If you are in Ottawa, we would like you to join us on Wednesday, April 25 at 11:30 a.m. at Constitution Square III for the next 4/40 event.

Four months into the year and you are 9 out of 10 on performance goals. “Frank” isn’t in the room, you are eating frogs everyday, your Goal Getter™ Gang is rockin’ and you have a handle on the symptoms.

And if any part of that paragraph makes you say “What The …?”, then you must have missed one of my previous 4/40 events over the last few months. That’s okay, because on Wednesday, April 25th, we are going to recap several key tips and techniques for creating business (and personal) success.

Whether you manage a huge team or simply yourself, don’t miss this valuable opportunity (again)!

But Be Warned – There are reasons I am  known as being “kickass” and I know that the best way to help adults get rid of limiting beliefs and bad habits is to make them a little uncomfortable for a while. Don’t be surprised if you want to leave the event, but stick around and you won’t regret it. I promise and guarantee!

Nancy Morris, an internationally recognized specialist in business psychology and behavior change, is a champion of the benefits of ‘microlearning’. Her 4/40 events deliver a succinct and powerful “4 hour seminar in 40 minutes.”

There is a lot of BS out there on what makes a business person successful. The truth of the matter is there are just 3 simple principles that, once understood, will make or break your efforts to achieve success.

Be warned – these principles are not “secrets”. It is likely you already know them. But if you are not where you want to be, you are probably not using them and that is playing a part in your frustration, discouragement and stress.

Leave this seminar knowing what these 3 principles are AND how to change current habits and behaviors to position your business on their foundations.

No fluff, no B.S., no “secrets” …. just straight-up fact and actionable information, all in just 40 minutes.

“I now feel so focused and in control. Thank you”
(Nicola Rondel, Lawyer)“

And she kicked ass for half an hour with so much
humor and compassion, 24 hours later, I still feel uplifted and in the groove.”
(Arvind Devalia, Entrepreneur)

“You chucked the oars into my rowboat and insisted that I paddle.
Excuses weren’t an option and I’m now sailing along nicely!”
(Lorriane George, sports coach)

AGENDA

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Constitution Square III

Ottawa, Ontario

11:30 am – casual B2B networking and light lunch

12:00 noon – 4/40 Seminar begins

12:40 pm – Seminar ends

1:00 pm – Event ends

Cost of $10 includes lunch

RSVP by 12 noon Tuesday, April 3 on the

registration line – 613 719 0044

Please note-

Everyone who registers by the phone line or through Meetup will be sent parking information and further details on our location a couple of days before the event.

By specializing in microlearning, I have made a very conscious choice to abandon old and outdated ways of delivering learning content to organizations and the adults within them.

In my 20+ years in being involved in educating adults, it wasn’t until I began using, studying and then implementing microlearning and microcontent (in both live and online formats) that I truly found something that makes sense, a difference and engages our brains in a natural way.

A recent Chief Learning Officer magazine article entitled “How Do You Motivate People To Learn“, the author pulls together part of the discussion of motivating people to engage in the learning at a higher level. He speaks of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. It also refers to leveraging people’s actions and personal goals toward organizational objectives, and vice versa.

I found the article very interesting, though not particularly startling or new. What struck me, though, is how the between-the-lines content actually pointed directly to the features and benefits of microlearning.

Providing short, concise and highly targeting information in microcontent format naturally bridges intrinsic and extrinsic motivators, for a variety of reasons and in several ways. For example, it allows learners the opportunity to layer their previous experiences, future goals and present reality right on to the incoming information in a way other learning environments do not (and cannot by their very design).

Whenever possible, converting long-form learning material into microcontent in a structured microlearning curriculum will increase learner engagement, stimulate intrinsic motivation and aid the extrinsic motivators an organization puts in place to recognize its staff. All staff.

In fact, microlearning is as my branding suggests, training that sticks for your entire organization.

But my own internal angst has been a bit harder to define. And then I saw this quote by the actor, Bill Cosby.

“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try to please everyone.”

I have heard this before, but the moment I read it again today, it hit me just how true the saying is. And just how much I’ve been trying to please others while losing sight of what is integral and important to me.

Now there is a solution for my mindset.

I wonder how often this happens to others too?