Wearing Too Many Hats Getting You Down? Ways to Reduce Stress and Boost Joy

Join us May 9 for a candid conversation about the many hats architectural solopreneurs and small business owners wear and how frequent role-switching can cause stress and reduce well-being. Former journalist and recovering workaholic, certified leadership coach Eleanor Smith (Legs on Dreams Coaching) will guide an interactive discussion on the challenges entrepreneurs and especially creative business owners face. She’ll share critical life lessons from two bouts of burnout and describe the ways she supports herself and her clients to shift mindset and habits to feel better at work and home. You’ll leave with simple yet meaningful practices to lead yourself and your team to success with less anxiety and more joy.

Eleanor Smith is founder of Legs on Dreams Leadership Coaching, helping individuals clarify their priorities and build confidence to realize their dreams. A passionate and pragmatic idealist, she has worked in nonprofits and philanthropy for over 30 years--as a Grantmaker, Development Director and Board member, as well as Consultant in strategy, evaluation and fundraising. A former journalist with a MA in City & Regional Planning from UC Berkeley, Eleanor founded and is the lead instructor of a highly rated Nonprofit Management Certificate Course at Sonoma State University. Now three years old, the livestreamed course offers best practices, insights and stories from the careers of eight diverse instructors.

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