/115

Be introduced to a simple yet profound process for preventing or peacefully resolving differences by deeply connecting with another person’s feelings and needs as well as with your own. Teams can increase goodwill and cooperation amongst themselves and with others; co-workers can resolve differences and accommodate different viewpoints. Individuals can break patterns of thinking that lead to anger, depression and stress; parents can nurture and build family relationships. Constructive Communication is based on the internationally-known work of Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D., founder of the Center for Nonviolent Communication and author of "Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Compassion". Constructive Communication puts "hands and feet" to any spiritual practice
and decreases stress for the concerned parties.

Tuesdays, Feb. 17, 24, Mar. 2, 2004

6:30 - 9:30pm

$100/115

So much to do; so little time in which to do it! This seems to be the lament of modern life. How can we learn to take care of ourselves so that we not only have something to give others but also experience peace and joy in being alive? You will experience a variety of easily learned self-care practices for balance and healing of Body Mind and Spirit at work or at home. In these gentle practices, you will take the time to listen and care for your body-self. You will learn to release and prevent physical effects of chronic stress, allowing space to be in touch with your Spirit.

Saturday

Mar. 27, 2004 (Bring lunch.)

9:30am - 5:00pm

$100/115

Sometimes it’s hard to get the right words out, whether at a board meeting or in a difficult conversation, giving a keynote speech to a paying audience or a toast at a friend’s wedding. When you speak your own truth with authenticity, the language and expressions come much more easily. We all have our own unique style, expressions and experiences to draw from. Whether you are a professional speaker or just trying to sound coherent, this program will give you a chance to expand your abilities to speak from your soul.

Thursdays, March 4, 11, 18, 2004

6:30 - 9:30pm

$100/115

Do you often feel too busy to pray, yet have the wisdom to know that that is when you most need to pray? Can you maintain your awareness of divine presence at work when you don’t seem to have the time to even notice? From the perspective of various world traditions, we will explore together different ways to make and to keep our Spirit connection - and we’ll create some traditions of our own.

Tuesdays, March 16, 23, 30, 2004

6:30 - 9:30 pm

$100/115

It is time to retire the word "retire". Join others of like mind. First, do a series of self-assessment exercises for personal growth and self-awareness, exploring psychological and spiritual dimensions and the necessary developmental tasks for "growing" old, not just "getting" old. Then, review various activity options that can give your life meaning and purpose: paid and unpaid work for productive, enriching years to realize your potential, make a contribution to society, and leave a legacy. Don’t count the years, make the years count!

Wednesdays, April 14, 21, 28, 2004

6:30pm - 9:30 pm

$100/115

$65 non-refundable material fee for all participants, payable upon registration.

Stress has surpassed the common cold as the most prevalent occupational health problem. Its associated effects can be crippling to mind and spirit as well as the physical body. Stress reduces our effectiveness, blocks our creativity, and damages our relationships as it saps our vitality and undermines our health. Explore practical ways to release physical and emotional tension so our bodies can begin to heal themselves. Learn new strategies and ways of thinking that reduce our vulnerability to stress and have the potential to transform all aspects of our lives.

Thursdays, April 29 - May 27, 2004

6:30pm - 9:30 pm

$100/115

• Seven days or more before the start of each program, the lower fee is applied.

• Six days or less before the start of each program, the higher fee is applied.

If you intend to withdraw from a course, you must notify the Continuing Education Office at the University of St. Michael’s College in writing. Your Official Receipt must accompany your request for refund. Failure to attend a course is not considered official withdrawal.

• Seven days or more before the start of each program, you receive a full tuition refund less $15 administration fee.

• Six days or less before the start of each program, the fees are not refundable but may be transferred to another individual to be registered in the same program.