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| W.A. World Service Organization Newsletter |
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| Living in Balance E-Newsetter | March 2014 |
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Spring is upon many of us! We hope this letter finds you in good spirits and you are enjoying life with a great balance of work and play.
Early registration is still available for our upcoming
2014 W.A. World Conference in Malibu, CA in July 2014!
Deadline is March 31st!
The Conference Committee is also looking for volunteers to fill positions to help make the conference fun smoothly.
See below more more info.
Go play, love and laugh a lot in your lives!
Sincerely,
Michele S., Outreach Coordinator
Workaholics Anonymous
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"We make a living at what we get. We make a life by what we give." - Winston Churchill
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When the Boss Works Long Hours, Do We Have to?
Submitted by Bob W.
A lot of us have experienced this problem: Every night, your workaholic boss is still glued to the computer when you need to leave. How to go home without looking like a slacker?
Should you stay and work more? Should you apologize for staying on and leave?
When project manager Ashanti Stanford raised the issue with a boss at a previous job, the manager rolled her eyes and sighed. "The expectation was, 'I have to work these hours, so why are you complaining?' " Ms. Stanford says. She has since moved on to a job with better hours.
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New Check In Phone Meeting!
Every Wednesday
7:00-7:30 am PST
8:00-8:30 am MST
9:00-9:30 am CST
10:00-10:30 am EST
Call: 712-432-0363 Access code 118778#
The call is brief for check-ins and fellowship.
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Volunteers Needed For W.A. Word Conference!
This summer in Malibu, CA.
As we all know, there are many items to make our annual conference successful. The conference committee is requesting help. Below are the positions that need to be filled. Please contact Amy at [email protected] if you want to be a part of making our conference a success once more.
Registration: Someone to put on the Registration List, (excel file of the list each persons registration information, including their room type.
Special Requests regarding dietary issues, including what items the kitchen will provide / accommodate, and what things each individual will need to provide for themselves.
People to staff the Registration table before the conference starts, and each morning of the conference to help late comers, and people coming for a day, that walk in.
Transportation: Planning, Scheduling, and managing each person who has requested transportation to and from airport or train station. Recruit enough Volunteers to provide the transportation, set up a schedule of times / locations needed, and manage / oversee, the volunteers to make sure people are getting picked up, and are verifying the Actual Arrival Times VS the Scheduled Arrival Time.
Silent Auction: Someone to make sure all attendees know, in advance of their departure, that we need / want everyone to bring something they can donate to the conference for the Silent Auction, organizing all donations, displaying the items to be auctioned off.
Getting everyone to participate / attend the auction, getting someone to be the Auctioneer, and a couple of people to be "Ring Men" help the auctioneer to get the audience to make as many bids / get the most money possible for each item. Displaying / showing how it works or how to get / use the item etc. And someone to help Sandy with collecting all the money raised.
Thank you for your service!
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Workaholics Anonymous in California!
2014 - Malibu Here We Come!
The W.A. World Service Conference will be held in Malibu, CA
July 31-August 3, 2014. We will be staying at the Serra Retreat Center
which has a beautiful view of the Pacific Ocean!
Early registration is still available!
This saves you up to $100 and ends March 31st.
Anyone not wanting / needing to stay at The Serra Retreat Center,
we have one day registrations for as little as $60.00.
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Conference Call Line for ALL Phone Meetings
(712) 432-0363
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Your W.A. World Service Board Engaged
I am now including a monthly inspirational quote to the e-newsletter. And, as always I will continue to include helpful articles about workaholism that I find or other members send to me. If you have any favorite quotes or you see something online that you think our members would benefit from, please send the URL to my email and I'll take a look to see if we can add it to our e-newsletter.
I am also looking to those members interested in being on the Outreach Committee. One of the things I would like to get help with is contacting websites that are online that are discussing workaholism in hopes in helping others and let them know about W.A.. Please contact [email protected] if you want to come on board! Michele S.Technical Committee
We are moving along in our progress on the new W.A. website! ETA has been moved back a bit, probably spring 2014. The new website design will have an improved design, improved features and new shopping cart.
Literature
In addition to the ongoing process of developing our W.A. Meditation Book (see below for details), We have a couple of exciting projects planned for the near future - including some edits to our existing literature, a formatting facelift for our brochures and mailings, and even a new pamphlet on the topic of work anorexia/avoidance (which will ideally help members to overcome procrastination, perfectionism, and related fears).
Please help with the revision process (easy service opportunity!) by contacting literature@workaholics-anonymous.org with any recommended changes that you or your group stumble upon as you read through the books and pamphlets, perhaps notating them as you read and including them all in a single email when you finish. Do not be shy about voicing your ideas - from sweeping substantive concerns to tiny grammatical errors - as this is your literature. If you are interested in joining the Literature Committee - or would like to otherwise consult on any of these ongoing projects - I would love the support. Again, please email literature@workaholics-anonymous.org for details. Love and service, Amber, W.A.W.S.O. Literature Chair Communications
The W.A. Communications Department is adding to our sponsors list for new members. We are particularly getting a lot of requests from women. Want to sponsor? Please contact [email protected].
We are currently seeking a professional representative to speak on behalf of the fellowship and respond to public press releases that may misconstrue the reality of being a workaholic. See more information below.
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The W. A. Meditation Committee is writing a
W.A. Meditation Book.
We welcome all members to write and submit meditations for this publication. Consider having a writing play day for your meeting group. Not only would this activity provide opportunities for reflection and meditation, but it would also allow group members to make contributions to a book that will serve the needs of the whole fellowship.
A suggested meeting format for writing meditations is available at the WA website. For more details about submitting meditations, please visit the W.A. website.
Also, a suggested meeting format for writing meditations is also available at the W.A. website here for you to view.
We look forward to receiving your meditations!!
Have fun with us!!
Your trusted servants,
W.A.W.S.O. Literature Committee
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Interested in Becoming a Meeting Group Mentor?
Among the many support opportunities offered by WA, perhaps the richest are those created through relationships with fellow members. Across the globe people are forming meeting groups and sharing the message of recovery. We are excited by the growth of the fellowship, particularly in the number of people expressing interest in organizing meeting groups .
Because starting a meeting group can be an intimidating process, we would
like for beginners to receive a mentor during their initial stages of meeting development. Mentors offer service through answering questions and providing suggestions as needed for members beginning their meeting groups. Currently, we are in need of more mentors and would like to extend this service opportunity to members of the fellowship.
If you are interested in serving as a mentor for those starting meeting groups, please contact me at [email protected]. More information will be provided upon receiving your expressed interested.
With gratitude, Laura R. |
Request For SponsorsW.A. receives requests regularly for sponsorship from people seeking recovery from workaholism. We do receive more requests for female sponsors. We need to add to this list so we can help the new members in our fellowship. We keep a confidential list of volunteers who are willing to take this on. If you are willing, please send us an email with your contact information (or any other information you feel a sponsee should know) to: [email protected]
Your information is kept confidential to protect your anonymity. We will contact you with a person's contact information when someone requests, offering you the opportunity to respond. Your offering of this service will be of great value to your recovery, as well as to the person you would be sponsoring.
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Group Support Section on Website
There are helpful tools and materials available here that you can download for your group; meeting formats, types of meetings, tips on outreach, W.A. Public Awareness Guidelines, archives to news letters and much more!
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W.A. Seeks Professional Representative for Our Fellowship
As workaholism has become a widespread concept in public media, the ways it is communicated about can often create more misconceptions than understandings. In this regard, members of Workaholics Anonymous are currently seeking a professional representative to speak on behalf of the fellowship and respond to public press releases that may misconstrue the reality of being a workaholic. If you know of someone or have suggestions for who might serve as a reputable spokesperson for WA (who is not affiliated with the fellowship), please send your recommendations to Laura R. [email protected]
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Supporting W.A. Seventh Tradition Contributions
Our Seventh Tradition provides that W.A. is fully self-supporting; declining outside contributions. WAWSO welcomes contributions from W.A. groups and members. One hundred percent of all contributions directly support recovery from workaholism. Carrying the message of recovery to workaholics who still suffer includes email and phone services, a quarterly newsletter, media and community outreach, literature development and distribution, this website, an annual conference, meeting information and support, and other outreach services. Please print out and send this Seventh Tradition form to support W.A.'s Outreach.
NOTE: by Credit card or Paypal. Thank you for your generous support.
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Please contribute what you can for your meetings. :)W.A operates on contributions from it's members and literature sales. Please don't forget to go online and make a contribution to W.A. if you only go to phone meetings. You can click here donate.
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Purchase Our Books Online!
The Book Of Discovery
 A guide to the 12 Steps
The Workaholics Anonymous Book of Discovery is a guide that provides step instruction, questions, activities, and stories-all with room to write and reflect as necessary, in a large spiral-bound, three-hole punch volume. The book is designed to lay completely flat so as to be easily used for writing as well as for protective storing in a three-ring notebook of your choice with other loose or extra pages if desired. This workbook can be used alone, with a sponsor or used with a group in a meeting format.
Click here for online purchase You can also purchase through the mail. Price: $25. Plus $4.95 shipping and handling anywhere in the US. Send your check to WSO Web Payment Center, PO Box 56416, Portland, OR, 97238.
The Book of Recovery
W.A.'s first publication, The Book of Recovery is our main text. It has valuable information for all recovering workaholics; history, stories, guidance in working the steps and tools to help you with your recovery program! Click here for online purchase
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