Don't Let IT Get You!

With special guest Joy Ohayia, Ph.D, Author, Speaker, and Trainer. Introduction...... I hated my corporate job but I loved the check! I left early the day before “IT” happened. That same day a co-worker called me and said, “Are you okay, where are you? They laid three people off today, there’s supposed to be four.” The following day I dressed very casual, I remember I had a 9’oclock meeting that morning. I noticed that while I was speaking, my manager refused to make eye contact or take note of anything I said. On my way out of the meeting a colleague who usually ignored me said, “Take care”. Then my manager said, “Joy I need to speak with you”. I walked out of the conference room and never walked back in. I sat down and he said, “Your job has been terminated”. I said, “Okay good, how long will this take? I want to move my nail appointment up”. As I left the building some of my colleagues looked sad, some even cried, I was thinking Don’t cry for me Argentina, this is great, I’m out of bondage! Two weeks later my dream was born. Everyone advised me to use my newfound freedom to discover my passion. The answer hands-down, toes crossed was health and fitness. I have always been an athlete, I earned four individual records for sprinting and after over 20 years, two remain untouched. My first thought was, I need a company name it has to be big and attainable, “QuantumQuest!” Soon after, I opened a fitness club for women located in Central New Jersey. It xvi Don’t Let “IT” Get You! was September 30, 2005 to be exact. I will admit, I was nervous and the process was overwhelming. So much that I did not realize the club was mine, until my husband and I were walking through it and I said, “They have to change that.” My husband looked at me and said, “Who? They is you!”……………. We will have the opportunity to discuss with the author how she utilize, determining IT. How to overcome IT. How to have IT work in your favor.