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10 Sep

Posted at 13:05h in Learning Lab, Testimonial by

From a participant in a learning lab at Northvale Public School (NJ). It was opening day for faculty and staff. I, Alexandra Costa, enjoyed Mr. Louis Alloro’s presentation on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. He had a lot of energy, spoke with confidence and humor, and interacted with the faculty. What he had to say was very powerful and I enjoyed hearing about the five contributions that lead to happiness at work. Also, being able to kick it up a notch and taking it to the next level was very informative. I really enjoyed how he enabled us to change our mindset...

29 Aug

Posted at 20:43h in Glimpse into Me, Moments that matter, Social-Emotional Leadership, SOMO Leadership by

by Işık Taçoğlu on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 5:59am ·  Between June 28-29,2011,  I was at the "Engaging Leadership with Positive Psychology" Workshop which was a joint event by The Mason Institute for Leadership Excellence of George Mason University, Navitas Education and  IMETAC Education (My Company). This is the first time the concept of positive psychology was  introduced to the Turkish Management in terms of leadership and I must admit that  it was an honour to be a part of this.  In this seminar, Louis Alloro (one of our beloved facilitators then,now a great friend and a colleague), told us about a fridge...

26 Jul

Posted at 12:17h in Glimpse into Me, Mindfulness, Moments that matter, Relationships, well-being by

[caption id="attachment_888" align="alignright" width="300"] My family - Mom and Dad look too young to be married for 50 years, right?[/caption] Here I go -- off an a two-week Italian adventure with my family to celebrate mom and dad's 50th wedding anniversary.  I am so grateful to my parents for this trip (it was a good year for basement waterproofing,  my parents' business for  30 years) -- and with all of us, no less. Twin sis Chris and her new fiancé and older sis Lisa, her husband and their three kids (20, 17, 15). Two weeks may be an awful long time to spend...

27 Jun

Posted at 09:47h in Glimpse into Me, Love, patterns, Positive Psychology, Social-Emotional Leadership, SOMO Leadership, Uncategorized by

I've been thinking about pride lately. Like what it means to have it - be it - own it - live it. Like note just on a float in a parade -but what it means to really feel it. Emotional connection is such a key ingredient to a well-lived-life because it leads to emotional contagion - yet I believe we've been conditioned to live with these low levels of cortisol; that the norm is negativity and without awareness, we just don't even realize it. What can the new norm be, should we choose? Opportunity, not threat -- for ourselves first. Awareness. Self-love. Honest...

17 Jun

Posted at 09:20h in family, Glimpse into Me, Inspiration, Meaning by

The following prayer was written by General Douglas MacArthur and I post it today for my father, Louis T. Alloro, who does not live in vain. I love you, dad. "Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory. Build me a son whose wishbone will not be where his backbone should be; a son who will know Thee...

30 May

Posted at 20:59h in Coaching, Happiness coach by

I was asked to do an advice column for a magazine. This is what I wrote. 1. Title: SOMO SO SIMPLE 2. Synopsis: Can you please provide a summary of the column - the overarching theme, your perspective and a summary of what your advice column will be about. (Up to 300 words total) Let’s get real ladies – and start seeing the glass half-full, realizing we have the choice as to what we want to think. How do you think? Do you ever think about how you think? In every moment of every day (and there are 20,000 moments in a...

29 May

Posted at 15:16h in Glimpse into Me, Permission to be human, social construction theory, Vision by

Here I am, now at 34 – my second mid-decade as an adult and I must say, there’s a tinge of existential crisis similar to what I felt at 25. 30 was easy, 30 was fun. But 24-26 was a time I remember feeling really crazy-in-the-head especially in regards to my professional life. What was I doing as everyone else around me was working their ways up their professional ladders? It’s similar to what I’m feeling now for my personal life. As people (now increasingly so in my world) get married and settle down, why am I still single? THEN I spent a majority...

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