ADHD is as prevalent among grown-ups as children - and it's just as essential to manage the condition with a range of behavioral, organizational and other techniques. This is a support group for adults with ADD/ADHD and people who suspect they might have ADHD due to issues with procrastination, organization and time management. We usually meet 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month to discuss challenges and share information and experiences in a supportive environment. …

This group is to be a resource for events, training, and meetings that help you GROW YOUR BUSINESS. Our mission to provide you with the contacts, information, and support that you need to meet more prospects, convert more sales, improve your organization, and grow your business. We have a wide variety of events. When you join this group, you're committing towards building your own reputable and ethical business and helping promote the success of the other members by actively sharing referrals an …

Work on your social and dating skills with us. Our meetups include presentations from world-reknowned dating coaches. At the tailend we have optional field trips, in which we go to public venues, meet people, interact and get useful feedback that helps us all improve our social skills -- especially with women. We have members who are as old as the most senior of senior citizens, but you must be at least 18 years old to join. We are also lucky enough to have contributing female members.

Welcome to Global Information Network Chicago. The Global Information Network is a group to share information, learn from influential people all over the world, improve your health, and learn how to use the Law of Attraction to create great abundance in your life.

Welcome! This group is for leaders eager to create solutions that will define their business future today with a view to leaving our city greater than when we found it. Together we will explore practices, ideas, and thinking that will move business forward while improving our city. We will meet monthly to connect and share ideas and discuss what's new in business today.

Maum Meditation is a simple 7 step method that allows anyone to become free of the limitations imposed by past experiences.  Maum means original mind, soul and spirit in Korean.  The past is recorded and stored within the body and mind as pictures.  These pictures, or images, dictate thoughts, emotions, desires, conceptions, behaviors and health.  Although these pictures are illusions, humans unknowingly live within the illusions thinking they are real. Due to the collective whole of these pictu …

Every woman is awesome! We're awesome in that 1950's housewife or girlfriend type of way. *Single women are also welcome to join! Who We Are: We’re smart, sexy, modern day 1950’s housewives & girlfriends! We respect our partners as the head-of-the house & support their decisions. Whether we are career women, housewives, or stay-at-home moms, we're all happy to wear an apron and live the idealistic, 1950's lifestyle of "Yes, Dear" and good housekeeping. What We Do: Our goal is to build close f …

This is a group for anyone interested in meditation and mindfulness practices, specifically designed for while not limited to people with ADD/ADHD Attention Deficient (Hyperactivity) Disorder. As ADD/ADHD interferes with the development of a person’s self-control, tools and techniques that improve self-regulation can be of great help. Meditation is a type of mental training to helping you focus attention, balance your emotions, improve your relationships, and enhance your life. Meditation does n …

Welcome to the Real Social Dynamics group in Chicago! The goal of this group is to gather all men who want to improve their lives by learning how to interact better in social situations especially when it comes to women. ****************************************************** Real social dynamics is a top dating and self-actualization company which has in the last 10 years shaped the life of thousands of men around the world. Join this group and participate in the events to go out, have fun and …

The star of NBC’s hit show, “The Biggest Loser” and internationally celebrated fitness and health guru, Jillian Michaels, will be in Chicago for her "Maximize Your Life" Tour! Jillian will take on the stage at the Auditorium Theatre for a two-hour once-in-a-lifetime mesmerizing show where she will get personal with the audience in an untamed effort to redefine self-images, enhance confidence, and provide the tools and strategies needed to harness potentials, goals, and happiness. Auditorium Thea …

BMA Chicago is the Business Marketing Association’s single largest chapter, serving over 520 business-marketing professionals through professional development, networking events and programs. BMA Chicago enhances critical thinking, communication and managerial skills by bringing our members face to face with the nation’s top b-to-b marketing thinkers and practitioners. Our board is proud to offer a powerful lineup of world-class marketers to you through our Marketing Innovators Luncheon series a …

Have you ever felt insecure, powerless, or like you could use a huge boost of confidence at your job, with men or women, or just in life in general? Have you ever felt stuck, procrastinated, or got in a pattern where life kind of seems boring? Have you ever dreamed of living the most amazing, passionate, awesome life but don't know what steps to take to change, or felt you just can't seem to get a break, almost like you have the worst luck? If you answered yes to any or all of the above question …

Hey Everyone! The idea behind this group is to bring together people learning Brazilian Portuguese and Brazilians trying to improve their English. Although there are great schools teaching Portuguese in Chicago (including my favorite, Brazil in Chicago), there is a strong demand from students to supplement their studies with additional practice outside the classroom. Additionally, there are many Brazilians who come to Chicago in hopes of learning or improving their English. This group is intende …

Hello, and welcome to the newly renamed and reorganized Chicago Novice Poker Player Club previously known as Aqua Poker. I have taken over this Meetup Group after the previous Organizer resigned. The new purpose of this Meetup group is to help beginning to intermediate poker players improve their tournament and cash game play. We will hold Meetups on Tuesdays that will cover a specific aspect of poker. This is a new Meetup idea so we will only hold Meetups when we have the required minimum numbe …

This group is dedicated to Chicago Comedians and Comedy Lovers of improvisation, sketch, comedy writing, stand-up, comedic digital shorts, and any other medium focusing on comedy. If you are a performer or fan of comedy, join this group and get to know like-minded people in Chicago. Most workshops and events will be $10-$20 and take place at The Second City Training Center. For more information, email Andrew!

Are you looking for a well run poker game in Chicago? Are you looking to improve your game? We ARE the place for you. We hold games in Wicker Park every Wednesday and Friday. We play 1/3 NL Hold'em with FREE food & drinks!! This is a high quality venue (NOT IN SOMEONE'S APARTMENT OR BASEMENT). Our players are intermediate to advanced in their experience. Most play both cash games and tournaments. It is a friendly group of players. We seek the same type of new players. Many of our members play re …

According to Wikipedia, Public AWareness of Science (PAWS), Public Understanding of Science (PUS) or more recently, Public Engagement with Science and Technology are terms relating to the attitudes, behaviors, opinions and activities that comprise the relations between the general public or lay society as a whole to scientific knowledge and organization. It is a comparatively new approach to the task of exploring the multitude of relations and linkages science, technology and innovation have amo …

Have you ever felt like you keep attracting the wrong relationship(s) into your life? Have you ever felt drained energetically, used, betrayed, or abused in any way in your intimate relationships, friends, family, or even co-workers? Do you ever attract the one who seems to never commit? Have you ever dreamed of having amazing, & or intimate, passionate relationship but feel you just can't seem to attract the right one(s), like you have the worst luck? If you answered yes to any of the above que …

" We are an urban melting pot of comedians, improvisers of color, musicians, diverse actors, poets, storytellers and professionals who love art, comedy, culture, storytelling, conversation and people. We use our art, conversation, point of view, to "REACH" and have an impact on our community and the world around us. We are a funny, serious, risky, ecelectic and prolific group . Meet up with us to network, improvise, share industry news, perform build business and play!"

Join us on our journey to our BEST SELF. NOT just a meetup, this is a MOVEMENT. A movement towards a new generation of "whole black women who are EMPOWERED in every area of their lives. Whole women make SMART decisions and know their value. We refer to ourselves as Diamonds and we are priceless! We bring out the BEST in each other! We plan events that cater to EVERY aspect of your life. We workout together, travel together, save and invest together, pray together, solve problems together. We enc …

This is a group where you can improve your English (ESL), practice English Conversation and make friends. We encourge you to find study partners, network and have fun.

Chicago Backpackers is a club for those who share an enthusiasm for backpacking. We provide opportunities for backpacking education, trip organization, and backpacker networking. Backpacking education: The club helps teach new backpackers about backpacking: hiking self-sustained for consecutive days in a wilderness area carrying all necessary supplies in a backpack. We do this through trips and clinics that provide opportunities for all members, old and new, to continually improve their skills …

Welcome film/movie fans! - Join us to meet other local Indie & Documentary film fans. Discuss and recommend indi films, documentaries, and other movies to one another. The idea is to watch the films that pose various moral/ethical questions or expend awareness about different issues that our society and individuals are facing. Therefore we will be focusing on watching Independent or Documentary films rather than watching typical Hollywood movies that are mostly for entertaining purposes. Choosin …

Are you interested in improving your product toolbox? This group will explore what Steve Jobs referred to as the "tremendous amount of craftsmanship in between a great idea and a great product." Each session will focus on a particular tool or method, and apply it hands-on to a real project. There are no experts here, just makers who want to dig in and learn from each other. Welcome software product managers, experience designers, marketers, entrepreneurs, and lone rangers -- let's have fun pract …

Startup Grind is an event series and website designed to help educate, inspire, and connect local entrepreneurs. Each month we welcome an amazing speaker who shares their story with our community and tells us what worked, what didn't, and what they'll do differently next time. It's an amazing opportunity to learn from the best, network with other members of the startup community, and improve your chances of entrepreneurial success.

This is a discussion group about Positive Psychology Topics.

CHICAS LATINAS IN CHI Meet other Latinas in the Chicago area for friendship, learning, networking, and fun! Chicas Latinas promotes not just connecting with each other, but also improving, connecting and embracing our culture and community. This group is designed for Latinas who want to expand their circle of friends with women who can share and relate to their life experiences, goals, and interests. Whether you are single or married, come out and join us for a multitude of events including dinn …

Have you ever felt like no matter how hard you work you just can't seem to get ahead financially? Have you ever felt unappreciated or underpaid by your boss or organization you work for? Have you ever felt powerless with your financial future like it seems so hard to make & save alot of money & often when you do it seems to disappear as fast as it came? Have you ever dreamed of having a better life, a life where you work because you choose to NOT because you have to? A life where you make a 6 or …