Spicy Brains Get Stuff Done

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3 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

Make it easier to get work done by identifying your neurospicy strengths & building new strategies for supporting your challenge areas

Previously at

Springboard Collaborative
The Future Project
Daytona State
University of Louisville

Course overview

Understand how to leverage your brain's unique strengths

In this course, we'll explore how to draw from the strengths that frequently come with having a brain that's wired a bit differently -- like creativity, curiosity, hyperfocus, and empathy -- to tackle some common frustrations -- like procrastination, inconsistent motivation, distractibility, and feeling incompetent.


To do this, we'll learn about the science of how our minds work, share and learn from each other's lived experiences, and support each other in conducting mini "experiments" to figure out the exact right strategies that work for each of us.

Who is this course for

01

Professionals and leaders who suspect their brain is wired a bit differently, and want to learn the unique strategies that work for them.

02

Adults who have recently realized they have ADHD, anxiety, autism, or sensory processing differences, and want to learn in community

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Anyone who feels like procrastination, distractibility, inconsistent motivation, and feelings of incompetence get in their way at work.

What you’ll get out of this course

Understand why procrastination is a threat response, and practice what strategies will allow you to manage it

Our brains are actually trying to protect us from threats when we procrastinate. If we change the way we understand and approach the task we're putting off, procrastination decreases (or sometimes just disappears)

Create a custom plan for how to own your attention and minimize distractibility

Distractibility is real, especially in today's attention economy, and especially if your brain is spicy in certain ways. Lecturing yourself to focus doesn't work. Understanding the science behind our attention lets us develop strategies that work for us.

Rewrite your story about your neurospicy brain from being deficit-based ("ugh, I feel like a failure") to asset-based ("I've got this")

If we skip over our internal narratives to just tackle a barrage of strategies, those strategies inevitably fail. But if we revise our stories about ourselves, we make it possible to learn and be equipped for the next challenge or opportunity that comes our way.

Use motivation science to identify new strategies that will help you avoid the highs and lows of supercharged interest to total apathy

It's common for neurospicy folks to experience big fluctuations in their levels of motivation. By understanding a bit of the science behind why our brains can feel energized one day and disinterested the next, we can create supports to even out those highs and lows.

Apply new frameworks to help you leverage your creativity and curiosity to make decisions you feel confident in

When you feel incompetent and uncertain how your brain works, it can make decision-making hard. By understanding the common pitfalls our mind can fall in when considering decisions, and strategies to dodge them, we can lean into our strengths to make more confident decisions.

Identify a win you want to reach during the 3 week cohort, and leverage course content + the power of group support to get there

You can find all the research about neurospicy strategies online that you could ever dream of. But a cohort gives you a unique opportunity to share the wins you want with a group who gets you and can offer supportive accountability to help you make progress.

This course includes

6 interactive live sessions

Lifetime access to course materials

In-depth lessons

Direct access to instructor

6 projects to apply learnings

Guided feedback & reflection

Private community of peers

Course certificate upon completion

Maven Satisfaction Guarantee

This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Apr 29—May 4

    Rewriting your story about your unique brain

    • Apr

      29

      Rewriting your neurospicy story: workshop

      Tue 4/294:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)
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    Handling procrastination & getting started on big projects

    • May

      2

      Handling procrastination & getting new projects started

      Fri 5/24:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)
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Week 2

May 5—May 11

    Building a foundation for lasting motivation

    • May

      6

      Build lasting motivation

      Tue 5/64:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)
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    Owning your attention & managing distractibility

    • May

      9

      Own your attention

      Fri 5/94:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)
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Week 3

May 12—May 16

    Decision making with spice

    • May

      13

      Decision making workshop

      Tue 5/134:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)
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    Celebrating wins & maintaining momentum

    • May

      16

      Celebrating wins and maintaining momentum

      Fri 5/164:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)
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What people are saying

        Before we worked together, I had a lot of self doubt and felt stuck in indecision and overwhelm... Our sessions help me work through speed bumps, test assumptions, and continue forward with accountability and a partner in fulfilling my potential.
Anna M

Anna M

Fashion Designer
        I'm really really loving your workshops - the mix of meeting others and learning the scientific context from you is great. It's a delight to be your student!
Julia F

Julia F

Social impact Consultant

Author, researcher, educator, & coach

Becca Block, PhD

Becca Block, PhD

I always knew my brain worked a bit differently, but in school I was able to make those differences work for me. Once I was put in charge of a department, however, I realized I needed to turn my nerdiness into real-world success, and figure out how to leverage research to make it possible to stay motivated, focused, and effective at work. I leverage my life-long love of research, as well as my years of experience as a neurospicy leader who has worked with a variety of neurospicy colleagues, to offer courses that help other differently-wired adults thrive in and beyond work.

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Spicy Brains Get Stuff Done

Cohort 1

$600

Dates

Apr 29—May 16, 2025

Payment Deadline

Apr 24, 2025

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June 2025

$600

Dates

June 3—20, 2025

Payment Deadline

June 2, 2025
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Course schedule

3-4 hours per week

  • Tuesdays & Fridays

    12:00pm - 1:30pm ET

    We meet twice a week for a 90 minute highly interactive session where we share how it's going with applying the lessons learned from the previous session, explore practical implications of research on a new topic, and then build a new "experiment" to try.

  • Weekly experiments

    30-60 minutes per week

    Depending on the experiment you design for yourself during the workshop, you'll spend a bit of time outside of our sessions each week applying your chosen strategy and seeing how and whether it works for your brain and professional context.

Free resource

Practical strategies to build lasting motivation

This excerpt from Can You Help me Give a _______?: A Workbook for Anyone Who Wants to Build Lasting Motivation shares a sampling of 15 minute activities you can use to support a targeted area of the motivation ABCDs (which are explained more in my course Spicy Brains Get Stuff Done). Download it, print it, and try it out!

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Learning is better with cohorts

Learning is better with cohorts

Active hands-on learning

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Interactive and project-based

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Learn with a cohort of peers

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

Frequently Asked Questions

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Join an upcoming cohort

Spicy Brains Get Stuff Done

Cohort 1

$600

Dates

Apr 29—May 16, 2025

Payment Deadline

Apr 24, 2025

Don't miss out! Enrollment closes in 8 hours

June 2025

$600

Dates

June 3—20, 2025

Payment Deadline

June 2, 2025
Get reimbursed

$600

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