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"Thanks for a fab co-working session, chilled but pro mediation and I got a good chunk of essay writing done I would otherwise constantly put off!!"

"Thank you so much!! Cannot believe how much I got done in that time!"

"I've just spent a very productive couple of hours co-working and would highly recommend it as a great way to find some focus."

"Thanks a lot for the amazing session, loved it. Could get some work done, thanks to you!!!! Excited for the next Session!!"

Work together

A quiet 45-minute session to review the past week and update the goals for the upcoming week. Some guidance questions will be shared, but you don’t have to use them. 

We will be keeping the room open for a casual and optional chat for a while after the reviewing session. 

Review and celebrate

A facilitated weekly plan for four weeks:

kicking off the week, coworking and reflection sessions, gentle nudges to help you focus and additional support from the Leapers community at large.

Each week, you'll be part of a small cohort of people supporting each other to focus on getting their work done, sharing your intentions, worries, wins and reflections - and optional coworking sessions

🧡 Here's what some participants in the first Leapers Pods said about their experience:

Below are some more details on exactly how the Pod works, and what is expected of you.

You'll need to commit to four weeks of this schedule as a member of the Pod

, to support you and your fellow members' accountability:

Monday 3rd January is a Bank Holiday in the UK so our first intention setting call for this Pod will be on Tuesday 4th at 9:15AM.

If it's not for you this time or doesn't suit your schedule, don't worry - you can join a later Pod 😎

Leapers Accountability Pods - January

Leapers Accountability Pods - February

Leapers Accountability Pods - March

 are all about? Want to dip your toe in the water and give it a try before jumping in with both feet? Now's your chance...

In the last week of March we're hosting an open week to share with you a week-in-the-life of a Pod. 

On the Pod you'll be part of a small cohort of people supporting each other to focus on getting their work done, sharing your intentions, worries, wins and reflections, along with an optional coworking session. 

Below are some more details on exactly how the Pod open week will work.

The Pod's two main sessions bookmark the week:

As well as our regular Wednesday co-working session, we're adding a couple more optional extras:

We'll add you to the Pod's private Slack channel where we'll post prompts to reinforce your intention setting, help you identify challenges and celebrate your wins. Here you can also check-in with your Pod Mates throughout the week.

Leapers Accountability Pods - Open Week

With a couple of Bank Holidays during April there are two changes to this schedule. In week 2 the review session will take place on Thursday 14th April and in week 3 our intention setting session will be on Tuesday 19th.

Leapers Accountability Pods - April

Due to the early May Bank Holiday we'll be starting May's Pod on 

With the exception of the first intention setting call on Tuesday May 3rd.

Leapers Accountability Pods - May

Leapers Accountability Pods - June

Leapers Accountability Pods - July

Leapers Accountability Pods - August

This is a virtual coworking session that uses the 

 is Pip Decks' Community Host and a self-acclaimed coworking queen. 

She is passionate about helping people get things done, and hosted hundreds of virtual coworking sessions for freelancers since 2020. People said some nice things:

🍅 Pip Club's Virtual Coworking

Two big earthquakes hit Turkey, my home country, on February 6th. Ten southern provinces were affected the worst, which are home to around 3 million people, with 10 big cities covering a large area in the southern region. You can see the news coverage 

All I can do right now to help is to support local organisations working hard to save lives and provide aftercare for people who lost their homes.

Please consider donating £5 here to join:

https://www.justgiving.com/page/coworking

100% of all donations will go directly to Turkey Mozaik Foundation's Kahramanmaras Earthquake Emergency Relief Fund.

Virtual Coworking - Fundraiser for Earthquake Emergency Relief Fund

Are you tired of feeling like your "to-learn" list is never-ending? 🙈 Do you wish you had a community of co-learners to support and motivate you? 💪 

Well, look no further, because we've got just what you need!

Introducing our virtual co-learning sessions—the place where we take the time to read those articles, watch those videos, finish those courses, and learn new skills together. Think of us as a group of friends who love to learn and share their knowledge with each other. 😍

Each session closed with a rich harvest round of the main takeaways we've all got. 🔥

So come along, it's time to take that "to-learn" list and turn it into a "look-what-I-learned" list!

 is a community and events consultant based in Manchester. She helps businesses to create welcoming spaces for their members through online events.

​She also hosts the Leapers Accountability Pod, a community that helps freelancers to work well.

​With a background in the corporate event sector as an engineering graduate, she leapt into freelancing in 2019. She has gained the title “coworking queen” in freelancer communities, after hosting 100s of virtual coworking sessions since 2020.

, is all about community, collaboration and finding what works for you. Harking back to her Turkish roots, ‘fora’ itself means ‘to unfurl the sails’.

For the smoothest experience, do join using

. Since we're usually using MURAL or Miro in our workshops, 

we recommend joining in with your ad blockers turned off (temporarily) and not in incognito mode

Community co-learning session 🧠

Join us for a day of coworking and networking in the Northern Quarter. This is an open invitation to all my friends - freelancers, founders, or anyone in need of a change of scenery. 

, we'll get a free hot desk for the day. Just bring your laptop, your ideas, your to-do list, and your friendly self, and let's get some work done together!

This is a no-pitch event - we're here to meet, mingle, and work in a collaborative atmosphere.

Book your spot and I'll gladly reserve you a seat. Looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones!

Coworking and networking at NQ

Hello, Generalist friends in Manchester! 

Ece, GW's very own events manager, is hosting a casual get-together for the community. 👋

We'll be gathering from 6.30 pm onwards. Feel free to swing by anytime you wish - we plan to be there until around 9 pm. You're welcome to stay for as long as you'd like, be it longer or shorter.

The venue for our gathering is a welcoming pub/bar located centrally, just a stone's throw away from Piccadilly Gardens. 

It's a buy-your-own-food-and-drinks kind of event, which gives you the freedom to pick and choose according to your preference. 🍻 🍔 ☕

No dress codes or anything fancy. Come as you are and get ready for some quality mingling with like-minded generalists. 

Once you sign up, we'll send a calendar invite with the exact location. Closer to the date, look out for additional information about our specific table location and Ece's contact details to help you spot us easily at the venue.

 - the community where generalists belong. You'll find everything you need to grow in your career - support, opportunity, lots of learning and great new connections. 

Please note, you do not need to be a member of GW to join a meetup, everyone is welcome 

For questions and queries, you can contact us at 

📍Manchester - Generalist World Meetup

This is a virtual coworking session that uses the Pomodoro Technique.  

Virtual Coworking with Ece

Ece Kurtaraner

Heyya,

How many coworking sessions I can host in the shortest month of the year!? Challenge accepted 😎

This month I can help you sort those nasty tasks 4 times! (And then 4 more if you're a member of the Pod)

Learn more about the Pod - https://leapers-pod.circle.so/home


🗓 February Community Coworking Sessions:
Feb 6th: Ruul Rounds 
Feb 7th: Leapers Accountability Pod Virtual Coworking
Feb 21st: Ruul Rounds
Feb 28th: Freelancer Magazine Virtual Coworking

💌 This is how a participant described my coworking sessions:


Hope to see you soon,
Ece

*it's not actually Tomato Appreciation Month, but it can be if we want to.

<div class="mirror-content">​Heyya, How many coworking sessions I can host in the shortest month of the year!? Challenge accepted 😎 This month I can help you sort those nasty tasks 4 times! (And then 4 more if you&#x27;re a member of the <a href="https://leapers-pod.circle.so/home" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Pod</a>)<div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:1rem"><a href="https://leapers-pod.circle.so/home" class="btn" style="background-color:#de3163;color:#ffffff;border:1px solid transparent;padding:0.75rem 1.5rem;border-radius:8px;font-size:1rem !important;line-height:1 !important;word-break:break-word;display:inline-block;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none !important">Learn more about the Pod</a></div><hr/><h2>​🗓 February Community Coworking Sessions:</h2><ul><li>​Feb 6th: <a href="https://community.ruul.io/c/events-and-work-locations/ruul-round1-assisted-coworking-sessions" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Ruul Rounds </a></li><li>​Feb 7th: Leapers Accountability Pod <a href="https://lu.ma/pod-coworking" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Virtual Coworking</a></li><li>​Feb 21st: <a href="https://community.ruul.io/c/events-and-work-locations/ruul-round2-assisted-coworking-session" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Ruul Rounds</a></li><li>​Feb 28th: Freelancer Magazine <a href="https://lu.ma/virtualcowork" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Virtual Coworking</a></li></ul><hr/>​💌 This is how a participant described my coworking sessions:<blockquote>​​&quot;It’s for those people who are working from home happily, but occasionally would like to work with others - benefiting from the knock-on impact of working productively together… but not together. In the same “room”, but not on the same stuff.&quot;</blockquote>​​Hope to see you soon, Ece​ *it&#x27;s not actually Tomato Appreciation Month, but it can be if we want to.</div>

How many coworking sessions I can host in the shortest month of the year!? Challenge accepted 😎

This month I can help you sort those nasty tasks 4 times! 

(And then 4 more if you're a member of the 

🗓 February Community Coworking Sessions:

💌 This is how a participant described my coworking sessions:

*it's not actually Tomato Appreciation Month, but it can be if we want to.

🍅 February is Tomato Appreciation Month* 

Hello hello hello!
Happy new year coworking friends 👋
As part of the Leapers Accountability Pod, I'll be hosting a virtual coworking session each month. First one is next Tuesday at 10AM.

See all dates - https://lu.ma/pod-coworking

We also have a Monthly Planning session, hosted by Emma Cragg which I highly recommend. 
​Reply to this email if you have any questions.
Hope to pom together soon 🍅 
​Ece

<div class="mirror-content">​Hello hello hello!​Happy new year coworking friends 👋​As part of the <a href="https://leapers-pod.circle.so/c/welcome/leapers-accountability-pod" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Leapers Accountability Pod</a>, I&#x27;ll be hosting a virtual coworking session each month. First one is next Tuesday at 10AM.<div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:1rem"><a href="https://lu.ma/pod-coworking" class="btn" style="background-color:#de3163;color:#ffffff;border:1px solid transparent;padding:0.75rem 1.5rem;border-radius:8px;font-size:1rem !important;line-height:1 !important;word-break:break-word;display:inline-block;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none !important">See all dates</a></div>​We also have a <a href="https://lu.ma/pod-planning" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Monthly Planning</a> session, hosted by Emma Cragg which I highly recommend. ​​Reply to this email if you have any questions.​Hope to pom together soon 🍅 ​​Ece </div>

, I'll be hosting a virtual coworking session each month. First one is next Tuesday at 10AM.

 session, hosted by Emma Cragg which I highly recommend. 

​Reply to this email if you have any questions.

New year, new tomatoes 🍅 

Hello hello!
It's been a year full of co-working! Thank you to everyone who joined me since January for only 25 minutes or a series of pomodoros. 
Thanks to you, I got a lot of sh🍅t  done this year! 
Here are the sessions for this week if you want to join me:

Tuesday and Thursday this week - https://lu.ma/cowork

If not, see you next year! 👋
Ece
“In case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening and goodnight.'“

<div class="mirror-content" data-reactroot="">​Hello hello!​It&#x27;s been a year full of co-working! Thank you to everyone who joined me since January for only 25 minutes or a series of pomodoros. ​Thanks to you, I got a lot of sh🍅t done this year! ​Here are the sessions for this week if you want to join me:<div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:1rem"><a href="https://lu.ma/cowork" class="btn" style="background-color:#de3163;color:#ffffff;border:1px solid transparent;padding:0.75rem 1.5rem;border-radius:8px;font-size:1rem !important;line-height:1 !important;word-break:break-word;display:inline-block;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none !important">Tuesday and Thursday this week</a></div>​If not, see you next year! 👋​Ece​“In case I don&#x27;t see ya, good afternoon, good evening and goodnight.&#x27;“ </div>

It's been a year full of co-working! Thank you to everyone who joined me since January for only 25 minutes or a series of pomodoros. 

Thanks to you, I got a lot of sh🍅t  done this year! 

Here are the sessions for this week if you want to join me:

“In case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening and goodnight.'“

Last co-working week of 2021 🎄

Hello hello, 
It's the end of the month again, eh? How was your September? What are you working on in October? 
October co-working sessions:  lu.ma/cowork  
Last chance to join the first Accountability Pod (starting next Monday):  leapers.co/products/pods/
Tell me if you prefer any other times for co-working sessions, I might add some alternative slots, and work on creating a calendar of co-working that covers different time zones. 
Take care,  
 Ece

<div class="mirror-content" data-reactroot="">​Hello hello, ​It&#x27;s the end of the month again, eh? How was your September? What are you working on in October? <ul><li>​October co-working sessions: <a href="http://lu.ma/cowork" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">lu.ma/cowork</a> </li><li>​Last chance to join the first Accountability Pod (starting next Monday): <a href="https://www.leapers.co/products/pods/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">leapers.co/products/pods/</a></li></ul>​Tell me if you prefer any other times for co-working sessions, I might add some alternative slots, and work on creating a calendar of co-working that covers different time zones. ​Take care, Ece</div>

It's the end of the month again, eh? How was your September? What are you working on in October? 

Tell me if you prefer any other times for co-working sessions, I might add some alternative slots, and work on creating a calendar of co-working that covers different time zones. 

Work together in October 

Happy Monday 👋
A veeerry quick email to invite you to the launch of an exciting collaboration. 
Accountability Pods by Leapers : A structured and facilitated accountability group programme. 🚀
10 people, 4 weeks, supporting and keeping each other accountable.
The first cohort will start in October. Click the button for details. 
Accountability Pods
Do let me know if you have any questions or feedback.  
 Ece
Coworking and review sessions:  lu.ma/ece

<div class="mirror-content" data-reactroot="">​Happy Monday 👋​A veeerry quick email to invite you to the launch of an exciting collaboration. ​Accountability Pods by Leapers: A structured and facilitated accountability group programme. 🚀​10 people, 4 weeks, supporting and keeping each other accountable.​The first cohort will start in October. Click the button for details. <div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:1rem"><a href="https://www.leapers.co/products/pods/" class="btn" style="background-color:#de3163;color:#ffffff;border:1px solid transparent;padding:0.75rem 1.5rem;border-radius:8px;font-size:1rem !important;line-height:1 !important;word-break:break-word;display:inline-block;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none !important" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Accountability Pods</a></div>​Do let me know if you have any questions or feedback.  Ece​Coworking and review sessions: <a href="http://lu.ma/ece" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">lu.ma/ece</a> </div>

A veeerry quick email to invite you to the launch of an exciting collaboration. 

: A structured and facilitated accountability group programme. 🚀

10 people, 4 weeks, supporting and keeping each other accountable.

The first cohort will start in October. Click the button for details. 

Do let me know if you have any questions or feedback. 

You've got an invite! 

Hey hey, 
September is here, back to school, back to work! Added new dates for  co-working  and for  review sessions . 
see all sessions
Also, I wrote a blog post about how  reviews can help you with imposter syndrome , read it in my newsletter this Sunday by joining  here . 
Take care! 
 Ece

<div class="mirror-content" data-reactroot="">​Hey hey, ​September is here, back to school, back to work! Added new dates for <a href="https://lu.ma/cowork" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">co-working</a> and for <a href="https://lu.ma/review" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">review sessions</a>. <div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:1rem"><a href="https://lu.ma/ece" class="btn" style="background-color:#de3163;color:#ffffff;border:1px solid transparent;padding:0.75rem 1.5rem;border-radius:8px;font-size:1rem !important;line-height:1 !important;word-break:break-word;display:inline-block;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none !important" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">see all sessions</a></div>​Also, I wrote a blog post about how reviews can help you with imposter syndrome, read it in my newsletter this Sunday by joining<a href="https://fora-club.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> here</a>. ​Take care! Ece</div>

September is here, back to school, back to work! Added new dates for 

reviews can help you with imposter syndrome

, read it in my newsletter this Sunday by joining

🍂 September co-working and review sessions

Hello! 
A very quick note to say I have added three more sessions before August ends. See them from my profile page (click the shiny button hehe) 
upcoming sessions
​Also, I found some alternatives for you if you need some accountability on Mondays and Fridays: 
 - Hosted by Butter Community on  Mondays  at 3 PM GMT and  Fridays  at 8 AM GMT. 
 - Hosted by Daniela on early-morning  Mondays .
Hope to see you soon 👋
Ece

<div class="mirror-content" data-reactroot="">​Hello! ​A very quick note to say I have added three more sessions before August ends. See them from my profile page (click the shiny button hehe) <div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:1rem"><a href="https://lu.ma/ece" class="btn" style="background-color:#de3163;color:#ffffff;border:1px solid transparent;padding:0.75rem 1.5rem;border-radius:8px;font-size:1rem !important;line-height:1 !important;word-break:break-word;display:inline-block;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none !important" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">upcoming sessions</a></div>​​Also, I found some alternatives for you if you need some accountability on Mondays and Fridays: - Hosted by Butter Community on <a href="https://lu.ma/Co-working2021_Monday" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mondays</a> at 3 PM GMT and <a href="https://lu.ma/Co-working2021_Friday" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Fridays</a> at 8 AM GMT. - Hosted by Daniela on early-morning <a href="https://lu.ma/thecabin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mondays</a>.​Hope to see you soon 👋​Ece</div>

A very quick note to say I have added three more sessions before August ends. See them from my profile page (click the shiny button hehe) 

​Also, I found some alternatives for you if you need some accountability on Mondays and Fridays:

More August co-working

👋 Hey!
Hope you had a fabulous week and are ready for the weekend.
I am planning to take some days off from working and trying to be productive next week. But I didn’t want to leave you  co-working-less!  😉
Lovely Elisabeth offered to cover my usual two sessions next week (she is an experienced co-working host, you can trust her) Link to join her  here . 
Sharing her message: 
"Huge thanks to Ece for the virtual co-working sessions this week! As she will be away next week I would like to offer the sessions at the same time,  Tuesday and Thursday at 1 PM GMT.  We will do brief introductions followed by two focused work sessions of 48 minutes each with a short break in between. Bring your high-resistance to-do items and I'll see you there."
Also, I found some alternatives for you if you need some accountability on Mondays and Fridays:  
 - Hosted by Butter Community on  Mondays  at 3 PM GMT and  Fridays  at 8 AM GMT. 
 - Hosted by Daniela on early-morning  Mondays . 
Let me know if you join either of them and/or you know some other sessions offered for free. 
Take care!
Ece 🙋🏼‍♀️

<div class="mirror-content" data-reactroot="">​👋 Hey!​Hope you had a fabulous week and are ready for the weekend.​I am planning to take some days off from working and trying to be productive next week. But I didn’t want to leave you co-working-less! 😉​Lovely Elisabeth offered to cover my usual two sessions next week (she is an experienced co-working host, you can trust her) Link to join her <a href="https://app.butter.us/em9q80QQM/JYNKPXMBO" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>. ​Sharing her message: ​&quot;Huge thanks to Ece for the virtual co-working sessions this week! As she will be away next week I would like to offer the sessions at the same time, Tuesday and Thursday at 1 PM GMT. We will do brief introductions followed by two focused work sessions of 48 minutes each with a short break in between. Bring your high-resistance to-do items and I&#x27;ll see you there.&quot;​Also, I found some alternatives for you if you need some accountability on Mondays and Fridays: - Hosted by Butter Community on <a href="https://lu.ma/Co-working2021_Monday" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mondays</a> at 3 PM GMT and <a href="https://lu.ma/Co-working2021_Friday" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Fridays</a> at 8 AM GMT. - Hosted by Daniela on early-morning <a href="https://lu.ma/thecabin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mondays</a>. ​Let me know if you join either of them and/or you know some other sessions offered for free. ​Take care!​Ece 🙋🏼‍♀️</div>

Hope you had a fabulous week and are ready for the weekend.

I am planning to take some days off from working and trying to be productive next week. But I didn’t want to leave you 

Lovely Elisabeth offered to cover my usual two sessions next week (she is an experienced co-working host, you can trust her) Link to join her 

"Huge thanks to Ece for the virtual co-working sessions this week! As she will be away next week I would like to offer the sessions at the same time, 

 We will do brief introductions followed by two focused work sessions of 48 minutes each with a short break in between. Bring your high-resistance to-do items and I'll see you there."

Also, I found some alternatives for you if you need some accountability on Mondays and Fridays: 

Let me know if you join either of them and/or you know some other sessions offered for free. 

You don't have to work alone! 😌

Happy Monday!
Hope you had an ace start to the week. Have 3 news to share with you today:
1- See all August sessions  here .  
Every Tuesday and Thursday if you wish to join me for coworking and every Friday for a short review session. I am planning to have some time off at the end of August, that’s why you see only two weeks.
2- Asking for your help with this fundraising campaign:  work together for good
Some wildfires in Turkey started last week and still can’t be kept in control in more than 100 different locations, affecting villages and residential areas, despite authorities claiming everything is under control. Unfortunately, countless animals were injured and hundreds of people lost their homes. 
I am trying to support a local organization HAYTAP (Federation of Animal Rights) and volunteers working hard on site to help them.
3- The first issue of the Fora Club is out!
I finally launched a newsletter. A monthly email on events, communities and productivity. You can read the first issue   here   and subscribe  here . 
Do you have any news for me?
Have a great August! 
 Ece
⛵️

<div class="mirror-content" data-reactroot="">​Happy Monday!​Hope you had an ace start to the week. Have 3 news to share with you today:<h2>​1- See all August sessions <a href="https://lu.ma/ece" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>. </h2>​Every Tuesday and Thursday if you wish to join me for coworking and every Friday for a short review session. I am planning to have some time off at the end of August, that’s why you see only two weeks.<h2>​2- Asking for your help with this fundraising campaign: <a href="http://lu.ma/wildfires" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">work together for good</a></h2>​Some wildfires in Turkey started last week and still can’t be kept in control in more than 100 different locations, affecting villages and residential areas, despite authorities claiming everything is under control. Unfortunately, countless animals were injured and hundreds of people lost their homes. ​I am trying to support a local organization HAYTAP (Federation of Animal Rights) and volunteers working hard on site to help them.<h2>​3- The first issue of the Fora Club is out!</h2>​I finally launched a newsletter. A monthly email on events, communities and productivity. You can read the first issue <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.com/t9c2h4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a> and subscribe <a href="https://ecekurtaraner.com/#subscribe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>. ​Do you have any news for me?​Have a great August! Ece​⛵️</div>

Hope you had an ace start to the week. Have 3 news to share with you today:

Every Tuesday and Thursday if you wish to join me for coworking and every Friday for a short review session. I am planning to have some time off at the end of August, that’s why you see only two weeks.

2- Asking for your help with this fundraising campaign: 

Some wildfires in Turkey started last week and still can’t be kept in control in more than 100 different locations, affecting villages and residential areas, despite authorities claiming everything is under control. Unfortunately, countless animals were injured and hundreds of people lost their homes. 

I am trying to support a local organization HAYTAP (Federation of Animal Rights) and volunteers working hard on site to help them.

3- The first issue of the Fora Club is out!

I finally launched a newsletter. A monthly email on events, communities and productivity. You can read the first issue