The internet offers a world of opportunities. People of all ages share photos and videos, build online profiles, text each other and create alter egos in the form of online avatars. For children, especially, these ways of socializing and communicating can be fulfilling, and yet, they come with risks. This presentation covers what parents need to know to help protect their children and reduce the risks by talking to your kids about how they communicate online and off and encouraging them to engage in conduct they can be proud of.

This program will help individuals understand and organize their important papers and vital documents including Will, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Directives, Insurance Contracts, Deeds, Mortgages, Brokerage Statements, etc. Discussion will include what these documents do and how they should be written. A Power Point presentation and handouts will be provided.

As you near retirement, one of the biggest financial decisions you’ll need to make is when to begin receiving your Social Security retirement benefits. With pensions disappearing, Social Security remains the major source of guaranteed lifetime retirement income for most Americans, so it’s important to take the time to explore your options and make an informed, well-reasoned decisionIn this seminar on Social Security Retirement Benefits, you’ll learn:What your full retirement age is and how your benefit is determinedHow retiring earlier that, or later than, your full retirement age will affect your Social Security benefitWhy it’s important to plan together with your spouseStrategies you can use to boost retirement and survivor’s benefitsHow working after you begin receiving Social Security could affect how much you receive

Have you ever wanted to know the best time to begin Social Security payments; how spousal benefits work; what is included in Medicare benefits or how to navigate the many available options; what does Medicaid cover & who is eligible or how an insurance policy works?This program will provide an overview and address frequently asked questions relating to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Long Term Care.

Basic information on Medicare, Medicare D programs, Medicaid. Discussion and information on how to get it, how it works with supplemental insurance and changes.

This program is designed to help individuals and families develop a plan in the event a family member requires long term care assistance. Long term care can devastate a family emotionally, physically and financially and long term care service are not typically paid from one’s health insurance policy or Medicare. The program will explore the various options to finance long term care services including home care, adult day care, assisted living, skilled nursing and continuing care retirement communities. The role of Medicare, Medicaid, and Long Term Care Insurance will also be explored.

What does it mean to be an “All-Star” on LinkedIn? What does it take to have a complete profile on LinkedIn? Why is it a competitive advantage to have a complete profile on LinkedIn? Get the answers to these questions and many more by interacting with a long-time user of LinkedIn to learn the best ways to maximize the potential of your online web presence on LinkedIn. This workshop will review the key aspects of all LinkedIn profiles and show participants how to “get found” by making sure their profile has the right stuff to get noticed. Whether you are new to LinkedIn or a constant user, you will learn something during this session that will make your profile better.

What is the best way to utilize LinkedIn to help your business? Why do I need LinkedIn when I already use Facebook? Participants in this workshop will get the opportunity to interact with a long-time user of LinkedIn from both a personal and professional perspective. Many businesses are realizing that LinkedIn has just as much potential as any of the other social media tools. Schedule this workshop to learn what aspects of LinkedIn are focused on enhancing your business and keeping you in touch and connected with your customers and clients. Learn from a LinkedIn expert that has helped such venues as JPM Chase, OCLC, ABCO Fire Protection, Part Time Works, Edison Welding Institute and Fire and Ice Heating and Cooling understand the potential of LinkedIn for enhancing your company’s image.

I’ve been told it is a marketing cliche that you need seven touches in order to get your message across. Basically, the more touches or contact you can have with a prospective customer in as many ways as possible, the more likely you are to build strong relationships and build your brand.In this workshop I will explain a Marketing/Branding sequence that can be used by anyone (business, entrepreneur or individual) to get your message across and build your brand through LinkedIn. It has worked for me and I think it can work for you as well.

You have a LinkedIn account – NOW WHAT? How do you leverage LinkedIn for maximum results? If these are questions you have asked yourself, then come to a workshop where you can learn some excellent tips and techniques from a well-known LinkedIn expert. You will have the opportunity to ask “how-to” questions and take a peek beneath the covers of LinkedIn to get an overview of its functionality. You will also learn what you can do with LinkedIn from a personal or business perspective. Specifically, you will learn how to move beyond just collecting contacts and how to use LinkedIn to build your network – and to MAXIMIZE your professional networking.

LinkedIn LOVES to change things! Where did the “Introduction” button go? What’s all this business about hashtags? How do you find what you need on LinkedIn? Where did they move all my stuff?

As work, home, the economy and society continue to throw change and challenge your way, how are you coping? Does your resilience help you bounce back or are you struggling to handle set-backs, big and small? Resilience can be strengthened by learning how to leverage your brain and mind: knowing your auto responses, consciously recognizing outdated thinking and then shifting your thinking and choosing to be effective in handling challenges and reducing stress. Just like all skills, resilience is strengthened by Focus and Repetition, so ongoing practice is needed for development. An accompanying workbook (for sessions over 1 hour) allows for self-paced, ongoing development of this critical characteristic.

Each of the four generations in today’s workplace brings very different—and often contradictory—values, beliefs and expectations to work where the success of the organization depends upon their strengths and collaboration. Never before have four so different generations worked side-by-side: loyal Traditionalists; idealistic Baby Boomers; pragmatic Gen X-ers; and confident Millennials. And a 5th generation—Gen Z / Gen Tech—adds yet another set of expectations to the workplace.The “magic” of inter-generational (and ‘gender’ too!) collaboration includes viewing the world through others’ lenses, finding the similarities and discovering the strengths that each generation brings to shape a successful enterprise. This happens through trust, agility and respect.This program begins the discussion for organizations that want to improve collaboration by examining how each generation defines “work” and “how work gets done” so that future conversations can leverage those differences to improve business outcomes.

If you’ve experienced the disquiet of employees, you know that most are continually looking for “greener grass”…a better job, a better employer, better conditions, etc. But what if you could actually BE the greener grass that employees seek? You really can keep the employees you want and lose those you don’t by upping your expectations, shifting career responsibilities and providing career opportunity unknown in virtually all organizations.The Career Partnering model is a win-win approach to career direction that teaches employees to align their strongest work value with strategic direction through initiative, change-agility, mentoring and a thorough knowledge of your organization’s business reality. While not for everyone, Career Partnering provides opportunity for you to leverage the motivators of your brightest talent, allowing them to create an equity position in your business that drives success.

Change is always challenging because we default to our Inner Caveman: our fight or flight response takes over and interprets any change as a threat. As human beings we like comfort: we’re built to move toward “homeostasis:” our body’s default, our comfortable ways of doing and being. Change means that we have to adapt, to do something different than what is already comfortable. From a physical perspective, this protects us from approaching saber-tooth tigers and stray prehistoric hyenas. The problem is that our brains don’t distinguish between true physical threats and the emotional ones of today’s workplace. In our brains, the threats of potential job loss, reduced salaries and new and improved work processes are just as real and scary as the meat-eating predators of our ancestors.We can adapt to change ONLY when we become intentional about how we see it and, thus, intentional about how we respond!

The changing workforce is a constant challenge: it’s diverse, it’s aging and much of it may lack commitment to your business growth…and that can spell disaster for your business! This seminar reviews the challenges presented by today’s changing workforce as well as approaches to keeping the best and brightest of your workers. 21st Century business success requires getting the most from your workers; this learning forum shows you why “partner-owners” must replace “employees” and how to build a strategy to do it!

Emotional intelligence or “EI”…the stuff of “soft” skills. Even though upwards of 90% of leadership success is attributed to EI skills, strengthening them is often ignored or overlooked. If you’re looking to get the best from the people in your business, you’ll get a huge return from growing everyone’s emotional intelligence.

People are the critical assets of business in the “Information/Service” economy, and people come with emotions. Success in today’s economy requires creativity, flexibility, resilience, interpersonal skills, teamwork, and collaboration and conflict skills from these assets, and sometimes emotions get in the way. Emotional Savvy is knowing how to welcome and handle change and challenge as they happen by using skills that recognize and manage emotions…both yours and others. Emotional Savvy leaders know that the humanness of emotions can get in the way of productive business results, and so they focus on developing Emotional Savvy to ensure collaboration and teamwork, reduced drama, and big commitment to strategy and goals. Some estimates show over 90% of a leader’s success is due to his/her handling of emotions in the workplace.

As we get older, many of us struggle to manage all the possessions we have accumulated. This session will offer some insights as to why we collect what we do and when we should be concerned about our collecting. Offers practical tips to assist in downsizing our homes and reducing the clutter in our lives.

Peel back the layers of information on the body’s largest organ! Find out what your skin can tell you about your health. Offers suggestions on how to keep your skin healthy and working for you.