Live A Flourishing Life  

Inspirational Speaker * Author * Intructor/Mentor

Personal and Professional Stress Management, Resilience-Building,

and Leadership Programs

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Upcoming Events

June 22: Booklovers' Gourmet - Presenter: On Being a 21st Century Author.

June 7: Worccester Women's Leadership Conference: Presenter: Job or Vocation? Discovering Your Purpose-filled Profession

May 24: Community Business Associates - Guest Speaker: Building A Successful Team (Even If You're Self-employed!)

May 7: Brookstone Wealth Management - Keynote Speaker: Resilience: The Key to Retirement Well-Being

May 1: Southbridge Rotary Club - Honor Student Recongition Luncheon: Guest Speaker

Need an inspiring and motivating speaker for your next event?

With Rita as your keynote speaker, your audience leaves energized, entertained, educated, and alive with possibilities.

Rita appeals to a wide variety of audiences, delivering results-driven information (with professionally-honed humor!) drawn from her  experiences as an author, professor, and business owner. Click here for more information.   Read Testimonials!

Rita Schiano

Rita Schiano - Coach and AuthorKeynote Speaker

“Thank you for agreeing to be our keynote speaker (Outstanding Women in Business Awards). . . . Your speech far exceeded our expectations today, and I truly appreciate the wonderful job that you did. I heard many wonderful comments about you from the attendee’s after the event. It was a pleasure to meet you and I hope to work with you again sometime!"  ~ Kris Prosser, Events & Marketing Manager, Worcester Business Journal 

“Rita Schiano brings so much more than a lecture or speech to her audiences. Dress for Success Worcester refers back to Rita again and again when in need of a volunteer speaker not only for her diverse subject matter but because of what she brings to each address. Rita knows her audience, engages her audience and time after time leaves her audience feeling empowered, confident and ready to flourish! Our clients pack the room when they hear Rita is going to speak. We at Dress for Success Worcester are honored every time Rita says “Yes! I will speak at your engagement.” We can't say enough great things about what Rita has done for our clients and the staff at Dress for Success Worcester. ~ Veronica Hachey, Program Director, Dress for Success Worcester

"Rita's comprehensive knowledge and excellent public speaking ability, laced with splashes of humor and personal experiences, made for an excellent and informative session." ~ Natural Living Expo

Looking for an innovative trainer for your company or organization?

Contact Rita!

 "Rita's training style combines the best of informative and interactive training, resulting in meeting corporate and employee training needs." ~ Rena Hannaford, CEO, WorkTerrain

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Live A Flourishing Life - Book and CD
A self-exploration process book on how to overcome personal barriers, build resilience, decrease stress, and live the good life!

Individual Mentoring . . .

Prefer Individual Mentoring? Private sessions available.  > more details

Live a Flourishing Life - Blog
The Boston Marathon, which takes place each year on Patriots Day, has long been a day of celebration, joy, and team spirit. We celebrate the elite runners, delight in the joy of thousands of ordinary people testing their mettle to accomplish an extraordinary feat, we support and cheer friends and colleagues who organize teams to raise money for causes near and dear to them. But at this year's Marathon, the incomprehensible and unconscionable acts of terror-minded individuals turned celebration ... read full post
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Stress-related illnesses cost American businesses more than $300 billion a year? CONTACT RITA about Stress Management Training for your employees.

What People Are Saying . . .

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Interested in private coaching?  Learn more... “Rita's mentoring helped me to identify areas of improvement and develop my own personalized plan for resilience in my life."  Yes! Send me more information!

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Read Rita's blog for the  Huffington Post and AOL Healthy Living!

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Be The Change . . .     Turning old cell phones into lifesavers. Live A Flourishing Life™ teams up with Hope Phones. Our goal . . . to collect and recycle 500 cell phones. Click here to learn more about Hope Phones and to find a community collection box near you.

* Psychology Today blog discussion: In The Face of Adversity: Practice Gratitude

Check out the Psychology Today blog discussion of Rita's Stress Management course at Bay Path College!

Click hear to listen to Rita on Artists First - ChitChat Cafe Live Podcast