Stress and Time Management: Keeping It All Together - Jacksonville (01/12/17) 

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone.  The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.

                                                                                                            – Lin Yutang

Balancing administrative, personnel, and project demands along with time for family and self can be stressful.  Stress affects everybody.  It is hard to avoid.  However, we can make the choice to direct our energy towards what we can control, rather than on what we can’t control.  When we learn how to balance urgency versus importance, we are able to deal more effectively with the personal and professional challenges in our lives. 

Learning Objectives:  Upon completion of this interactive program, participants will be better able to identify the sources and symptoms of their stress, use stress reduction techniques, eliminate emotional and physical clutter, and better balance their time to achieve greater satisfaction in their lives.  

Program Outline:

• Defining stress
• Acknowledging sources of stress
• Recognizing signs and symptoms
• Utilizing stress reduction techniques
• Practicing emotional management
• Developing positive thoughts for success
• Introducing the Urgency Index
• Balancing time demands wisely
• Delegating and communicating effectively
• Clearing the clutter
• Identifying emotional and physical stuff
• Determining value versus accumulation

Trainer: Claudia Monte, CAM Consulting Group LLC

Claudia Monte is principal and consultant with CAM Consulting Group LLC, a management and HR consulting and training firm, which she founded in 1993 to assist organizations and people achieve success.  She has extensive experience nationally as a speaker, trainer, coach, and consultant for clients in the library, legal, nonprofit, private, and public sectors.  She specializes in coaching individuals to expand their Emotional Intelligence (EI) in the various facets of their personal and professional lives.  Prior to starting her firm, she held management, sales, training, and marketing positions with three major corporations.  She received her degree from Widener University and is an adjunct instructor at Florida SouthWestern State College.

Cost: NEFLIN classes are free of charge for Florida library staff.  Registration is required for all classes and NEFLIN members get priority.