From Surviving to Thriving: Managing Stress and Avoiding Burnout

Join us as we learn how to manage and reduce stress, set some boundaries around our time and wellbeing, and work to become more mentally fit in 2023.

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From Surviving to Thriving: Managing Stress and Avoiding Burnout

Working in the ‘Event Industry” continues to land in the top five - on the top 10 list - of the most stressful careers you can choose year after year. You get it, you choose to go into this exciting industry and you accept stress as part of the package. Many who work in this industry thrive on deadlines, the short turnarounds, and the excitement of ‘pulling it off’ for beloved clients and colleagues.

Today’s demand on the meetings industry far exceeds the capacity of those who work in it. Given that the demand is not expected to decrease any time soon, one’s ability to manage stress and set some boundaries around their own self-care must increase in order to prevent burning out. 

By definition, burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It occurs when you feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and are unable to meet constant demands – a daily feeling for many. And while the World Health (WHO) Organization formally recognized burnout in 2019 as caused by “chronic workplace stress that is not properly managed”, they did not have Covid, WFH or Hybrid work environments on the radar.

Hitting burnout can be painful, life changing, and expensive. Every effort should be made to avoid it. Hear from a 25+ year meetings executive who left the industry after her own experience with burnout. She will share her story, what to look for, what it looks like if you do nothing about it, and immediate (and simple!) ways you can protect yourself from falling into the burnout rut. 

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Session Learning Outcomes:

1. Participants will gain a clear understanding of the difference between - and progression from - stress to burnt out, what to look for both in themselves and their colleagues and what actionable steps they can take to process stress, including what drains their energy and what gives them energy.

2. Participants will learn the importance of having, and how to set, boundaries along with the role of self-care in keeping stress levels manageable, and the difference & impact between burnout prevention and recovery. 

3. Lastly, participants will learn about their own self-sabotaging behaviors that result in much of the stress and anxiety experienced on a daily basis along with the impact reigning in these behaviors will have in lowering stress levels, enhancing relationships with colleagues and loved ones, improving one’s ability to manage difficult conversations, and, ultimately, increasing one’s ability to perform at their peak without burning the candle at both ends.

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All registrants should take the Discover Your Saboteurs and Mental Fitness Level (PQ) assessments before arriving at the event.

Both can be taken from your smart phone or computer and each takes less than three minutes to complete. Please bring your results with you to the event!

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Submitted for 1.5 Clock Hours

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Agenda
8:30 - 9:00am: Registration with Light Breakfast, Coffee & Tea
9:00 - 9:15am: Welcome by MPI CRV and Sponsors
9:15 - 10:05am: Part I of Education Session with Rachelle Stone
10:05 - 10:15am: Bio Break
10:15 - 10:45am: Part II of Education Session with Rachelle Stone
10:45 - 11:15am: Q&A, Wrap Up of Education Session
11:15am - 12:00pm: Tours of Facility
12:00 - 12:15pm- Concluding Remarks & Raffle Drawing

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Pricing
Member: $55
Non-Member: $80
Past President: $40
Student: $35

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Meet Our Speaker

Rachelle Stone 
https://rstoneconsulting.com/



Simply put, Rachelle helps hospitality professionals find the right balance between work and play. By combining her Executive, Leadership, & Mental Fitness coaching she has created the perfect trifecta to access real change and growth in one’s life.

Rachelle spent over 25 years in the DMC/Meetings industry in Miami.  She was consistently recognized as one of the Top 25 DMCs in the country all while remaining active in her industry associations including MPI and ADMEI. She served as President of a national consortium of DMCssat on the ADMEI board of directors for over 14 years, all while winning multiple awards for being a respected industry top producer year over year. And yet, in 2014, after bringing an under-producing DMC business to over $5m in less than a year, she hit a level of burnout that was wholly unexpected and unacceptable to her, resulting in early retirement at 48.

Now as a trained Executive & Leadership Coach, Rachelle has made it her mission to combine this hard-won wisdom and experience to crack the code on burnout and balance for others. Rachelle is Brené Brown Dare to Lead ™ trained, a Certified Positive Intelligence Mental Fitness ™ Coach, accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) as a Professional Certified Coach, and lastly, a Guide with CHIEF, the only private membership network focused on connecting and supporting women executive leaders. Rachelle continues to show her commitment and support to the next generation of leaders by serving on the ICF-Central Florida Charter Chapter board of directors and supporting those new to the industry by mentor coaching  in obtaining their advanced coaching credentials. Rachelle manages her own wellbeing by practicing kickboxing and Pilates, ecumbent biking and rescuing and re-homing Pugs.

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Thank you to our Event Sponsors:

Nourishment Sponsor
International Studies Association

Gold Giveaway Sponsor
Visit Salt Lake

Venue Sponsor
Cambria Hotel




The Cambria Manchester South Windsor is a brand new hotel located in Evergreen Walk that features over 1,440 square feet of   flexible space for meetings and events.

Make sure to visit their website to learn more about the Cambria:

Cambria Manchester South Windsor

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Thank You to our Annual Partners

Annual AV Partner


Official Registration Partner