Patience in a Hectic World

Susan Cabrera

11 a.m., December 16, 2018

In our fast-paced lives, we often feel impatient. We want things done as quickly as possible and are intolerant of delays. This talk will look at the quality of patience from a psychological point of view including the concepts of delayed gratification, emotional intelligence, and self-control. Also included will be examples of when to be patient and when to take action.

Susan Cabrera has her master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Stanford with emphasis in behavior modification. She has been a counselor at the Stanford Institute for Behavioral Counseling and a clinical researcher at the Stanford Department of Psychiatry. Susan’s poetry book Life in the Fast Lane will be available for sale after the talk.



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Seven Intelligences for Navigating in our World

Manuel Manga

11 a.m., December 9, 2018

Our world today is more complex and demanding of us, thus people feel overwhelmed and confused. People often choose simplistic answers and archaic systems of thinking in order to make sense of the world. From this overwhelmed mindset people also elect political leaders that promise simplictic solutions. In this talk, Manuel Manga offers 7 types of intelligence that can assist us in navigating our world in order to be more effective in life and co-create a better future for humanity”.

Manuel Manga is co-founder of the Institute for Evolutionary Leadership (www.evoleadinstitute.com) based in Oakland, California, whose purpose is to contribute toward a just, sustainable, and flourishing world. He is a consultant, and executive coach, and has worked in the United States, Africa, Asia, Canada, Latin America, Europe and India.



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Goals for Life – A Video Presentation Followed by a Facilitated Discussion

Facilitated by Richard Hobbs

11 a.m., December 2, 2018

Two TED Talks (ted.com) on goals for life will be shown, and a third TED Talk on the same subject briefly summarized.

Then Richard Hobbs, Executive Director and Co-founder of Human Agenda (http://www.humanagenda.net/), will briefly present the CLEAR vision of Human Agenda, as it relates to the conclusions of the videos.

Then Richard Hobbs will facilitate an audience discussion of all of the material that has been presented.

The two videos that will be shown are:

https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_waldinger_what_makes_a_good_life_lessons_from_the_longest_study_on_happiness

and,

https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_pinker_the_secret_to_living_longer_may_be_your_social_life

The video that will be summarized is:

https://www.ted.com/talks/emily_esfahani_smith_there_s_more_to_life_than_being_happy

You can click on any of the above links to read about each video’s particular approach to this topic.

After the Forum, please join us for a lunch at 12:30pm. The lunch is complimentary for first-time visitors and students.

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The Annual Creativity Sunday

Hosted by Sena Havasy

November 25, 2018

Do you paint? Write? Do a skit? Read a poem? Do a dramatic reading?
Sing? Play an instrument? Join us!

Audience members are invited to share any activity like the above with the rest of the audience.

Please contact Sena at senahav@gmail.com or 408-739-5638, if you would like to share something at this Forum.

After the Forum, please join us for a special Festive Lunch at 12:30pm. The lunch is complimentary for first-time visitors and students.

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