Effectively Prioritizing & Time-Blocking | Workshop for Newcomers to Canada

Are you an international student or newcomer to Canada (aged 18-35) settling in BC's Lower Mainland? Join our workshop to learn coaching tools that support your personal and professional development as you seek meaningful work and settle into your new life!

Workshop Overview

In this workshop, we'll help ensure your goals get in the calendar and get done. We'll walk you through a weekly approach to setting priorities, creating manageable to-do lists, and time-blocking them in your calendar. The session will also delve into myth-busting around prioritization and balance and offer practical tools to overcome challenges along the way.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

By the end of this workshop, you will:

1. Identify your top priority or focus for this season in your life
2. Gain tools to write manageable to-do lists
3. Apply a replicable process to set and schedule weekly priorities

WHAT’S INCLUDED

↪ An overview of best-practice frameworks and approaches for:

• Prioritization
• To-do lists
• Time-blocking

↪ Exercises, including:

• Meditation and art-based reflection
• Prioritization using the Wheel of Life
• To-do list creation and refinement (using the “one thing” method, “to NOT to-do lists” and “parking lots”)
• Time-blocking using your digital calendar

↪ Peer discussions and collaboration

↪ Professional headshot taking!

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Pen and paper or a computer or tablet, if you prefer digital notetaking!
• A professional outfit and a fresh face for your headshot 😉

Upcoming Workshops

• Turning Failure & Struggle into Success on Thursday, November 21

About Your Facilitators

The series was designed and delivered by the Vancouver Global Shapers:

• Lina Abouzaid, Coach & Manager, Engagement & EDI
• Jovin Shumbusho, Consultant, Human Capital
• Estefania Gomez Vargas, HR Specialist
• Alyssa McDonald, Career, Performance & Leadership Coach
• Monica Camille Galang-Cabalza, HR Practitioner

ABOUT THE VANCOUVER GLOBAL SHAPERS

The Global Shaper Community is a network of 10,000 young leaders (aged 18-33) organized into 500+ city-based hubs in 150+ countries. Catalyzed by the World Economic Forum in 2011, each hub collaborates to foster dialogue and positive change in their community. The Vancouver Hub was established in 2015, completing numerous projects related to climate action, civic engagement, inclusion, AI, and the future of work with partners including the City of Vancouver, the Vancouver Economic Commission, SFU’s Centre for Dialogue, Science World, and more.