Core Strength Workshop by Lane Wallace

Please read the description below to learn more about this exciting workshop and visit our page waintx.org/lanewallace! The workshop requires a ticket to attend which must be purchased in advance - here are the details:

This workshop will offer a unique & valuable experience to connect with members of the WAI-NTX chapter and fellow aviation enthusiasts while participating in a session about Core Strength with Lane Wallace. Lane was our keynote speaker at GIAD 2023 and is the first woman columnist at Flying magazine! Please email waintx@gmail.com if you have any questions about this event.

The Core Strength workshop is designed to:

1. Help you start building the essential elements that create Core Strength, which is about developing a stronger, clearer, and more grounded sense of ourselves and what matters most to us, and then learning how to use that clarity and strength to navigate our careers and lives more effectively.

2. Show you how to apply that Core Strength to be happier and more effective in the workplace

Ticket and Attendance Info:

This is a ticket-required event as space is limited! Please review the following for pricing, hotel & transportation info for those traveling in, and other planned/tentative gatherings.

Ticket Price: $225.00 per person to be paid when you RSVP, which includes:

• All-day coffee, tea, and bottled beverages
• Morning snack
• Lunch
• Afternoon snack
• Lane's workshop & materials

Tickets are unfortunately NOT REFUNDABLE unless approved by the WAI-NTX Board to allow us to secure space, arrange meals, and prepare materials in advance to create an enjoyable experience for everyone who attends.

Hotel block rates are available on a first-come, first-served basis at $179 per room for Friday 5/3- Sun 5/5. https://www.texicancourt.com/

Breakfast is not included and it is $10 for standard continental or $20 for hot continental buffet, open to the public for people not staying at the hotel to purchase.

Transportation options to the hotel from DFW are Uber/Lyft/taxi or Dart Train on the orange line from Outside terminal A to Irving Convention Center Station for a train ride time of 24 min and then a 7 min walk from the train station to the hotel.

Other activities:

If there is interest we will have an impromptu Friday night gathering and dinner or drinks at a nearby restaurant, and potentially Sunday as well if people are available. Currently, the only events planned concretely are the workshop from 8 am - 5 pm on 5/4, and a mixer at the hotel restaurant from 5:30 onwards, with food and drink available.

More Info About the Session & What You'll Learn!

Read Lane's bio here: waintx.org/lanewallace

Lane’s “Core Strength” workshops were designed to help women in male-dominated industries gain the knowledge and skill they need to be effective and successful without losing themselves or burning out.  But they’re helpful to anyone who’s trying to find and navigate a meaningful and happy career path against a host of internal and external pressures, challenges, and overscheduled days.

How do we make the kind of choices in our careers and lives that allow us the best chance at fulfillment and happiness, and how do we withstand unhealthy pressures and expectations that get in the way? How do we build the essential bridges we need to create the support we need to be effective, while still drawing the necessary boundaries to protect ourselves from bad actors? How can we manage our fears, adopt an explorer’s mindset, and get comfortable enough with discomfort that we’re able to step out and grow into the people we’d like to become?

The answer to those questions, which Lane learned through her own personal and career struggles before finally gaining wide success as the first woman columnist at Flying magazine, is the same thing coaches tell successful athletes: start by strengthening your core. “Core Strength” is about developing a stronger, clearer, and more grounded sense of ourselves and what matters most to us, and then learning how to use that clarity and strength to navigate our careers and lives more effectively.

“Core Strength” workshops have two primary goals:

Goal #1: Help participants start building the essential elements that create Core Strength:

1. Gaining a clearer sense of who they are and what matters most to them in a job and life

2. Creating a meaningful career vision focused on key elements vs. a particular job

3. Learning to be at peace with who they are and aren’t, even as they work on growth

4. Learning how to focus more on internal vs. external rewards.

Goal #2: Show participants how they can apply that Core Strength to be happier and more effective in the workplace

1. Utilizing a clear and meaningful career vision

2. Picking battles and building resilience

3. Learning to Build Bridges and Draw Boundaries Effectively

4. Figuring out what to do when all else fails

Workshop Includes:

​• Presentation of concepts

​• Worksheets and writing/reflection exercises

• Facilitated exercises with group and in pairs

• Problem-Solving Discussion Time

• Creation of personal road map/compass