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A Powerful Book with a Powerful Purpose
Life is a collection of all the good, the extraordinary, the ordinary and the heartbreak in our lives. Gather As You Go is a collection of 300+ short wisdoms learned from the life of Carol Lavin Bernick. The goal of sharing is to pass along learnings to help others and in turn inspire others to do the same.
Leadership
Excelling in leadership is a life-long pursuit. It requires accountability to oneself, to others, and to our business (and life) endeavors. Our leadership wisdoms are founded in practical work experiences, honesty, positive communication, and empowering others.
Life
Life has a way of challenging us and rebuilding us all at the same time. In our life section, we explore the lessons life teaches us about family, love, loss, resilience and our responsibility to carry on.
Purpose
Donating is easy, but making an impact is the true challenge. Our purpose wisdoms draw upon lessons learned through board leadership, commitment to the community, and creating philanthropy that truly makes a difference.
Celebrations and Home
Create a comfortable, loving home and create celebrations that share true joy with people we love.
Accentuate the Positive
It’s hard to believe, but it takes seven positive statements to counter one negative. I heard that early in my career in business, and I didn’t believe it—but I sure do now. When you are looking for behavior change, you need to tell people all the many good things they do to counteract the one…
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The Kitchen Window Box
I love flowers on my windowsill. So, when I was building our new home in Chicago, I told my contractor that I wanted a deep window box that ran the length of the window by the kitchen sink. I asked him to line it in metal so that it didn’t leak. I wanted to be…
Why Did I Write This Book?
I have had a ton of experiences; I believe I’ve had more experiences of different kinds than a lot of people have. Good things have happened, as well as a bunch of rough stuff, and there are lessons to be learned from each. If I share these “wisdoms,” maybe I can help other people. A…
Finding Your Strength
Take an active, cute, and athletic boy, about to enter high school, who skis, swims, rides, and plays tennis. And one day HE notices (not our great pediatrician and not me) that his back looks like our horses’ do when we call them “swaybacked.” How can this be? Next thing we know they say kyphosis…
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Net proceeds from the sales of Gather As You Go support Enchanted Backpack, a Chicago-area nonprofit founded by the Lavin and Bernick families with the belief that all children deserve to have the tools they need to learn and excel.
