Living on the Smile Side of Life

Today I watched a segment of CBS Mornings, July 22, 2025. The story was about Gilda Radner, and her battle with ovarian cancer. Alan Zwiebel revealed his calls with Gilda, how she told him the bad news, and ask specifically that he help her laugh about it. It reminded me of my friend Madeline Hoffer, who called me to tell me about her bad news - and told me she called because she wanted me to help her laugh. And laugh we did. Unable to visit in person because of a broken foot, I promised I would laugh with her in person as soon as the boot came off. It was our last conversation, and yes, it is our laughter I will remember her by.

What is Well-Being?

Well-being is the part of Wellness that involves all the elements contributing to life satisfaction. Developing well-being enhancing habits can add to your resilience - your ability to manage when things get difficult and stressful. Some well-being habits also help with wellness, which incorporates both your physical and emotional health. A two for one!

Noreen Braman helps you, your employees, members, clients, event attendees, and others boost well-being, discover meaning and purpose, and support resilience for when life is not so funny!

Learn how laughter helped human survival, how baby laughter is diabolical, benefits of laughter, and more!

In this section, I discuss Reinventions and How the Affects Your Personal Mission and Vision, Also - what are we doing with time?

This is the last section to be read. The print book, which will soon have a second edition sans typos :) contains inspiring quotes, further reading, and some extra credit work.

You can purchase the book directly from the publisher 

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The first edition, which gives you the "spot the typos" game has a publication date of July 27, 2024. For a "hopefully" cleaned up edition, look for a new date. I've got my mission and purpose for this. :)

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In this chapter, Noreen Braman introduces the three parts of finding your purpose, creating Purpose, Mission, and Vision Statements. And don't forget to bring your Watchword from Episode 1. Noreen also shares her origin story.

No matter what our stage of life, from being a young career striver through retirement years, we face life challenges, some of them coming about without your choice or control.

Especially, the journey through midlife and beyond can be an unsettling time. As parts of life change, it creates the perfect opportunity to re-examine one's sense of meaning and purpose, to create fresh vision for the road that lies ahead.

'The Impossible Dream’ is the title track from Aaron Lazar’s debut album IMPOSSIBLE DREAM. Featuring an all-star cast of artists from the theater and pop world: Kristin Chenoweth, Josh Groban, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kelli O'Hara, Leslie Odom, Jr, Liz Callaway, Neil Patrick Harris, STING and many more!

*Proceeds from the sale of the album will benefit the ALS Network and Aaron Lazar who continues to face ALS with unwavering resilience.*

Purchase CD/Vinyl/Digital Download: https://hypeddit.com/impossibledream

iTunes here: https://music.apple.com/us/album/impossible-dream/1758398622?ls=1&app=itunes

ABOUT THE ALBUM

This inspiring nine-song collection features a remarkable roster of Lazar's friends, supporters, and artistic idols, including multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and Tony nominee Josh Groban; Tony and multiple Emmy winning film star Neil Patrick Harris; Tony and Grammy Award-winning, three-time Emmy and two-time Academy Award-nominee Leslie Odom, Jr.; 17-time Grammy Award-winning icon Sting; Pulitzer Prize, Grammy, Emmy, and Tony award-winning songwriter, actor, director and producer Lin-Manuel Miranda; Tony and Emmy winner Kristin Chenoweth; Tony Winner and Emmy and Grammy Nominee Kelli O’Hara; the late Rebecca Luker (three-time Tony nominee); Tony and Grammy nominee Norm Lewis;  multi-platinum recording artist and voice from “The Greatest Showman,” Loren Allred; and many more.

Directed and Edited by: Jonathan Estabrooks

Video Produced by: Kitt Wakeley

Director of Photography: Janeivy Hilario

Production Manager/Choral Conductor: Sydney Anderson

Assistant Production Manager: Jim Semmelman

Sound Engineers: Brian Viberts

Arranger/Orchestrator: Charlie Rosen

Vocal Arranger/Conductor: David Das

A Cam Operator: Janeivy Hilario

B Cam Operator, Lighting and Grip: Jarell Mique

C Cam Operator: Miguel Gallardo

Videographer: Sarowar Ahmed

Label: Lexicon Classics

© 2024, Studio Seven Media LLC

Impossible Dream is produced by Grammy winner Kitt Wakeley, Jonathan Estabrooks, and Aaron Lazar in association with Studio Seven Media and Emitha Studios. Additional producers include David Das, Christina Giacona, Patrick Conlon, and Sydney Anderson (vocal producer, "Fight the Dragons" and "The Impossible Dream"). For a full list of credits, visit http://www.lexiconclassics.com/impossible-dream.

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