Posts Tagged ‘books’
Discover 4 reasons why people are willing to take risks and go out on a limb!
Last week, I was surprised to see a dozen robbins braving our frigid Chicago winter. They were sitting on the brick walkway to our home and eating the little red crab apples that had fallen from our crabapple tree. Then I noticed other robbins perched on several thin limbs of the tree gathering more frozen fruit…
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Four Tips to Create a Joyful Holiday Remembrance or Legacy for Your Loved Ones!
The Holiday Season can be filled with joy and excitement. It also can be a time of heartfelt sadness and loss. As the Helen Keller heartfelt quote, on the left, reads: “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” During the Holiday Season…
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Want to learn how to motivate yourself when you have a Brain Freeze?
Do you want to learn how to motivate yourself when you have a Brain Freeze? I am not referring to the physical Brain Freeze when you have a cold-stimulus, ice-cream, or trigeminal headache, which scientifically is referred to as sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. I am referring to a Brain Freeze when you feel stuck, uninspired, lazy, foggy, etc. As…
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Hassle-Free Holidays Tips for More Harmonious Preparations and Celebrations!
During the holiday season, do some individuals in your personal and/or professional life resemble people on a Disney World dream vacation brochure or on the “most wanted” listings at your local post office? You can enjoy your family members, colleagues, and friends during the holiday season with less stress and more harmony if you understand the…
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Tips to Keep Your Energy Up and Your Stress Down During the Holiday Season!
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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Don’t Feel Overwhelmed: Terrific Tips for Organizing Ideas and Managing Projects!
If you read my Do You Want to Know the Secret to Writing a New Book? post on October 5th, you know that I am working on a new business/memoir book. I had been feeling overwhelmed by the copious ideas and information I needed to organize for my new book. The photo is a just small…
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Have You Experienced An Unexpected “Double Delight” In Your Workplace Or At Home?
You may have experienced a double scooped ice cream cone or a ride on a double-decker bus or Doublemint chewing gum. I am wondering if you have experienced a Double Delight in your workplace or at home? Do I mean something that is a double bonus? That is exactly what I mean: twice the joy, expectedly!…
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Do You Want to Know the Secret to Writing a New Book?
In 2005, I began writing new business/memoir book. However, my life offered new opportunities to write my original What Color Is Your Brain?®, What Color Is Your Brain?® When Caring for Patients, and Purr-fect Pals: A Kid, A Cat & Diabetes, along with Brain Color programs. Now, I have begun that process again. From October to February, I am…
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Best Wishes for a GOOD New Year by Sharing Goodness with Others!
I will preface this post by letting you know that my thoughts come from my Blue Heart and Brain! This Wednesday evening (September 20th), at sundown, begins the Jewish New Year celebration of Rosh Hashanah. Several years ago, I read an article written by Rabbi John L. Rosove in the Chicago Jewish News. The rabbi’s…
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How do you remember to show your humanity and help others?
Today is the 16th anniversary of the 911 tragedies in New York City, Washington, DC, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Today, people in Texas and Florida are salvaging their lives and dealing with death and destruction after the disastrous hurricanes, Harvey and Irma. Today, people in Mexico, the Philippines, Japan, and Greece are also salvaging their lives and…
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Speak Fluent “Brain Color” as a Second Language to Communicate More Effectively in Your Professional and Personal Life
Yesterday, I presented a What Color Is Your “Professional” Brain? workshop at Clarendale of Algonquin for the local business community. After the meeting, I received a lovely thank you email from Dennison White, who is a Financial Advisor at Edward Jones. I asked Denny if I could use his quote and he gave me his Yellow…
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4 Brain Color Tips To Help Your Make Other People Feel Comfortable
I have been developing and customizing a What Color Is Your “PR Communications” Brain?® Program for the PR Council of Lake County in Illinois. A critical part of a PR consultant’s or specialist’s job is to establish and maintain relationships with an organization’s target audience, the media, and/or specific individuals. They need to make others…
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