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How to Enhance the Important Relationships in Your Life

Energy and Well Being, Enhance Relationships, Health and Happiness

When I was a little girl, summer was a time filled with lazy days, family, friends and neighbors. My siblings and I spent our time at the local swim club surrounded by our friends; swimming, playing tennis, ping pong, and just hanging out. When we were old enough to work,…

Surviving the Distraction Epidemic

Health and Happiness

Stop into any office in corporate America and you’ll be sure to notice the frenzied, hurried, chaotic pace of most employees. Phones are ringing; email and text alerts are sounding, faxes are coming in and out, and computers are humming. If you think this is just going on in the brick and mortar buildings of…

No More New Year’s Resolutions–Just Results

Entrepreneurs & Small Business, Productivity, Success & Accomplishments

Everyone, me included, keeps saying, “How can it possibly be this year is almost over?” Time flies by so quickly when leading busy lives – attending to our careers, our family, our friends, and trying to take care of us. December is the month when we begin to reflect on what has happened for us…

Failure to Plan is Planning to Fail

Energy and Well Being, Entrepreneurs & Small Business, Health and Happiness, life-work balance, Success & Accomplishments

If you have heard me speak, read my blogs or articles, or listened to one of my podcasts, you have probably heard me say, “Failure to plan is planning to fail!” Heck, I like that saying and use it so often that I sometimes think I made it up. But I didn’t. Don’t know who…

Tips to Energize Yourself During a Summer Slump

Energy and Well Being

Right after Memorial Day, I begin to dream about my upcoming summer; vacation, some days at the beach, and all the things I want to accomplish when my schedule lightens up. I feel energized and excited for the months ahead. Then before I know it, it’s August and I realize half the summer is gone!…

Tips to Create a Healthy, Fun Summer

Health, Health and Happiness, Wellness

As I sit on my deck enjoying my breakfast and coffee, I think, “Ah, summer is really here at last.” Breakfast on the deck is one of the luxuries I savor in the summertime. One of the challenges of being a career at home professional is that if I don’t have a networking meeting or…

Self-Care: The Road to Success

Entrepreneurs & Small Business, Health and Happiness, Success & Accomplishments

A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending Thrive–A Third Metric Live Event, hosted by Arianna Huffington and Mika Brzezinski at New York City Center. I was thrilled listening to the information being shared by the presenters. They spoke on a topic that is near and dear to my heart and the…

Life Lessons From Losers

Productivity

Have you ever struggled to reach a goal, or complete a long-term project? Have you ever wondered why others make it look so easy and you just can’t seem to get it done? I certainly have. I’ve been working hard to put together my first weight loss home study program; 12 weeks worth of pre-recorded…

Inspiration and Awe: Tips for Healthy Aging With Energy and Fun

Health, Health and Happiness, Wellness

As I jogged around my parents’ retirement community in sunny Delray Beach, I breathed deeply in gratitude. To be outdoors and have escaped the brutally cold East Coast winter, even if only for a few days, felt great! I smiled and returned the good morning greeting of the many seniors who passed me by, mostly…

Everyday is a new beginning!

Health and Happiness, Wellness

Twenty eight years ago, on another mild, sunny Monday morning, much like today, I went walking on the streets of NYC…in labor! Having woken to contractions in the early hours of the day, and already having visited my physician, he wisely told me, “Ellen, if I send you to the hospital now, this will be…