Posted by Elena del Valle on May 6, 2011
The Worrier’s Guide to Overcoming Procrastination book cover
Photos: New Harbinger Publications
Putting things off until mañana or the next day is common practice. It has become widespread in people’s personal and professional lives. Many staff and executives today may be living in what my college professors called management by crisis (as opposed to management by objectives). Procrastination often results in last minute rushing, stress and in many cases mediocre or poor presentations, reports and results. Why do we procrastinate? And, for those who want to modify their behavior is it possible to stop procrastinating?
Pamela Wiegartz, M.D., co-author, The Worrier’s Guide to Overcoming Procrastination
Kevin Gyoerkoe, Psy.D., a clinical psychologist, and Pamela Wiegarts, M.D., a psychiatrist, believe shifting the way we think and modifying the rules we live by can have a dramatic effect in reducing the postponing of actions. In The Worrier’s Guide to Overcoming Procrastination Breaking Free from the Anxiety that Holds You Back (New Harbinger, $19.95), a 159-page softcover book published in 2010, they address the topic.
The first step toward change, according to them, is to be aware of the rules we follow sometimes without even realizing it. For example, people often believe they should avoid difficult situations, they say, when in fact they should deal with the anxiety a situation provokes by facing it instead of avoiding it. Another reason people wait, they believe, is because they are seeking perfection.
Instead, the coauthors suggest readers accept less than perfect results that allow them to move forward rather than remaining stagnant awaiting perfect results that may never come. Fear of failure is another reason to procrastinate the coauthors cite in their book. They point out that failure is part of life and it should not stop us from taking action. Another flawed perspective, according to them, is to think that if something is boring or less than pleasant we shouldn’t have to do it; they counter that there are times we have to do things that are not fun and the sooner we do them the sooner we can go back to doing fun things.
Their book is divided into 13 chapters and four main parts, Learn About Your Anxiety and Procrastination, Change Your Mind About Anxiety and Procrastination, Get Moving on Your Goals, and Maintain Positive Change. Each chapter includes exercises, follow up suggestions and a summary at the end.
Wiegartz, coauthor of 10 Simple Solutions to Worry and The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook, is director of CBT services and training in the Department of Psychiatry at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and is on the faculty at Harvard Medical School.
Kevin Gyoerkoe, Psy.D, co-author, The Worrier’s Guide to Overcoming Procrastination
In addition to this book, Gyoerkoe is coauthor of 10 Simple Solutions to Worry and The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook. He is codirector of the Anxiety and Agoraphobia Treatment Center, a group practice in Chicago and Northbrook, Illinois. He teaches courses on cognitive behavioral therapy at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, has been certified by the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of OCD in Chicago.
Click here to buy The Worrier’s Guide to Overcoming Procrastination
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Posted by Elena del Valle on May 4, 2011
Gerardo Piña-Rosales, president, ANLE
Photo: North American Academy of the Spanish Language (ANLE)
Only 9 percent of Latinos in the United States are monolingual Spanish speakers and 22 percent are monolingual English speakers, according to United States Census estimates. The rest of the population, about 70 percent, speak both languages with varying degrees of proficiency.
The North American Academy of the Spanish Language (ANLE) believes there are as many as 45 million Spanish speakers in the United States. Academy leaders want Spanish speakers in the United States to maintain and improve their Spanish language skills. To that end the organization began placing segments on Univision Channel 41 and on stations in Texas and California in 2010. Now the organization has teamed up with five impreMedia print publications to continue its outreach efforts.
“I am delighted to know that our language tips are appearing little by little in the most important Hispanic newspapers in the country,” said Gerardo Piña-Rosales, president, ANLE. “One of our basic missions is to disseminate Spanish, and with the collaboration of the media, I am sure that they, too, will benefit from our advice. Together we will assure that Hispanics increasingly use an international Spanish that, although born in Castilla, has become firmly rooted in the Americas.”
Academy volunteers write the columns, one per day, and provide slightly different materials for the broadcast media outlets. The Academy receives no outside funding for the work nor does it remunerate its volunteers financially, according to a representative of the organization who replied to questions by email.
“Just when the Hispanic population surpasses 50 million, it is of vital importance to establish a bridge between the Academy and the press to better serve the language and our cultures,” said Jorge Ignacio Covarrubias, secretary of the board of ANLE and chair of the information committee.
Beginning last month, five impreMedia Spanish language newspapers will carry advice columns on the Spanish language prepared by the North American Academy of the Spanish Language. The papers publishing the language tips are El Diario-La Prensa in New York, La Opinion in Los Angeles, La Prensa in Orlando, La Raza in Chicago and Rumbo in Houston.
“One of the basic functions of a news organization is to educate our communities,” said Pedro Rojas, executive editor, La Opinion. “I am sure that these columns will be the perfect tool to help us improve our command of Spanish. What better way than with the guidance and collaboration of the ANLE.”
According to promotional materials impreMedia owns nine print publications and eleven on-line news services via mobile phones. Founded in 1973, the Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española is the youngest of 22 national academies that make up the Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, an international association of Spanish language academies. Last year ANLE published a book (see New York organization provides Spanish language tips, advice for North Americans) with Spanish language tips for Spanish speakers in the United States.
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Posted by Elena del Valle on May 3, 2011
Title: Senior Project Consultant
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida
City Jacksonville, FL 3246
Type: Full Time
Job duties include but not limited to the following:
The Consultant will be responsible for proactive analysis and ongoing best practices research.
– Assist Leadership Team as needed to execute on diversity data strategy
Click here for the full text of Senior Project Consultant Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida
Posted by Elena del Valle on May 3, 2011
Information provided by Event Partner
2011 Latin Alternative Music Conference
July 6-9, 2011 New York City
The LAMC is the only major conference devoted to bilingual and bicultural cutting edge music. The four-day event takes place July 6-9th in New York City and includes panels, concert showcases, art exhibits, parties and films and draws a tastemaker crowd of leading artists, label executives, journalists, managers and fans. LAMC is celebrating its 12th year. The conference is based at the Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan, New York City, with concerts throughout the New York City boroughs including Central Park SummerStage, Celebrate Brooklyn @ Prospect Park, Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge.
Conference registrations are discounted at $99 until May 15th at www.latinalternative.com; Registrations will be the standard $299 at walk up.
This year’s highly-relevant panel topics include many of the industry’s prominent decision makers.
Panel topics are as follows:
Soy tu brand: Latin Music and the Art of
Sponsorship, Branding & Licensing
@Digital: Engaging Your Audience & Monetizing Music
99 Problems: And Putting Together A Tour Shouldn’t Be One
This is radio clash: Bridging the Terrestrial and Digital Divide
Patrons of the arts: Who Are Today’s Music Investors?
Please take a moment to visit our website at www.latinalternative.com and also check out the video highlights: http://latinalternative.com/video/highlights/. This should give you a good idea as to what the conference is all about.
Posted by Elena del Valle on May 2, 2011
Birute Regine, Ed.D., author, Iron Butterflies
Photo: Annie Holt
A podcast interview with Birute Regine, Ed.D, author, Iron Butterflies: Women Transforming Themselves and the World is available in the Podcast Section of Hispanic Marketing & Public Relations, HispanicMPR.com. During the podcast, she discusses success for women today and her book with Elena del Valle, host of the HispanicMPR.com podcast.
After earning her doctorate degree in human development at Harvard University Birute spent 25 years as a clinical psychologist in private practice. She now works as an executive life coach, facilitator, speaker and author. Prior to Iron Butterflies she co-authored The Soul at Work: Embracing Complexity Science for Business Success with her husband, Roger Lewin, a science writer.
In Iron Butterflies Birute set out to place femininity and masculinity in context and explore what it means to be a successful woman today. Birute has been a key note speaker for organizations such as Inter-American Development Bank and the United Way.
To listen to the interview, scroll down until you see “Podcast” on the right hand side, then select “HMPR Birute Regine, Ed.D.” click on the play button below or download the MP3 file to your iPod or MP3 player to listen on the go, in your car or at home. To download it, click on the arrow of the recording you wish to copy and save it to disk. The podcast will remain listed in the May 2011 section of the podcast archive.
