We All Want To Be Happy
Joseph Onesta
Speaker, Trainer, Consultant
"I went into the woods because
I wished to live deliberately, to
front only the essential facts of
life, and see if I could not learn
what it had to teach, and not
when I cam to die, discover that
I had not lived."
~Henry David Thoreau
Joseph Onesta, Speaker, Trainer, Consultant
"...if you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has
been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to
be living is the one you are living.  When you can see that, you begin
to meet people who are in your field of bliss, and they open doors to
you.  I say, follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and doors will open
where you didn't know they were going to be."  
                                                                     ~Joseph Campbell
Since 1986, I've been helping
others find their bliss.  Whether
I was teaching English to new
immigrants, working with youth
in the Bronx, helping people with
AIDS live better lives, helping
families improve their financial
futures or partnering with
business leaders to improve
productivity and facilitate
work-life balance.  

It's all about bliss...
~ Joseph Onesta
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Joseph Onesta began his career as an educator and lecturer in American
English and Cross Cultural Communication for
Lehman College, City
University of New York in NYC
and in Hiroshima, Japan.  

While in New York City, he was ordained in a small interdenominational
church then called,
Revival Christian Church,  where he served as assistant
pastor in the Bronx.  His work in the Christian community revolves helping
Christians increase their ability to love themselves and those in their lives
unconditionally.  

    "My ministry informs my work and my life informs my ministry.  
    Though I don't use religious language when presenting, performing or
    leading groups that are not specifically Christian, the essential truth of
    my faith, that we are loved an need to love unconditionally, are a
    constant thread in my work."

In 1995 he transferred his attention to the social and educational needs of
individuals living with terminal illness. His Living Skills Program at
AIDS
Project Los Angeles
became the nation's benchmark  program of it's kind.

    "I have learned the most about life from people who knew their days
    were numbered.  Not many of those folks are still around but their
    lives, their stories, and their contributions to my life live on in me and
    those whose lives have been touched by the message of
    unconditional love."

In 1998, he became Director of Education and Training for Consumer Credit
Counseling Service of Los Angeles
and pioneered a certification course in
personal financial management addressing the unique needs of working
families. Serving as bilingual media spokesperson for CCCS-LA, he was
often a featured and much quoted speaker and authority on personal finance
issues.

    "Money occupies the minds of a lot of people.  When they worry about
    money, they aren't able to work, live or love as much as they can or
    should.  Helping people to learn how to never worry about money
    again was very rewarding.  Today, I limit myself to a few seminars
    offered by employers who understand that happier employees make
    a real difference in their companies."

Since 2003, Mr. Onesta has been working in the field of
Human Performance
Improvement
, consulting with organizations and individuals to improve their
performance through focused strategies, proven techniques, enriched
work/life balance and enhanced communication.  His keynote speech,
Live
Your Bliss
, has spired many to take those first steps toward finding and
following their true bliss.  Throughout his career, he's dedicated himself to
helping others lead better, happier, healthier lives.
I get a lot of joy out of helping others find and follow their bliss.  Whether
I am in front of an audience giving a presentation, leading a workshop
or sitting one on one with someone, my calling and my life are to help
as many people as I can to find and follow their bliss.
I'm following my bliss, are you?