Summary
We are having an interview with Tal Ben Shahar, Thursday,
11/19/09 from 2:00 to 3:20 pm Eastern. Tal is a positive
psychologist, coach, author, speaker, and author of the new
book The Pursuit of Perfect. He's funny, smart,
a fabulous speaker (one of the best I've ever heard), great
at explaining positive psychology to lay audiences, and will
be calling in from Tel Aviv.
In This Issue:
1.
Two No=Charge Introduction to Coaching Teleworkshops
2. TIME SENSITIVE: Interview
with Tal Ben Shahar, Ph.D., Author, Speaker and Positive Psychologist
3. Upcoming Foundations Coach Training Programs
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1. Coaching Teleworkshop with Ben Dean, Ph.D.
I'm giving two, 2-hour, no-charge coaching teleworkshops;
Thursday, December 3rd from 7:00 to 8:59 pm Eastern, and Monday,
December 7th from 7:00 to 8:59 pm Eastern. It will include
a live coaching session and a virtual drawing for a $2000
tuition fellowship to the 31-week Foundations Coach Training
Program. Bring all questions.
Thursday,
December 3rd from 7:00 to 8:59 pm Eastern time
-OR-
Monday, December 7th from 7:00 to 8:59 pm Easter
time
To register: click
here.
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2. Interview with Tal Ben Shahar, Ph.D
Join Ben for a Q&A interview with Tal Ben Shahar, Ph.D.,
positive psychologist, author, speaker, and author of The
Pursuit of Perfect. Bring all your
questions.
WHEN: Thursday,
November 19, 2009
TIME:
2:00 - 3:20 pm Eastern (New York time)
1:00 - 2:20 pm Central (Dallas time)
12:00 - 1:20 pm Mountain (Denver time)
11:00 am - 12:20 pm Pacific (San Francisco time)
International Time:
6:00 - 7:20 pm GMT/Zulu/UTC
To
register and receive a recording of the call: click
here.
ABOUT TAL BEN SHAHAR, Ph.D.
See Tal Ben Shahar on The Daily Show here.
Tal Ben-Shahar is an author and on the faculty of the Interdisciplinary
Center (ID
C)
in Herzliya, Israel. In the past he was a lecturer at Harvard
University where he taught the largest course at Harvard on
"Positive Psychology" and the third largest on "The
Psychology of Leadership" -- with a total of over 1,400
students.
He is a veteran of the Israeli Defense Forces and is the Scholar-in-Residence
at the The David Project a non-profit, educational organization
on Israel.
Tal consults and lectures around the world to executives in
multi-national corporation, the general public, and at-risk
populations. Topics include happiness, self-esteem, resilience,
goal setting, mindfulness, and leadership.
Ben-Shahar has published several books in addition to The
Pursuit of Perfect:
- Happier:
Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment (2007)
- The
Question of Happiness: On Finding Meaning, Pleasure,
and the Ultimate Currency (2002)
- A
Clash of Values: The Struggle for Universal Freedom
(2002)
- Heaven
Can Wait: Conversations With Bonny Hicks (1998)
An
avid sportsman, Tal won the U.S. Intercollegiate and Israeli
National squash championships. He obtained his PhD in Organizational
Behavior and BA in Philosophy and Psychology from Harvard.
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3. MentorCoach Upcoming Foundations Coaching Training
Programs
MCP 138 Wednesdays
31 Wednesdays
9:00 pm - 9:59 pm Eastern (New York Time)
International Time (UTC/GMT) add four hours
Starts Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Faculty: Margaret
Wilkinson
For
more information, click
here
MCP 139 Mondays
31 Wednesdays
1:00 pm - 1:59 pm Eastern (New York Time)
International Time (UTC/GMT) add four hours
Starts Wednesday, January 20, 2009
Faculty: Ann
Marie McKelvey
For
more information, click
here
MCP 140 Mondays
31 Mondays
8:00 pm - 8:59 pm Eastern (New York Time)
International Time (UTC/GMT) add four hours
Starts Monday, January 15, 2009
Faculty: Kim
Kirmmse Toth
For
more information, click
here
All
MCP (Foundations) classes are identical in content.
