January 2010:

Event: Lifewise at Lunch personal and professional development workshop

Date/Time: Thursday, January 7th; Noon to 1:00 pm

Where: Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME

Event Details: The Secret to Success: Make 2010 your year to feel more empowered and happy at home and work.  This workshop will teach you a proven formula for making your life more rewarding — with resources you already have.  You’ll create a fresh vision for making your goals a reality in the coming year.  Everyone is welcome. Free of charge.

Event: Act II:  Setting the Stage for the Next Step in Your Work and Career – An Institute for Civic Leadership conference

Date/Time: Friday, January 29th 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Where: Freeport Hilton Garden Inn; Freeport, Maine

Event Details:   This day-long professional reinvention program will include a workshop by Amy Wood, Psy. D. called “Maintaining Your Focus & Momentum in Transition.”  To learn more or to register, contact Shawn Hunt at shunt@civicleadership.org.  Registration fee is $99.00 and includes lunch.

February 2010:

Event: Lifewise at Lunch personal and professional development workshop

Date/Time:  Thursday, February 4th; Noon to 1 pm

Where: Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME

Event Details: Improving Your Intuition:   All of us have intuition, an inner guidance system that can help us make better choices and be more successful in all areas of life — if we’re willing to listen to what it has to say.  This workshop will help you to understand and rely on your intuition as your most vital solution-finding resource.  You’ll learn how to tap into your inner wisdom with specific strategies for increasing your intuitive power.   Everyone is welcome.  Free of charge.

March 2010:

Event: Lifewise at Lunch personal and professional development workshop

Date/Time: Thursday, March 4th, Noon to 1 pm

Where: Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME

Event Details:  Thriving in the Face of Change:  The one constant in life is change.  So why are we so unsettled by it?  This workshop will show you how to weather the inevitable transitions of life — everything from break-ups to corporate downsizing — from a more grounded perspective.  You’ll learn how to view change as a welcome opportunity for personal growth, not just a jarring interruption. Everyone is welcome. Free of charge.

Event: Success Starts With You: Decide To Win!   A half-day professional development conference for women

Date/Time: Thursday, March 18th; 7:30 am to Noon

Where: Hannaford Hall, Abromson Community Education Center, Portland Campus, University of Southern Maine

Event Details: Spend a morning discovering how you can make winning decisions at the office, at home, in your bank account — and everywhere that matters — to get results you want.  Racquel Tibbets, CPA, CFP of Key Bank will present the keynote address “The Path to Prosperity:  How to Make Choices That Lead to Wealth.” Jennifer Comeau and Karen S. Hinchliffe of Decisions in Action will present “The Inner Workings of Great Decisions — Making the Most of Your Signature Style.”  Amy Wood, Psy.D. will present “Successful Decision Making.”   This conference is presented by Dress For Success Southern Maine & Maine Women’s Network to benefit Dress For Success Southern Maine. Registration fee is $60.00. $45  for Maine Women’s Network members, members of Maine Women’s Network Affiliate organizations, and self-employed women.  Bring a friend for just $12 extra. For more information or to register, call Dress For Success Southern Maine at 207-780-1686 or email southernmaine@dressforsuccess.org

April 2010:

Event: Lifewise at Lunch personal and professional development workshop

Date/Time: Thursday, April 1st, Noon to 1 pm

Where: Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME

Event Details: Overcoming Overwhelm. With so much information out there on how to improve every area of your life — family, work, friendships, your health, your home, the list goes on — it’s easy to feel pressured from a sense that you have to “do it all, have it all, be it all.”  This workshop will show you how to keep the vital areas of your life thriving, with less stress and a greater sense of peace and accomplishment.  Everyone welcome.  Free of charge.

May 2010:

Event: Lifewise at Lunch personal and professional development workshop

Date/Time: Thursday, May 6th; Noon to 1 pm

Where: Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main Street, Kennebunk ME

Event Details: Emotional Intelligence:   A high IQ doesn’t necessarily translate into academic, career or social success.  The most accurate predictor of success is emotional intelligence or EQ — the capacity to understand one’s self and others and apply that understanding effectively in real world situations.  This workshop will cover the components of EQ, why it’s essential, ways to increase it, and how to leverage it to enhance success in all areas of life.  Free of charge. Everyone is welcome.

Event: Sermon entitled Practical Spirituality

Date/Time: Sunday, May 30th, 10:30 am

Where: Unitarian Universalist Church, 114 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME

Event Details:    It’s easiest to “let go and allow” when you trust that there is Something Greater to handle your troubles.  But what if you aren’t sure what Something Greater is or whether Something Greater even exists?  This sermon is for anyone who wants to take a pragmatic approach to faith and trust that all is well in the face of mystery and uncertainty. 

 Event:  Annual Maine Human Resource Convention

Date/Time: To be announced

Where: Maine Human Resources Convention, Samoset Resort, Maine

Event Details:  The theme of this year’s annual convention is “If HR Ruled the World.”  Amy Wood, Psy.D. will present “Full Focus in a Fast-paced World,” a lunchtime roundtable workshop designed to help HR executives maintain a sense of control and concentration amid the increasingly frantic pace of modern life and work .   The convention runs May 11th – 14th.  Registration information to be announced.

June 2010:

Event: Lifewise at Lunch personal and professional development workshop

Date/Time: Thursday, June 3rd; Noon to 1 pm

Where: Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME

Event Details:  Getting Unstuck:  No matter what your goals or how ambitious you are, it is normal to occasionally feel unmotivated, uninspired, and unable to reach the finish line.  This workshop will show you how to get going again when you’re feeling discouraged, confused, or just plain out of steam so that you can accomplish what’s important to you at the office and at home.  Everyone is welcome.  Free of charge.

July 2010:

Event: Lifewise at Lunch personal and professional development workshop

Date/Time: Thursday, July 1st; Noon to 1 pm

Where: Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main Street, Kennebunk ME

Event Details:  Boosting Your Creativity:  This workshop is for anyone, even if you don’t consider yourself a creative type, who wants to live from a place of greater imagination and personal expression.   You’ll learn how to move past creative blocks, get more in touch with your inner artist, and bring more innovation into your life.   Everyone is welcome.  Free of charge. 

August 2010:

September 2010:

Event: Lifewise at Lunch personal and professional development workshop

Date/Time: Thursday, September 2nd; Noon to 1 pm

Where: Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main Street, Kennebunk ME

Event Details:  What’s the Use of Worrying?:  Worrying can be a healthy warning signal that alerts us to real dangers and helps us prepare for the future.  But worrying for no reason only leads to frantic days and sleepless nights.  This workshop will help you differentiate between what’s worth worrying about and what’s not worth another thought.  You’ll learn how to curb needless worrying so that you can give your attention to what really matters — and get more sleep.   Everyone is welcome.  Free of charge.

October 2010:

Event: Lifewise at Lunch personal and professional development workshop

Date/Time: Thursday, October 7th; Noon to 1 pm

Where: Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main Street, Kennebunk ME

Event Details: Living From a Strengths-based Perspective:  Research shows that people are most successful when they delegate what they’re not so good at and channel their energy into getting even better at what they’re already good at.  (Think Tiger Woods and Donald Trump)  This workshop will help you to appreciate and capitalize on your existing strengths so that you can experience a greater sense of mastery and productivity  — and much less wasted energy. Everyone is welcome.  Free of charge.

November 2010:

Event: Lifewise at Lunch personal and professional development workshop

Date/Time: Thursday, November 4th; Noon to 1 pm

Where: Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main Street, Kennebunk ME

Event Details:  Letting Go of Selp-Limiting Beliefs:  Inner doubts — and we all have them — can sabotage even the best laid plans.   This workshop will help you to take negative thinking less seriously, and create the mindset you need to get out of your way and move forward with confidence.    Everyone is welcome.  Free of charge.

December 2010:

“I have enjoyed several highly insightful and helpful presentations given by Amy at the Portland Public Library during the workday’s lunch hour.  These monthly presentations are always very well attended.  I’ve heard Amy speak on various life and work skill-building topics, from “How to Deal with Difficult People” to “How to Know When to Let Go.”  Her background as a psychologist and her natural wit informs and enhances her ability to convey usable career and life skills. As a self-employed attorney working without a corporate budget, I’m so grateful for the opportunities I’ve had to obtain her professional services.” 

“If you’re looking for a coach who can get right to the core of what’s important, then Amy Wood is the coach for you.  She has the ability to sift through the chaff, shine a light on what’s getting in your way, and help you create a strategy to move you forward.  Having personally benefited from Amy’s insights and perceptions, I would highly recommend her to anyone who is seeking clarity and a practical strategy to achieve success.  

As a speaker, Amy’s no-nonsense style resonates with an audience looking for practical solutions to those human conundrums that can waylay progress and cause distress.  Because she is comfortable in front of the room and confident in her message, she builds the same in her audience, so they leave with a sense of purpose and a reinforced belief in their capacity to achieve their own success.”

“Amy’s coaching was enormously helpful as I was planning the next chapter of my life.  Her goal-oriented exercises helped me to clarify what I wanted from the cross-country move ahead of me and organize my time accordingly.  I would recommend Amy as a coach to anyone at a crossroads in their life or to someone who is just looking to maximize their quality of life on their current path. She’s smart, supportive and ethical.”

“Amy Wood is an extremely skilled facilitator of personal and professional growth.  Her presentations are interactive and engaging, and always about life-enhancing subjects that everyone can relate to.  And as someone who consistently realizes her own goals, Amy is an expert at coaching others to concentrate and achieve their objectives.  Amy is a model of organization, focused attention and successful results!”

“There comes a time in everyone’s business or personal life when it’s prudent to stop and reexamine the course we’re on.   When this time came for me, I sought out Dr. Amy Wood, a non-biased, qualified professional who could help me make an honest and thorough self-assessment., increase my self-awareness, and strategize new ways to find fulfillment.   As confident as I was in my own decisions, Amy coached me to significantly change my path to achieve greater joy.”