Skillful Living Now:
Elevate Your Potential with Essential Soft Skills
Empowering individuals with the critical soft skills needed for career success, leadership, and personal growth in today’s ever-evolving world.
Skillful Living Now (SLN) is more than just a book—it’s a movement dedicated to equipping individuals with the essential soft skills that drive success in both personal and professional life. Founded by educator, author, and entrepreneur Ray Agliata, SLN was born out of a passion for bridging the gap between education and real-world application. Recognizing that technical skills alone aren’t enough in today’s workplace, Ray created Skillful Living Now to provide practical, actionable strategies that help individuals build confidence, enhance communication, and develop leadership abilities.
Through books, courses, workshops, and a growing online community, Skillful Living Now is on a mission to make soft skills training accessible to professionals, students, and organizations. As we look to the future, SLN is expanding into digital learning experiences, certification programs, and corporate training solutions, ensuring that individuals everywhere have the tools they need to thrive in an ever-changing world. Whether you’re seeking career growth, leadership development, or personal transformation, Skillful Living Now is here to help you unlock your full potential.
Meet Ray
Ray Agliata is an educator, author, and workforce development leader with extensive experience in adult education, community training, and professional development. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Montclair State University and a master’s degree in education from Rutgers University, along with graduate-level training in adult and continuing education.
Ray currently works in higher education in a leadership role, focusing on community education and training, where he oversees programs that support adult learners, workforce readiness, and digital equity. His work bridges education, industry, and community needs, with an emphasis on helping individuals develop skills that translate directly into real-world success.
In addition to his work in education, Ray serves on the Mercer County Workforce Development Board and chairs its Literacy Committee. He also works as a consultant and advisor on workforce, education, and training initiatives.
Ray is the author of Skillful Living Now: A Soft Skills Handbook and the creator of soft skills courses designed for adult learners and professionals. Across his teaching, writing, consulting, and public speaking, his focus remains consistent: helping people strengthen the human skills that shape how they communicate, lead, and show up in real-world situations.
