MPI-WI January Event & Board Retreat
January 7, 2010

Online registration for this event has ended. Please call 608-204-9816 for late registration options. Thank you! Agenda Thursday, January 7, 2010 Madison Quality Inn & Suites Madison, WI — AM —   9:00-11:00 Board of Directors Meeting (Capitol Room) 10:00-12:00 Registration (Ballroom South) 11:00-11:45 New Member Welcome (Monona Room)     — PM —   12:00-1:00 Lunch (Tuscany Restaurant) 1:00-4:00 Presentation: Overcome Any Adversity — Discover the Power to Fly Through Obstacles and Be The Hero Noah Blumenthal 4:00 Cocktain Reception to follow general session (Ballroom) 5:00-9:00 Board of Directors Retreat   Friday, January 8, 2010 Madison Quality Inn & Suites Madison, WI   — AM-PM —   8:00a-4:00p Board of Directors Retreat   Event Pricing Member: $45 ($55 after 01/01/2010) Non-Member: $55 Student: $25 ($55 after 01/01/2010)

Overcome Any Adversity
Discover the Power to Fly Through Obstacles and Be The Hero

Noah Blumenthal

No one is free of challenges. Work and life events stress us out, people treat us unfairly, and we sometimes feel powerless. Life is uncertain, and change is constant. Sometimes it is easy to play the part of the victim.

Yet some people are at their best even in the toughest times. No matter the stress or challenge, they are positive, energized and taking productive action. Anyone can become that person. When these people face difficult problems, they still perform at their best. They are the everyday heroes.

There is a proven technique to improve your ability to respond to adversity, work more effectively and build stronger, more productive teams.

In his entertaining, inspiring, and interactive keynote, Noah Blumenthal, named one of the World’s Top 100 Minds in Personal Development by Leadership Excellence Magazine, provides concrete tools and techniques that you can implement immediately to overcome challenges and shape your success in work and in life. It’s your choice. Wouldn’t you like to Be The Hero?

Some key outcomes that participants will experience include:

• Responding positively to change and adversity
• Managing stress effectively
• Developing a solution orientation to everyday problems
• Increasing creativity around problem solving
• Building stronger, more productive teams
• Improving communication and breaking down silos
• Experiencing greater happiness and success in work and life

Location, Map, and Lodging

Madison Quality Inn & Suites
2969 Cahill Main
Madison, WI 53711
P: 608-274-7200
Property Website

Room Rate: $79.00
Cut-off date: December 21, 2009

Transportation

The rising cost of gas and carbon emissions into the environment has prompted an opportunity to offer a carpooling option for this event.  If you are interested in carpooling, please visit this link to either post your interest or see others that have placed a note on the ride-share board.

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