Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Time: 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Location: Liuna Station. 360 James Street North, Hamilton, Ontario. 

Format: (In Person) 

Registration: Registration opens on January 16, 2025. Registration will close on February 21, 2025.

Theme: PAUSE

Contact Information:
wellbeing@mcmaster.ca

Cost: $300

Payment Method: Chartfield String

Morning Presenters:
Psychology of Focusing on What Really Matters
Time: 11 – 11:45 a.m.
Speaker: Joe Kim, Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior

During a busy term, we are pulled in multiple directions with increasing demands for our time and attention. Without a game plan, confusion, procrastination and “busy work” dominate. Research from psychology can provide effective strategies to choose priorities that separate signal from noise, focus attention to engage in deep work, and develop habits that invest limited resources on what really matters.

Pause to Thrive: Building Resiliency and Overcoming Challenges
Time: 11 – 11:45 a.m.
Speaker: Nicole Rakowski, DeGroote School of Business

In today’s fast-paced world, building resiliency is crucial for maintaining mental and emotional well-being. This session will explore practical strategies to help you pause, reflect, and thrive amidst life’s challenges. We will discuss:

• Understanding Resiliency: What it means to be resilient and why it’s essential for personal and professional growth.
• Mindfulness and Stress Management: Techniques to stay present and manage stress effectively.
• Developing a Growth Mindset: Embracing challenges as opportunities for growth and learning.
• Building a Support Network: The importance of community and relationships in overcoming obstacles.
• Self-Care Practices: Simple, everyday practices to nurture your well-being and build resilience.

Join us to learn how to cultivate a resilient mindset and thrive in the face of adversity.

Afternoon Presenters:
Notice. Pause. Flourish
Time: 1 – 1:45 p.m.
Speaker: Parmjit Singh, PhD, Department of Family Medicine

Join us to learn practical strategies for initiating, accelerating and sustaining professional as well as personal wellbeing and growth, thereby flourishing through the power of intentional noticing and pausing.

In this info-experiential session, you will have the opportunity to learn techniques and develop strategies/skills to effectively manage stress, difficult emotions, reactionary behaviors, and relationship conflicts at workplace or beyond. Through practical and evidence-based techniques, the session will help you set on a path for developing life-long skills for fostering personal well-being, continuous professional development and growth.

Enhance your wellbeing by automating repetitive and time-consuming tasks
Time: 1-1:45 p.m.
Speakers: Deridor Collier & Christa Morrison, University Technology Services

In today’s fast-paced world, balancing productivity and wellbeing is more crucial than ever. We invite you to bring your laptop and join us for a workshop where we will demonstrate tips on how you can automate repetitive and time-consuming tasks in Microsoft Outlook. We hope to inspire you with examples of automation features available at your fingertips, and demonstrate how Copilot can save you time.

Stay tuned to hear more about our keynote speakers!

• Use the link: https://register.mcmaster.ca.
• After creating an account click on “General Registration” (if you have used our portal before, please log in instead of creating a new account, if you forgot your password please click on “Forgot Password?” on the Login page. Please use your MacID for registration.
• Use code inspire2025 to find the event
• Proceed with registration
• If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to: reserve@mcmaster.ca