“Positive change begins with one person CHOOSING to make it happen. What will you choose today?”
WORKSHOPS
TODAY I CHOOSE: TIPS TO MANAGE YOUR MINDSET
Living in a society that tends to lean into negativity. Feelings of burnout. Facing negative situations. Engaging with negative people. Managing an overload of responsibilities. All of this can influence our brain’s thought processes and create negative mindset habit. Training our brains to focus on positive moments can benefit our mental and physical health, especially during challenging times. This interactive workshop teaches easy to use tactics for transforming your mindset that will have a positive impact on your life!
Key takeaways:
Simple strategies can provide big impact on your overall well-being.
We all have a choice in how we react and respond to circumstances in our lives.
Why your mindset is a key to positive growth.
Learn how to stay grounded in chaotic times.
Heather’s Today I Choose Happiness digital toolkit and Today I Choose journal are great add-ons options to this workshop!
the dream team: RECRUITING & RETAINING VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers are critical to the success of many organizations. However, many organizations struggle to keep volunteers engaged and utilize these important people in effectively assisting with organization goals. Leveraging her own experiences as a volunteer manager, plus serving in multiple volunteer roles, Heather shares strategies and ideas to recruit, retain and recognize volunteers to help achieve organizational goals. This interactive workshop is appropriate for employees responsible for managing volunteers and those who serve in volunteer leadership roles and want to recruit more volunteers to their team.
Key takeaways:
Develop roles that engage volunteers how they want help.
Easy recognition strategies can help volunteers feel appreciated and willing to help more.
Make your volunteers feel a part of the team!
Communication between staff and volunteers is critical to achieving organizational goals.
amplify your voice: storytelling tips for positive change
We all have our own unique stories written throughout our lives. These stories can inspire and motivate others to positively act and influence change. Strategies and persuasive techniques are provided, as well as an overview of how to use various communication channels, and identify appropriate audiences. This workshop is great for organizations engaging in advocacy/community change, and individuals seeking to better understand how to incorporate storytelling in business and other endeavors.
Key takeaways:
Learn how to build effective messaging through personal stories.
Your unique voice can influence others to positively react and respond.
Storytelling helps to authentically connect with audiences to build relationships.
get them talking: the basics of marketing your small business
You may offer the best product or service, but you won’t generate sales without connecting with your audiences! Marketing your small business can help create brand awareness, build credibility, engage customers and more. However, many small businesses don’t have dedicated marketing staff so responsibilities often fall to someone without marketing expertise. This workshop offers insight and strategies on basic branding, website basics, customer engagement strategies, importance of social media and more to help connect with audiences.
Key takeaways:
Better understand the importance of marketing to audiences.
Feel more comfortable implementing basic marketing strategies to promote your business.
Gain clarity on how to engage audiences.
Customer relationships and engagement help businesses succeed.
TODAY I CHOOSE ME: CREATING YOUR PURPOSEFUL PERSONAL BRAND
Who are you? What defines your goals and purpose? What do you want to be known for in your professional life? A personal brand helps showcase your strengths and personality to differentiate you from others. As more people seek authentic connections in their personal and professional lives, a personal brand can help create a strong reputation. This interactive workshop leads attendees through a series of activities to help them develop a personal brand that provides confidence to use their voice as a leader in their personal and professional lives. This workshop is appropriate for all professional levels.
Key takeaways:
Learn to use your voice to become a leader who others will want to engage with.
Being authentic can open doors to new opportunities.
Inspire others to take action on projects.
Build a personal brand that helps you connect on a deeper level with your audience.
you do you: how to be your own advocate
Advocating for yourself is critical to caring for your physical, mental and emotional health. This workshop touches on the importance of self-advocacy and provides tips for managing your health care/engaging with your medical team, relationships, self-care techniques, and the importance of being the CEO of your body and life. (Please note: medical advice is not provided by the speaker.)
Key takeaways:
Making your well-being a priority is critical to overall health and happiness.
If you don’t take care of yourself, you can’t take care of others.
Self-care is not selfish.
Heather’s I AM affirmation card deck is a great add-on to this workshop!
communicating for change: implementing effective grassroots ADVOCACY
Effective communication with legislators and your community can make a major impact on your organizational advocacy goals. This interactive workshop provides strategies for creating impactful advocacy messages, communicating and meeting with elected officials, engaging key stakeholders and more. This is a great program for organizations interested in building/expanding their advocacy efforts, and volunteers, employees and people ready to effectively use their voice for positive change.
Key takeaways:
Build/expand organizational advocacy efforts for positive outcomes.
Amplify organizational messages through engaging volunteers and key stakeholders.
Learn how to implement basic communication strategies in advocacy programs.
Be confident in communicating with and engaging legislators.
the patient perspective: engaging & communicating with your patients
Healthcare providers play a critical role in encouraging patients to engage in their own health. Teaching patients to be their own advocate and understand the importance of being compliant with screenings, medications and more leads to a healthier population, and improves quality measures and cost of care. Heather brings her own experiences as a three-time cancer survivor and health advocate, as well as more than a decade of working in healthcare leadership, to share effective communication tactics, marketing tools and more to help healthcare organizations and clinical providers build trusting relationships with their patients to create a more patient-centered experience for all.
Key takeaways:
Learn effective communication strategies and marketing tools to reach your patients.
Help patients be their own advocate and engaged in their health.
Understand how simple, yet effective outreach and marketing can improve quality measures and patient care.
Workshops are typically 60-90 minutes (depending on topic and event) and available in person or virtual. Please contact Heather to discuss longer programs and customization for your audience. Looking for something else related to communication, advocacy, healthcare and motivation/mindset? Let’s talk about your workshop needs!
Learn more about Heather
Get to know Heather
Heather is passionate about helping others embrace the power of choice so they choose to LOVE their lives, no matter the challenges faced. She helps people transform their mindset and use their voice to be a leader in their personal and professional lives.
Learn more about Heather and how she can help make your event a success.
