Discover A Little Known Secret to Success!
People often talk about getting to know a person by knowing their family or people will tell you that you are not just marrying your partner you are marrying the family. The same can be said about becoming successful. You will achieve success in your home, workplace, and/or community, if you discover a little known…
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Word Wednesday – “Peripatetic”
“Peripatetic” is my word for WordWednesday. Adjective – Traveling from place to place or working in different places for short periods, nomadic, itinerant, traveling, wandering, migratory, vagabond, or unsettled. Noun – Traveler from who wanders from place to place or an Aristotelian philosopher. Usage: “Entertainers often live a peripatetic life style.” Pronunciation – perēpəˈtedik Have…
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Your Brain Color can keep your positive attraction from fizzling into a negative reaction!
On Valentine’s Day or any other day do you have concerns that the spark that ignited your positive attraction could fizzled into a negative reaction? The stress can agitates and aggravates men’s and women’s personal security and relationships an turn your “soul mate” into a “cell mate.”However, understanding their Brain Color attitude and how it influences…
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Fairy tale helps children feel loved, safe, encouraged, confident, and respectful of others!
23 years ago, I celebrated the publication and arrival of the first edition of Princess Shayna’s Invisible Visible Gift with my Fun Orange Brain friends, Susan Dobbe-Leahy and Carol Campbell. The actual book launch party was on February 2, 1997, the actual birthday of the fictional and nonfictional Princess Shayna. The 1st edition of Princess…
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“I am a Hebrew” written by my father Alexander I. Newman (of blessed memory)
My father’s essay “Ivre Anoche”—”I am a Hebrew” came to mind, yesterday, as the world marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau by the Soviet Army in 1945 and International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The essay was written in 1938 before the horrors of the Holocaust and Hitler’s systematic “Final Solution” (1933-1945) were widely…
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Baking my grandmother’s favorite family holiday cookies!
This morning, after yoga class two of my fellow yogis and I were chatting about the holidays. I told them that I always bake my sweet grandmother’s butter cookies with her secret ingredient for Chanukah. I asked if they would like the recipe; they said yes; and I told them I would send them the…
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Discover why the holidays deplete your energy and cause you stress!
Did you know that between November 1st and January 15th approximately 29 holidays are observed by 7 of the world’s major religions? All those holidays can deplete your energy and create stressful holiday preparations and celebrations. Not delegating responsibilities and not asking for help are two behaviors that increase your stress and decrease your energy, especially…
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Discover how to select perfect holiday presents with my Brain Color Gift Tips!
The holiday shopping season is in full swing in stores and online! Below are tips about each Brain Color shopping style, gift selections, book gifts from my What Color Is Your Brain?® book. These tips help you understand how each Brain Color personality handles shopping for Holiday Gifts to make your shopping easier to select the perfect…
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It’s No Bunk, today is the 1st Anniversary of “No Bunk, Just BS (Business Sense)”!
I am delighted to announce that today is the 1st Anniversary of my 6th book: No Bunk, Just BS (Business Sense): 50 Timely and Timeless Truths Business School Cannot Teach You! “I wish companies today would follow this business format… Working with these suggestions listed in Sheila’s book never gets old. I highly recommend this…
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Word Wednesday – “Hiatus”
“Hiatus” is my word for #WordWednesday. Noun: A pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process. Usage: My Green Focused Brain is going on “Hiatus” from my weekly blog and Word Wednesday posts to work on two projects that require more of my time and attention. Pronunciation: shorturl.at/kEILP – hīˈādəs Have you ever taken…
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Word Wednesday – “Shana Tova”
“Shana Tova” are my words for #WordWednesday Definition: A Good Year Usage: “Shana Tova” is the Hebrew greeting for a Good New Year,! Pronunciation: shorturl.at/alAEQ – שָׁנָה טוֹבָה To all my Jewish family members and friends, as we celebrate 5,780 I am wishing you and yours a “Shana Tova” filed with an abundance of splendid…
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Exciting What Color Is Your Brain? Workshops in Brazil!
In November of 2011, I received a delightful email from Ayrton Silva, PMP who is project manager in Brazil. Ayrton had purchased the Brazilian Portuguese edition of What Color Is Your Brain?® and was using my book to teach project management students, real estate sales people, and other professionals in various cities in Brazil. Since…
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