Nobody Wins -- BUT, We all CAN

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When things happen in my own personal experience, it sets a fertile environment for me to start thinking.  I have a habit of analyzing everything, probably a result of working in the field of quality improvement for many years. I believe…

It’s Romance Season: Surprise Your Valentine With A Personalized Vacation

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It’s Valentine’s Day this Saturday, and many people will be giving and getting the same old boring gifts, like roses, candy, or a piece of jewelry that most often winds up in a drawer long forgotten.   As Valentine’s Day also kicks…

When You Look In the Mirror, What Do You See

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People often ask what value I derive from being a career development coach. There is not enough money in the world to replace the look of joy that washes over someones face as they come to that moment in their lives when they discover their…

Welcome to Our Enjoy Life Community

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This is a really amazing day.  A day that something exciting is taking place... a PROACTIVE, solution-based event. Today we are installing a visual reminder to enjoy life... our Welcome to Our Enjoy Life Community sign in Port Jefferson Station…

Are You Ready to Change?

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Something I’ve identified in my lifetime doing quality improvement and providing education to different groups of people regarding life situations (for example, I recently have been lecturing on diabetes prevention) is the concept of forever…

Living With Optimism, Joy, and Brain Health

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I am not sure why I said yes when a woman I don't remember meeting at a talk I gave weeks ago called and asked if I could speak at a meeting of a local Optimist Club the day before Thanksgiving. But I did. It was a relatively small group -…

2015 – Whatcha Gonna Do With It?

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As I sit here on New Year’s Day eating a piece of leftover coffee cake (thank you to Carmela), I reflect on the pressure we find ourselves in to set “resolutions”. On New Year’s we feel obligated to “start over”, to reflect on…

Responsibility and Our Own Actions

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With the risk of making people angry at me, I felt compelled to write this article.  It’s not intended to insult anyone but to make people THINK on their own and to stop casting blame.  Guess what?  WE are part of every situation and…

The Enjoy Life Community™ Project

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I was privileged this past week to have our Enjoy Life Community™ committee and members of the Time to Play Foundation's Business Advisory Board attend the Town of Brookhaven's Board meeting to announce the Enjoy Life Community™ Project.…