RSVP For Tuesday January 26, 2010
“Brave Challenges” - Self Coaching Concepts
Presenter
Owner of Carter Consulting
Location
Please RSVP ASAP, at but no later than Friday, January 22
Schedule
10:00 a.m. Board Meeting (All Members Welcome)
11:15 a.m. Registration/Networking
11:45 a.m. Lunch
12:15 - 1:15 p.m. “Brave Challenges”
In the program, Brave Challenges!, Michael Carter, PhD. will introduce the concept of self-coaching and present BRAVE, an easy to remember combination of self-management tools. Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to apply these tools to decrease stress and increase effectiveness in personal and professional experiences.
My high school wrestling coach, Joe Drennan, gave me the opportunity to learn that athletics was more about winning within than over another. During college I developed a love of philosophy, theology, and psychology while life itself became my greatest teacher.
Throughout years of employment in various health, education, and social service positions I observed many examples of the importance of communication and demonstrations of the problems created by its absence. During my construction experiences I wondered why we in our culture give more attention to building our houses than our inner lives which will make those buildings our homes.
While on the staff of Habitat, I witnessed a wonderful spirit of compassion by people of diverse faiths, and imagined what the world would look like if we (of all spiritual and religious beliefs) practiced daily the values preached on our special days.
While writing my dissertation, Reasoning for Wisdom in Emotional Education, I learned “it is better to receive one wink from Wisdom than all the accepting eyes of the academy or to possess all the knowledge a scholar might imagine.”
I am a martial arts and wrestling coach, fifth degree black belt in jujitsu, and a six time Southeast United States judo champion. My hero is Abe Collins who battled muscular dystrophy with a grace of being that exceeded any athletic movement I ever witnessed.
I receive my greatest education, guidance and joy from my wife and two sons. As a teacher, coach, and consultant I have a passion to nurture the inner work that is so necessary to drive personal and professional missions of higher value.