De-Stress The Holidays With Your Brain Color

George Bernard Shaw said, “When our relatives are at home, we have to think of all their good points or it would be impossible to endure them.”   When your relatives come home for a holiday or a special occasion, do you think they resemble the people on a Disney World dream vacation brochure or…

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Channukah Cookie Recipe (Best Butter Cookies)

Happy Chanukkah or Hanukkah! Tonight is the first night of the Jewish Festival of Lights .It is a tradition in our family to make latkahs, potato pancakes, cooked in oil to remind us of the oil that burned in the Temple for eight days. We also enjoy my grandmother, Mimi Eva’s butter cookies that are sprinkled…

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Celebrating Joyful Chaos

My “Blue Brain” apologies for not posting for the last month. Since, October 27th, when our son, Noah, daughter-in-law, Kelly and granddaughter, Yasmin, moved home from Sao Paulo, Brazil, my Brain Colors have continually experienced “Joyful Chaos!”Kelly (baby#2) Jordan, Noah, Yasmin, Joshua and me at O’Hare for the Brazilians’ 6:00am  arrivalThe following are some of  my  “Joyful Chaos” moments that…

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Diabetes, Stress, Motivation & Decision Making

This is the 3rd week of American Diabetes Month and another opportunity to create a greater awareness about diabetes management, reducing stress and making healthy decisions. Chapter 15 in my book, What Color Is Your Brain?, is entitled Effective Decision Making. Roy Disney said, “It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your…

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Diabetes & Silpada Designs

Today begins the second week of American Diabetes Awareness Month. I am delighted to highlight my friend, Ellen Day, again. Ellen is a Silver Manager for Silpada Designs, Sterling Silver Jewelry. Last, June I had the pleasure and privilege of presenting a What Color Is Your Brain? workshop for Ellen and her  Silpada sales team.…

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American Diabetes Month

November is American Diabetes Month. A time to focus a significant awareness on diabetes, its deadly complications, and the importance of healthy diabetes management.  Those of you who know me and/or have read my blog before, know I am passionate to find a cure for diabetes and offer encouragement, comfort and education to the children…

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Business Newsletter & Mission Statement

Last weekend, in preparation for our son, Noah, our daughter-in law, Kelly, and our granddaughter, Yasmin moving back to Chicago from Sao Paulo, Brazil, I began organizing miscellaneous items I had stored in Noah’s room I was elated when I re-disovered two black cardboard three ring binders that contained HI-LITER newsletters from the 1970’s. The…

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Diversity Awareness Month – Celebrate The Green Brain Personality Type

Today begins the 3rd week of Diversity Appreciation Month. Jim Henson, the genius creator of the Muppets, said, “There is a sense of our characters caring for each other and respecting each other. A positive feeling. A positive view of life. That’s the key to everything we do.” Your interaction with the other Brain Colors…

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Chicago Marathon Commitment

On  July 17th,  I wrote about my fellow Women In Networking (WIN) member, Christy Suerth and her commitment to her run with a  LUNGevity team in the Chicago Marathon. Christy was training and  running to find a cure for lung cancer, which is the leading cancer killer, and to honor her mom, Kay Barmore’s legacy.…

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Diversity Awareness Month – Celebrate the Blue Brain Personality Type

To celebrate the second week of Diversity Appreciation Month, I want to share one of my Blue Brain workshop experiences. Last September 17th, I had the pleasure of working with Brenda Judson, the Assistant Regional Administrator Region 2 of Department of Labor/OSHA, and her colleagues. Brenda had purchased a copy of What Color Is Your…

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Diversity Awareness Month – Celebrate the Yellow Brain Personality Type

October is Diversity Awareness Month. I was fascinated to read that Carole Copeland Thomas, MBA, founded Diversity Awareness Month in October of 2006. The following is Carole’s definition of diversity: “Diversity is understanding, appreciating, and ultimately managing difference and similarities at the same time. Its reach is all-inclusive and may represent categories such as: Class, Race,…

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