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Watching her mother and grandmother experience alzheimer’s disease, encouraged Joan to pursue to educate and empower herself on the disease. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
– there is no way to calculate own personal risk
– we need to be comfortable with the risk of alzheimer’s
– good writing is authentic
– educate yourself about alzheimer’s at https://alz.org/

Originally from Mount Vernon, New York, Joan Cohen received her BA from Cornell University and her MBA from New York University.

She pursued a career in sales and marketing at computer hardware and software companies until she retired to return to school for an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts.

She has been a Massachusetts resident for many years, first living in Newton, where she raised her family, and later in Wayland. She now resides in Stockbridge, in the Berkshires, with her husband and golden retriever.

http://joancohenauthor.com/ 

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Randall grew up as a welfare kid, became homeless and considered taking his own life. After winning a $50 million lottery, he became a victim of white collar crime. Randall shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
– no matter how dire your situation is there’s always hope,
– when things get hard, return back to your center (e.g. your family, your faith)
– when you go up, don’t forget where you come from
– ask yourself “what’s the silver lining here”
– it’s amazing what we can accomplish, given the right tools
– to whom much is given, much is required

https://randall-rush.com/

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Growing up in a loud New York family, Jordan’s communication style was very direct. This worked well for him as a Chief Operating Officer. After being fired from his job, Jordan realized that some may have found his direct communication style to be abrasive. So, he started practicing compassion cultivation and mindfulness. As an executive coach, Jordan teaches others to be respectful, tactful and diplomatic, while being authentic.  He shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
– cultivate compassion
– practice mindfulness
– if someone is suffering or in pain, try to alleviate that person’s pain
– instead of viewing yourself as a victim, redefine it as a target
– ask yourself what is the opportunity for growth in the challenge

Website: https://www.workplacewarriorinc.com 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordangoldrich1 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordan.goldrich 
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jordangoldrich 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgoldrich/ 

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