This one-hour session is your chance to help us refocus and reignite our mission. We'll kick off with intros and icebreakers, then dive into a feedback-driven review to shape future events with purpose and impact!

August 2025 Board Meeting

Subject: NCPMI Board Meeting (IN PERSON)
When: Monday, August 11, 2025 5:30 PM-7:45 PM.
Where: Ribbon Communications

Title of Speech:

How Purpose helps you make better Decisions

Speech Abstract:

Picasso said: Your purpose in life is to find your gift and share it with the world.  I say: Your purpose in life is to find the one thing that makes you uniquely remarkable (your gift) and share it with the world.

• Your purpose is the ONE thing that makes you uniquely remarkable.
• Its components are your beliefs, wants and talents – YOU!
• When you make decisions that are aligned with your purpose, your choices are aligned with your beliefs, wants and talents.
• When you make decisions that are aligned with your beliefs, wants and talents, you are more confident that those choices are aligned with YOU!

Learning Objectives:

• • A definition of purpose that is both simple and logical.
  • Criteria for a good Purpose Statement.
  • Why/how your purpose articulated in 7 words or less makes you more powerful.
  • How to use your purpose to make better decisions about your life, decisions that are more aligned with your beliefs, wants and talents.

Speaker  / Bio:  Ian Chamandy 

Over the last 20 years, I have helped more than 400 organizations define their purpose and become uniquely remarkable through my proprietary Blueprint process. "Blueprinting" defines an organization's purpose – in 7 words or less – and uses it to design how it will operate and communicate. I adapted this process for individuals so they can create a personal Blueprint for a happy, productive, self-directed and purpose-driven life.

I am also an author, speaker and coach, as well as a contributor to a nationally broadcast TV station. I co-wrote the book "Why should I choose you: Answering the most important question in business in 7 words or less", published by HarperCollins.

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PMP® Certification Class (4 days, 36 hours, 36 PDUs)

Email Shirley Hinton This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for details and pricing.

This class is NOT on the TeachPath website. It is a special offering.

Can’t make this one? Email Shirley for more options.

Class is taught by Shirley Hinton, nationally recognized contributor to the PMBOK® - the global project management standard!

Instructor Shirley Hinton is a globally recognized PMI Authorized Training Partner Instructor through the company she started, TeachPath Training, a Woman-Owned Small Local Raleigh business.

TeachPath is a Premiere PMI Authorized Training Partner (ATP) offering agile and project management certification training classes to the general public and to various corporations.

For over 20 years, Shirley has worked full time in helping thousands achieve their goals of becoming certified as a PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, CAPM, Scrum Master, and more.

She is a contributor and reviewer for many PMI books, including the PMI® Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), PMI’s Standard for Program Management, and PMI’s Guide to Risk Management.

She takes personal pride in the success of her attendees. You will see the difference when you are taught by someone who works 24/7 to help you pass the first time and to also help you understand how to use the project management and agile best practices to effectively save time, money, and stress. Her classes always include fun memory tricks, practice exams, and secret tips to answering the exam questions. Take just one class from her and you’ll see why attendees become her lifelong friends and recommend her classes to their friends and colleagues.