“Tom’s use of video to demonstrate ABA principles provided practical, visual application — it just made sense! I was able to apply these principles in my classroom the very next day.”
Oonagh MacMahon, MSc, BCBASpeech and Language Therapist
Feel like you’re slipping? I’ve been there. Here’s how I came back stronger.
People half my age used to marvel at my memory. Then a traumatic brain injury took it, and my confidence and livelihood went with it. My memory never came back. But today I get more done than I did before the accident.
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Most people don’t know what they don’t know
Most of us use our phones and computers for email, photos and a little searching, and stop there. That’s true whether you’ve never touched a computer or you used one every day of your career. The tools changed in the last few years, and nobody sat us down to show us what they can do now.
A lot of people our age decide this is a young person’s game and the time has passed them by. I’d argue the opposite. Young people have the tools. We have the lived experience: decades of knowing people, solving problems and getting things done. Put the two together and you have a superpower.
Maybe you’ve got ideas you’ve been sitting on, things you’d still like to build, write or start. But between the passwords and the updates, the computer just makes you mad, so you leave it alone. I understand. I was there. It starts to feel like Mount Everest, and it’s easier not to start.
You don’t have to climb the whole mountain. You need one good trail, a few sure footholds, and someone beside you for the first stretch. That’s what I do.
Whatever matters to you
Whatever you want to do next, and wherever you’re starting from, that’s where we begin. Bring your vision, big or small. There are no limits here. Let’s get started.
Take Control Again
A calm, hands-on workshop I bring to your clubhouse, community room or senior center. People bring the phone or computer they already own, and we work on real things from their own lives. I go at the pace of the room. Nobody gets left behind, and nobody gets talked down to.
This won’t change your memory. It changes what happens when you forget. In two hours, you’ll see:
- How to set up your workspace to do more with less effort
- Shortcuts that get big results
- How to build your own team of helpers for the tasks that drive you crazy
These aren’t tricks to memorize. It’s one simple process I use for almost everything. I’ll show some of it live, on very different problems, so you can see how far the same process reaches. Once you have it, you can use it on whatever comes up next, and you’ll walk out with things you can put to work that same day.
No background needed. Brought to your community.
Formats: 2 hours (the community session, the best place to start) · Half day (more hands-on time, with a break and one-on-one help) · Full day (for groups who want to go deeper and leave with a plan).
Bring a workshop to your communityOne-on-one help
Prefer to work on your own setup, at home or remotely? I’ll help you build a system around the way you live and work, and stay with you while it takes hold.
About Tom
I’ve worn a lot of hats. I started out in the classroom, then went on to build, own and run businesses of my own. After my daughter’s diagnosis, I went back into education, became a behavior analyst, and spent decades training teachers, parents and school teams across the US and overseas.
Through all of it, my work has been figuring out how people learn and breaking hard things into steps that stick. When my memory failed, I couldn’t cut and paste without forgetting where I was pasting. So I went back to the basic behavior principles I’d taught for decades. Everything in this workshop is something I use every day.
In their words
People I’ve taught, in their own words.
“What clearly sets Tom apart from others is his ability to take very clinical information and make it understandable and immediately useful.”
Scott Rossig, M.Ed., BCBAPrincipal, South Bergen Jointure Commission
“He has a unique ability to take complex and technical behavioral principles and make them understandable to all audiences.”
Tricia CucePresident & Founder, Milagre Kids School / POAC of PA
“Tom is a great communicator and excels at translating what can be difficult information and techniques into teachable methods that anyone can use. His enthusiasm is contagious.”
Heather HoltSpeech Language Therapist
BehaviorDesk, coming soon
For behavior analysts, teachers and school teams. A simpler way to handle supervision, staff communication and teaching replacement behaviors. Follow along while it comes together.
For business owners
- Built, owned and operated two high-volume restaurants on the Jersey Shore that are still landmarks 25 years later.
- Joined a storm restoration company knowing nothing about construction. Became its top salesman, then built and led the sales team and the processes behind it, producing more than $60 million in sales in two years.
- Started as a dad looking for help for my daughter. Completed postgraduate work, became a behavior analyst, and led a special education consulting firm that worked across the United States and abroad.
I know what makes a business work and where it gets stuck. If you need help, there’s a good chance I can help you help yourself.
Ready to bring a workshop to your community?
Tell me a little about your group. I’ll reach out personally to talk it through.
Bring a workshop to your communityBring Take Control Again to your community
For activity directors, program staff, clubs and neighborhood associations. Individuals are welcome too.
Thank you, .
Your request is on its way to me. I’ll call or email you personally to talk about your group and pick a date that suits your calendar.
Book a 15-minute call
For one-on-one help or business questions. Pick a time that suits you, and we’ll talk about what you need.
Based in Naples, Florida. Glad to come to you.