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Upcoming Personal Development Workshops!

Personal development programs help you develop self-awareness, learn new strategies (time management, negotiation), engage others (mentors, networks), and overcome challenges (impostor syndrome, perfectionism, conflict resolution).
 
Mastering Your Schedule and Avoiding Procrastination
Friday, February 20th - 11:00am-12:00pm (online)
Tired of deadlines looming? Learn effective scheduling techniques to maximize your time and stay ahead. Uncover the root causes of procrastination and develop strategies to overcome them. Register now and transform your productivity!
 
Building Habits and Creating a Focused Work Environment
Friday, February 27th - 11:00am-12:00pm (online)
Does your focus fizzle at the smallest distraction? Our workshop can help! Explore your existing routines and brainstorm ways to integrate focused work sessions. Design your ideal distraction-free zone to maximize productivity. Learn strategies for staying accountable and discuss self-motivation methods with your peers. Join us and create an environment that fuels your success!
 
Working with Your Cognitive Distortions
Monday, March 2nd - 1:00-2:00pm (online)
The human brain is amazing! It is also full of cognitive biases that constantly get in our way. Learn how to manage your own brain and get the most out of it, since it didn’t come with a user manual. We’ll cover the most recent neuroscience findings and how we can apply them to our own lives.
 
Adopting a Growth Mindset
Friday, March 13th - 11:00am-12:00pm (online)
Do you take failure hard? We all do, but the most successful scholars view failure as an opportunity. Learn how to grow from setbacks by adopting a growth mindset. While a fixed mindset tells us that we cannot improve, a growth mindset makes failure easier to bear and sets us up for success.
 
Mastering Your Schedule and Avoiding Procrastination
Tuesday, March 24th - 10:00-11:00am (online)
Tired of deadlines looming? Learn effective scheduling techniques to maximize your time and stay ahead. Uncover the root causes of procrastination and develop strategies to overcome them. Register now and transform your productivity!
 
Understanding Your Time and Setting Goals
Tuesday, March 31st - 10:00-11:00am (online)
Learn to identify what steals your focus and disrupts your productivity. In this workshop, we’ll work through several fun and interactive activities to understand how to better manage your time. We’ll then learn the power of SMART goals and create a personalized roadmap for success in grad school. Sign up today and take control of your workload!
 
Building Habits and Creating a Focused Work Environment
Tuesday, April 7th - 10:00-11:00am (online)
Does your focus fizzle at the smallest distraction? Our workshop can help! Explore your existing routines and brainstorm ways to integrate focused work sessions. Design your ideal distraction-free zone to maximize productivity. Learn strategies for staying accountable and discuss self-motivation methods with your peers. Join us and create an environment that fuels your success!

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Bryan Monesson-Olson

Bryan Monesson-Olson

Associate Director, Office of Professional Development
Email: bolson [at] grad [dot] umass [dot] edu

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