by Sharon Tewksbury-Bloom | Nov 25, 2024 | AmeriCorps Training, Personal Development
AmeriCorps members (and let’s be honest, AmeriCorps program staff) are uniquely suited to being overwhelmed and overcommitted. Having a hyperactive yes response is almost a prerequisite to joining AmeriCorps. What we share in common is our design to take action, to be...
by Sharon Tewksbury-Bloom | Apr 22, 2021 | Personal Development
Are you an AmeriCorps Program Director or a State Training Officer for a Commission? Are you attending the National Service Training Virtual Conference? Woo hoo! I hope I get to meet you. I will be presenting “Help Your Members Understand the Education Award” on...
by SharonSpeaks | Aug 7, 2018 | Meeting Facilitation, Personal Development
Recently I co-taught a workshop on Time Management and Self Care for the City of Flagstaff. During it, I shared what I have learned and found helpful for managing many projects simultaneously. Number One Tip – If you do nothing else, do this! Start each morning or...
by SharonSpeaks | May 9, 2017 | Personal Development
Trying to encourage a cyclist at the Trek Dirt Series Mountain Bike camp, I revealed to her that I struggled so much with learning to mountain bike that I went to therapy. I told the therapist, I am here to talk about how frustrated I get when I go mountain biking....
by SharonSpeaks | Apr 11, 2017 | Meeting Facilitation, Personal Development
As I drove up the hill to soccer practice I contemplated my depression. Clinical, I described my symptoms: low affect, loss in appetite, tired and groggy after ten hours of sleep, negative thoughts. Luckily I was still teetering on the edge of a real depressive...
by SharonSpeaks | Mar 30, 2017 | Personal Development
One of the wondrous delights of working from home is cranking the music up loud and dancing around the house. We keep our thermostat low (60-65 degrees) and after a couple hours of typing at my desk I can’t feel my fingers any more. In order to get my blood...
