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elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3e5c6b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/positivelyasheville.com\/index.php\/wncla-course-overview-online-live-series\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEADERSHIP TRAINING<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d276f09\" data-id=\"3d276f09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"185216d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31192f3f\" data-id=\"31192f3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a2c7b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a2c7b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strategic Thinking: Online Live Course Offerings<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a1698fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a1698fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dd64502\" data-id=\"3dd64502\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" id=\"howcontrast\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8018928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8018928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WNCLAStrategicThinking_blnk.png?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8283\" alt=\"Strategic Thinking _WNC Leadership Alliance learning series\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WNCLAStrategicThinking_blnk.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WNCLAStrategicThinking_blnk.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WNCLAStrategicThinking_blnk.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WNCLAStrategicThinking_blnk.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WNCLAStrategicThinking_blnk.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WNCLAStrategicThinking_blnk.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e264eda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e264eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CRITICAL THINKING<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec445e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ec445e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Contrast Creates Clarity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-516ffe73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"516ffe73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">Critical thinking is founded in curiosity, seeking evidence and removing biases before coming to conclusions or making choices. Critical thinking also enables you to evaluate competing values. You gain confidence with your choices and can stand behind them even when they're difficult.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/RuhlandLinda_333hc.png?fit=333%2C363&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8154\" alt=\"Linda Ruhland\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/RuhlandLinda_333hc.png?w=333&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/RuhlandLinda_333hc.png?resize=275%2C300&amp;ssl=1 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Linda Ruhland<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Instructor<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8369ab elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c8369ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/positivelyasheville.com\/index.php\/wncla-course-preregistration_linda-ruhland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Claim Your Seat<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee38b6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee38b6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>CATEGORY: <\/strong>Critical Thinking<\/p>\n<p><strong>CREDIT HOURS:<\/strong> 2<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEADERSHIP LEVEL:<\/strong>&nbsp;Foundation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5be8c54\" data-id=\"5be8c54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" id=\"creatived\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea8324e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea8324e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WNCLAStrategicThinking_blnk.png?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8283\" alt=\"Strategic Thinking _WNC Leadership Alliance learning series\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WNCLAStrategicThinking_blnk.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WNCLAStrategicThinking_blnk.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WNCLAStrategicThinking_blnk.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WNCLAStrategicThinking_blnk.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WNCLAStrategicThinking_blnk.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WNCLAStrategicThinking_blnk.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c3485 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