I promised I wouldn’t nag you about your 2010 goals. But here is a different twist:
What did you DECIDE in 2009? What did you decide that made it the best year you’ve had. (Or even what decisions did you avoid that, in rethinking it, should have been made?)
Here is a 2 minute and 10 second video of the decisions I made this last year. Warning: significant narcissism involved. But it is also a hint of what we at International Therapist Leadership Institute have in store for you in 2010! (Please press the play arrow and wait 15 or so seconds while it queues up to run. You will see a white screen while it is loading.)
The decisions I made that affected my year profoundly:
1. Do something I’ve never done before. (I ran 3 half-marathons.)
2. Invest in a MENTOR to help me push the envelope and offer services (such as the Virtual Conferences) that in my humble opinion made history in conference delivery.
3. Let go of playing it safe. I continue to look for ways to push the envelope in ways to support you.
But what about you… What decisions did you make? What do you plan to make?
One of my favorite things about conferences is to use them as a yardstick.
One of my favorite things about conferences is to use them as a yardstick. (Please press the play arrow and wait for a bit while the video queues up – you will see a blank screen until it queues.)
Case in point – the 2009 Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference. The first time I attended this conference as a student. Each speaker seemed to embody all truth. This was actually quite a problem for me when they disagreed with each other! The second time I attended (in 1995) I was a fledgling clinician looking for specific answers to case conundrums. In 2000, I simply absorbed and enjoyed feeding my curiosity.
And this time – 2009? It has been about …
1) catching up with the speakers and
2) seeing their vision of the future
Just as we all change over the years, so do our speakers and thought leaders. Conferences like this give us a chance to see what our thought leaders are thinking now – SINCE they wrote their last book. I look forward to sharing more of this with you.
But let’s bring this back to you.
How are you different since your last big conference?
What has changed?
What do you value now that you might not have before?
What do you know now?
Look forward to hearing your comments!
Case in point – the 2009 Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference. The first time I attended this conference as a student. Each speaker seemed to embody all truth. This was actually quite a problem for me when they disagreed with each other! The second time I attended (in 1995) I was a fledgling clinician looking for specific answers to case conundrums. In 2000, I simply absorbed and enjoyed feeding my curiosity.
And this time – 2009? It has been about …
1) catching up with the speakers and
2) seeing their vision of the future
Just as we all change over the years, so do our speakers and thought leaders. Conferences like this give us a chance to see what our thought leaders are thinking now – SINCE they wrote their last book.
But let’s bring this back to you.
How are you different since your last big conference?
What has changed?
What do you value now that you might not have before?
What do you know now?
Look forward to hearing your comments!
This is a chicken and egg thought (plus a giggle about my worlds colliding) – would love your thoughts. (Please press the play arrow and wait for a bit (maybe 15 seconds) while the video queues up – you will see a blank screen until it queues.)
Question: Does therapy respond to the needs of social isolation or are we socially isolated because we go to therapists rather than out families and villages when we are stressed?
(Please press the play button and wait several sections while the video queues up. You will see a white screen until the video appears.)
Just a quick hello as I went to my first session.
