A Special Delivery Celebration
Today marks the 1st Anniversary of a “Special Delivery Celebration!”On Tuesday, June 19, 2007, a box of 20 books from my publisher, SLACK, Inc., arrived at our home. It was packed with the first copies of my What Color Is Your Brain? book. It’s hard to believe that one year ago today, I tuned my imaginary hearing aids up to their highest level in…
Read moreDouble Delight!
Below is my Guest Author Post that I was honored to write for my freind, Karen “Mother Earth” Hanrahan’s Blog.Caringrace by Sheila Glazov “Sheila Glazov, author, speaker, and educator entered my world passionately. I needed her example. Little did I know how much. It’s one thing to find a new friend; one who has similar ideas about expression, one…
Read moreGreen Wet Paint – Do Not Touch!
This is the 3rd Weekly Brain Color Clue for Resolving Conflicts.This week’s focus will on the Green Brainers. The symbol for the Green Brainers is a “Do Not Disiturb” sign. To avoid conflict with a Green Brainer respect and appreicate their need for privacy. When our Brain Color intensifies, compatibility can be problematic. Green Brainers are…
Read moreHappy Father’s Day!
This morning, our family began our Father’s Day celebration with a Skype phone call and web cam visit to our Glazov Gang in Sao Paulo. Our youngest son, Noah, granddaughter, Yasmin and daughter-in-law, Kelly, were preparing to travel to a Brazilian Cultural Festival. Brazilians do not celebrate Father’s Day, today. However, we all enjoyed seeing one another and celebrating long distance. Yasmin and…
Read moreBlue Brainer No-Brainer Conflict Resolution
My husband and I began the second week of June celebrating with dear friends at their daughter magical and magnificent wedding on Saturday evening, and with our family at our cousin’s entertaining and elaborate North Suburban School of Dance “2008 Student Dance Show” on Sunday afternoon. Fortunately, we enjoyed watching the familiar and unfamiliar Brain…
Read moreYellow Brainer No-Brainer Conflict Resolution
June is perfect time to learn how the different Brain Colors communicate to resolve conflict. This month offers many opportunities for and conflict and compatibility. You might be spending more time with co-workers, family members and/or friends at weddings, graduations, company picnics, and/or family reunions or vacations. Within the next four weeks, I will offer you “No-Brainer…
Read moreMemorable Medical Librarians
I always say that if had not become an educator, I would have been a librarian. I vividly remember how excited I was to have my own River Forest Public Library card. It was about the size of a credit card, manila colored with a little metal plate that was embossed with my own library card…
Read moreA Memorial Day Remembrance
This morning, I was reminiscing about the parades my parents took me to on Memorial Day. I remember sitting on the Lake Street curbside in River Forest, Illinois listening to the school and military marching bands, standing up and placing my hand over my heart when the American Flag passed by and watching the World War…
Read moreLooking for a Consummate Management Consultant?
Looking for A Consummate Management Consultant? A few months ago, my fellow creative, Christy Erbeck, founder of Metamorphic Consulting called me and asked if I would speak to the Chicagoland Chapter of the Institute of Management Consultants. Christy thought I would enjoy speaking to the membership and they would benefit from understanding their Brain Colors. I agreed,…
Read moreGreen Brain Teenagers
Monday began the third week of National Teen Self-Esteem Month, a month to celebrate our teenagers and help them healthfully enhance their self-esteem. The Teenage Brain Color Clue for this week will focus on the Green Brainers. When our son, Joshua, a Green Brainer, was a teenager he posted a sign over his bedroom door,…
Read moreChicago Tribune Upcoming Book Events
Yesterday morning, I presented a most enjoyable What Color Is Your Brain Workshop at the Barrington Bank and Trust, hosted by Sheila Schwartz, the director of Platinum Adventures for the bank. When I returned home I sat down to read the paper and have bite of lunch. Jordan had taken the Book Section out of the…
Read moreBlue Brain Teenagers
Teenage Blue BrainersThe Teenage Brain Color Clue for this week will focus on the Blue Brainers. A Blue Brainer thinks, “You can’t possibly understand my feelings and what I’m going through!” Their emotions often are as cluttered as their bedrooms. However, they find their rooms to be a cozy place to relax and spend time talking andsharing with…
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