Free Workshops for Your Group
Would you like to bring a speaker to your company, conference, or meetup group to help them become more confident and productive?
I offer complimentary online 1-hour workshops on how to beat imposter syndrome and procrastination so people can be more engaged in their work and still have time to have a life. These workshops are:
- Free for your group.
- Typically online but can be done in person in the Boston area.
- Educational. This is not just a motivational speech or a glorified commercial!
- Interactive. Each workshop comes with an online worksheet that each attendee can copy and fill out to follow along with exercises, and to refer back to later.
- No-pressure. I give away as much information as I can, and then let people know how to follow up with me if they want more support.
Topics include:
Out of the Grind and Into the Flow: Making it Easier to Work Hard
Flow State, also known as “being the in the zone,” has been shown to make people five times more productive. But it’s not just good for the bottom line — it’s also the most fun way to work, and a major draw to software development jobs. So when hustle culture tells us that we need to grind more in order to be productive and high-performing, they’ve got it backwards — we actually need to get out of The Grind and into The Flow.
Many people think that whether your workday feels like a grind or puts you into Flow State is just a matter of what tasks are on your plate, and that you have no control over it. But you have more control than you think! This workshop will teach you:
- What the difference is between The Grind and The Flow and why you have power over that difference
- The psychological factors needed to enter Flow, and
- The four steps for moving from Grind to Flow, with real-time exercises.
Authentic Confidence: The Healthy Way Out of Imposter Syndrome
Do you have trouble believing compliments about your work? Shy away from applying to promotions? Avoid sharing your boldest ideas or taking the most impactful projects?
Your high standards may be undermining your confidence, trapping you in an Imposter Syndrome mindset. But you don’t have to choose between being underconfident and being overconfident, and you don’t have to “fake it till you make it.” You can discover your Authentic Confidence, and feel good in your role.
In this one-hour online workshop, you’ll learn:
- Why the most common advice for overcoming Imposter Syndrome isn’t that helpful
- How to stop holding yourself to impossible standards so you can see how well you’re actually doing, and
- How to discover your Authentic Confidence so that you don’t keep feeling like an imposter even when you know better.
Mastering Momentum: Ending the “Procrastinate and Panic” Cycle
Have you found that the only way to do an intimidating task is to wait until the pressure gets so intense that you go into panic mode? This Procrastinate & Panic cycle of work can be really stressful: the guilt hangs over you while you procrastinate, and then the panic keeps you up at night. Plus the whole thing makes tasks take longer than they really need to, eating into the time you need for other work and your personal life.
I’ll teach you how to shift from the Procrastinate & Panic cycle into the Rest & Progress cycle. In the Rest & Progress cycle, your down time is actually restorative, and your work time is actually productive. With this cycle, you can get things done without tearing your hair out, and still have time to spend with family and friends.
Bounce Back: Stop Stress from Ruining Your Day
Sometimes, a nasty email or some bad news can throw you off, and you just can’t focus on work. You’re not being lazy: you’re having a stress response.
Unfortunately, our stress responses didn’t evolve to be helpful in a typical office setting; instead of saving your life, yours is just making it impossible for you to think straight. But not to worry: you don’t have to just write the day off and try again tomorrow. When you know how to work with your nervous system, you can be feeling good and thinking clearly again in minutes.
In this workshop, you’ll learn:
- How to spot the less obvious signs that you’re having a stress response
- How to soothe your nervous system, even when your problems are real
- How to release the stress safely and appropriately, so you can feel like yourself again and save your own day.
I can also create custom talks for the right group.
Want to see an example of me speaking? Here’s an interview where I talk about my philosophy on perfectionism and procrastination.
If this sounds like something your group would benefit from, send me an email at presley at partswithpresley dot com and we can discuss it!
This was one of the most detail-packed workshops I’ve ever seen, which I really appreciated — too many workshops are all fluff. This was very actionable!
Christine Chapman
I loved it! I especially found the worksheet helpful, and your process was so useful for me to identify all of these conflicting feelings that I have.
Haiyan Xu
Super creative presentation. What a treat, thank you for making To Do Lists fun.
Connie Vanderzanden
I’m already scheming on things to get done next!
Ethan Labowitz