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All of these courses are available from the comfort of your home or office via a telephone bridgeline. It’s similar to being on a conference call.  Each class meets for one hour in length.

Shifting Perspectives - Choosing a Good Fit*
Two week Teleclass series – Limited to six participants

When is a perspective simply an outlook or viewpoint and when is it just a habit of time?  Take a stand in a position that strengthens your belief system and works for you, not against you.  What do you choose: struggle or possibility?  What are you willing to cross the line for?

Items covered and questions answered are:

  • Create Your Balance Wheel
  • What do you say yes to; what do you say no to?
  • Discover your role for taking action!
  • What’s no longer working for you?
  • Step into the powerful spot that will move you forward
  • What will you commit to?
On My Own Now – Moving on to College*
Two week Teleclass series – Limited to six participants

What can I expect?  How do I make my room a home?  What if I don’t get along with my roommate?  What happens when I’m on my own—entirely?  Our time together will alleviate the anxiety and unknowns that normally accompany this major life transition.  Leave home with powerful tools and knowledge in your back pocket to refer to whenever you need.
We’ll talk about:

  • Learn the 10 most useful things to do your first week on campus
  • Stepping outside your comfort zone—with a safety net
  • Cutting the Cord
  • Starting from scratch – who are you being?
  • What do you want out of the next 4 years?
  • Balancing fun with classes, papers, and tests!
I’m a College Graduate—Now What?*
One week Teleclass series – Limited to eight participants

Are you hitting the streets—or computer sites—to find the dream job you’re looking for?  Investigate ways to help key in on those that may be able to help you.  Learn tips to motivate you to pull out all the stops.


Taking this class will cover:

  • interview skills and techniques
  • "It all starts with hello"
  • where do I live and what do I do now?
  • logistics of being successfully independent
  • how to learn to count on yourself
  • attracting the right people
  • developing your network of connections
  • finding the right mentor
"Ms. Ellen Schuster-Nastir, M.Ed., C.P.C.C. has taught several classes to our College Students.  The course is entitled:  "Options for the Future Career and Self Understanding."  The message has been not only of interest to the students, but the concept and the way Ms. Schuster-Nastir presents has been easily understood and assimilated by the students.  This has been particularly useful for the freshmen students who are adapting to a new environment, where their lives have been impacted by many changes at the same time.

She invites the participants to think and examine their lives in a comfortable manner, and the student response has been very positive. 

I look forward to working with Ms. Schuster-Nastir in the future, since she relates so well with the college students."

Norman R. Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Dean and Director, Center for the
Applied Liberal Arts
Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL
Leadership Skills Development*
Two week Teleclass series – Limited to eight participants

What does it mean to be a leader?  What qualities are important in leadership?  We’ll engage in lively discussions regarding the role that leaders play in our lives. What character traits are generally thought of to be common among leaders?  What capabilities do you have that bring out the leader in you?


We’ll spend time:

  • exploring the 7 keys to becoming a leader in life
  • integrating them in your own life
  • realizing you are the leader you have been waiting for
  • dealing with conflict
  • problem solving
"Ellen Schuster-Nastir presented to the Young Women’s Leadership Board which I was a part of in January 2007.  She gave a very insightful and informative presentation on how to achieve our personal goals. Through her words, I had time to do some self-reflection, and learn more about who I am and where I feel I stand in the world. Ellen’s presentation gave me a new way to view various aspects of my life and helped me to evaluate them. This was a very rewarding experience and it helped me learn a great deal!"
Annie C., The Ophelia Project
Entry to the Real World and Its’ Management*
Three week Teleclass series – Limited to six participants

OK… so it’s your time!  Congratulations on landing that first REAL job of your career. Be prepared.  Learn the ropes to help you climb higher on the ladder of where you want to go. 


Some of the topics covered are:

  • being the “Newbie” in the department
  • balancing work/life Issues
  • building your skills to move forward
  • benefits of finding your mentor
  • realizing your capabilities & expanding them
  • managing finances
  • workplace etiquette.

*Subtopics are a sampling of what’s covered.  Classes have flexibility to shift topics to be most the compelling for each group of participants.

See:  Testimonials
You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
  Martin Luther King, Jr.

“I had been at another workshop done by Ellen Schuster-Nastir, so I definitely wanted to attend this one.  I love her positive attitude and it will help guide me through this transitional time in my life.  I will use her techniques at school, too, and purchase the books that she mentioned to help in my personal growth.”
LN