OptimalWork Challenge
The OptimalWork Challenge is designed to help you engage in a meaningful way with the tools and content of the program, as well as with other campus resources. You can earn points by watching course videos, completing Golden Hours, listening to Audio Shorts, taking Inventories, and visiting with OptimalWork coaches or Academic Success staff. Our data shows that overall, students who use OptimalWork effectively have more fulfilling and successful academic, personal, and emotional lives. Our hope is to encourage you to make use of this 吃瓜网-provided resource for your personal benefit, and for the benefit of all whom you encounter--and maybe win some cool prizes, too!
1. Build your team.
By 5 PM Friday, February 28th, use the form below to input your team information. Each team can have a maximum of 10 people, including at least one faculty or staff member. Alternatively, you can sign up as an individual, and still be eligible for the raffle. When you fill out the form, please use the email associated with your OptimalWork account (this should be your 吃瓜网 email).
Note: If you have forgotten your OptimalWork password, just hit the 鈥渇orgot password鈥� button on the login page. If you do not have an email invitation from OptimalWork for a 吃瓜网 account, email Dr. Spring at mspring@udallas.edu. But first, please search your email for invitations from OptimalWork.
2. Accumulate points.
Your team will begin accumulating points by using various OptimalWork tools and resources starting Saturday, March 1st. You will continue accumulating points through 11:59 PM Monday, March 31st. You will receive weekly email updates regarding the Challenge leaderboard and brief periodic emails highlighting some of the central resources on the platform. BE SURE TO NOTE that meetings with count for 20 points! The full point breakdown is below:
Points Breakdown
| Previously watched Masterclass, Overcoming Anxiety, or Coaching Class video (prior to March) | 1 point |
| Freshly watched Masterclass, Overcoming Anxiety, or Coaching Class video (in March) | 2 points |
| Golden Hours (Maximum of 4 / day / participant counted) | 10 points |
| Audio Shorts | 1 point |
| Inventory (maximum of one/week per individual) | 5 points |
| Meet with an to build a Project (maximum of two meetings will count towards points per individual) | 20 points |
Note: If you have already completed a course/courses, you can either choose to restart
the course, or simply keep going where you left off. The Challenge Coordinator will
track courses, Golden Hours, and Inventories based on your progress in the program
as of 12:00 am, Saturday, March 1st. Even if you are late to sign up, your point tally
will begin from the 1st of the month.
3. Win prizes!
The teams with the most points at the end of the challenge will be contacted to schedule their event. Every individual participant in the OptimalWork Challenge who earns at least 100 points will be entered in a raffle for three $50 Amazon gift cards. This raffle will account for the number of points accumulated by each individual, whether you were on a team or not. Winners will be announced in an email to all OptimalWork Challenge participants, and instructions to redeem prizes will be provided at that time.
There will also be a raffle for three $50 Amazon gift cards for the individuals on the top three teams--so long as those individuals earned at least 100 points over the course of the Challenge.
As for team prizes, we have several very exciting options:
- A Meal with the one and only Dr. Kevin Majeres 鈥� coming to campus in April!
- A curated experience with the New Irving Campus Forno
- with Kelly O鈥橬eal and Academic Success
- Movie night with Deacon Ryan and Anna Sales
- Meddlesome Moth Craft Beer trip with Sarah Sokora (21+ only)
- Brunch at Monaco with Professor Kaisersatt
- Rock climbing with Professor Dannatt
- Game Night with Cody Family
Special Tips:
For a Golden Hour to count in the system, it must be done through the modules on OptimalWork.com AND you must complete a break at the end of each Golden Hour.
To help you track yours and your teammates鈥� progress on completing course videos, you can create a Group on OptimalWork.com. This might be done best by the Team Captain. Go to the Masterclass page and select the Groups tab at the top of the page. Select + Start Group. Add the email addresses of all team members and send the invite to join the Group. You can also use the Group chat function below the progress bar to encourage team members to complete videos or send notes about videos you particularly liked or learned from.
Participation in this challenge is voluntary, but we hope that participants will enjoy the challenge of the competition, and that they will benefit from all of the resources the OptimalWork program has to offer and from the growth that it inspires. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Henriquez at sahenriquez@udallas.edu or sign up for an appointment.