Author Archives: S. J. Tagliareni

I was in my mid thirties when I pursued my Doctorate and one of my classmates was in her late fifties.When she told her husband that she wanted to go back and finish a Ph.D he responded by telling her … Continue reading →

When I was a child Pirates and the search for their treasure fascinated me.I had visions of finding lost treasure maps and one day hoped that I would discover buried treasure. As I grew older I realized that I had … Continue reading →

One of the people from the Westfield Temple e mailed me yesterday and said” I was struck by your quote by Viktor Frankl stating ‘What you say and what you see is where you go”That simple statement for her had … Continue reading →

There are limiting statements and beliefs that keep wonderful people from achieving their full potential. Have you heard or accepted any of these limitations?” I am too old to change “It is not the right time to try something new” … Continue reading →

I spent five wonderful years in Westfield and will be headed there this evening. Thanks to my dear friend Rabbi Chuck Kroloff I will give a keynote at the Temple tomorrow at lunchtime.Memories are exploding in my brain as I … Continue reading →

One of the wonderful qualities that my sister Tina possessed was the immediate support of every venture of her friends and loved ones.If I opened a Taco restaurant in Bangladesh Tina would make her plane reservations and be my first … Continue reading →

When we are in the middle of a crisis or serious challenge it is normal to feel overwhelmed. However, it is of some benefit to remind ourselves that this is not the first time we have been confronted with a … Continue reading →

Seventy years ago the world had its first view of Auschwitz one of the killing factories where the Nazis murdered countless innocents.The images of emaciated survivors and mounds of human corpses shocked anyone with an ounce of human compassion.Through the … Continue reading →

One of the lingering results of past failures is that at the memory level this can prevent new risk taking. Many times the memory is deep within us, and there are times when the residue is not really conscious. In … Continue reading →

Being the Lone Ranger and trying to figure out every angle and challenge rarely reaps great results. I have found that sharing the challenge, and the perceived obstacles with a posse often produces new information and a bevy of choices. … Continue reading →