This 1 hour (1 PDU) previously recorded webinar is presented by Joseph Phillips and the Project Management Bookstore.

What if you treated the next year of your life like a project? That’s a question Joseph Philips asked himself years ago and nothing has been the same since. Granted, your life is not a project, but you can use the principles of project management to make your life richer, more energetic, and full of joy. The first step to any project is defining the purpose to launch a project. Is your life so different? All projects begin with a vision: a mental image of how the current status can be changed into some distant future status. Do you have a vision for your life? What characteristics of your life need improvement, removal, or addition? What are you looking for?

A few years ago Joseph was at one of the lowest points in his life, but realized this was not an end, but rather a beginning. He asked what tools, what characteristics, and what skills do I have to leverage to get out, get on, and move forward? Joseph identified constraints holding him back, as well as the challenges waiting ahead. He wrote his own requirements needed in his life, and created a plan to get from point A to point B.The Lifelong Project is a concept presented to and used by individuals throughout the United States and in Europe. It is proof positive that anyone can set and achieve goals using the proven principles of project management. Learn how withThe Lifelong Project!

I watched this over lunch after I saw that the PM Bookstore had this previously recorded webinar by Joseph Phillips. Joe has a live webinar coming up next Tuesday January 11th 2011. During this webinar, he challenged the participants to treat the next year of their life as a Project with all the PMBOK phases – Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling and Monitoring and Closing. There were two quotes during his presentation that really inspired me – “Talking does not cook rice” and “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago; the second best time to plant a tree is Now.” In January, I challenged myself to treat this year as a Project. For me, this year is about contributing to the Project Management community by helping other PMPs earn their PDUs and ease the stress of the recertification process.

Joseph Phillips Bio:

Joseph Phillips is the Director of Education for Project Seminars and is an active member of the Project Management Institute. He has managed and consulted on projects for various industries, including banking, technical, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and architectural, among others. He has taught courses for corporate clients and several Universities. He is a Certified Technical Trainer and has taught over 10,000 professionals and contributed as an author to more than 30 books on technology, careers, PM and program management. His book and focus of this webinar,The Lifelong Project, was published in November 2009.

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The Optimize Your Thinking® Introduction (2.5 PDUs) is presented by PDUs2Go. This introductory course must be purchased BUT … it costs only $1 USD.

Based on the renowned seminar series,Optimize Your Thinking^® is Jennifer Whitt’s signature portable course. This innovative learning experience tackles the most complex element of project management – the human element.

Through revealing self-assessments, you’ll examine your effectiveness as a thinker, team member, and leader while learning to adjust your approach for each personality and situation you encounter. Along the way, you’ll meet 8 colorful characters who embody the8 Ways of Thinking^®. This powerful paradigm is taught in seminars around the US – now unlock your performance potential while on the go!

I earned PDUs from this course in my previous CCR cycle and have continued with more courses from PDUs2Go in my current cycle. Jennifer Whitt introduces the 8 characters who represent 8 different ways of thinking. This course includes a workbook, which contributed significantly to my learning. The workbook helped me understand these characters and recognize them on my teams. This course was definitely time well spent. EdmontonPM

With this portable course, you’ll receive:

• Introduction Chapter of Optimize Your Thinking: How to Unlock Your Performance Potential, which details the8 Ways of Thinking^® performance model with engaging stories and lessons learned.

• Introduction Chapter of the Thinking Journal^TM featuring Self-Assessments, Guided Journal Entries, Scenario-based Exercises, Self-scoring Quizzes, Reflective Questionnaires, Thought-provoking Quotes, Proven Performance Tools and much more!

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Optimize Your Thinking® – An Introduction

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