Got a passion for a sex-positive cause but don’t want to give up the day job you love? Want to be an activist, but only have 5-10 hours a week to do it? In this CatalystCon session, you’ll learn how to identify and prioritize the daily and weekly tasks needed to achieve your outreach goals; how to cope with and combat work/life hindrances; and how to keep your motivation and mission fresh over time.

1. How to be a sex-positive educator
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2. By the end of this class,
you will be able to...
Learning objective
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3. By the end of this class,
you will be able to...
Learning objective
1 Clearly state your mission
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4. By the end of this class,
you will be able to...
Learning objective
1 Clearly state your mission
2 Identify and prioritize daily and weekly tasks
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5. By the end of this class,
you will be able to...
Learning objective
1 Clearly state your mission
2 Identify and prioritize daily and weekly tasks
3 Combat work/life hindrances
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6. Agenda
1 Identify key obstacles
2
3
Create mission statement
Goal and task setting
4 Keeping it up
5 Setback recovery
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7. INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOUR PROJECT
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8. Obstacles
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9. 2 Mission
2
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10. Mission statement
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11. What?
Mission statement
I am a
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12. That does what?What?
Mission statement
I am a who does
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13. For whom?That does what?What?
Mission statement
I am a who does for
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14. For whom?That does what?What?
Mission statement
I am a who does for
• community
organizer
• podcaster
• activist
• resource
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15. For whom?That does what?What?
Mission statement
I am a who does for
• community
organizer
• podcaster
• activist
• resource
• advocates
• provides (info, safe
place)
• advises
• gathers
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16. For whom?That does what?What?
Mission statement
I am a who does for
• community
organizer
• podcaster
• activist
• resource
• advocates
• provides (info, safe
place)
• advises
• gathers
• the curious
• the media
• those who identify
as ___
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17. Mission statement
Poly Weekly is a that provides for
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18. Mission statement
Poly Weekly is a that provides for
community-driven
resource
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19. Mission statement
Poly Weekly is a that provides for
community-driven
resource
tales from the front
of responsible
nonmonogamy
from a pansexual,
kink-friendly POV
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20. Mission statement
Poly Weekly is a that provides for
community-driven
resource
tales from the front
of responsible
nonmonogamy
from a pansexual,
kink-friendly POV
people of all sexual
orientations and
relationship
configurations
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21. DRAFT A MISSION STATEMENT (10 MIN)
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22. For whom?That does what?What?
Mission statement
I am a who does for
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• community
organizer
• podcaster
• activist
• resource
• advocates
• provides (info, safe
place)
• advises
• gathers
• the curious
• the media
• those who identify
as ___
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23. Goals
3
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24. Yearly
Y
http://www.amazon.com/Your-Best-Year-Yet-Successful/dp/0446675474
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25. Ten questions
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26. Ten questions
1 What did I accomplish?
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27. Ten questions
1 What did I accomplish?
2 What were my biggest disappointments?
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28. Ten questions
1 What did I accomplish?
2 What were my biggest disappointments?
3 What did I learn?
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29. Ten questions
1 What did I accomplish?
2 What were my biggest disappointments?
3 What did I learn?
4 How do I limit myself, and how can I stop?
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30. Ten questions
1 What did I accomplish?
2 What were my biggest disappointments?
3 What did I learn?
4 How do I limit myself, and how can I stop?
5 What are my personal values?
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31. Ten questions
1 What did I accomplish?
2 What were my biggest disappointments?
3 What did I learn?
4 How do I limit myself, and how can I stop?
5 What are my personal values?
6 What roles do I play in my life?
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32. Ten questions
1 What did I accomplish?
2 What were my biggest disappointments?
3 What did I learn?
4 How do I limit myself, and how can I stop?
5 What are my personal values?
6 What roles do I play in my life?
7 Which role is my major focus for the next year?
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33. Ten questions
1 What did I accomplish?
2 What were my biggest disappointments?
3 What did I learn?
4 How do I limit myself, and how can I stop?
5 What are my personal values?
6 What roles do I play in my life?
7 Which role is my major focus for the next year?
8 What are my goals for each role?
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34. Ten questions
1 What did I accomplish?
2 What were my biggest disappointments?
3 What did I learn?
4 How do I limit myself, and how can I stop?
5 What are my personal values?
6 What roles do I play in my life?
7 Which role is my major focus for the next year?
8 What are my goals for each role?
9 What are my top 10 goals for next year?
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35. Ten questions
1 What did I accomplish?
2 What were my biggest disappointments?
3 What did I learn?
4 How do I limit myself, and how can I stop?
5 What are my personal values?
6 What roles do I play in my life?
7 Which role is my major focus for the next year?
8 What are my goals for each role?
9 What are my top 10 goals for next year?
10 How can I make sure I achieve my top 10 goals?
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36. Minx’s goals for 2013
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37. Minx’s goals for 2013
1 Friend Call a friend with joys 24 times
2
Friend Set aside one lunch or evening/
week for friends new and old
3
Sex Positive Activist Create a monthly
salon event with Ron
4
Lover Initiate weekly schedule dance with
Ron
5 Lover Take a vacation with Ron and L
6
Metamour Work with Ron and L to redo
the guest room
7 Daughter Visit Mom for her birthday
8
Social media geek Take on one
outside consulting project
9
Marketer Take 2 team members to
lunch every month
10 Marketer Build your department by mentoring
two team members to blog, Tweet or create
videos
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38. Minx’s goals for 2013
1 Friend Call a friend with joys 24 times
2
Friend Set aside one lunch or evening/
week for friends new and old
3
Sex Positive Activist Create a monthly
salon event with Ron
4
Lover Initiate weekly schedule dance with
Ron
5 Lover Take a vacation with Ron and L
6
Metamour Work with Ron and L to redo
the guest room
7 Daughter Visit Mom for her birthday
8
Social media geek Take on one
outside consulting project
9
Marketer Take 2 team members to
lunch every month
10 Marketer Build your department by mentoring
two team members to blog, Tweet or create
videos
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41. Guest room
Didn’t it turn out great?
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42. Weekly
W
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43. Weekly
W
1 Make a master list
2 Mix personal and professional
3 Change as needed
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44. Weekly
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45. Weekly
W
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46. Weekly
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CMO/Work goals
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47. Weekly
W - Revise tech user guide
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CMO/Work goals
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48. Weekly
W - Revise tech user guide
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CMO/Work goals
Activist/podcast
goals
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49. Weekly
W - Revise tech user guide
X
X
X
X
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CMO/Work goals
Activist/podcast
goals
X
X
X
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50. Daily
D
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51. Daily
D
1 Make a master list
2 Mix personal and professional
3 Change as needed
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52. Daily
D
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53. Daily
D
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54. Daily
D - Research retail conference and
report to CEO
- Create new deck for client
X
X
X
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55. Keeping it up
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56. Buddy system
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57. Buddy system
Wins!
What went well this week?
What are you proud of?
What big wins did you get
this week?
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58. Buddy system
Wins!
What went well this week?
What are you proud of?
What big wins did you get
this week?
Challenges
What challenges are you
facing? How are you going
to fix them? Where do you
need help?
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59. Buddy system
Wins!
What went well this week?
What are you proud of?
What big wins did you get
this week?
Challenges
What challenges are you
facing? How are you going
to fix them? Where do you
need help?
Good idea
What was your one good
idea this week? What will
make the biggest
improvement?
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60. Buddy system
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61. Buddy system
Pulse
How are you feeling this
week?
What is the morale you see
around you?
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62. Buddy system
Pulse
How are you feeling this
week?
What is the morale you see
around you?
Temperature
What is your audience/
client temperature? Is there
something that needs to
change?
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63. Buddy system
Pulse
How are you feeling this
week?
What is the morale you see
around you?
Temperature
What is your audience/
client temperature? Is there
something that needs to
change?
Deadlines
What deadlines are you
facing? What resources do
you need to accomplish
them?
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64. Combatting setbacks
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65. Coping with setbacks
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66. Coping with setbacks
Permission
Give yourself permission to
take time off for illness,
family crisis or just a heavy
work week
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67. Coping with setbacks
Permission
Give yourself permission to
take time off for illness,
family crisis or just a heavy
work week
Buddy
Share your frustrations or
guilt with your buddies.
Vent away!
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68. Coping with setbacks
Permission
Give yourself permission to
take time off for illness,
family crisis or just a heavy
work week
Buddy
Share your frustrations or
guilt with your buddies.
Vent away!
Be OK
It’s OK to say “you get what
you pay for.” Your mission
is still your mission, even
after a slow month.
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69. “When you aim for good enough, awesome often shows up.
When you aim for perfect, awesome rarely shows up.”
--Charlie Glickman
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70. How to be a sex-positive educator
Text
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