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“Luck
is when preparation meets opportunity” ~ unknown
Heather Tolley-Bauer is the owner of Done on the Run, LLC, a concierge
service helping clients create a life without listsSM.
She is infinitely prepared and inspired to do just that, and has spent
much of her life planning, organizing and managing details both professionally
and personally.
Before launching Done on the Run on November 1, 2006, Heather served as
Vice President and Director of Public Relations for Citizens Bank of Connecticut.
During her eight-year career she managed Citizens Bank's internal and
external communications; planned customer entertainment events, corporate
functions, meetings, press events and receptions; planned employee appreciation
activities and successfully managed and built Citizens Bank’s corporate
sponsorship portfolio.
But, long before that Heather showed a talent for successfully managing
projects, events and details. In high school she co-coordinated her high
school blood drive, which set a new record for collecting more units of
blood in one day than any other high school in the nation.
And, as the Community Education Coordinator for Kaskaskia College in Centralia,
Illinois, Heather coordinated all details for 150 different non-credit
classes.
Throughout her demanding career, Heather has always found time to serve
her community through various volunteer activities. She currently serves
on the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; is the
founder and co-chair of the Young Professionals Alliance, a division of
the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce; serves on the American Red Cross
Middlesex-Central Chapter's Board of Directors; and has served the Public
Relations Society of America currently as a Member at Large, having served
as Vice President, President and Immediate Past President of the Connecticut
Valley Chapter.
She is most proud of the volunteer work she performs for the Connecticut
Chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. As a long-time volunteer, she has
served in many capacities, but over the past three years she and her husband
have co-chaired the "Bouquet of Wishes" fundraising gala. Through
their leadership, the event has become one of the chapter's biggest and
most successful events.
Heather's hard work has earned her recognition as a leader—she received
the Young Woman in Leadership Award by the Women and Family Center of
Meriden, and was named to the prestigious Hartford Business Journal's "40 Under 40" list in 2004.
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Have you ever had an "aha!"
moment?
Mine came on May 21, 2006 when I got the call that changed my
life. My dear friend, Julie, a healthy 36-year old, was playing
soccer when she collapsed. Her heart stopped and she was in
the hospital lying in a coma.
We were all in shock. Among all of my friends, she was the healthiest.
And I couldn't understand how this was happening.
Over the next days, as her condition worsened, we had to face
the fact that our "Jules" wasn’t going to come
back to us…a reality that seemed unimaginable.
I can tell you, when you find yourself in this situation, you
start to take a long, hard look at your life. And honestly,
I didn't like what I saw. At the time, I was serving as the
Vice President and Director of Public Relations for one of the
region's largest banks. It was a very demanding job which had
become all-consuming.
And because of that…because I had misaligned my priorities…I
hadn't even seen my friend Julie in several months. Now I had
to face the fact that I might never see her again.
Over those 15 days, I realized that life is short. It became
abundantly clear to me that I wanted to be present in the lives
of those most important to me. I knew I had to take
a drastic step to have the quality of life I longed for.
And I was certain that others must want the same thing for themselves.
So, I quit my job and created Done on the Run, LLC, a business
that allows me to help clients create a life without lists.
My story has a happy ending…or a happy beginning, depending
on how you look at it.
Defying overwhelming odds, Jules miraculously woke from her
coma. She walks, talks, thinks, laughs and is well on her way
to making a full recovery. She has come a long way in a short
time, though she and her family still have a long way to go.
But, they are surrounded by caring friends and neighbors who
pitch in and help where needed. I am grateful to be among them.
What would you do with an extra hour in your day? What kind
of life would you create if you could focus on your "wish
list" and not on your "things-to-do list?"
Not only are the possibilities endless, they are achievable
if you’ll let me help you create a life without lists.
Imagine…a life without lists!
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