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In research on CoA communities, went to NYC CoA to see what they offered and ran across the most active site so far. See excerpt below for rebooting your life offered by The Transition Network, which I think is the women's group that Lisa knows. Is relevant to WLS. See book title on Reboot your life, Energize Your Career and Life by Taking a Break in excerpt below. "REBOOT YOUR LIFE - A special workshop on taking a break and making the most of it Are you feeling: Disengaged and too tired to figure out how to change that? A yearning for an adventure, or extended travel to recharge your batteries? A need for time to heal your heart and/or body? Or to get on the path to wellness? Like you need to plan for your "retired" chapter or already retired and wanting a more fulfilling life? Two of the co-authors, Rita Foley and Jaye Smith, will share important and useful insights gained from their four years of research, interviewing over 300 individuals and 50 organizations for their book, Reboot Your Life, Energize Your Career and Life by Taking a Break and from their workshops. With both discussion and fun exercises the authors will cover important topics such as : Overcoming emotional hurdles to taking time off work Turning job loss into an "unexpected sabbatical" Managing and planning for the stages of your Reboot Break Pre- retirement planning Deflecting robbers of your time What can I do next? Living a life of balance and passion Reboot Partners workshops, book and talks have been featured in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post and on Martha Stewart radio, Oprah's OWN Network, and WPIX New York."

Useful tips for job searches

A client of mine is closing in on his 61st birthday - He's a baby boomer. He's also embarking on an amazing journey, leaving a sort-of safe corporate job to jump back into the start-up pool. Risky? You bet. But informing his decision is the knowledge that he is a [...]

recommended Pinterest Boards to follow for your career, by Brie Weiler Reynolds, March 2013. Inside Jobs CareerBliss BrazenCareerist Careerrealism Splash Resumes Working Mother Workshifting

This author describes the conditions necessary for leaders who want to make a difference with collaborative groups who have a common mission to generate beneficial change.

Blog post January 10, 2013 on 10 Social Networks for Special Interests, including cat lovers, the Brainyard, Intelligence for the Social Enterprise from InformationWeek. Have not seen this terminology before--"vertical social network" Excerpt: "For users looking to streamline their social networking experience, vertical or specialized social networks may be the way to go. Vertical social networks are not new, but we have been seeing more and more pop up. We have also seen increased user interest in vertical social networks, as platforms such as Facebook and Twitter become social jacks of all trades. Many vertical social networks are industry-based. ..."

Blog post by Jeff Cobb, the author of Ten Ways to be a Better Lifelong Learner and Mission to Learn blog, on EvoLLLution (illuminating the lifelong learning movement), 3.26.2012 See excerpt below for obstacles that keep people from lifelong learning: "AA: What are the major gaps keeping today's adults from effectively continuing their education? JC: There are two ways to come at that question, at least. It's high-level at first, to differentiate between education-which I consider to be primarily a formal, structured activity-and learning, the vast majority of which is informal and not necessarily structured. And learning encompasses education, but learning is just so much broader. When it comes to education, there can be any number of barriers that prevent an adult from continuing her education. Time and money tend to be two of the biggest. Those barriers can be overcome; like anything in life it's just often a matter of priorities and planning, both on the part of the individual and the society, but they do have to be overcome. On the other hand with learning, there's really nothing that can prevent an adult from continuing learning if they are in fact dedicated to doing that. We really can't help doing it; we're pretty much hard-wired to be continually learning. But we all know how overwhelming the flow of information can be around us these days; on the one hand it's this sense of being overwhelmed that can hold people back, I think another factor is that we simply don't look at a lot of the amazing new opportunities that we have, primarily through what the web now enables. … We don't necessarily look at these as learning tools and as things that can really help us to engage with and grow in life. Really, once you recognize that and once you start thinking in terms of effective strategies and effective approaches, the sky's the limit."

Very wonderful blog post by Nancy Dixon, KM and social learning maven/professor/writer, on how talking with each other produces learning as we try to articulate what we know and what we might need help with, March 9, 2009.

Great blog post by Beth Kanter, 4.4.2013, on how nonprofit CEOs/leaders use social media to connect, engage, inform, learn, etc.

From November 18, 2012. WSJ identifies 4 key job skills: clear communications; personal branding;flexibility; Productivity Improvement

Wall Street Journal's list of must have 2013 job skills. Relates to us as the 4 relate to Reset, retool, recharge, and rebrand.

Quick and easy to read New Year's resolution for women workers.

Wish I had seen this last year!

This framework reminds of what we need to use for our Story Booth-- Seth Godin's Icarus Sessions "The rules are simple The Icarus Sessions are a challenging new way to bring your art forward. Not to make a sales pitch, not to get customers or patrons, but to find the courage to stand up and say, "here, I made this." You can attend a session without presenting, of course. A presentation at an Icarus Session is 140 seconds long. You can go shorter, but not a second longer. You can use slides, or handouts, or even better, just bring your enthusiasm. The assignment: Tell the group about your art. What have you created? What frightened you? What matters? Not a pitch. An act of brave vulnerability. I made this. It scared me. This might not work. Here's how it changed me. What do you think?"

Amazing blog by Susan Lucille Davis for creativity in the new year, January 3, 2013 Many wonderful URL/links are provided here.

LA Times article on free, online, no credit college-level courses, December 9, 2011. Check to see if they are all in directory.

An upcoming class at Skillshare for $15--fun and role modeling for Studio learning series?

Jane Hart's reading list for 2012 of monthly curated links to useful articles, presentations and readings.

This article includes some thought-provoking ideas about women taking on leadership roles.

Very powerful blog post in the Leadership Learning Community by Deborah Mehan, June 28, 2013, on collective leadership through networks, and how customized supports such as coaching can help these groups learn and take successful action.