Long Island Breakfast Club Book Signing
We welcomed a huge crowd for a fun-filled night of book signings, refreshments, entertainment and even a psychic reading!
Read More Long Island Breakfast Club Book SigningAuthor: redpenguinweb
Diana O’Neill – The Good in Goodbye
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” Nelson Mandela On December 12, 2017, I retired as Executive Director of the Long Island Volunteer Center (LIVC) after 20 years. It was a symbolic date for me–the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Joan Imhof (the …
Read More Diana O’Neill – The Good in GoodbyePatricia Locurcio – Living with MS
When I was 13 years old our neighborhood paper boy “Jay” was attracted to me and started to gain my parent’s trust. After a few months, they hired him to renovate our bathroom in the den. He would hang around after work and visit me on Friday and Saturday night when my parents went out. …
Read More Patricia Locurcio – Living with MSDebbie Viola – Reflections of an Entrepreneur
I recently turned 60, and realized it has been 20 years since I took up a hobby that would change my life forever. In 1998, we redid our bathroom, and I somehow convinced my husband to let me create a faux finish on the new walls. I had zero experience, and no clue of what …
Read More Debbie Viola – Reflections of an EntrepreneurEileen Story – The Power of Prayer
About 10 years ago, I found myself in a life-changing situation. I had always worked in an office. I was, at that point, an office manager for a title insurance company. If you recall, around 2007-2008, the real estate market started to plummet. Sadly, the company I had worked for for many years ended up …
Read More Eileen Story – The Power of PrayerHeidi B. Gallmeyer-Felix – Fired to Fabulous
My crazy story started over 29 years ago. I was a young professional who started working at Eastman Kodak only 5 weeks after graduation from UMASS Amherst. I relocated from my hometown in Pittsford, New York to pursue my dream of Living and Working in New York City. I left my college sweetheart to finish …
Read More Heidi B. Gallmeyer-Felix – Fired to FabulousKaren Vito – Everyone Asked Me What Are You Doing?
Back in 2013 I was overweight, unhappy in my job and felt overwhelmed everyday with being stuck! A coworker of mine introduced me to a product line called Isagenix. I didn’t know at the time there was any kind of business opportunity attached to it, but I started the program off hoping it would help …
Read More Karen Vito – Everyone Asked Me What Are You Doing?Camille De Marzo – A Silver Lining
They say that every person will get fired at least once in their lifetime. Yet, at my tender age of 23 I was sure that statistic did not apply to me. I had been recruited by a middle-aged business woman who I met on the Long Island Railroad. We shared long conversations for months on …
Read More Camille De Marzo – A Silver Lining