Good Leaders Do Both

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If you’re a leader, your behavior has the biggest impact on the results your organization produces - good or bad. A leader’s personal preferences get automatically translated into “the way we do things around here,” which is how I define…

Thanks to You, Korte Travel Named 2014 Best of Long Island Travel Agency

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Wow!  The new year is starting off great! Chris and I just found out that Korte Travel has been named “2014 Best of Long Island Travel Agency” in the ninth-annual Bethpage Best of LI poll conducted by the Long Island Press … and we…

You’re lucky because…

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Let me tell you a story.  My son Gregory is 22 years old.  He lives in Queens, New York in an apartment he shares with friends so he can afford the rent.  He is attending a City of New York college and is in his 5th year of his four year…

The Lesson from 2013 - Digest and then DO more!

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This post is what I just posted on JoeFarinaSpeaks.com -  It's from the heart and I wanted to share it with the great readers of Timetoplay! Overcome!!! I have a personal message and lesson to share with everyone.  Its from the heart and…

I Know It’s Not Easy --- But, Don’t Give Up! Here Are Some Problem Solving Skills

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  This week’s article is going to concentrate on following your heart and your dreams and TAKING STEPS TO MAKE THEM HAPPEN! Too often we have something deep inside our heart, something we may feel is our mission for being put on this…

2014 - Another Year of Possibilities, But Another Year…. GONE

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This article is not, in any way, meant to be pessimistic.  I,  personally, have never actually welcomed “New Year’s” as an exciting event.  I have always had a quieter, melancholy outlook towards it.  With that being said, I have…

Public Speaking Skills - Microphone or just a Phone

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The joy of being the appointed "expert" on public speaking is the freedom to comment on any aspect of Presentation Skills. Most folks would think that presentation skills only come into play when there is a microphone in the room. I have a secret…

Are You In Denial?

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So, let me tell you a story about this past week.  I’ve worked in healthcare for 27 years and have told many people to seek medical assistance and evaluation for chest pain.  Over the past few days I had been experiencing some symptoms myself. …

EMCEE or MC this speech is not about me

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This fall brought me an opportunity to help a friend and then another.  My feelings on becoming a better speaker is to never turn down an opportunity and when that opportunity is something you never did before, that is even better. I hope you…