Important Update: Hey wonderful community! We wanted to let you know that our ‘5 Ways to Know Your Gifts’ workshop has been put on pause for the time being. While we’re disappointed we won’t be gathering for this particular event, watch this space, because we’re brewing up some exciting things for the future! If this workshop sparked your interest, we’d love to hear from you. Feel free to reach out, share your thoughts, and let’s chat about what’s on the horizon. Thanks for your understanding and support! www.befriend.org.au

P.S. Nicola will be delivering this same workshop content as part of a FREE community offering in Kwinana on Sat 28/10 and Sat 11/11, 1-4pm. Reach out for more details: nicola@befriend.org.au

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Know Your Gifts: Ever wondered what truly sets gifts apart from skills? Let's dive deep!

Find Your Direction: Feeling "stuck"? Gifts can be your compass, guiding your next steps with purpose.

Empower & Connect: Master the art of recognizing and celebrating gifts in others, a secret sauce for life, team, and community growth.

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Join us, Befriend, for this 1-day workshop that will provide you with a foundational understanding of the concept of gifts, and help you identify some of your own and others’ gifts using five different gift-discovery tools.

You don’t need to bring anything except your curiosity and open heart.

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What's on offer?

🚀 Diverse Insights: Dive deep into the essence of gifts from various perspectives, both ancient and modern. From boardrooms to community hubs, there's rich inspiration for all settings.

🌟 Engaging Encounters: Delve into five interactive gift discovery activities, crafted for those enlightening 'Aha!' moments.

💼 Tangible Treasures: Beyond mere theory, you'll depart with actionable insights and your carefully curated list of top seven gifts, primed for real-world application.

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Who is this for?

🔍 Self-Explorers: Curious souls seeking to understand and embrace their unique essence.

🚀 Team Leaders: Steering teams to greatness? Discover how gifts can enhance teamwork, turn work into play, and elevate outcomes to ovations!

🎩 Community Catalysts: Those who sprinkle a bit of magic in every community gathering. Ready to amplify that spark?

🌟 Everyday Enthusiasts: If you're seeking a touch more depth and meaning in your daily routine, come aboard!

🌍 All-Inclusive Invite: Helping hands, business brains, classroom champions, community charmers, youthful visionaries, and wise wanderers — there's a spot for everyone!

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What is this thing called a ‘gift’?

A gift is something we all have inside us, like an “inner quality” or characteristic, that is shaped by our life experiences.

It’s something we love to give to others, and take joy in sharing. It guides our life’s choices and the way we interact with others.

It’s not the same as being “good” at something, like a sport… it’s something far more intricate and unique to you, and only you!

You’ve probably heard the saying “a gift isn’t a gift until it’s given’ before? This is because showing up in meaningful ways and sharing our gifts is an extraordinarily important means of building relationships and sparking connection.

Understanding and using our gifts is both an old and a new idea. Many traditional cultures and faiths, centuries old, used specific methods to identify and grow gifts in their members. Now, modern neuroscience and positive psychology have proven that we can find meaning in our lives and thrive by knowing and giving our gifts to others.

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This workshop is part of a series in partnership with the Core Gift Institute:

Introduction to Gifts (free 1 hour workshop) - 13th October & 3rd November
Five Ways to know your gifts (1 day workshop) - 26th October
Core Gift: Master Facilitator Training (2 day workshop) - 16th & 17th November

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Meet your facilitators

Nicola-Jane le Breton | Thinking Partner & Community Story Weaver, Befriend

Nicola is an inspired storyteller and facilitator, dedicated to creating inclusive spaces for individuals to discover and share their unique gifts. With a deep belief in the transformative power of story, she guides meaningful encounters through writing circles and storytelling journeys. A co-founder of The Possibility Fellowship, Nicola is also an Advanced Master Facilitator and Certified Trainer of Core Gift Discovery.

Dave Lindner | Community Manager, Befriend

Dave is passionate about helping communities flourish. He takes pride in empowering community members to contribute meaningfully to their surroundings. His passion for civic engagement and a profound sense of community belonging shape his commitment to nurturing vibrant community cultures in Perth.

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For any questions…

Please contact your session hosts via the details below:

Nicola-Jane le Breton - nicola@befriend.org.au

Dave Lindner – dave@befriend.org.au

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Testimonials

"The gift approach is helping us build a resilient workforce that is able to stay hopeful and not get lost in the pain, sadness and fear of very difficult work in increasingly challenging and unsettled times."

– Deb Everley, CEO, Kenora Association for Community Living, Canada (about her organisation's work with the Core Gift Institute)

"The Core Gift Discovery process was life-changing for me. It helped me clearly see my authentic self. I made some big decisions about my life as soon as I saw what my true gift really is. It feels really good to honor myself and be certain that I know my purpose."

– Kemraj Ramdehall, Gift facilitator, Ontario, Canada

“Our society has always told us to follow the collective ideology of doing as we’re told. My Core Gift Interview dissolved that ideology completely and welcomed a new narrative of living in my purpose by listening to my inner voice. It unveiled an inner knowing that I have been carrying for years and solidified that my deepest moment of suffering was also my deepest moment of possibility. I believe to live in one’s purpose is to share your gift, not only for our own joy, but also because it is the only way our world will return back to a state of love and wholeness.”

– Valerie, Community Builder