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 Keynote/Workshop DescriptionsKeynote Themes:
Many of these presentations can be customized to be keynotes, current interactive sessions, half day or full day seminars or renewal retreats. Planning for Change: the cycle of renewal
Elaine clarifies the 6 main roles we sustain, and what is important in each role to maintain our passion and purpose in life. The audience takes away a sense of vision, purpose and planning tools. This workshop format is 3 hours, and the presentation format is one hour. Workshop participants receive a multi-page workbook , cycle maps and planning sheet to help them discover and design the changes they really want to make happen. Balanced Living in a Complex World…Living an Intentional Life“Remove all hurriedness from your life” said John Ortberg’s mentor. Ortberg authored “The Life You”ve Always Wanted.” Elaine says, “BE intentional, not busy.” What kind of life do you really want? What excuses need to be busted for you to get there? Do you understand the interplay of achieving and connecting? This presentation gives the audience 7 take-home cards that will propel them into acting on getting the kind of life they dream of. Elaine is a graduate of the Hudson Institute’s Life Launch program where she learned how to put her own life on a storyboard and get moving forward. She accomplished many of her goals once they were in pencil, close to her. Elaine has been writing and speaking about life balance issues since l987 when Manitoba Agriculture hired her to write a series of newsletters to help farmwomen manage their multitude of roles. She has addressed several wellness conferences and women’s groups.
Discuss the Undiscussabull™ Helping Families Talk About Transitions
As a farmer, and a farmer’s daughter, Elaine knows the positive and negative experiences of farm business transfers and succession issues. She is the favourite daughter-in-law, and the only one! She uses stories to highlight the key ways families can look at their conflict bumps or muck, feel the need to jump out of their rut, and get unstuck. Elaine’s toolbox includes practical conflict resolution tools, ideas for fun and safe family meetings, resources available for families to start listening and talking with each other. A good dose of love and appreciation works wonders, so Elaine also highlights the characteristics of strong families, and how to fill the emotional bank account. The Gift of Encouragement
Audiences enjoy waiting to see what prop Elaine will pull out of her 5 gift bags. She uses everyday items to visually bring home the main thing…what is really important in filling up our emotional bank accounts in our families….the gift of knowing how each family members feels loved and encouraged. Elaine’s 5 signature strengths according to the www.strengthsfinder.com survey are: winning others over, communication ,empathy, learner, and positivity. She walks the talk of being a genuine encourager. This heart-warming presentation will show you how you can be a great encouragement to others. Your family may not be the same afterwards!
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Life is not a straight line, it’s more like a roller coaster or a slinky. This presentation helps people understand where they are on the cycle of renewal, a helpful planning tool for change developed by the Hudson Institute. The audience will figure out what life skills they need to deal with according to the stage of renewal they are currently stuck in…or happy with.
Families in business together sometimes have a hard time talking about the family dynamic issues that are wrapped in the business scenario. Elaine has developed a practical tool kit to help families talk about those tough issues…trust, fairness, work style, retirement, space, ownership…just to name a few. Love, power and money…family, ownership, control. .an interesting mix that needs to be assessed.
Each Christmas season, Elaine writes a “gift” column for the farm paper Grainews. She has written about the gifts of encouragement, hope, peace, a visit, contentment ,silence, simplicity, and laughter.