Self-Leadership Series
An online workshop series designed to elevate your leadership skills and confidence.
Join Elizabeth Pyjov, JD, MTS, for one or all of our four-part leadership training series! Designed for Loyola Family Business Center members and graduates of our Next Generation Leadership Institute, this series will elevate your skills and confidence. Choose to sign up for one, two, three, or all four webinars to fit your schedule and needs.
Mark your calendar for these 60-minute sessions. Brought to you in partnership with The Gellert Family Business Center.
November 19, 2024 @ Noon (CT)
Practicing Gratitude and Expressing Appreciation: Science and Practice
Cultivating gratitude is crucial for your physical and mental health and is vital for building a successful business. Research shows that gratitude increases happiness, improves health, strengthens relationships, and boosts self-confidence while reducing stress, anxiety, and depression. This session will help you understand how gratitude impacts the body and brain, explore ancient gratitude practices, and include a guided gratitude meditation. Developing a habit of gratitude will foster a culture of collaboration, trust, and respect in your family and business.
Builds: A culture of appreciation and recognition, better relationships, life satisfaction, mental and physical health.
January 21, 2025 @ Noon (CT)
Setting Intentions and Resolutions for the New Year for Effective Family Business and Personal Outcomes
Description: Reflecting on the past year and setting authentic intentions for the future can be empowering. This session will teach you the art and science of setting resolutions that you can stick to, backed by research on willpower and brain science. You'll learn how to create intentions that energize and focus you, ensuring personal and business success.
Builds: Willpower, accountability, optimism, better health outcomes, self-compassion, focus, and success.
March 11, 2025 @ Noon (CT)
Freedom from the Inner Critic and Leadership of Self
Description: Effective leadership begins with leading yourself well. This session will explore the inner critic, a common roadblock for professionals, and its impact on procrastination, anxiety, and burnout. Learn how to transform self-criticism into self-compassion, leading to resilience and productivity. The workshop will cover psychological strategies, ancient wisdom, and meditation techniques to help you manage your inner critic and foster a positive mindset.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the impact of self-criticism on the body and brain.
- Learn to motivate yourself without self-criticism.
- Discover the benefits of self-compassion for mental health and resilience.
- Communicate non-judgmentally with yourself and others.
- Practice transitioning from criticism to helpful observations.
June 10, 2025 @ Noon (CT)
Science and Practice of Compassion: Why Compassion Leads to Thriving Businesses, Happiness, Health, and Success
Description: Strengthening leadership through compassion is essential for creating positive change. This session will delve into the science of compassion and its psychological and physiological effects. Learn how compassion transforms the body and brain, promoting success and well-being. The workshop includes compassion meditation and tools for daily practice, helping you foster a compassionate culture in your organization and beyond.
Builds: Collaboration, inclusion, reduced stress, reduced anxiety and depression, increased happiness, and meaningful relationships.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how compassion reduces stress.
- Learn the benefits of compassion for the body and brain.
- Strengthen personal compassion and create a compassionate organizational culture.
This session can also serve as DEI training.
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Pyjov, JD MTS holds 3 Harvard degrees, speaks 5 languages, has lived in 7 countries, and has taught over 10,000 people to meditate in the last decade in places as diverse as the New York State Supreme Court and Tibet House US.
She holds an MTS in Buddhism from Harvard Divinity School, a JD from Harvard Law School, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Psychology. She was certified in the first cohort of CCT instructors and has facilitated the 8-week Compassion Cultivation Training over 100 times.
Elizabeth creates corporate well-being and culture shift programs for places like Deutsche Bank and Novartis, and trains lawyers and judges through her organization, Self-Compassion for Lawyers.
She has designed dozens of her own programs for happiness, health, peace of mind, and inner growth that she offers weekly through her virtual meditation center, Happiness Sangha
An online workshop series designed to elevate your leadership skills and confidence.
Join Elizabeth Pyjov, JD, MTS, for one or all of our four-part leadership training series! Designed for Loyola Family Business Center members and graduates of our Next Generation Leadership Institute, this series will elevate your skills and confidence. Choose to sign up for one, two, three, or all four webinars to fit your schedule and needs.
Mark your calendar for these 60-minute sessions. Brought to you in partnership with The Gellert Family Business Center.
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Pyjov, JD MTS holds 3 Harvard degrees, speaks 5 languages, has lived in 7 countries, and has taught over 10,000 people to meditate in the last decade in places as diverse as the New York State Supreme Court and Tibet House US.
She holds an MTS in Buddhism from Harvard Divinity School, a JD from Harvard Law School, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Psychology. She was certified in the first cohort of CCT instructors and has facilitated the 8-week Compassion Cultivation Training over 100 times.
Elizabeth creates corporate well-being and culture shift programs for places like Deutsche Bank and Novartis, and trains lawyers and judges through her organization, Self-Compassion for Lawyers.
She has designed dozens of her own programs for happiness, health, peace of mind, and inner growth that she offers weekly through her virtual meditation center, Happiness Sangha