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# Annmarie Kelly | Author, Speaker, Lifestyle Influencer

I empower women's lives and relationships

## Posts

- [Does "Til death do you part" still make sense?](https://annmariekelly.com/2026/07/10/does-til-death-do-you-part-still-make-sense/) - Happy July and Happy 250th Birthday to America! For a long time, I’ve believed that marriage – the traditional “‘til death do us part” marriage – is unrealistic. You see, I come from a family where four siblings – who had the same two parents - didn’t get along. So, the way I see it, the
- [First Steps Toward Victory? How Nancy Drew Inspired My Vision of Victory](https://annmariekelly.com/2026/05/22/first-steps-toward-victory-how-nancy-drew-inspired-my-vision-of-victory/) - Happy Victorious Woman Month!! Everyone has a moment, or a season, in which to decide whether to stay in your same place or step out into the unknown. The decision to move forward is always followed by a stretch out of your comfort zone. The stretch requires you to do whatever thing(s) you need (take action, more education, pray,
- [NASCAR’S VICTORIOUS WOMAN](https://annmariekelly.com/2026/05/14/nascars-victorious-woman/) - Original publish date: 2006 // Republished: 2026 Last week NASCAR announced that it will build its Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C. With that decision made, the committee can begin choosing who will be in the first class of inductees. Janet Guthrie could surely one of those honored as a victorious woman of NASCAR. In
- [Celebrate Victorious Woman Month with a Special Offer from Annmarie Kelly](https://annmariekelly.com/2026/04/30/celebrate-victorious-woman-month-with-a-special-offer-from-annmarie-kelly/) - Celebrate Victorious Woman Month this May with a special offer on Victorious Woman! Shaping Life’s Challenges into Personal Victories by Annmarie Kelly. Discover your strength and start your transformation today.
- [Victorious Woman Month 2026 - 20th Anniversary](https://annmariekelly.com/2026/04/30/victorious-woman-month-2026-20th-anniversary/) - Greetings and Happy Victorious Woman Month! Can it really be twenty years? YES!! Victorious Woman turns twenty this year!! I'm excited and I thank you for being with me in this success! BUT, do you know any of the backstory? The idea to tell stories of women overcoming seemingly impossible odds came to me shortly after the horrible events of
- [Showing up is the hinge that swings open every door](https://annmariekelly.com/2026/04/09/showing-up-is-the-hinge-that-swings-open-every-door/) - Happy April! In early March, my longtime mentor, Robbie Motter, celebrated her 90th birthday by publishing her memoir, She Showed Up: A Woman of Purpose, Power & Unstoppable Faith. Robbie sent me the manuscript last year so I could write a testimonial. However, last month. when the book got onto Amazon, I downloaded a copy to read it
- [Do the Patterns in your Marriage Need a Reset?](https://annmariekelly.com/2026/03/06/do-the-patterns-in-your-marriage-need-a-reset/) - Happy March! Do you ever think about how the patterns of your life dictate success or failure? Patterns are repeated ways of acting, reacting, or responding to specific situations. For example, a pattern of being early or late for meetings can determine a promotion at work. A pattern of being grateful can attract more good
- [Love Isn’t Candy and Cards: It’s Partner Conscientiousness](https://annmariekelly.com/2026/02/05/love-isnt-candy-and-cards-its-partner-conscientiousness/) - Valentine’s gifts are nice—but they’re not what truly sustains a relationship. Discover why partner conscientiousness matters more than cards and candy, and how simple tools like family meetings can transform connection, trust, and stability.
- [It's Ground Hog Day!](https://annmariekelly.com/2026/02/02/its-ground-hog-day/) - Ready for Ground Hog Day? Annmarie is! Listen to her fun interview with Punxsutawney Phil’s handler, AJ Dereume to get the behind-the-scenes scoop on everything Phil. Then check out her pix from last year’s visit to the land of the most famous groundhog in the world!
- [An Anniversary, A Memorial, and a Reminder - Say It Now](https://annmariekelly.com/2025/10/02/an-anniversary-a-memorial-and-a-reminder-say-it-now/) - Happy Fall! I had an interesting experience recently. In late September, Joseph and I celebrated the 2nd anniversary of our 8th Five-Year Marriage. We missed our usual Maine vacation this year, so we decided to take a few days away to celebrate and catch up with each other. I’ve been wanting to go to the 9-11 Flight
- [Letting Love Rest, Root, and Renew this Winter](https://annmariekelly.com/2025/12/05/letting-love-rest-root-and-renew-this-winter/) - Happy Holiday Greetings! Earlier this week I was interviewed about long-term marriage for an article to be published in a UK women’s magazine. The journalist was particularly interested in The Five-Year Marriage and how it lends itself to keeping a marriage “fresh” over time. She asked good questions and made the interview easy and fun (not
- [Stop Sabotage#4: Avoid Crippling Self-talk](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/11/crippling-self-talk/) - If your friends called you stupid, ugly, or fat, they wouldn't be your friends for long, would they? Stop saying crippling self-talk about yourself, here's how.
- [The Power of the Next Day](https://annmariekelly.com/2025/11/07/the-power-of-the-next-day/) - What Melinda French Gates Reminded of For Moving Forward Over the summer, I read Melinda French Gates latest book, a memoir, The Next Day. I read it a little bit for the gossipy part and a little because I was curious about how she made the decision to end her marriage. In the book, Gates describes her
- [October Reflections on Love, Marriage, and the Power of Redesigning Relationships](https://annmariekelly.com/2025/10/30/october-reflections-on-love-marriage-and-the-power-of-redesigning-relationships/) - Love and marriage aren’t static—they evolve as we do. This October, we explored what happens when couples treat their relationship as a living, breathing partnership. From learning when to say “I love you” while you can, to understanding why love often fades gradually rather than suddenly, this month’s conversation centered around growth, collaboration, adaptability, and
- [The Most Powerful Women](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/10/05/the-most-powerful-women/) - Forbes Magazine just unveiled its 100 Most Powerful Women in the World. Do you agree with their picks? What do you think? Here are their the top ten:
- [Ever had an angel on your shoulder?](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/04/26/ever-had-an-angel-on-your-shoulder/) - I heard the grandmother say to her granddaughter “I see something sparkling on your ears.” Remembering I was wearing my own “something sparkling”...
- [Where’s the Glass Ceiling?](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/09/19/wheres-the-glass-ceiling/) - While many women complain that they don’t get ahead in the workplace because of the proverbial glass ceiling, I’ve learned that the thing that inhibits and limits women the most is their personal glass ceiling. It’s the one build when you talk about yourself negatively (“that was dumb, but that’s me” or “I’ve always been
- [What I Shared on The Tamron Hall Show About The Five-Year Marriage®](https://annmariekelly.com/2025/09/05/what-i-shared-on-the-tamron-hall-show-about-the-five-year-marriage/) - When I sat down with Tamron Hall on her nationally syndicated talk show, I talked about reimagining marriage so it actually works for real couples. Watch now!
- [Do Celebrities Prove Marriage Planning is More Important than Wedding Planning?](https://annmariekelly.com/2025/09/04/do-celebrities-prove-marriage-planning-is-more-important-than-wedding-planning/) - In spite of the stress, planning a wedding is fun. But, it's over in a day. Then the marriage starts. What the couple does next determines success or failure
- [Reminiscing to Spark Reconnection](https://annmariekelly.com/2025/07/31/reminiscing-to-spark-reconnection/) - kris_adminEdit Profile We're Kicking Off the 30-Day Romance Challenge with "The Story of How We Met." If you missed last week's newsletter - which outlines the entire challenge, week by week, you can view it here: https://annmariekelly.com/2025/07/31/august-romance-awareness-month-2025/ Week 1 starts now! In the Beginning... Joseph was always a bit shy when we went someplace with couples
- [How to Talk About Change Without Starting a Fight - Relationship Communication Tips](https://annmariekelly.com/2025/07/14/how-to-talk-about-change-without-fighting/) - Change is a normal—and necessary—part of life. But in relationships, bringing up change often feels like lighting a match in a dry forest. Even small suggestions can lead to big arguments. Why? Because traditional marriages are built on the idea of permanence—unchanging vows, roles, and expectations. But when life changes (as it always does), that
- [August is Romance Awareness Month!](https://annmariekelly.com/2025/07/31/august-romance-awareness-month-2025/) - And I want to help YOU get some LOVE LIGHT going! Join me, Annmarie Kelly, for a 30-Day Romance Challenge designed to help couples, like you and your spouse/partner/sweetie, to reminisce and reconnect, so you can reignite the sparks that brought you together. HERE'S HOW: Starting Monday, and for each week in August, I'll have a special theme with a
- [Why Intentional Love Wins Over Spontaneous Romance](https://annmariekelly.com/2025/07/23/why-intentional-love-wins-over-spontaneous-romance/) - It’s easy to believe that great relationships should just “happen naturally.” We’re sold stories where passion never fades, partners always know exactly what the other needs, and love stays effortless forever. But here’s the truth: real, lasting romance doesn’t happen by accident — it happens on purpose. The Myth of Spontaneous Romance Movies and novels
- [Rethinking “Happily Ever After” for the Modern Couple](https://annmariekelly.com/2025/07/14/rethinking-happily-ever-after/) - Once upon a time, “happily ever after” meant one path—unchanging, unwavering, unquestioned. But that fairy tale wasn’t built for the reality of modern love.
- [7 Signs Your Marriage Needs a Reset](https://annmariekelly.com/2025/06/30/7-signs-your-marriage-needs-a-reset/) - Every relationship hits rough patches—but how do you know when it’s time to hit the reset button? Here are 7 signs it's time to reimagine your relationship.
- [ What Is a Five-Year Marriage—and Why You Need One](https://annmariekelly.com/2025/06/21/what-is-five-year-marriage-you-need-one/) - You’ve heard the fairy tale: meet the one, get married, live happily ever after. But what if “forever” isn’t the best way to build a healthy, happy relationship? That’s the question The Five-Year Marriage® asks—and answers. What Is a Five-Year Marriage®? A Five-Year Marriage® is a radical, practical approach to long-term love. Instead of assuming
- [Tools to Strengthen Your Marriage Today: Insights from The Five-Year Marriage](https://annmariekelly.com/2025/06/11/tools-to-strengthen-your-marriage-today-insights-from-the-five-year-marriage/) - Want to build a stronger, more fulfilling marriage? In The Five-Year Marriage 2nd Edition: Secrets, Tools, and Strategies for Reimagining Marriage So It Works For You, Annmarie Kelly shares practical tools to help couples create lasting, dynamic partnerships. Here are five actionable tools from the book to start strengthening your marriage today. 1. The Five-Year
- [Avoid This Wedding Planning Mistake!](https://annmariekelly.com/2022/11/26/avoid-this-wedding-planning-mistake/) - Couples put an astonishing amount of thought into their wedding day. But what happens next will determine if you live happily ever after or end up divorced.
- [A Box, a String, and a Question That Changed Everything](https://annmariekelly.com/2025/06/07/a-box-a-string-and-a-question-that-changed-everything/) - A couple weeks ago I listened to the audio version of the novel,The Measure by Nikki Erlick. I listened to some of it by myself and some of it in the car with Joseph. The story starts with, and is woven around, this most intriguing premise: on a normal spring morning, everyone in the world,
- [Why Modern Couples Are Choosing The Five-Year Marriage® Approach](https://annmariekelly.com/2025/05/16/why-modern-couples-are-choosing-the-five-year-marriage-approach/) - In a world where relationships are constantly evolving, traditional marriage models don’t always fit. Enter The Five-Year Marriage 2nd Edition: Secrets, Tools, and Strategies for Reimagining Marriage So It Works For You by Annmarie Kelly—a groundbreaking approach that’s resonating with modern couples. Why is the Five-Year Marriage® gaining so much traction, and how can it
- [Happy Victorious Woman Month!!](https://annmariekelly.com/2025/05/07/happy-victorious-woman-month-2025/) - I never thought marriage was a lost cause, but I did think that it needed to be different. As I started planning my own, uniquely structured marriage, I developed the ABCs - Agreements, Boundaries & Compromises. Learn about them in this month's newsletter! (and let me know what you think!)
- [5 Secrets to a Thriving Marriage: Lessons from The Five-Year Marriage](https://annmariekelly.com/2025/05/02/5-secrets-to-a-thriving-marriage-lessons-from-the-five-year-marriage/) - Are you looking to strengthen your marriage? Annmarie Kelly shares 5 innovative strategies to help couples build lasting, fulfilling partnerships.
- [Join Us for the Semi-Annual Women's Author Panel at the Pyramid Club on May 8!](https://annmariekelly.com/2025/04/23/join-us-for-the-semi-annual-womens-author-panel-at-the-pyramid-club-on-may-8-2025/) - Discover an inspiring evening of literature, networking, and breathtaking city views at the Semi-Annual Women's Author Panel on Thursday, May 8, 2025, hosted at the prestigious Pyramid Club on the 52nd floor of the Mellon Building. This exclusive event brings together talented local women authors for an unforgettable night of conversation, connection, and celebration of
- [The Secret Recipe for a Successful Marriage](https://annmariekelly.com/2022/06/19/the-secret-recipe-for-a-successful-marriage/) - Everything beautiful needs attention or it withers away. Your marriage is no different. over time, you, your partner, & your relationship change. Get re-synched
- [Spring Time Wake Up Call](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/04/01/spring-time-wake-up-call/) - the more we talked, the clearer it became that we got mentally and spiritually lazy. Maybe it’s because we are now where we dreamed we would be 30 years ago
- [But She Was My Soulmate](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/03/19/but-she-was-suppose-to-be-my-soulmate/) - They laughed about being soulmates, but Jim totally believed it was true. For the first time in his life, Jim was thinking about marriage.
- [Love means never having to say you’re sorry](https://annmariekelly.com/2025/03/18/love-means-never-having-to-say-youre-sorry/) - Greetings and Happy March! “Love means never having to say you’re sorry” is a quote someone suggested I post for Valentine’s Day. I told her I wouldn’t even consider it. Why? Because I think it’s one of the stupidest things ever said about love. I wonder if you agree… The quote comes from the 1970’s blockbuster movie, Love Story.
- [This month is called the love month............    But is it? ](https://annmariekelly.com/2025/02/14/this-month-is-called-the-love-month-but-is-it/) - Happy February! This month is called the love month. But is it? I hear the complaints all the time…”I feel like we have nothing in common anymore but the kids”, or “I’m bored”, and “I feel like we lost our spark”. Recently someone wondered to me out loud, asking if the disappearance of love in
- [Happy New Year!](https://annmariekelly.com/2025/01/01/happy-new-year-5/) - Have you been talking about New Year’s Resolutions in this new year of 2025? Isn’t it fun to think of the whole year being a blank slate – 12 fresh new months – all ahead of you? It’s a hopeful feeling, right? Sadly, for most people, that good feeling is fleeting. That’s why the second Friday of
- [Happy November!](https://annmariekelly.com/2024/11/14/happy-november/) - It was just about this time last year when Kay, the sister of one of my good friends, fell over a box of tomatoes she had just picked from her garden. Unfortunately, she was seriously injured. She was taken to the hospital and required back surgery. In the weeks to come, her prognosis was bleak.
- [September is the Month of Transitions](https://annmariekelly.com/2024/09/13/september-is-the-month-of-transitions/) - Happy Fall!! I always think of September as a transition month. Vacations are over and people seem to “get serious” again. The days are shorter, which (to me) feels like I have less time. The once-green landscapes transition into a beautiful mix of yellow, red and orange, and soon we’re reaching for that sweater or jacket
- [Victorious Woman Of The Month Collection](https://annmariekelly.com/2024/05/02/victorious-woman-of-the-month-collection/) - A collection of honorees for Victorious Woman of the Month. These inspiring women share incredible stories.
- [Victorious Woman Month 2024 - 20th Anniversary](https://annmariekelly.com/2024/05/08/victorious-woman-month-2024-20th-anniversary/) - Greetings and Happy Victorious Woman Month! Can it really be twenty years? YES!! Victorious Woman turns twenty this year!! I'm excited and I thank you for being with me in this success! BUT, do you know any of the backstory? The idea to tell stories of women overcoming seemingly impossible odds came to me shortly after the horrible events of
- [2024 Girlfriend Gala Photo Gallery](https://annmariekelly.com/2024/06/27/2024-girlfriend-gala-photo-gallery/) - A collection of beautiful photos capturing the Girlfriend Gala 2024 by the talented Jayne Toohey
- [Maine - My Way](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/04/13/20131/) - The Maine Diaries - If you want to experience the joys of New England, and specifically the coast of Maine, this is a good guide.
- [Essay Contest Winners Announced](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/07/03/essay-contest-winners-announced/) - The results are in for this year's Victorious Woman Essay Contest Winners!! First prize: Kathy Saello &Second prize: Sheila Caruso
- [A Little Pocket Change to Ensure your Independence](https://annmariekelly.com/2024/03/08/a-little-pocket-change-to-ensure-your-independence/) - Greetings and Happy Women’s History Month! Last week I watched a segment on one of the morning shows that gave young single women tips for buying their first home. I was happy to see it because real estate is one way a woman can build her personal wealth. As I watched, I thought, “Wow! That’s
- [Am I Old?](https://annmariekelly.com/2024/02/10/am-i-old/) - Greetings and Happy February!! I recently had a birthday. It wasn't a "big" or milestone birthday, and it wasn't exciting. In fact, I was nursing a very painful pinched nerve. So I was chair-bound, needed to be escorted to the bathroom, and was doing drugs for pain. Joseph took the week off from work to
- [Relationship Coach Annmarie Kelly Announces the "Summer Romance Challenge" for Couples Who Want to Bring the Love Back](https://annmariekelly.com/2023/08/02/relationship-coach-annmarie-kelly-announces-the-summer-romance-challenge-for-couples-who-want-to-bring-the-love-back/) - WEST CHESTER, Pa., Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- August is Romance Awareness Month, and Relationship Coach Annmarie Kelly is helping couples reignite the love spark in their relationship with The Romance Challenge, which is designed to remind couples why they are together. Couples do one simple love-action each day for five days, Monday through Friday, starting on August 7. "Marriages and
- [Relationship Coach Annmarie Kelly: Valentine's Day Engagement? Three Reality Shifts to Make Before You Say "YES"](https://annmariekelly.com/2023/02/06/relationship-coach-annmarie-kelly-valentines-day-engagement-three-reality-shifts-to-make-before-you-say-yes/) - WEST CHESTER, Pa., Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- What if, before the ring is even on your finger, you could reimagine marriage to work better for you? "You can!" says Annmarie Kelly, author of The Five-Year Marriage: Shifting the Marriage Paradigm. "Today's smart and savvy women don't want to get stuck in an unequal patriarchal marriage; yet they don't
- [I'm a Newlywed - again!](https://annmariekelly.com/2023/10/19/im-a-newlywed-again/) - After months of discussions, negotiations, renegotiations, & agreements, Joseph & I ended Five-Year Marriage #7. Our plans to marry again didn't go as expected.
- [Two Very Different Memorial Services](https://annmariekelly.com/2023/10/19/two-very-different-memorial-services/) - What do you want to be known for at your memorial service? Now is a good time to figure out what you want to be known for. Consider th
- [Summer Romance Challenge](https://annmariekelly.com/2023/08/02/summer-romance-challenge/) - Bring the spark back into your relationship with a 5-day challenge during Romance Awareness Month! Simple 1-a-day actions to rekindle the fire.
- [2023 Girlfriend Gala Photo Gallery](https://annmariekelly.com/2023/06/26/2023-girlfriend-gala-photo-gallery/) - A collection of beautiful photos capturing the Girlfriend Gala 2023 by the talented Jayne Toohey
- [I'm Not Married to the Same Man Anymore](https://annmariekelly.com/2023/04/11/im-not-married-to-the-same-man-anymore/) - Life's challenges change us. We aren't the same people on the other side. And neither is our relationship. Here's how to accept change & move forward, together
- [Remembering Pink Think](https://annmariekelly.com/2023/03/10/remembering-pink-think/) - We forget how women fought for greater equality: personally, at work, but also in marriage. For Women’s History Month, I’ve been thinking about Pink Think.
- [Show Up for Yourself this Valentine's Day!](https://annmariekelly.com/2023/02/14/show-up-for-yourself-this-valentines-day/) - Recently I was asked to contribute a chapter to the inspirational anthology being published by my long-time mentor, Robbie Motter. It's her 2nd anthology. I almost never say “no” when Robbie asks me to do something. Plus, the first anthology did really well. In fact, it became an international bestseller. So, thinking fast, I easily decided
- [The Marriage Curiosity Conversation](https://annmariekelly.com/2022/01/31/the-curiosity-conversation/) - Get your FREE Curiosity Conversation Cheat Sheet! Whether you are Preengaged / Engaged or already married, your relationship will benefit!
- [Rekindle the Romance in your Relationship!](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/07/27/rekindle-the-romance-in-your-relationship/) - Spark the romance back into your relationship with this 31-day challenge! Each time you post on social media & tag us, you'll be entered into a prize drawing!
- [Non-Traditional Marriage - A Recipe for Success](https://annmariekelly.com/2023/01/13/non-traditional-marriage-recipe-for-success/) - Don't get dragged down by traditional marriage. Design a relationship with the one you love that makes you both equally responsible.
- [Forget 'New Year, New You'. Try This Instead.](https://annmariekelly.com/2023/01/05/forget-new-year-new-you-try-this-instead/) - Are you noticing the same thing I’m seeing this New Year? There aren’t many of the traditional “New Year New You” pieces on TV? Let's try something different
- [Happy Holiday Greetings!!](https://annmariekelly.com/2022/12/08/happy-holiday-greetings/) - Jumpstart your New Years' Resolutions by answering these 3 important questions. Then join my next Victory Circle in January to make your goals a reality!
- [GOAL OR VICTORY?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/05/10/is-it-a-goal-or-a-victory/) - Victory happens when you stretch out of your comfort zone – like returning to school with a bunch of 20-year-olds when you are old enough to be their mother.
- [Tip#5: It's OK to Say No](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/12/14/ok-to-say-no/) - Feeling guilty about saying 'no'? In case you need permission, I'm giving you the "Victorious Woman Dispensation" to say ‘no’ to things you don’t want to do!
- [Do You Feel A Little Stuck? Wanna Get Unstuck?](https://annmariekelly.com/2022/11/14/do-you-feel-a-little-stuck-wanna-get-unstuck/) - You're not alone. I can help you rediscover your passion and reconnect with your purpose. Then we'll start making a plan to achieve it!
- [Vision Boards - Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/09/07/vision-boards-friday-happy-hour/) - Do you keep wondering about Vision Boards and the Law of Attraction? Annmarie Kelly is helping you demystify them at this week’s Happy Hour.
- [Social Media and Midlife Women](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/07/17/social-media-and-midlife-women/) - It’s called “the cost of caring” It’s why women are more prone to stress than men. The Pew Research Foundation sasys social media can be a stress-reliever
- [June 5 - Brigid Schulte](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/06/01/june-5-brigid-schulte/) - Brigid Schulte is the author of the New York Times bestselling book on time pressure, Overwhelmed: Work, Love & Play when No One has the Time.
- [Book Expo America: Lee Greenwood](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/05/28/book-expo-america-lee-greenwood/) - Book Expo America is quite an experience. Whether you're an author or press (like me), a vendor, an attendee, or a publisher, it's something you don't forget
- [Savvy Sizzle: Free Teleseminar](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/01/10/savvysizzlefree/) - Are you afraid your life is feeling more and more like frump and fizzle than savvy sizzle? You aren’t alone. 40% of women in midlife feel the same way right now
- [Values: August Victory Theme](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/08/01/values-august-victory-theme/) - After I ended my engagement, I questioned the value of being the perennial "good girl." I developed a greater value for my freedom & empowered to take risks
- [Kelly's Cafe: Q & A Session](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/07/27/kellys-cafe-q-a-session/) - Got a question? Want some advice? Need an unbiased opinion? Here’s the place to get it.
- [Exciting News! 30 Day Relationship Reset has Launched!](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/07/30/exciting-news-30-day-relationship-reset-has-launched/) - You don't have to be intimidated by marriage - there is a better way! This approach works for newlyweds and long-time married couples. You need this course.
- [Women's History is YOUR History](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/03/01/womens-history-is-your-history/) - Do you ever think about the women who came before you – either historically-speaking or in your family?
- [Hate Your Job?](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/02/21/hate-your-job/) - Are you one of the women who hate their job but stay for the pay and the health benefits?
- [What are You Waiting For?](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/02/01/what-are-you-waiting-for/) - As a woman you do not have to wait. You can make the first move in your job, relationships and life.
- [RadioWrap-Up.8.3.18: Volunteering](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/08/03/annette-glaudel-on-the-friday-happy-hour/) - Annette Glaudel is making the most of her retirement. She has a degree in chemical engineering & an MBA in finance. She worked for an oil refiner for 31 years.
- [Behind the Headlines: Mara Martin](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/07/17/behind-the-headlines-mara-martin/) - Mara Martin, a Sports Illustrated swimsuit search finalist, created quite a stir when she walked the runway in a bikini while breastfeeding her infant daughter
- [Girlfriend Gala 2018 Photo Gallery](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/06/18/girlfriend-gala-2018-photo-gallery/) - What an incredible night! Thank you to all the Victory Chicks who came with girlfriends they've known forever...and then met new ones.
- [Chatting about The Five-Year Marriage®](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/06/20/chatting-about-the-five-year-marriage/) - What a fun interview with Cheldin Barlatt Rumer! I love it when the host is as engaged in the conversation as she was! Thanks to the crew at This Is It TV!
- [Why Do People Get Married?](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/02/10/why-do-people-get-married/) - What motivates people to get married? While reasons might be different for some, there is one universal goal with all marriage: Making it last.
- [May is Victorious Woman Month](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/05/02/may-is-victorious-woman-month/) - Victory is the stretch you make out of your comfort zone and into that fuller, more fabulous expression of yourself.
- [Rather Die Than Speak?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/04/29/rather-die-than-speak/) - Public speaking is the Number One fear for many people. But in this day and age how you present yourself in person can make or break your career.
- [Is There An Alternative To ‘Til Death Marriage?](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/01/27/is-there-an-alternative-to-til-death-marriage/) - If you’re wary of marriage, you’re not alone. About 50% of marriages end in divorce. It's intimating to make a long-term commitment knowing it might not work
- [The First Five Years of Our Marriage Were Great...](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/06/10/the-first-five-years-were-great/) - Many marriages don't survive the first five years. You can prevent divorce and ensure mutual happiness with this new approach to marriage. Learn how here.
- [Unwrapping the Five-Year Marriage®](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/10/13/five-year-marriage-2/) - Last night I took the wraps off the Five-Year Marriage® during the inaugural event at the Pyramid Club in Philly. It was exciting and fun!
- [Communication in the Workplace: First Steps](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/04/03/communication-in-the-workplace-first-steps/) - In a meeting, you always seem to freeze up, have a hard time talking and don't get your point across. As a woman who has been there, I've learned a lot
- [More Chapters For You?](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/01/21/more-chapters-for-you/) - Your past doesn’t have to equal your future. Whatever role you played until now, if it isn’t who you are anymore, you can change it. I'll show you how.
- [Halloween Horror! Christmas Songs Already?](https://annmariekelly.com/2022/11/03/halloween-horror-christmas-songs-already/) - There are only 60 more days until 2022. Here are 3 steps you can take RIGHT NOW to plan, and achieve your 2022 New Year Resolutions
- [RadioWrap-Up: Are You a HumorOutcast?](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/07/17/radiowrap-up/) - Donna Cavanagh made us laugh today. It was a good Friday in the summer kind of funny. You can learn more about Donna at...
- [Donna Cavanagh  on Friday Happy Hour!](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/07/16/donna-cavanagh-on-friday-happy-hour/) - Donna Cavanagh knows about life’s speed bumps – we all hit them. But her take will have you laughing. That’s what Annmarie and Donna will be talking about
- [RadioWrap-Up: The Adventurista](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/06/19/radiowrap-up-travel-by-yourself/) - Would you travel by yourself? Janice Holly Booth does...and that's what we talked about today. Holly talks about fear and risk, and their transformative power
- [Janice Holly Booth on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/06/16/janice-holly-on-friday-happy-hour/) - Janice Holly Booth, award-winning non-profit CEO, is a full-time writer, speaker, & Adventurista! She's talking about the transformative power of fear & risk
- [Emeril Legasse at Book Expo America](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/06/02/book-expo-america-2/) - No sooner was The Girlfriend Gala over that I was on my way to New York City and Book Expo America. If you’ve never been, it’s an experience!
- [Lis Wiehl at Book Expo America](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/05/28/lis-wiehl-at-book-expo/) - If you've never read any of Lis Wiehl's books, you're missing something. Lis is an attorney, author, professor, and news analyst.
- [Step Up – Speak Up – Victory Up!](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/10/11/step-up-speak-up-victory-up/) - What Does Your Next Chapter Look Like? It won’t be long before you’re celebrating holidays and forgetting entirely about anything but dinners, gifts & dresses.
- [Leadership Lesson from Hepburn](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/11/15/why-feminine-leadership-matters/) - Katharine Hepburn wore slacks before they were considered acceptable for women, didn't wear makeup, spoke her mind, & was considered box office poison
- [SWOT Yourself](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/01/10/2015/) - My challenge to you is to pick a daydream, “paint” a mental picture of it and put yourself in the picture. Have fun with it, but pay attention
- [Behind the Eight-Ball at Work?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/01/17/2025/) - One of the biggest mistakes women make, and one that you have total power to change, is buying into your socialization.
- [The Janet Evanovich Chapters](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/01/26/the-janet-evanovich-chapters/) - How many changes of life and career can you have? A lot – and they ain’t over unless and until you decide to quit.
- [What have you learned about handling adversity?](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/04/09/what-have-you-learned-about-handling-adversity/) - I'd love to hear what lessons you've learned about handling adversity. Please leave a comment or response in the form below to share your experiences
- [May 15: Cheryl Rich Heisler](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/05/15/may-15-cheryl-rich-heisler/) - Cheryl Rich Heisler is an attorney by education, but decided her real passion was to help other unhappy attorneys find joy in their own careers.
- [Roz Warren on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/06/12/roz-warren-on-friday-happy-hour/) - Roz Warren, “the world’s funniest librarian,” writes for the NY Times, the Funny Times, the Christian Science Monitor, the Jewish Forward & the Huffington Post.
- [RadioWrap-Up: Are You Polite?](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/07/24/radiowrap-up-are-you-polite/) - International Etiquette Expert Jacquline Whitmore came to Happy Hour today. I had a lot of questions for her....and she gave great answers.
- [Debbie Peterson on Friday Happy Hour -  July 31](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/07/29/debbie-peterson-on-friday-happy-hour-july-31/) - Debbie Peterson is the CEO of Getting to Clarity & runs YOUR Next Chapter Life System which helps midlife women to reinvent their future one chapter at a time
- [RadioWrap-Up: Psychic Christi Cavallo](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/08/21/radiowrap-up-psychic-christi-cavallo/) - Once again psychic Christi Cavallo joined us to give mini-readings and talk about you, me and our psychic energy. It's always a treat when she joins us!
- [My Friend Robert](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/08/26/my-friend-robert/) - Leaving Rockport around 11am, we stopped for breakfast and then headed for Maine. By midday we were at the liquor store in New Hampshire
- [Am I a Mainer??](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/08/31/am-i-a-mainer/) - Something pretty neat happened as Joseph and I wrapped up today's hike on the Eagle Lake carriage trail. It was a very cool ending to a full and good day!
- [10.7.16 Radio Wrap-Up: Jane Bryant Quinn](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/10/07/jane-bryant-quinn-friday-happy-hour/) - Jane Bryant Quinn was back talking about retirement - how to get read for it, what to think about with your IRA or SEP, when to take Social Security,
- [Maine Vacation 2018: Salem MA](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/08/23/it-begins-maine-vacation-2018/) - Joseph & I left home around 7:45. We made a stop at the post office to pay bills & at Wawa for a breakfast sandwich and drinks. We were on our way to Salem MA
- [Catherine Got Me!](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/08/24/catherine-got-me/) - Catherine didn't bother us during the night. I woke up around 3am and thought I heard some shuffling, but it turns out that it was just Joseph snoring.
- [The Ultimate Victory Kit](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/10/04/victory-kit/) - This kit has all the products you need to succeed! DiSC Profile $35.00 Value (online interactive); Victorious Woman! Shaping Life’s Challenges into Personal &
- [Book Review: See Jane Lead](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/11/18/book-review-see-jane-lead/) - 99 Ways for Women to Take Charge at Work - When Lois Frankel explained how she chose the women she wove into the content
- [Is Change A Pain?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/01/18/the-adventure-of-change/) - Change reveals you to yourself,it brings you the opportunity to embrace something different or retreat into your personal comfort zone. Change is uncomfortable.
- [Money Changers](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/01/25/money-changers/) - One change most people say that want to make is to make more money. That always makes me laugh - even when I say it myself.
- [April's Theme: Communication](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/04/01/aprils-theme-communication/) - Communication is what happens when one person sends a message (says something) to another AND gets a response. It's all four parts.
- [Victory Stretch #5: Pinpoint Your Challenges](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/15/pinpoint-your-challenges/) - I know - I know. You want to be positive and focus on your strengths. But ignoring your weak spots is one fast way to sabotage your efforts.
- [Ten Tips for Taking Charge of Your Life](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/07/01/ten-tips-taking-charge-life/) - 1. Identify where you are stuck, 2. List your values, 3. Make an action plan for getting unstuck, 4. List your greatest strengths
- [Tips for Do-Overs & Second Chances](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/01/successful-do-overs-and-second-chances/) - Sometimes life gives you the opportunity for a Do-Over to get it right. Maybe you get to make the choice yourself, other times someone makes it for you.
- [Heading Home](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/05/heading-home/) - I'm going to miss looking out the living room window and seeing this view - the trees, the sunlight dancing on the water, sunset on the cover.
- [Rita Watson on Friday Happy Hour Radio](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/04/09/rita-watson-on-friday-happy-hour-radio/) - Just in Time For Valentine’s Day! Annmarie’s guest at this week’s Happy Hour is Rita Watson, a relationship columnist for the Providence Journal.
- [MJ Hitz, cancer survivor, on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/08/25/mj-hitz-cancer-survivor-on-friday-happy-hour/) - MJ Hitz, a cancer survivor, was living her life when she started to have some medical problems. It was her gynecologist who suggested she see her oncologist.
- [Windward Cottages](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/08/27/windward-cottages/) - Joseph and I meandered up the coast from Portland. We usually make a stop at the tiny lobster shack called Reds Eats in Wiscasset.
- [Donna Cavanaugh on Friday Happy Hour Radio](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/08/29/donna-cavanaugh-friday-happy-hour-radio/) - Back by popular demand! Ever think about writing about something funny that happened to you? Think it was so good that you thought it could be published?
- [Ghosts, Witches and Games](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/08/23/planning-for-catherine/) - Tonight was a fun mix of ghosts, witches, and games - mostly historical. GHOSTS: Joseph and I have some experience with spirits. So, after finding out that our
- [Great Start to Victorious Woman Month!!](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/05/02/what-way-to-start-victorious-woman-month/) - Most of us got the news late at night, or early Monday morning. Someone on the news said it felt like the entire US just won the World Series.
- [From Journal entries to a published book](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/01/20/writing-the-book/) - I started writing in high school. In my twenties, while I was going through a lot of personal angst, most of my writing was in my personal journals.
- [Invest in Yourself](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/01/24/invest-in-yourself/) - Women are often encouraged to forgo their own needs so that someone else can receive them. There is something to be said for being a little sacrificing
- [Pump Up the Power #8](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/04/27/success-attitude/) - Want to know what your success attitude is? You can find out quickly by noticing how you talk to yourself. If you aren’t sure what that is, take notice
- [Terran Lamp on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/04/09/terran-lamp-on-friday-happy-hour/) - February is American Heart Month and, in midlife, the risk factors for post-menopausal women increases. But Terran Lamp didn’t develop heart disease in midlife.
- [Women and Victory - What's it about?](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/05/05/women-and-victory-whats-it-about/) - I presented the idea of VICTORY to a group of women and it blew them away. They had associated victory with sports, politics, war & traditionally male domains
- [Pump Up the Power - #4](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/04/15/pump-up-with-positive-people/) - “A rising tide lifts all boats,” John F. Kennedy said. The phrase usually refers to the economy, meaning that when the economy is doing well, everyone prospers.
- [Do-Over #2: Open Your Mind](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/05/do-over-tip-open-your-mind/) - The mind is like an umbrella, it only works when it's open. When your mind is closed to new ideas, it's like walking in the rain - and all you get is soaked.
- [March 20: Jean Back](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/04/09/march-20-jean-back/) - Jean Back from Survival Essentials is coming to Happy Hour to talk about sweeping out the winter by decluttering your house. She’s sharing easy tips
- [Pump Up the Power #5](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/04/18/lose-toxic-people/) - A toxic person needs an audience & will do whatever is necessary to use you: guilt, obligation, accusation, fear...it's emotional bullying
- [WrapUp: Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/04/25/wrapup-friday-happy-hour-2/) - Dorothy Leeds was my guest on today's LIVE Podcast. She shared tips on avoiding communication mistakes - espeically automated "good girl" responses to questions
- [March 13: Lynn Peril](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/04/09/march-13-lynn-peril/) - Live Podcast: It’s Women’s History Month and, Lynn Peril is talking with Annmarie about her collection of “femorabilia” from her book, Pink Think.
- [31 Days of Victory 2019](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/05/03/31-days-of-victory-2019/) - Choose a new goal that requires you to make a decent victory towards being a victorious woman.
- [August is Romance Awareness Month!](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/07/31/august-is-romance-awareness-month/) - In honor of Eileen Buchheim's mission to encourage relationships enhancement. I've created a 31-Day Romance Challenge!
- [Five-Year Marriage® Featured on The Philadelphia Inquirer](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/08/10/five-year-marriage-featured-on-the-philadelphia-inquirer/) - When my fiance proposed, I thought, our relationship is so great - a marriage could ruin everything! So i decided a traditional marriage wasn't for me.
- [Celebrating Them...and US!](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/08/26/celebrating-them-and-us/) - This month marks the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote.
- [Relationship Advice: When “I’m Sorry” DOESN’T Count](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/03/12/relationship-advice-when-im-sorry-doesnt-matter/) - Relationship Advice: A pattern of behavior is any behavior that is consistently repeated. Paying attention to them can determine if a relationship can be saved.
- [The Five-Year Marriage®: Finding The Right Partner](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/03/17/the-five-year-marriage-finding-the-right-partner/) - If you’re making a long-term commitment to your partner, shouldn’t planning the marriage be more important than planning the wedding day?
- [Lisa Scottoline on The Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/08/28/lisa-scottoline-on-the-friday-happy-hour/) - Lisa is coming to the Friday Happy Hour to talk with me, your empowerment partner, Annmarie Kelly about her newest novel, After Anna.
- [Daphne Maxwell Reid on The Friday Happy Hour!](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/09/03/daphne-maxwell-reid-on-the-friday-happy-hour/) - Actress and 70's activist Daphne Maxwell talks about reinventing herself.
- [Hederow Theater with Penelope Reed & Jane A. McNeil](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/09/07/penelope-reed-and-jane-mcneil-on-the-friday-happy-hour/) - Local theater is a bright spot in most communities. But what do you know about the behind-the-scenes?
- [Insider stories about Groundhog's Day with Punxsutawney Phil's handler AJ Dereume!](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/02/02/insider-stories-about-groundhogs-day-with-punxsutawney-phils-handler-aj-dereume/) - Get the inside story from Punxsutawney Phil’s handler AJ Dereume!
- [Guys' Guy's Guide to Love author Robert Manni discusses Valentines day, Mistress day, modern relationships and more](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/02/15/guys-guys-guide-to-love-author-robert-manni-discusses-valentines-day-mistress-day-modern-relationships-and-more/) - Guys’ Guy’s Guide to Love author Robert Manni discusses Valentines day, Mistress day, modern relationships and more
- [5.13.16 RadioWrapUp: Life and Soul Synergy and Akashic Records](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/05/13/barbara-schiffman-friday-happy-hour/) - After decades as highly-regarded Hollywood script consultant, Barbara Schiffman transitioned from fictional film/TV stories to “true stories in progress”
- [May 8: Jen Groover](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/05/06/may-8-jen-groover/) - Jen Groover has a way with business. She wants to help you get empowered and grow your own success – in business and in your personal life
- [Melinda Emerson on the Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/08/13/melinda-emerson-on-the-friday-happy-hour/) - Does your midlife reinvention include starting your dream business? Or do you already have a business that could use a mini-makeover?
- [Suzi Siegel on the Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/08/06/suzi-siegel-on-the-friday-happy-hour/) - Suzi Siegel is a former investigative report and travel writer. And, for part of her career, worked with the Philadelphia police force.
- [RadioWrapUp.6.16.18: Daphne Maxwell Reed](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/06/11/daphne-maxwell-reed/) - Daphne Maxwell Reid. You know her as “Aunt Viv” on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Her experience of reinventing after 50 may help you reinvent your midlife too. 
- [Kristen Edens on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/05/27/kristen-edens-friday-happy-hour/) - Kristen Edens, is a personal finance and business expert helping those over 50 manage the new midlife.
- [What's Stopping You From Living Your Best Life?](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/12/17/newyear-newyou/) - On Monday night I gave the opening “invocation” at my Toastmaster group’s annual party. I talked about goals for the New Year (big surprise, huh?).
- [Lisa Concepcion on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/02/17/lisa-concepcion-friday-happy-hour/) - Lisa Concepcion married her college sweetheart. When things started to go wrong in her marriage, her spouse moved to California and she moved to Miami.
- [I worked this morning...aarrgghhh...](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/08/28/i-worked-this-morning/) - I worked this morning…and not that I wanted to, but because I had to do it. I left work last week with two things not finished for my October work
- [The Washcloth and The Wall](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/08/15/the-washcloth-and-the-wall/) - Have you "hit the wall" in your marriage yet? It happens to just about every married couple at some point, most commonly between 8-15 years
- [Are Single Women Happier?](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/04/30/are-you-happier-than-single-women/) - Wedding season is in full bloom. Thousands of single women are changing their status on social media. When they do, will they be happier?
- [No Marriage License Needed?](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/02/08/no-marriage-license-needed/) - Are Marriage Licenses on the Way Out? They may be - at least in Alabama! The idea started because of an unwillingness to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.
- [RadioWrapUp.7.7.17: What's Your Brand?](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/07/07/megan-driscoll-friday-happy-hour/) - Whether you know it or not, and whether it’s business or personal, you have a brand! Your brand is the way people see you and how they identify you.
- [How The Five-Year Marriage® Got It's Start](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/04/28/five-year-marriage-got-start/) - Annmarie's Humorous story-telling of how the Five-Year Marriage® came to be and why it's not your mothers marriage!
- [2.24.17 RadioWrapUp with Michelle Gielan](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/02/24/michelle-gielan-broadcasting-happiness/) - We’re “Broadcasting Happiness” at this Friday’s Happy Hour with the woman who wrote the book on the subject, Michelle Gielan.
- [11.4.16 RadioWrapUp: Who Moved My Teeth](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/11/04/cathy-sikorski-friday-happy-hour-nov-2016/) - Attorney Cathy Sikorski joins us at Happy Hour this Friday. We talked about Medicare’s open enrollment & how to handle your employer when you’re caregiving
- [It felt like a Stephen King novel...](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/08/29/it-rained-all-night-last-night-and-most-of-the-morning/) - It rained all night last night and most of the morning, so we just lazed around. It’s the only rainy day since we left home a week ago – so I can’t complain
- [Happy Hour-After The Show](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/04/18/happy-hour-show-2/) - If anyone or anything tries to curse or kill the Goodness at the Center of all things, it will just keep coming back to life. Forever Easter
- [Ignite Relationship Romance with 3 Simple Habits](https://annmariekelly.com/2022/08/05/ignite-relationship-romance-with-3-simple-habits/) - During this month dedicated to romance awareness, challenged yourself to bring some romance back into your life. Use the 80/20 rule and these 3 simple habits
- [What's Better - Success or Satisfaction?](https://annmariekelly.com/2022/10/06/success-or-satisfaction/) - A satisfying life is best because it's measured by our heart, soul, and mind. Here's a quick way to increase your satisfaction.
- [Abandonded & Angry](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/11/02/abandonded-angry/) - My husband left me & I’m really angry. We agreed on a traditional setup – that I would raise the kids and he would earn the money. But now the kids are grown
- [October Victory Theme](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/10/01/octobers-victory-theme-vision/) - You can have anything you want - the key is knowing what that is. That’s where most women get stuck. This month, focus on getting a vision for your future.
- [August Victory Theme](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/08/01/augusts-theme-values/) - Without values, you turn over the leadership of your life to someone else...and you may not like the direction they take you.
- [June Victory Theme](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/06/01/junes-theme-persistence/) - What is persistence? It's how you keep going & refuse to give up. Donald Trump once talked about how often he watched people in business be so close to success
- [February: Women and Heart Health](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/02/24/february-was-heart-health-month/) - Did you know that heart disease is the leading cause of death for African American and white women in the United States.
- [Last Chance to register for Annmarie Kelly's speech at the WWB on March 21st!](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/03/18/last-chance-to-register-for-annmarie-kellys-speach-at-the-wwb-on-march-21st/) - Flipping the Switch: From Pressure to Power. Change & stress are inevitable. In today’s economy, you have to do business & juggle your personal responsibilities
- [August 1st: Find Out Why LinkedIn is Essential for your Career](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/07/30/june-30-find-linkedin-essential-career/) - Facebook and Twitter get all the attention, but if you are in the working world, LinkedIn is the ticket. Annmarie chats with LinkedIn Expert Donna Serdula
- [1.29.16 RadioWrapUp: Karen Hassett talks about Women and Money](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/01/28/karen-hassett-on-friday-happy-hour/) - Karen Hassett coming to the Friday Happy Hour to talk with Annmarie Kelly about women and their money
- [7.22.16 RadioWrapUp: Fierce Optimism for Success](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/07/22/leeza-gibbons-friday-happy-hour/) - We talked Fierce Optimism with Leeza Gibbons. You know Leeza as the Emmy Award-winning television personality, successful businesswoman, and author.
- [Culture Vultures: How do midlife women handle it?](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/07/28/culture-vultures/) - Everybody is so concerned about climate change and air pollution and noise pollution yet I wonder why aren’t we concerned with the culture vultures
- [May is Victorious Woman Month!](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/04/30/may-victorious-woman-month/) - Join me in creating a small victory-a-day in May – 31 Days of Victory - and can’t we all use some victory right now
- [March's Deep Pause](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/03/25/marchs-deep-pause/) - You have a choice this month - to see what is happening both globally and in your world - as devastation or opportunity
- [What's Love Got to Do with It?](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/02/14/whats-love-got-to-do-with-it-2/) - Several women and men have told me they love their spouse, but don't like them. Turns out love is something very different to everyone.
- [Happy New Year! January 2020 Newsletter](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/01/09/happy-new-year-january-2020-newsletter/) - In a recent interview, Oprah, who turns 66 this month, said, “as long as there is breath, there is more.”
- [Freedom, Empowerment, and YOU](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/07/04/freedom-and-empowerment/) - I started truly valuing my independence and the freedom it gave me - to be who I am and do what I want - including making my own mistakes and taking credit for my victories.
- [Girlfriend Gala 2019 Photo Gallery](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/06/13/girlfriend-gala-2019-photo-gallery/) - A big thank you to all the Victory Chicks and the men who love us, who joined us for the 2019 Girlfriend Gala,
- [Is Hollywood Keeping Women Down?](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/03/11/is-hollywood-keeping-women-down/) - A Comparison of A Start id Born to Thelma and Louise. Jackson said he loved Ally. But he humiliated and demeaned her. It's a "that's what you get
- [Girlfriend Gala 2016 Photo Gallery](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/06/30/girlfriend-gala-2016-photo-gallery/) - This year marked the 10th anniversary of Victorious Woman Celebrations. It's been The Girlfriend Gala, and a fundraiser.. Each year it keeps getting better
- [4.29.16 RadioWrapUp: Kerry Hannon](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/04/25/kerry-hannon-on-friday-happy-hour/) - Ready to downshift and get that job you love now? Kerry has so much information to share and I'm glad she shared so much of it with us today!
- [The 21-DAY VICTORY CHALLENGE](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/04/22/victory-challenge/) - May is Victorious Woman Month and I've created a challenge so you can build up some of your Victory Muscles and get into that Victorious Woman frame of mind!
- [Longest Married Couple](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/02/01/longest-married-couple/) - A cute story about the longest married couple in the US. After 83 years, the bride still laughs when she reveals that her father didn't want the marriage
- [2019 Epilogue ](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/09/11/2019-epilogue/) - Settling back into "real life" after a relaxing couple of weeks away. I was surprised when I got an email from Ollie at Windward Cottages.
- [ Beating Dorian ](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/09/07/beating-dorian/) - All week I watched the path of hurricane Dorian. I wondered if we would get stuck in the hurricane – or it’s aftermath – on our way home. We didn’t.
- [Exchanging a “Last Hike” for Popovers](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/09/06/joseph-and-i-thought-about-a-last-hike-in-the-early-morning/) - Joseph and I thought about a “last hike” in the early morning but opted for Common Good, the soup kitchen in Southwest Harbor.
- [The Big One ](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/09/05/the-big-one/) - Today is our last full day in Maine. That means two things: The last hike and the “special” dinner. For the hike we chose my favorite: The Jordan Pond.
- [Green Eggs and Sam with George](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/09/04/were-starting-to-think-about-home/) - We’re starting to think about home – sad to see our vacation ending & glad to be back in our own beds. After yesterday’s hike, we opted for a much shorter trek
- [Only a Few Days Left](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/09/03/i-cannot-believe-its-tuesday-of-the-2nd-week/) - I cannot believe it’s Tuesday of the 2nd week here. It’s going too fast! This morning I saw Ollie and asked about his openings before and after our two weeks
- [Design House/Flash in the Pan](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/09/02/labor-day/) - We planned a trip to the new Bar Harbor Historical Society’s new home – currently being used as the fundraiser design house LaRochelle.
- [Jordan Stream Path](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/09/01/joseph-and-i-eased-into-the-day/) - Joseph and I eased into the day. Ollie stopped over and asked us if we wanted to go lobstering with him; he was leaving in about a half-hour.
- [Sunset on Schoodic ](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/08/31/sunset-on-schoodic/) - This is one of my favorite days – the Schoodic Peninsula trip. It focused on going to Mass at the tiny but oh-so-charming St. Margaret Church on Grindstone Neck
- [The weather is back to perfect ...](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/08/30/the-weather-is-back-to-perfect/) - The weather is back to perfect – about 75 degrees and sunny with a gentle breeze. This is Maine to me, and I love it. We had an easy morning of reading
- [Annmarie Kelly & The Five-Year Marriage® Featured on The Zoe Report!](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/11/16/annmarie-kelly-five-year-marriage-the-zoe-report/) - The Zoe Report published an article titled: The Secrets To Long-Term Partnership, According To 3 Committed Couples. Joseph & I are one of those 3 couples!
- [Lack of Values in Politics?](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/08/26/values-and-politics/) - But if you feel as frustrated as I do with the lack of political energy to get anything done for us in Washington DC, it seems we can look to our values
- [3rd Prize - Linda Boyd - Everything Happens For A Reason](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/09/01/3rd-prize-linda-boyd-everything-happens-for-a-reason/) - At 11 years old I was told I would die before 30. I was in Marshfield's Children's Hospital for 3 months. I left home at 16, because of Physical & Sexual Abuse.
- [Listen Now! Denise Hay shares tips to keep your wardrobe looking smart, sexy and spirited!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/10/15/listen-now-denise-hay-fashion-tips/) - Denise Hay loves helping women look & feel fabulous. In this episode, she shares great ideas on how to keep your wardrobe & yourself looking smart & sexy.
- [Career reinvention with Gloria Hoffner](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/06/career-reinvention-gloria-hoffner/) - Gloria Hoffner lost her job with a national newspaper. She felt down, lost & had no idea how she'd earn a living. She decided to reinvent her career path
- [Victory Stretch #4: Baby Steps](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/14/victory-stretch-4-baby-steps-2/) - Giant leaps make for good shows but they can be uncomfortable, physically & emotionally. Baby steps are small, doable tasks that are hardly noticeable to others
- [WrapUp: Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/02/wrapup-friday-happy-hour-3/) - Psychic Christi Cavallo was my guest today. This is the second time she's been to the Friday Happy Hour. If you tuned in, you know she's fun and accurate
- [WrapUp: Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/04/11/wrapup-friday-happy-hour/) - Fashionista Denise Hay had great ideas for what to buy to look current this spring, including ways to update what you already have so you look FABULOUS
- [Millennials Value...WHAT?](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/08/21/millennial-values/) - Ever Wonder How Your Values Compare with the Next Generation? Do you work with a young person who you can't seem to figure out & wonder what s/he is thinking?
- [Radio Wrap-Up: Lu Ann Cahn](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/05/i-dare-me/) - Lu Ann Cahn Dares YOU! Wasn't Lu Ann Cahn fun! I Dare Me is an interesting book about Lu Ann's year of "firsts" and it's full of ideas that you can try too!
- [2014 Victorious Woman Contest - First Prize](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/07/01/2014-victorious-woman-contest-first-prize/) - Madeline Foster- Hitting a brick wall changed my life forever. There is a moment during a marathon that a runner experiences excruciating pain
- [Victory Stretches](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/02/victory-stretches/) - It’s when you stretch out of your comfort zone so you can do something new or different, like achieve a goal, make a change, overcome a fear
- [Pump Up the Power #9](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/04/29/design-a-vision-board/) - Design a Vision Board & Use It. You’ve seen collages before, and maybe even made one. This project will hone your intentions and utilize the power of attraction
- [Pump Up the Power - #3](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/04/11/power-meditation/) - Meditate! You don’t have to spend much time or chant “OM”. Just breathe. In &out n & out. Focus on your breath. If thoughts distract you, return to your breath
- [July 18: Happy Hour Wrap-Up](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/07/18/finding-your-voice-2/) - Mimi Donaldson and I talked about how to find your voice, Weird Al Yankovick's newest video and Watching Straight No Chaser. Today's quote came from Tina Turner
- [Living by Design or Default?](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/07/01/taking-control-of-your-life-2/) - How to Take Control of Your Life! Thousands of women live by default instead of their design. Are you one of them? We'll discuss how to break free
- [June 6 Happy Hour: The Wrap-Up](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/06/06/june-6-happy-hour-wrap/) - Strawberry Shortcake; Emma Haslam, full-figured mum, & pole-dancer on Britain's Got Talent. Coach Julie Cohen stopped by with tips about work-life balance.
- [Happy Hour Radio May 16: The Prosperity Sisters](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/16/happy-hour-radio-may-16-the-the-prosperity-sisters/) - Six years ago, when the economy tumbled, it hit artist Carole particularly hard. That’s when she and sisters Sue and Kathy started an unusual, new business
- [Looking for love... Again!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/06/11/looking-love/) - Nancy Plummer talks about romance and dating – whether you’re looking for love again in mid-life or just want to put some romance back into your marriage.
- [Denise Hay On Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/04/11/denise-hay-friday-happy-hour/) - Denise Hay loves helping women look and feel fabulous. She is sharing great ideas on how to keep your wardrobe and yourself looking smart, sexy, and spirited!
- [Friday Happy Hour November 27](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/11/23/november-27/) - We’re coming to the end of Medicare’s open enrollment period. Your parents (or you) are trying to figure out what to do and if they or you need to make a change
- [Cathy Sikorski on Friday Happy Hour November 6](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/11/05/november-6-cathy-sikorski/) - November is National Caregiver Month. We’re talking about what it’s like to go back to the “real world” after your caregiver time is over
- [RadioWrap-Up: Life in the Sports Lane](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/10/16/radiowrap-up-life-in-the-sports-lane/) - Annmarie and Diane McGraw talked about the upcoming World Series, and what it was like to be part of that World Series experience.
- [The company called YOU INC: Where's the Luck?](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/12/12/will-you-inc-get-lucky/) - Robbie Motter, says that success is all about SHOWING UP. I think she’s right. But what do you do when you show up?
- [How to Reinvent Your Career](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/12/01/how-to-reinvent-your-career/) - Get a Jumpstart on your New Year’s Resolutions! How to Reinvent Your Career - This month we’re going to connect Emotional Intelligence to your career goals
- [Women in History: Midlife Reinvention Inspiration](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/03/04/finding-inspiration-womens-history-month/) - Victorious Woman Project remembers empowered women during Women's History Month. Don't put it off. You can go after whatever it is you want
- [It's a Brand New Baby Year! 3 Tips to Reach Your Goals](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/01/04/its-a-brand-new-baby-year/) - This fresh new year gives you a blank slate. You can write whatever you want on it. What do you want out of this year - besides "back to normal?"
- [Is Someone Stepping on Your Toes?](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/12/06/is-someone-stepping-on-your-toes/) - Stepping on your toes, invading your space, crossing a line, ignoring your wishes – whatever you call it, when somebody does it to you, it feels bad.
- [With the election behind us, what's next for YOU?](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/11/06/with-the-election-behind-us-whats-next-for-you/) - The elections are over...so now...take a deep breath and think. What’s next – FOR YOU? Research shows that what you focus on expands. So what’s your focus?
- [New Year New You, Discover Your Inner Spark!](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/10/12/new-year-new-you-discover-your-inner-spark/) - Join me for a discussion about happiness & personal fulfillment to help you uncover your inner spark & harness that passion to create a life you LOVE living!
- [Has 2020 felt like a Stephen King novel?](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/10/09/has-2020-felt-like-a-stephen-king-novel/) - If you ever doubted your personal power, 2020 surely reminded you that, even in the worst of times, you’ve got plenty of power!
- [Radio Wrap-Up: Caregivers](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/11/06/radio-wrap-up-caregivers/) - It's National Family Caregivers Month. The theme this year is Respite: Taking Care of Yourself. Cathy Sikorski stopped by to talk about her experiences
- [RadioWrap-Up: Selling on eBay](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/09/25/radiowrap-up-selling-on-ebay/) - eBay expert Kathy Terrill shares e-Commerce Tips at Happy Hour. Kathy had good tips for making money on your old stuff or starting a business.
- [Photos: 2015 Girlfriend Gala](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/05/31/photos-2015-girlfriend-gala/) - We had a GREAT time at the Victorious Woman Celebration, The Girlfriend Gala at Penn Oaks in West Chester PA! Thanks to all of you who joined me in celebration
- [Advance Your Career](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/12/08/advance-your-career/) - Studies have shown that two-thirds of your success depends on your emotional competence. If you are reinventing your career/business, YOU INC,
- [YOU INC](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/12/05/you-inc/) - This tips article was posted last month on Daily Venus Diva. I liked it enough to share it with you; the tips will help you with your YOU INC business planning.
- [Should A Marriage Be A ‘Forever’ Agreement?](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/02/17/should-a-marriage-be-a-forever-agreement/) - Is the idea of marriage and committing "forever" overwhelming for you? It might be helpful to shift your perception and expectations.
- [Hey Dear Abby: Don't Tell Women in Relationships to "Suck it Up."](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/01/29/hey-dear-abby-heres-a-better-answer/) - The woman is clearly unhappy with things as they are; she feels powerless. "Making the best of it" is what women have been doing for ages – to our detriment
- [The Five-Year Marriage® featured on the Tamron Hall Show!](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/04/28/five-year-marriage-featured-on-the-tamron-hall-show/) - The Tamron Hall Show was a great experience. So glad viewers got their first taste of The Five-Year Marriage® and, based on the post-show survey, they like it!
- [Pre-Marital Tips for Covid Couples](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/05/06/pre-marital-tips-for-covid-couples/) - Instead of being distracted by big weddings, are pandemic couples focusing on the marriage? 10 Questions you must ask before tying the knot.
- [Featured in the Women's Advantage Calendar 2014!](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/10/17/im-featured-womens-advantaget-calendar-2014/) - My advice was chosen from over 5,000 submissions to be featured in the 2014 Woman’s Advantage Shared Wisdom Calendar. It's a quote-a-day tear-off
- [Pump Up the Power #10](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/04/30/take-action/) - Take Action: DO Something You’re designed to live your best life. There’s nothing worse for your attitude than sitting around doing nothing.
- [Managing Men in the Workplace](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/04/02/managing-men-in-the-workplace/) - When I interviewed The Prosperity Sisters, I talked to them about their amazing cakes at Full-Spirited Flavors. I didn't know then that the youngest sister,
- [RadioWrapUp.2.16.18: Making Connections](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/02/16/bonnie-ross-parker-friday-happy-hour/) - Between things like downshifting into a second career, starting a new business, or downsizing into a new house in a strange place, we lose old connections.
- [Maine Diaries 2016](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/08/25/maine-diaries-2016/) - This year Joseph and I were a little more organized with our pre-vacation prep and packing. We woke up, stripped the bed and made it up with clean sheets.
- [Gregory Ann Cox on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/01/09/gregory-ann-cox-friday-happy-hour/) - Is dieting on your list of New Year’s resolutions? Then you’ll want to hear what Gregory Anne Cox has to say about dieting and midlife.
- [Melanie Benson Strick on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/01/06/melanie-benson-strick-friday-happy-hour/) - Melanie Benson Strick, known as America’s Leading Small Business Optimizer, has a gift for guiding fast-paced, overwhelmed, driven entrepreneurs to thrive.
- [Ginny Roberston on Friday Happy Hour!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/10/22/ginny-roberston-friday-happy-hour/) - Why Are You Here? Chat with Ginny Robertson, President of an organization that Connects Women Around the World to their Gifts, Their Purpose & Each Other
- [Radio Wrap-Up: Mental Illness](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/10/03/radio-wrap-mental-illness/) - Carolyn Flood for shining light on the taboo subject of mental illness. She is a licensed professional counselor who practices with a non-profit Mental Health agency
- [2014 Victorious Woman Contest - Third Prize](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/01/2014-victorious-woman-contest-third-prize/) - Ann Hamilton - Surviving the Eldercare Marathon -On April 17, 2010 my 89-year-old mother passed away. protracted series of complex mounting ailments.
- [Do-Over#4: Self-Care Planning](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/11/self-care-for-success/) - Do-overs demand work, time, and energy. Make sure you get a self-care plan in place - take care of yourself, physically and emotionally to avoid burnout
- [August Question of the Month](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/10/mid-life-reinvention-tips/) - Have you been through a mid-life reinvention? Did you get a second chance at something you missed or a do-over for some part of your life?
- [2014 Victorious Woman Contest –  Second Prize](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/01/2014-victorious-woman-contest-second-prize/) - Gloria Hoffner - From discrimination lawsuit & layoff to business owner & author! Jan 7, 2007 is a day, that changed my life in ways I could never have imagined
- [Get your Mojo Back on July 25 with Theresa Rose!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/07/21/get-mojo-back-july-25-theresa-rose/) - Annmarie Kelly and her guest, Theresa Rose are talking about getting your mojo back and Theresa Rose has some great tips for how to do it.
- [Find your voice: July 18 with Mimi Donaldson](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/07/14/find-voice-july-18-mimi-donaldson/) - Ever feel like you have no voice? Speak up for what you want, for your boundaries, to promote your success. Mimi Donaldson is Annmarie’s guest this week
- [Taking Charge: Get Unstuck](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/07/02/getting-unstuck/) - First, figure out where you are stuck...in your job, a relationship, your comfort zone. Then begin to figure out what you need to do to unravel the situation.
- [Not Your Mother's Marriage Master Class](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/08/30/not-your-mothers-marriage/) - The truth is this: in today’s fast-paced and constantly changing world, couples are faced with more & greater relationship challenges than any other generation
- [The Five Year Marriage® on Guys Guy Radio with Robert Manni](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/02/21/five-year-marriage-on-guys-guy-radio-robert-manni/) - Annmarie Kelly chats about The Five-Year Marriage® with Robert Manni on his Guy’s Guy Podcast. Lots of FUN! Listen now:
- [The Marriage Survey](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/11/02/the-marriage-survey/) - I need your help! So that I can give you the best information, tips, etc. I want to know more about the obstacles, challenges and joys that you experience in marriage.
- [Scared Silly](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/10/25/scared-silly/) - Arasapha Farms looks like any other house or farm on Middletown Road in Glen Mills. But from Sep to early Nov, it's transformed into the "trilogy of terror."
- [Happy Hour with The Woman’s Advantage](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/11/14/mary-cantando-nov-15-victorious-woman-radio/) - Mary helps women start and grow their businesses. The Roundtable is a highly-structured, content-driven program that helps small businesses reach $1 Million
- [Happy Thanksgiving!](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/11/28/happy-thanksgiving-2/) - I wish you a fabulous day of Thanksgiving. Don't forget to check out last week's guest Sharon O'Connor's "attitude of gratitude" tips and her sp
- [Happy Hour: After the Show](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/12/20/post-show-wrap-up-12-20-13/) - Get ready for your spectacular new year. Many women aren't really clear about their values, which is how so many women stay stuck in situations they don't like.
- [Happy Hour: Preparing for Success in 2014](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/12/20/preparing-for-success-in-2014/) - Want more success and victories this year? Get ready with 12 Days of Christmas tips. Join me & the funny, earthy, insightful Unitarian Minister Ann Keeler Evans
- [April Question of the Month](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/04/01/april-question-month/) - Do attitudes drive behavior or is it the reverse? It’s like the old question about which one comes first, the chicken or the egg.
- [Top Ten ways to a more positive attitude](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/04/10/top-ten-ways-positive-attitude/) - Attitude is a way of thinking or feeling about someone or something. If you want to change your life, change your attitude. Here are top 10 tips to do it.
- [May Question of the Month!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/01/may-question-month/) - When is comes to stretching out of your comfort zone, what’s one feeling or thought that might keep you from doing it?
- [It's Victorious Woman Month!!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/01/victorious-woman-month-3/) - Since it was first accepted into the McGraw Hill's Chase's Calendar of Events in 2006, International Victorious Woman Month has grown in scope and size.
- [Edwene Gaines on Happy Hour Radio May 23](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/16/edwene-gaines-happy-hour-radio-may-23/) - Edwene Gaine is dedicated to the transformation of the abundance consciousness of the world. It helped Annmarie lift herself out of poverty and into prosperity.
- [Victory Stretch#10 - Progress Not Perfection](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/30/progress-not-perfection/) - I have to shun the urge to look at what went wrong. After eight years, I've learned to focus on what went right, on the progress not the perfection of the event
- [Embracing Change](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/01/15/embracing-change/) - Change doesn't guarantee success but success won't happen if you don't change. If you do what you've always done, you'll continue to get what you already got
- [Values: What's the Difference?](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/08/11/values-whats-the-difference/) - If you honored your values every day, what would you give up or stop doing? How would your life change?
- [1st Prize - Juliana Palmcook - Balloon Rally](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/07/01/1st-prize-juliana-palmcook-balloon-rally/) - Do you remember when you were a child and held on to a helium balloon? Have you ever had the experience of the balloon flying way up into a blue sky?
- [June's Victory Theme: Persistence](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/06/01/junes-victory-theme-persistence/) - Carol Kivler spoke at last month's Gala about being persistent. Carol suffered for years from depression. She tried everything but nothing helped.
- [Victorious Honoree  - September 2011](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/09/01/victorious-honoree-september-2011/) - A marriage that works is what women want. When Lisa Marie Platske got engaged to a man who lived in another state, her desires & values were suddenly at odds
- [Happy Hour Radio Nov 28 with Deborah Norville - Thank You Power](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/11/23/happy-hour-radio-nov-28-with-deborah-norville-thank-you-power/) - Inside Edition Anchor Deborah Norville is joining Annmarie to discuss her book, Thank You Power, a book based on a powerful concept
- [Would You Walk Away on Your Wedding Day?](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/11/21/would-you-walk-away-on-your-wedding-day/) - While celebrating with her bridal party, Casey received hot & sexy texts from her fiance. It didn’t take long to figure out they were meant for another woman
- [The BEST Valentine's Gift](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/02/13/the-best-valentines-gift/) - If you're feeling overlooked or disregarded, & it makes you feel sad or resentful, it's time you renegotiated unspoken agreements. Here are 3 ways to start.
- [What's in YOUR Marriage Contract](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/07/09/is-it-in-your-marriage-agreement/) - Couples who read The Five-Year Marriage® have said, "You included EVERYTHING we need for our marriage contract!" I thought they were correct. Until yesterday.
- [How the Five-Year Marriage® Got Its Start](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/05/01/5-year-marriage-idea-come/) - At an event in West Chester PA, I shared my unique marriage journey with a live audience. The humorous tale explains how & why the Five-Year Marriage came about
- [Marriage Isn't for Him](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/11/30/marriage-isnt-for-him/) - "Marriage isn't for me," wrote Seth Adams Smith shortly after his first wedding anniversary.
- [Psychic Christi Cavallo joins us for Happy Hour!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/12/04/psychic-christi-cavallo-joins-us-happy-hour-2/) - Psychic Christi Cavallo will be doing mini-readings for almost the whole hour. You can call in any time. If the line is busy, call back.
- [April 24: Lori Osterberg](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/04/25/april-24-lori-osterberg/) - Ever think about calling it quits and starting over? That’s what Lori Osterberg did. She sold her home, downsized her belongings, & relocated
- [Tip#9: About the Drama Mamas](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/12/24/tip9-drama-mamas/) - Negative People, Alcoholics & Drama Mamas. We all have things that we can complain about or dramatize. But some people want to make their problems your problems
- [Dawn Wells, of Gilligan's Island, joins us for Happy Hour Radio Dec 26](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/12/22/dawn-wells-gilligans-island-joins-us-happy-hour-radio-dec-26/) - Remember Gilligan’s Island? Were you a Ginger or Mary Ann Fan? If you said Mary Ann, and I’ll bet most of you did, you won’t want to miss this show.
- [RadioWrap-Up: December12](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/12/12/radiowrap-december12/) - Mary Lou Quinlan is a Type A Good Girl and that's what we talked about today. Good girls go to heaven. Bad girls go everywhere.
- [Elder Care Attorney Cathy Sikorski on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/11/07/elder-care-attorney-cathy-sikorski-friday-happy-hour/) - New laws for Power of Attorney, Long Term Care Insurance and Filial Support – how a nursing home can make you responsible for your parent’s bill
- [Pump Up the Power - #2](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/04/06/exercise-into-a-new-attitude/) - Recharging Your Attitude: Exercise! It has a slew of powerful benefits that go way beyond losing weight. There’s something about getting your body moving
- ["Magic" at Today's Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/12/13/magic-todays-happy-hour/) - Want to SUPERCHARGE your goals? Shamanic healer Cherry-Lee Ward has great ideas and rituals that will help welcome the changes and push you past the challenges
- [Happy Hour: Beating Holiday Challenges](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/12/06/friday-happy-hour-focus-holiday-challenges/) - Dealing with Difficult People or the Loss of a Loved One. The condescending sister, the bully brother, the know-it-all spouse of your best friend..
- [...And The Winner Is...](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/12/19/winner/) - Congratulations to Candice Elizabeth Eivins! Candice told us her victory goal on our facebook giveaway and won The Woman's Advantage 2014 Calendar!
- [March Question of the Month - What's your Favorite Chick Flick?](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/03/01/march-question-month-whats-favorite-chick-flick/) - Share your favorite, inspiring or motivational women-oriented movie! I'll share with you the ones I love. Watch them this month to feel inspired!
- [Have a Crazy Business Idea? Turn it into a success!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/04/03/crazy-business-idea-turn-success/) - Ever have an idea for a business, think it was too crazy and forget about it? Michele Scott did too, except she didn't forget about it.
- [May 16th Happy Hour Wrap Up!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/16/happy-hour-victory-victoriouswoman/) - From all the shows that I watched (who couldn't have seen at least one of them!), I noticed a couple things that we can use to model Barbara's success
- [Top Ten Tips for Renewing and Recharging](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/06/12/top-ten-tips-renewing-recharging/) - In order to stretch into the victory that leads to success, you must be able to be your best, most energized, fully charged YOU! Here are then tips to help you
- [June question of the month!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/06/12/june-question-month/) - Knowing deep down that nothing can really keep me stuck and keeping that feeling of happiness that nothing and no-one can provide for me only myself!
- [Victory Stretch #8: Taking Risks](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/24/taking-risks/) - If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you already got. It sounds good & makes sense-that’s what makes any adage important & memorable
- [May 30: Happy Hour WrapUp](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/30/melissadribben-age-and-aging/) - Melissa Dribben, health and science columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer, joined me for Happy Hour to talk about age and aging.
- [Happy Hour Follow-Up](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/11/23/happy-hour-follow/) - On yesterday’s radio show I talked about Grace Slick being a floor model - someone who walks around the store wearing clothes with price tags.
- [Meet Fawn Germer on Nov 8: Victorious Woman Radio.](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/11/13/meet-fawn-germer-nov-8-victorious-woman-radio/) - If you’re a woman who doesn’t run with the herd, you’ll want to be at this week’s Happy Hour with Annmarie and Fawn Germer.
- [My Excellent Adventure](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/09/09/my-excellent-adventure/) - I'm starting a new adventure, something that I've thought about doing for a long time. This Friday begins my own one-hour, weekly radio show!
- [Pasta Goddesses](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/09/16/pasta-goddesses/) - They found a way to de-stress from work, learn & perfect a new skill and make a space for sharing happy times with their friends - all in one celebratory night!
- [Emotional Wellness Month](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/10/11/emotional-wellness-month/) - Emotional wellness is about having a positive attitude, high self-esteem, a strong sense of self, the ability to name your feelings & express them
- [WomanTalkLive](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/10/18/womantalklive/) - I was Interviewed on WomanTalkLive's by Ann Quasman. She asked me questions that really made me think, Like, what’s the conversation that changed your life?
- [What Color is Your 2014?](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/10/30/color-2014/) - As this year winds down and the New Year approaches, do you see browns, grays, or black? Or are you seeing bright yellows, reds, greens or fuscias?
- [Happy Hour Giveaway](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/11/15/happy-hour-giveaway/) - Annmarie and Mary Cantando talked about tips for getting back your mojo when feeling overwhelmed, how to know who to hobnob with for maximum productivity
- [Happy Hour with Eileen Rockefeller](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/11/27/happy-hour-eileen-rockefeller/) - Ever wonder what it's like to be a Rockefeller? If you're thinking that all that money makes life easy, you might be wrong, according to Eileen Rockefeller.
- [You and Your Values](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/08/06/values-whats-the-difference-2/) - I don't mind disagreeing with another person but I do mind someone trying to make me feel that my values are substandard because they don't match
- [2nd Prize - Lynn Sheridan - I AM VICTORIOUS](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/08/01/2nd-prize-lynn-sheridan-i-am-victorious/) - I am 65 and have been gay all my life. When I was very young I was quickly aware that most people did not like gay people. I was a quiet child; fearful
- [June 6: Vision Boards - Creating the Life of your Dreams!](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/04/22/vision-boards-create-the-life-of-your-dreams/) - Use Vision Boards to Create the Life of Your Dreams. You’ve heard about the Law of Attraction for creating the life you want. Learn to start using it.
- [Is Social Media Sabotaging Communication?](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/04/15/is-social-media-sabotaging-communicationmunication/) - Between facebook, twitter and texting, we sometimes think that sound bites, shared links, winks and 140 character tweets are communication.
- [Marianne Williamson and Influence](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/03/19/marianne-williamson-and-influence/) - Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
- [War Against Women….Again](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/03/16/war-against-women-again/) - When Sheryl Sandberg’s new book Lean In, hit the book shelves, she became the target of many women. Criticisms included that “she’s lucky” & “privileged”
- [Staying Under the Radar?](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/03/10/staying-under-the-radar/) - When a woman complains to me about not getting a promotion or recognition for some accomplishment, I ask her how she promotes herself. In most cases, she hasn't
- [How do I prioritize for my self?](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/12/14/how-do-i-prioritize-for-my-self/) - Priorities are set either by choice or by emergency. It's easier to dis-engage from the drama when you create your personal priorities and have your own agenda.
- [Passed Over For Promotion](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/11/02/promotion-pass-over/) - Here are three things you can do so you don’t miss the next promotion: Be proactive rather than reactive. Develop your leadership skills. Get help.
- [VIDEO: Tips for Couples - Surviving COVID Confinement](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/05/26/tips-for-couples-surviving-covid-confinement/) - You and your partner likely aren't used to being together all day long for weeks on end. It's not unusual to get on each others nerves.
- [Radio Wrap Up - Dec 5th](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/12/05/radio-wrap-dec-5th/) - Psychic Christi Cavallo joined us. I hope you got on for a reading. But in case you didn't, Christi is giving Happy Hour listeners a special offer!
- [Ten Tips for Happier Holidays](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/12/01/ten-tips-happier-holidays/) - Ten tips you can use to make Happier Holidays. If you pick two of these and embrace them, you’ll see the difference – and you’ll start the New Year happier!
- [Radio Wrap-Up: 1st Anniversay](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/19/first-anniversary0of-happy-hour-radio/) - I'm still so excited about talking to you every Friday. Most of the comments have been positive and I've taken the good and bad into consideration.
- [Stop Sabotage#6: Be Visible](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/16/is-being-visible-out-of-your-comfort-zone/) - You can blame a glass ceiling, but very often it’s self-sabotage. You let yourself be invisible because you aren’t doing the things that draw attention
- [Do-Over Tip#10: Focus](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/30/power-of-focus/) - The Power of Focus: Distractions are a woman's biggest goal-achieving challenge. Women are used to multi-tasking that they often get side-tracked
- [You've Gotta See This Movie!](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/09/14/new-beginnings-second-chances/) - Each character deals with the circumstances in a humorous way. Each life changes & evolves. It made me cry and left me feeling wonderfully upbeat & inspired.
- [Blurred Boundaries](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/07/11/blurred-boundaries/) - There are Six Savvy Skills every woman needs to develop to be victoriously successful. I've also developed the Dirty Dozen - 12 ways women sabotage themselves
- [July Victory Theme](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/07/01/julys-theme-energy/) - Summertime and the living is easy. You probably kick back a little, downshift into vacation mode and give yourself some much needed rest and relaxation.
- [Energy and Emotions](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/07/08/energy-and-emotions/) - Personal Energy is an item in your Victorious Woman arsenal. It means you are physically well, mentally stimulated, emotionally connected & spiritually involved
- [Mary Farr On Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/08/31/mary-farr-friday-happy-hour/) - If 2016 didn’t turn out the way you wanted, Mary Farr can help you make 2017 better. She is an author, longtime pediatric hospital chaplain & health care leader
- [Sailing on the Somes](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/08/28/sailing-on-the-somes/) - I don't know "aft" from "starboard" but I do know the difference from sailing and boating. Today it was boating
- [Cottage#5](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/08/27/cottage5/) - Our trip from Portland was happily uneventful. The only "itchy" part was traveling over the Penobscot Narrows Bridge.
- [Portland in the Morning](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/08/27/1607/) - This year Joseph and I did something a little different. We usually stay outside the city of Portland but this year we are right in the heart of the city.
- [Portland ME](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/08/26/portland-me/) - After leaving the PEM, Joseph and I got onto I95 and headed to a one-night stay in Portland...with a stop at the New Hampshire Liquor Store.
- [The Yin Yu Tang House](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/08/25/the-yin-yu-tang-house/) - With a couple newly found hours to explore more of the Peabody, Joseph & I asked about the Chinese House all the tour guides talked about. The Yin Yu Tang house
- [The Peabody](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/08/25/peabody-essex-museum/) - A rocky start to the day at breakfast. Joseph and I were seated quickly, it was very busy. Somehow we got overlooked. I was being patient but Joseph was not.
- [Salem - More Than Witches](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/08/25/1565/) - I was looking for witch-y lore and magic on my first trip to Salem MA on my first honeymoon in 1988. It was just OK and I probably wouldn't have gone back.
- [2017 WAZE Maze to Maine](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/08/24/maine-2017/) - Joseph and I did pretty good packing this morning. We left around 9am and stopped at WAWA for some tea and sandwiches. We figured we wouldn’t stop for breakfast
- [Linda Perillo Zazzalli on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/08/22/linda-perillo-zazzalli-friday-happy-hour/) - Linda Perillo Zazzalli, mother of eight, wants moms to know that it’s OK to have tough days and not be perfect. She trained as a writer and blogs lots of topics
- [Maine'17 - It's Almost Time!](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/08/20/maine17-its-almost-time/) - We leave for vacation on Thursday. However, my mind left about ten days ago. I've been noticing my mind meandering around some of my favorite Mt. Desert haunts
- [RadioWrap-Up.8.18.17.TheLunchLady](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/08/18/lunch-lady-joann-wismer-on-the-friday-happy-hour/) - When you were in school, did you ever wonder what your lunch lady was thinking as she dished out food to you and your classmates?
- [RadioWrap-Up.8.11.17.Wealth Code](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/08/11/prema-lee-gurreri-friday-happy-hour/) - Do you keep trying to get wealthy but, no matter what you do, you just can’t seem to make it happen? Maybe you don’t have “the code”
- [RadioWrap-Up.8.4.17:Planning a Fun Funeral](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/08/04/kylie-tevlie-friday-happy-hour/) - What’s going to happen when you die? Have you already planned your funeral? This weeks guest Kylie Tevlie, will make you think twice
- [I Do...Until I Don't](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/09/20/i-do-until-i-dont/) - A documentary filmmaker becomes jaded by thoughts of traditional marriage. It's outdated. She thinks marriage should last 7 years with an option to renew.
- [RadioWrap-Up.9.22.17.NextChapters](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/09/22/carol-gee-friday-happy-hour/) - Carol Gee has had more careers than most women. She spent 20 years in the Air Force, 20 years in education and, in her “retirement” started her own business.
- [The Five-Year Marriage®  Update](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/09/28/five-year-marriage-update/) - People have been asking when my new book will be available. Here's the status: It's finished and is on to the next step: the cover.
- [March Quote of the Month](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/03/05/march-quote-month/) - I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.~ Diane Ackerman
- [Top Ten Ways to Connect to Your Feminine Power](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/03/05/top-ten-ways-connect-feminine-power/) - March Top-Ten List: Top Ten Ways to Connect to Your Feminine Power, Take care of your SELF, Know Your Values - and Live by Them, Have a Vision for Your Life
- [Victory by Design E-Workbook](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/03/10/victory-by-design-workbook/) - Victory By Design gives you a step-by-step process for examining your life, what you want and what you need to do to BE MORE of who you really are
- [Feminine Power: Tip 2](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/03/06/step-two/) - Know Your Values Whether you know it or not, everything you do and every decision you make is based on your values. It’s the key to success in everything you do
- [Feminine Power: Tip 4](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/03/12/power-tip-four/) - Be your Own Best Friend. You are the only person with whom you are born, live and die. You want to be as nice to yourself as you would be to your other friends.
- [Feminine Power: Tip 5](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/03/18/feminine-power-tip-5/) - Feminine Power is about having a voice. Your Voice is YOUR story, the story of who you really are and the message you want to send to the world.
- [Kay Fittes disucsses overcoming self-sabotaging career behaviors on Friday Happy Radio](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/03/20/kay-fittes-disucsses-overcoming-self-sabotaging-career-behaviors-friday-happy-radio/) - If glass ceiling issues were women's only obstacle to career success, women wouldn't still be making 77 cents to a man's dollar.
- [Feminine Power: Tip 6](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/03/22/feminine-power-tip-6/) - Build Two-Way Street Relationships: If you've ever been in Philadelphia, you know that it's loaded with one-way streets. Talk about feeling powerless!
- [Feminine Power: Tip 7](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/03/25/feminine-power-tip-7/) - Money is power. No matter who you are and what you do, if you have some money put aside for yourself you boost your feminine power.
- [Feminine Power Tip 8: Give Up Guilt](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/03/27/give-up-guilt/) - “Guilt is a monkey on your back,” proclaimed good friend Ellie. She went on to explain how guilt served no purpose except to make you feel bad.
- [Annual Contest is OPEN!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/03/27/annual-contest-starts-today-2/) - The 7th Annual Victorious Woman Contest is OPEN! Submit your Entry! This year's contest is bigger and better. We're excited this year to be a partner
- [Feminine Power: Tip 9](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/03/29/drop-the-drama/) - Drop the Drama: Drama Queen. You’ve known a couple of them in your life, haven’t you? Maybe you’ve even been guilty of being one yourself from time to time.
- [Psychic at Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/02/12/psychic-happy-hour/) - This show is going to be more fun than usual and there's a special offer! Psychic Christi Cavallo will be doing min-reading for almost the whole hour.
- [Top ten most broken New Years Resolutions](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/02/20/top-ten-broken-new-years-resolutions/) - Are struggling to keep your resolutions? Here are the top ten most often broken New Year’s Resolutions. For a giggle, compare them to last month’s top ten
- [January Top Ten List](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/01/01/january-top-ten-list/) - The top ten New Years' Resolutions. How many of these items are on YOUR new year's list? Need help achieving them? You've come to the right place!
- [January 's Quote of the Month](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/01/04/january-s-quote-month/) - You have to make a decision in your life. Do you want to be ‘good’ or do you want to have a life? ‘Good’ implies being approved of and toeing the line.
- [Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/01/09/robbie-motter-happy-hour/) - Robbie Motter has been my mentor for years, & a friend for almost as long. On our first call I realized she is a woman who has a lot of that special "something"
- [Happy Hour: After the Show](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/01/10/happy-hour-show/) - Today's happy hour was jumping, thanks to my guest,Robbie Motter. I started the show with thoughts about midlife. like, why she thinks midlife begins at 47.
- [Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/01/22/friday-happy-hour/) - Peggy Smith is discussing why few women are stepping into leadership in the workplace. It’s so odd, since most women “take charge” in other areas of life
- [Danielle Keperling on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/01/28/danielle-keperling-friday-happy-hour/) - Thinking about starting a business? Danielle Keperling’s Lancaster-based construction company, Historic Restorations, specializes in historic preservation
- [3.4.16 RadioWrapUp: Janet F. Williams](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/03/04/janet-f-williams-on-friday-happy-hour/) - Are you hesitant to ask for what you want? I hope Janet Williams gave you a shot of confidence and courage.
- [Kathy Gottberg on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/03/09/kathy-gottberg-on-friday-happy-hour/) - If you’ve been in corporate America, the word “rightsizing” could send chills up your spine. But Kathy Gottberg has a different take. In her mid-fifties
- [3.25.16 RadioWrapUp: Divorce and the holidays](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/03/25/colleen-sheehy-orme-on-friday-happy-hour/) - After a divorce, what do you do for the holidays? Colleen and I talked about this on Friday Happy Hour. Colleen Sheehy Orme is a Divorce & Relationship expert.
- [Spring: New Beginnings](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/03/20/spring-has-sprung/) - Today is the first day of spring. Isn’t spring, with bursts of pinks and yellows & greens, always a welcome site after the dull, colorless winter?
- [3.18.16 RadioWrapUp: Susan Sparks](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/03/18/susan-sparks-on-friday-happy-hour/) - Could you do what Reverend Susan Sparks did at 40? Mixing spirituality and laughter? Susan gave us so much interesting information...and made up laugh too!
- [New Year's Resolutions](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/01/05/new-years-resolutions/) - Non-Traditional Resolutions. 1 More hugs. 2. Drink more. 3 Make eye contact. 4 Read the Ingredients. Need help with your New Year's Resolutions?
- [Webinar: How To Talk So People Will Listen](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/01/13/webinar-how-to-talk-so-people-will-listen-3/) - Have you ever made a suggestion and it’s ignored – only to have someone else to make the same suggestion a few minutes later and everyone thinks it’s great?
- [Can you Help?](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/01/14/can-you-help/) - I have a birthday coming up. Spouse Joseph wanted to take me to the Big Apple, but NYC is pretty cold in January. I wasn't warm to the idea :-).
- [Leading Lady or Best Supporting?](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/01/17/leading-lady-or-best-supporting/) - Golden Globes, People's Choice, the Oscars. It's the season for all the Hollywood movie awards ceremonies where actors are chosen as the "best"
- [Fortieth Anniversary of Roe v. Wade](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/01/22/fortieth-anniversary-of-roe-v-wade/) - I’ve always been of two minds about the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling. I’m pro-choice and anti-abortion. I know, it’s incongruous.
- [Holiday GIVEAWAY - Enter Today!](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/12/19/holiday-giveaway-enter-today-2/) - To celebrate the season and to herald the New Year, I am hosting a giveaway for the 2013 Woman’s Advantage Shared Wisdom Calendar.
- [The Optimal Living Success Workshop](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/12/21/success-workshop/) - Yes, you can positively change your life, at any age, at any time. You can start RIGHT NOW! Have you ever looked around and wondered how you got there?
- [Tribute Books Mama Book Review & Guest Post](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/12/26/tribute-books-mama-guest-post-book-review/) - You might like Victorious Woman! because the stories aren’t run of the mill “ta-dah” stories of successful woman. Each story is about a real woman
- [November's Victory Theme: Leadership](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/11/01/novembers-victory-theme-leadership/) - Leadership includes Business Planning for the New Year. Sounds boring, doesn’t it? But here's what feminine leadership is: you being in charge of your life.
- [Whose Life is This Anyway?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/11/03/taking-control-of-your-life/) - Are You Living Your Life....or Their Life? Have you been busy being everything to everyone? Have you ever wondered, "When it’s going to be “my turn”?"
- [What Do You Want Now?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/11/05/what-do-you-want-now/) - You decided to have Thanksgiving dinner. Now decide what you want to have. Most people have turkey, but not everyone does. Some people have ham
- [Is It Colorful?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/11/07/is-it-colorful/) - Many chefs will tell you that any meal should have a lot of color. Turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes will give you a table of browns &creams.Not much color.
- [Where's The Money?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/11/09/wheres-the-money/) - When you set a budget for the Thanksgiving meal, you are more likely to include the special foods that may cost a little more, and be smarter about finding them
- [Invite Good People](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/11/11/invite-good-people/) - The best Thanksgivings include people you love and people who love you. Those people come prepared for a good time, chip in and help, and add to the fun.
- [Getting the Food on the Table](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/11/14/women-in-leadership-planning/) - You know what you’re having for the “big dinner” and who's coming. Next, one of the biggest challenges is to getting everything on the table at the same time,
- [Asking For What You Need](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/11/17/asking-for-what-you-need/) - You can’t ask for help, or tell your guests what to bring, unless you know what you are having and what kind of help you need.
- [The Distortion of Distractions](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/11/20/the-distortion-of-distractions/) - I can’t figure out why there are big football games on Thanksgiving. And this year, so many stores are starting their Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving night.
- [Where's the Leadership?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/11/26/4541/) - The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it.--Elaine Agather
- [Are You Like the Horse or the Zebra?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/11/29/taking-the-lead/) - No matter how pretty or smart you are, if you aren't taking the lead in your life, you might find yourself following a horse's ass.
- [What's in Your Future?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/10/05/what-in-your-future/) - Do you have a vision for your future? Does even thinking about your vision make you feel nervous or intimidated? If it does, you aren’t alone!
- [My Victorious Purging Continues](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/10/15/my-victorious-purging-continues/) - I've been cleaning out every drawer, closet, and room of clutter in order to – energetically – make room for my goals? Vacation sidetracked my efforts.
- [Is Your Size Holding You Back?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/10/26/is-your-size-holding-you-back/) - Have you ever felt uncomfortable about your size? Has it ever held you back from achieving a goal? I'll bet it has.
- [Domestic Abuse Awareness Month](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/10/31/domestic-abuse-awareness-month/) - October is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month. You probably noticed all the pink ribbons for breast cancer...but how many purple ones did you see? Probably none. Why?
- [September’s Theme: Competence](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/09/01/septembers-theme-competence-2/) - COMPETENCE is the ability to do a job properly. It relates to every aspect of your life - your personal satisfaction, relationship happiness, and job success.
- [Why Meetings Fail](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/09/17/why-meetings-fail/) - Did you just get back from yet another Monday morning meeting? When I was the director and manager of a company's corporate university, every Monday morning...
- [American Business Women’s Day](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/09/22/american-business-womens-day-2/) - CONGRATULATIONS! Not everyone woman can start her own business, and YOU DID IT! Good for you! Here are a few interesting stats about women in business:
- [Success and Competence: Stage 3](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/09/24/stage-3-conscious-competence/) - Conscious Competence: You know what to do and you focus on doing it. You've figured out what knowledge or skill you need and take action.
- [Too Old to Learn Social Media?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/09/25/4288/) - During most of my career, I worked as a nurse. I left nursing to start my own business. My whole career of 30+ years focused on one-on-one contact
- [The Fast Lane](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/09/28/the-fast-lane/) - Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion. - Oprah Winfrey
- [Success and Competence: Stage 4](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/09/29/success-and-competence-stage-4/) - Unconscious Competence: Remember when you learned how to drive? You had to focus on every little thing. Now you can drive, drink coffee, & put on make-up
- [Victory and Spiritual Energy](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/08/01/spiritual-energy/) - July gave me unexpected challenges and, by July 31, I was at my wit's end! First, I'd set aside time to work on my upcoming blog tour for the launch my e-book.
- [August's Victorious Power Theme: Values](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/08/03/augusts-victorious-power-theme-values/) - Who doesn't wear Spanx or shapewear? We all like a little something once in a while to make the lines of that dress fall a little more smoothly
- [The Purge Continues](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/08/08/the-purge-continues/) - I’ve cleaned out and thrown out almost without mercy. I’ve given away clothes, shoes and handbags to the Salvation Army and Safe Harbor.
- [Radiators and Drains](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/08/11/radiators-and-drains/) - There are two types of people in the world: the ones who add value and the ones who detract from or undermine value.
- [Honoring Your Values](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/08/16/honoring-your-values-3/) - If you honored your values every day, what would you do more of (each day, each week, each month)? How would that make a difference?
- [Will You Join Me?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/08/17/blog-tour/) - Mark Your Calendar! Victorious Woman Blog Tour starts soon! Here are my tour stops and what will be happening:
- [Will She Make it This Time?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/08/20/will-she-make-it-this-time/) - Diana Nyad's Victorious Adventure - Talk about having a BIG DREAM and going after it!!
- [Phyllis Diller](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/08/21/phyllis-diller/) - Breaking Comedy's Glass Ceiling. Yesterday I met with my friend and spiritual mentor, Jeanne. For some reason, she mentioned Phyllis Diller
- ['Bout Time Augusta National!](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/08/21/bout-time-augusta-national/) - For years, the Augusta National Golf Club refused to admit women into their club. But that’s changed now.Thanks to Condoleezza Rice and Darla Moore
- [The Great Purge](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/08/23/the-great-purge/) - My home office and the kitchen are the two places I consider “the Motherload” of stored useless items. The kitchen has lots of glasses that are years old
- [Sage Advice From the Experts](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/08/23/sage-advice-from-the-experts/) - It was thirty years ago when Tom Peters wrote his first book, In Search of Excellence, with Robert Waterman. What the authors said then still holds true today
- [July's Theme: Energy and the Victorious Woman](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/07/01/energy-for-the-victorious-woman/) - ENERGY. It’s something that is all around us and comes in every possible form you can imagine. It's in your body, the words you say (and the ones you don't say)
- [Victory, Energy and Starting Over](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/07/15/victory-and-starting-over-energy/) - "I've lost it!" Have you ever said that? Why? Were you feeling frazzled, overwhelmed or just plain out of ideas?
- [Adult Child Wants Help](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/07/31/adult-child-wants-help/) - A few years ago I started taking care of my mother. It went from a little physical and emotional to more & more physical. So I cut back on my work hours
- [Join me - Italian-American Festival - today](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/06/03/join-me-at-the-italian-american-festival-today/) - This festival gets bigger and better each year! I've been happy to be a part of it from the beginning!
- [Upcoming Vision Board Event](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/06/03/upcoming-vision-board-event/) - You’ve heard about using the Law of Attraction for creating the life you want. Now it’s time to get busy and start using it!
- [Persistence and Fear of Failure](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/06/10/persistence-and-fear-of-failure/) - Yes, at the beginning, your plans can go either way. Yes, it’s true your plan could fail. But if you start & quit too soon, it definitely will.
- [Persistence and Change](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/06/21/persistence-and-change/) - If you are wondering what you need to do differently, this article by Fast Company’s Lydia Dishman give you a few ideas
- [Persistence and Clutter](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/06/25/persistence-and-clutter/) - What's Persistence and Clutter have to do with a Victorious Woman? It takes Persistence to Deal with Clutter!
- [Persistence: A Starting Over Must-Have!](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/06/28/persistence-starting-over-must-have/) - Persistence is essential for long term Goals. Last month she was gathering sticks and stems to make her nest in a secure spot under my deck.
- [Victorious Honoree - April 2012](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/06/28/victorious-honoree-april-2012/) - The Stigma: Morrison was just six weeks pregnant with her second child when she left her marriage. At the time Barbara remembers weighing her options
- [Purging Persistence!](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/06/30/purging-persistence/) - It amazes me how, for someone who doesn’t have a lot of storage space, I accumulated a lot of “stuff” in one closet and a couple of drawers.
- [Victorious Women should read 'You, Inc.'](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/05/10/victorious-women-should-read-you-inc/) - One of the best things about You Inc. The Art of Selling Yourself is that each chapter is really short. It’s like reading a blog entry.
- [When It Comes to Communication...](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/04/02/2719/) - Deborah Tannen Wrote the Book! If you have never read one of Deborah Tannen's books, go to your library and grab a copy!
- [Who's Waging the War on Women?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/04/12/whos-waging-the-war-on-women/) - The “war on women” is empty rhetoric put out by the Obama White House and its media sympathizers. It's another volley against conservative & independent women.
- [John Edwards Trial](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/04/23/john-edwards-trial-started-today/) - Edwards is accused of violating federal campaign finance laws using campaign monies to fund and keep secret an affair with his mistress, Reille Hunter
- [Online Communication and Your Job](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/04/14/online-communication-and-your-job/) - On a chapter of their reality show, Wilson Phillips was talking passionately about their comeback. They said one issues was getting enough visibility.
- [SmartWoman@Work: The Art of Influence](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/03/01/smartwomanwork-the-art-of-influence/) - For the SmartWoman@Work, the Victorious Woman Project will be giving you ideas for creating more influence in your life.
- [Creating Influence: First, Be Good at What You Do](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/03/02/influencer-first-be-good-at-what-you-do/) - Too many people have an inflated opinion of their skillset. I hear this complaint from HR, management, & team leaders at corporations & small businesses.
- [Creating Influence](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/03/03/creating-influence/) - How can you influence others if you can’t convince yourself? Believe in yourself so others can believe in you. The problem is women talk themselves down
- [Happy 101st International Women's Day!](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/03/08/happy-101-international-womens-day/) - Did you know this day used to be called International Working Women's Day? I guess someone realized that, whether it's in or out of the home, women are working
- [Creating Influence: Then, Develop Confidence](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/03/09/influence-then-develop-confidence/) - How are you going to influence anyone to take a chance on you if you can’t convince yourself? Confidence in yourself and your abilities gives people a sense
- [Happy 100th Birthday, Girl Scouts!](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/03/12/happy-100th-birthday-girl-scouts/) - I wanted to be Girl Scout when I was a kid, but my parents wouldn’t let me. I don’t know why. One of my sibs was a scout & my father was a Scoutmaster
- [Women of Influence...What About the U.S.?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/03/16/women-of-influence-what-about-the-u-s-2/) - We honor women who have made a difference in people’s lives. Few do that as powerfully as those who are presidents & prime ministers.
- [Creating Influence: What's in the Way?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/03/16/influence-whats-in-the-way/) - If you are starting over, chances are you are missing some of the family, friends, colleagues or neighbors who might have been part of your center of influence
- [Creating Influence: Next, Speak Up!](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/03/16/smartwomanwork-and-influence-speak-up/) - When I was the Education Manager for a university, the company VP used to say “When people know you and like you, they find a way to do business with you."
- [Kay Presto needs your vote!](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/03/19/kay-presto-needs-your-vote/) - She's the Queen of Empowered Seniors and a Victorious Woman Honoree Kay Presto. She was the first woman reporter for NASCAR, back in the day
- [Creating Influence: Tell your story & tell it well](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/03/23/influence-tell-your-story-and-tell-it-well/) - Women are usually pretty good at telling stories, just not usually about themselves – at least not in ways that put them in the best light. STOP IT!
- [Celebrating Victorious Women](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/03/24/celebrating-victorious-women/) - In honor of Women's History Month, The Press Club PA focused its meeting on women, past and present, who had demonstrated victories
- [Women In History: Sandra Day O'Connor](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/03/26/women-in-history-sandra-day-oconnor/) - When Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman on the Supreme Court, I barely noticed anything political. But that day I paid attention to the news!
- [Victory By Design E-Workbook](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/03/26/victory-by-design-e-workbook/) - Victory by Design gets you out of your boring comfort zone and skyrockets you through your personal glass ceiling so you can experience your personal power
- [The Secret to Influence](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/03/29/2634/) - We don't try to push others in a particular direction; we try to pull them toward our ideas.
- [Women in History: Nancy Pelosi](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/03/30/women-in-history-nancy-pelosi/) - I often say that motherhood is a temp job. When the kids grow up, you have to have a new beginning and write your next chapter.
- [February's Theme: Strategy](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/02/01/februarys-theme-strategy/) - Strategies lay out a plan and maneuvers designed to achieve a specific goal. A strategy defines which actions you'll take at each stage of a plan
- [Fish Out of Water Strategy](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/02/04/fish-out-of-water-strategy/) - Earl Nightingale talks about how we are all creatures of habit. There is something about a habit that gives us comfort. I find a cup of tea comforting
- [Now Find Your Strengths Strategy](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/02/05/now-find-your-strengths-strategy/) - We always remember what's wrong with us and are often at a loss for remembering what's right. The truth is that every one of us has far more right than wrong.
- [Stop Going Around in Circles!](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/02/08/stop-going-around-in-circles/) - When I was younger and trying to get my life in order, I spent a lot of time feeling like I was always going in circles and getting nowhere
- [Book Expo America](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/05/28/book-expo-america/) - I met Sarah, Duchess of York and Kathie Lee Gifford, who were both signing their newest children’s books. Both women were gracious and personable
- [Victory Team](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/04/28/victory-team/) - Last night was the last meeting of an amazing Victory Team that started with a Victorious Vision Board class last fall.
- [Think YOUR Glass Ceiling is Tough?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/05/20/think-you-have-a-glass-ceiling/) - Albright was the first woman US Secretary of State. While promoting her new book, Prague Winter, she talked briefly about her first days as Madame Secretary
- [Pump Up the Power #7](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/04/23/smile-and-attitude/) - A smile is a universal sign of happiness, friendliness, & approval. But that’s not all! A simple, sincere smile can have a huge impact on your overall attitude
- [Do Women Want to Lead?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/11/30/4548/) - Recently nineteen year old Julie Zeilinger wrote "many young women today fail to lead because of the pressure put on young women to be perfect...".
- [Can Questions Change Your Life?](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/04/21/can-questions-change-life/) - Dorothy Leeds thinks so…and she’s coming to the Friday Happy Hour to talk about it. Dorothy will explain why and how questions can change your life.
- [Pump Up the Power #6](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/04/21/extreme-gratitude/) - Gratitude is saying thank-you for something you receive. Extreme gratitude is being conscious of all the good that is all around you.
- [Book Review: Real Women – Real Stories – Real Challenges – Real Victories](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/12/11/real-women-real-stories-real-challenges-real-victories/) - What’s a woman to do? If she makes a bad choice or gets thrown one of life's curveballs, is she forever doomed? Grab a copy of the book, Victorius Woman!
- [Every Victorious Woman should read BRAG! by Peggy Klaus](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/05/10/every-victorious-woman-should-read-brag-by-peggy-klaus/) - In Brag! Peggy Klaus shows you how to talk about yourself by telling stories. She uses lots of examples for different situations, including what to do
- [Christi Cavallo on the Friday Happy Hour!](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/06/03/christi-cavallo-on-the-friday-happy-hour/) - Christi Cavallo's work for the past thirty years has been helping others find peace in their lives by answering their deepest questions.
- [How are victories created? Book Review by The Bookworm](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/12/20/how-are-victories-created-book-review-by-the-bookworm/) - Kelly explains victory as the stretch you make out of your comfort zone and into the greater, fuller expression of who you really are – your authentic self
- [Dare to Dream in 2013! Learn Powerful Tools To Get The Life You Want!](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/11/14/vision-boards-creating-the-life-of-your-dream/) - You’ve heard about the Law of Attraction for creating the life you want. Now it’s time to get busy and start using it.
- [RadioWrap-Up.GutsyHappiness](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/06/27/susan-rose-on-the-friday-happy-hour/) - Happiness ain’t for sissies! Though it sounds like being happy should be easy, too often choosing to be happy can require some gutsy moves.
- [Victorious Woman Month Starts Today](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/05/01/victorious-woman-month-starts-today/) - It's been eight years since I submitted the paperwork to get International Victorious Woman Month included in McGraw-Hill's Chase's Calendar of Events.
- [Support for Women In Business](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/03/22/support-for-women-in-business/) - Annmarie answers: I was wondering if your business was anywhere near Southern California or if you know of any other places I can contact
- [Happy St. Patrick's Day](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/03/17/happy-st-patricks-day/) - May the worst day of your future be better than the best day of your past! Happy St.Patrick's Day!
- [Are You an Influencer?](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/03/03/are-you-an-influencer/) - Women’s History Month is the perfect time to focus on INFLUENCE. Women who make history often do so because they are influencing experts.
- [Vision Boards:](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/01/05/dare-to-dream-in-2013-learn-powerful-tools-to-get-the-life-you-want/) - You’ve heard about the Law of Attraction for creating the life you want. Now it’s time to get busy and start using it.
- [Success and Competence: Stage 2](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/09/17/success-and-competence-stage-2/) - Now, you know you don’t know. That means you’re getting somewhere. With Conscious Incompetence, you recognize what's missing.
- [Honoring Your Values](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/08/10/honoring-your-values-2/) - Values are beacons of light that guide you and keep you on the right path. Sometimes, what you learned growing up is in conflict with your true values.
- [Victory and Mental Energy](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/07/21/victory-and-mental-energy/) - Mental energy is what enables you to focus on what you want & need. It's also what you use to figure out the strategies & plans you need to fulfill those
- [Victory and Emotional Energy](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/07/10/victory-and-emotional-energy/) - Are you living an inspired life? Or are you treading water in a sea of overcare & on your way to a drowning burnout? If you’re like most women, it’s the latter
- [Persistence and the Victorious Woman](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/06/20/persistence-victorious-woman-success/) - Persistence is finding what isn't working and not doing it anymore. It's about focusing on the goal and changing what you are doing to achieve it.
- [The Secret to Persistence](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/06/06/women-leadership-persistence/) - If you have that “beating my head against the wall”, then you need to do something different. And if you agree with Seth Godin’s definition of persistence
- [Carolyn Flood on Happy Hour Radio October 3 to Discuss Mental Health](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/10/02/carolyn-flood-happy-hour-radio-october-3-discuss-mental-health/) - Next week is Mental Health Awareness Week and I invited Carolyn Flood to Happy Hour to talk about this taboo topic
- [Tips on Bragging for mid-life women](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/16/tips-bragging-mid-life-women/) - If you’re a recovering good girl like me, you don’t want to miss this Friday’s show! Peggy Klaus is coming to give you tips on how to brag.
- [The DNA Detective on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/12/how-colleen-fitzpatrick-reinvented-herself-as-the-dna-detective-on-friday-happy-hour/) - How Colleen Fitzpatrick Reinvented Herself. She left her career in nuclear physics and reinvented herself as the DNA Detective. Since her reinvention..
- [LISTEN NOW! Theresa Rose's interview on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/10/listen-now-theresa-roses-interview-friday-happy-hour/) - Feeling like you’ve lost your mojo? Want to get it back? Listen to this episode of Friday Happy Hour with Annmarie Kelly and Theresa Rose.
- [Stop Sabotage Tip#1: Get a Big Picture](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/02/power-in-your-compelling-big-picture/) - There's Power in Your Compelling Big Picture If you could paint a picture of your future, exactly the way you want it, what does it look like?
- [September Question of the Month!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/01/september-question-month-self-sabotage/) - Are your sabotaging behaviors selling you short?I see and hear it all the time, not just in my work with women, but in everyday conversations
- [This Month: Stop the Self-Sabotage](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/01/self-sabotage/) - 10 resources for midlife women who want to make a change. These will help you stop self-sabotaging behaviors before your goals are derailed.
- [Do-Over Tip #5: Get Advice](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/15/do-over-5-get-advice/) - When starting over, you'll be inundated with advice from well-wishers and cinics alike. Here's how to sort the good advice from the bad
- [Psychic Christi Cavallo joins us for Happy Hour!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/10/psychic-christi-cavallo-joins-us-happy-hour/) - Christi Cavallo's work for the past thirty years has been helping others find peace in their lives by answering their deepest questions, lending a guiding hand
- [July 25: Happy Hour Wrap-Up](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/07/25/july-25-happy-hour-wrap/) - Whew! Meriam Ibrahim, being Christian, Hula Hoops, getting back your MOJO and Fifty Shades of Grey! We went around the world with this show.
- [July Quote of the Month](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/07/14/july-quote-month/) - Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control
- [2. List Your Values](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/07/06/2-list-values/) - If someone asked you to list your five most essential values in life, could you? Most people can't. But it's the foundation of your success
- [Do-Over Tip#9: Get Accountable](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/27/find-a-coach-or-accountability-partner/) - We all have good intentions when goal setting. But, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. That’s why, you need someone to hold you accountable
- [Do-Over Tip#8: Find Your Tribe](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/24/find-your-tribe/) - Your do-over will go much easier if you are with people who understand what your experiencing. Between in-person groups and online groups, you have no excuse
- [Do-Over Tip#7: Embrace the Change](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/21/tip7-embrace-the-change/) - Change is a forever part of life. No matter who you are, where you live, or what you do, change happens.
- [Do-Over Tip#6: Trust But Verify](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/18/trust-but-verify/) - A LinkedIn discussion started with the question: Do you trust your gut in making big decisions or do you have a process that you follow?
- [July Question of the Month](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/07/14/july-question-month/) - When you feel “stuck”, what helps you get unstuck? Fill out the form below and share your answer! We'll be discussing at the next Kelly's Cafe.
- [Victory Stretch #9: Get Help](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/28/get-help/) - Most women think they can do it all on their own. But that is unrealistic. Moral support, education, mentoring, or physical help, it's ok to ask for help
- [Victory Stretch #7: Ask Powerful Questions](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/21/ask-powerful-questions/) - Did you ever think that you cheated yourself out of great conversations or important information because you focused on the wrong things?
- [Victory Stretch#6: WII-FM](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/18/wii-fm/) - Why do you want to stretch out of your comfort zone? It's a lot of effort. What will you get out of it? Write down every good thing that will result
- [Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/04/04/friday-happy-hour-2/) - Michele Scott joined us for the Friday Happy Hour to talk about how she took a far-fetched idea and turned it into a business she loves.
- [Friday Happy Hour: Financial Power](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/03/28/friday-happy-hour-financial-power/) - Today's guests, Jen Calabro and Suzanne Ellis from talked about ways that you can boost your financial power.
- [Happy Hour: Prosperity and Success](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/03/21/prosperity-and-sucess/) - Prosperity, Success, and Bossy were what we talked about at today's Happy Hour. Thanks so much to Kay Fittes of High Heeled Success and author Pam Mariani.
- [Ban Bossy???](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/03/14/ban-bossy/) - Beyonce, Jennifer Garner, Jane Lynch & Condoleeza Rice are making a commercial with FB’s CEO, Sheryl Sandberg?
- [Mid-life: Strong is the New Skinny](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/02/20/strong/) - We have 2 very special guests - Kelley Connors, founder of Real Women on Health & Sharon Kelly Hake, who launched Great Dames
- [Today at Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/01/24/today-happy-hour/) - Women are “all in” when talking about a promotion or being a successful business owner. But talk about being a business or corporate leader and women shy away.
- [Are You Sabotaging Your New Year's Resolutions?](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/01/06/sabotaging-new-years-resolutions/) - Here's the secret: Your life is dependent on your habits. When you set a new goal, some of your current habits hold you back. Here's how to break through
- [January Questions - What's the biggest challenge you face against your New Year Resolutions?](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/12/31/january-question-month/) - I want to know - what causes you to get off track when you attempt your New Year's Resolutions? Drop your answer into the form below
- [For Your Guys: Gift-giving Tips](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/12/06/guys-gift-giving-tips/) - At today’s Happy Hour show, I talked to our mid-life guys - you know, the ones who buy us clothes that are the wrong size or jewelry we don't like...
- [Happy Hour Special - Limited Time!](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/11/22/happy-hour-special-limited-time/) - Today I talked with hypnotherapist Sharon O'Connor about Gratitude, Goals and the Law of Attraction. Sharon talked about the Power Questions
- [The End of Camelot](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/11/22/end-camelot/) - Today is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John Kennedy. For some of you, this was that seminal moment that sticks in your mind.
- [I'm Having a Baby!](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/11/01/im-baby/) - I hate paying for stuff and not using what I buy. Did you ever make an impulse buy and wonder what you were thinking when you got home?
- [Friday Happy Hour for 11/1/13](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/11/01/friday-happy-hour-11113/) - Meet Susan Baroncini-Moe, author of Business in Blue Jeans at the Friday Happy Hour. I got Susan's book in the spring and, when I read it...
- [Sex: How Important to Mid-Life Women?](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/10/23/emotional-wellness-sex/) - Miley Cyrus recently told NBC Today Show's Matt Lauer that she was getting her sexy on now because she's heard that after 40 it's all over.
- [Domestic Violence on Today's Show](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/10/11/domestic-violence-todays-show/) - When I was interviewing women for Victorious Woman!, finding a woman to tell her story of domestic violence was the hardest victory to find.
- [Where's The Funny?](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/10/04/wheres-funny/) - An article titled “Why Women Aren’t Funny.” got me thinking - are women less funny than men? You might be surprised at how much you’ve laughed...
- [Happy Hour Today!](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/09/27/happy-hour-today/) - Kate Waite was disfigured in a chemistry class fire when she was 15, & that led her to believe that she was one of the unluckiest people on earth.
- [Happy Hour with Annmarie Kelly](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/09/19/happy-hour-annmarie-kelly/) - Entrepreneur and author Judy Hoberman will be joining me to talk about some of the ways we sabotage our own efforts in the way we communicate.
- [Starting Over After 40 with Guest Susan Tolles & Wendy Mackowski](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/09/11/starting-40-guest-susan-tolles-wendy-mackowski/) - Pour yourself a glass of wine and join the fun with Annmarie Kelly and her expert guests as we explore together the lives of women in mid-life (US!).
- [The Girlfriend Gala 2013 Recap!](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/05/24/the-girlfriend-gala-2013-what-people-are-saying/) - This evening of victories has become more special each year because of all the girlfriends who donate their time and talent to make it fun and inspirational and all the girlfriends who come to support their own dreams while helping other women.
- [Top Ten Ways Women Sabotage their Communication in the Workplace](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/04/29/top-ten-ways-women-sabotage-their-communication-in-the-workplace/) - Women undermine their success by how they communicate in the workplace. We’ve learned to dress for success but have we learned the language of success?
- [Ten Communication Secrets of Great Leaders](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/04/22/ten-communication-secrets-of-great-leaders/) - 1. Speak not with a forked tongue: Act like someone who deserves to be trusted; 2. Get personal... + 8 more communication secrets for women leaders
- [April: Women & Leadership](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/04/27/april-women-leadership/) - Interesting articles about Women & Leadership. Here's what feminine leadership is: you being in charge of your life.
- [Five-Year Marriage.Cover Ideas](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/10/06/five-year-marriage-cover-ideas/) - A few of the Cover Ideas for my latest book, The Five-Year Marriage: Shifting the Marriage Paradigm. Help me decide which imagery is the most appealing!
- [RadioWrap-Up.10.6.17: Domestic Violence](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/10/06/michelle-jones-austin-friday-happy-hour/) - Domestic Violence comes in all forms. Michelle Jones-Austin, is on a mission to end domestic violence & help transition victims from victim, to THRIVER!
- [Roberta Matz on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/10/09/roberta-matz-friday-happy-hour/) - Fashionista Roberta Matz Talks Fall Wardrobes.Want that savvy chic look this fall? Want to find ways to update your current wardrobe without spending a fortune?
- [RadioWrap-Up.10.20.17: Happiness](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/10/19/michelle-gielan-friday-happy-hour/) - We’re “Broadcasting Happiness” with the woman who wrote the book on the subject, Michelle Gielan. This is the perfect pick-me-up for those mid-winter blahs!
- [Do You Make Yourself Small?](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/10/25/do-you-make-yourself-small/) - I had an uncanny ability to make myse a supporting character in my own life,” said singer/actress Mandy Moore about her six-year marriage to Ryan Adams.
- [RadioWrapUp.EdgarAllenPoe&Halloween](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/10/27/margie-royal-friday-happy-hour/) - It’s almost Halloween and who is more classically ghoulish than Edgar Allen Poe? That’s what we’re talking about with Margie Royal, the local Poe expert.
- [Dr. Mary Neal on The Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/10/31/dr-mary-neal-friday-happy-hour/) - When she chronicled the unforgettable account of her 1999 kayak accident, near-death experience, her journey to heaven and back, she changed lives.
- [RadioWrap-Up.11.10.17: Grounded in Gratitude](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/11/10/radiowrap-11-10-17-grounded-gratitude/) - Executive coach Shannon Cassidy thinks it could make a difference in your career & life. Find out why & how to use gratitude to change your life for the better
- [RadioWrap-Up.11.17.17.Caregiving](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/11/17/cathy-sikorski-friday-happy-hour/) - Cathy Sikorski talks about caregiving & Seniors. She's giving us information about medicare, hiring home healthcare aides and mooning - yes...mooning.
- [Put a Ring on It? Maybe Not!](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/11/20/put-ring-maybe-not/) - How do you know marriage will be a better choice than being single? The Five Year Marriage has a dirt-simple "formula" for safeguarding your SELF
- [Downsizing Tips on Friday Happy Hour Radio](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/11/30/maureen-ingelsby-on-friday-happy-hour-radio/) - Are you thinking about downsizing in the new year? Aaward-winning Keller Williams Realtor Maureen Ingelsby to give you the 411 for getting your house ready.
- [Karen Steil on The Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/12/18/karen-steil-friday-happy-hour/) - What do you want in the new year? Do your goals include being happier or healthier or wealthier? Today's gues will explain how to achieve all 3
- [RadioWrap-Up.12.8.17 How to Have a Good Day](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/12/08/caroline-webb-on-the-friday-happy-hour/) - The holiday season is stressful. Annmarie chats with Caroline Webb about tips for setting priorities, intentions & goals for the new year.
- [Does Sheldon Have it Right?](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/12/15/does-sheldon-have-it-right/) - The Big Bang Theory makes me laugh especially when Sheldon talks relationship contracts. It's a good idea & S11, E10 was right up the Five-Year Marriage® alley!
- [Merry Christmas!](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/12/25/merry-christmas-4/) - Happy Holidays to you, your family and all of your loved one. May you all have a wonder and prosperous new year.
- [Toilet Paper Wars](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/12/29/toilet-paper-wars/) - Toilet paper can be a big topic in a relationship. In Sunny's case, her spouse tells her she uses too much toilet paper that she is too obsessive about it
- [Are Your Goals a Casualty of Comfort?](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/01/09/are-you-a-casualty-of-comfort/) - Losing weight and getting fit annually tops the list of "most common" New Year’s Resolutions, along with paying off debt and saving money.
- [Should You Act Your Age?](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/12/21/should-you-act-your-age/) - Are you tired of acting your age? Do you find being “age-appropriate” makes you feel bored out of your mind?
- [What if you had another 50 years to live?](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/11/02/what-if/) - 4 ideas to help us enjoy our longer life with the fewest regrets. Your life could change at any moment, it could also go on much longer than you think...
- [Women in Presidential History](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/03/16/women-in-presidential-history/) - We honor women who have positively distinguished themselves and made a difference in people’s lives, like these presidents and prime ministers.
- [Why Victorious Women should read The Gift of Fear](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/05/10/why-victorious-women-should-read-the-gift-of-fear/) - The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us From Violence/Gavin De Becker This should be required reading for every woman.
- [Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Victorious Woman Essay Contest!](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/06/01/winners-2012-vw-essay-contest/) - Erin OConnell - How I Reclaimed My Life & My Right to Happiness; Paula Whittaker - Letting go of ANGER, FEAR and HATE & Anne Lawrence - I Am Victorious
- [Psychic Christi Cavallo joins us for Happy Hour May 22!](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/05/19/psychic-christi-cavallo-joins-us-for-happy-hour-may-22/) - Psychic Christi Cavallo will be doing mini-readings on Victory Chicks Radio (hosted by Annmarie Kelly) for almost the whole hour. You can call in any time.
- [Last Chance to see Kelly speak at Great Dames on April 22](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/04/19/last-chance-to-see-annmarie-kelly-speak-at-the-great-dames-delaware-series-on-april-22/) - Is your life SAVVY or sappy? Does your life SIZZLE with Satisfaction or feel like it’s wilting away, day by day?
- [Annmarie speaks to Wilmington Women in Business on March 21](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/03/11/annmarie-speaks-to-wilmington-women-in-business-on-march-21-2/) - Flipping the Switch: From Pressure to Power. Change and stress are inevitable any time and anywhere. But in today’s economy,
- [Infidelity and Cancer](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/01/10/overcoming-multiple-cancers/) - Patti Painter is a quiet powerhouse of a woman - married with three kids. She thought she had a “normal” life until she found out there was another woman
- [Victory-Inspiring Pinterest Challenge](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/09/23/victory-inspiring-pinterest-challenge/) - The Victorious Woman Project Wants to See Your Future Best Self! VWP invites you to accept this forward-thinking, victory-inspiring Pinterest challenge!
- [March's Theme: Influence](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/03/01/marchs-theme-influence/) - Influence – it’s great when you have it! You can get a lot done, and get a lot of your professional & personal needs met. You can advance your life
- [Book Review: ABCs of Recovery](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/02/15/book-review-abcs-of-recovery/) - Carol Kivler's newest book, the ABCs of Recovery from Mental Illness is one that you don't want to miss.
- [Victorious Honoree - February 2012](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/02/25/janet-cantwell-papale-february-2012/) - Challenge. Risk. Persistence. Those words don’t warm the hearts of most women but they define the life and career of Janet Cantwell Papale.
- [Girlfriend Gala 2014 Photo Gallery](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/23/girlfriend-gala-2014-photo-gallery/) - Check out these beautiful photos from the 2014 Girlfriend Gala! Hope you can join us next year!
- [The Five-Year Marriage®: Taking Responsibility For Yourself](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/07/01/the-five-year-marriage-taking-responsibility-for-yourself/) - A key to a successful marriage is responsibility. Responsibility to your partner, but, most importantly, taking responsibility for yourself.
- [Happy Hour With Susan Torello!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/09/happy-hour-susan-torello/) - Susan Torello is a professional organizer, certified in home staging and owner of First Impressions Chester County LLC based in West Chester, PA
- [May 9 WrapUp: Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/09/may-9-wrapup-friday-happy-hour/) - Susan Torello was my guest today. Sue is a professional organizer, certified in home staging – that means she has official, credentialing letters after her name
- [Victory Stretch #2: Goals](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/06/victory-stretch-goals/) - Are you so multi-faceted and used to multi-tasking, that you sometimes let your best qualities get in your way?
- [Victory Stretch#3: Plans](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/10/victory-stretch3-plans/) - A goal without plans is a just a wish. A goal with a plan is something you can achieve. Plan out your goal the same way you would plan a vacation or dinner.
- [Victory Stretch #1 - Dreams](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/03/victory-stretch-1/) - he great philosopher Disraeli once said, “Life is too short to be little.” Yet "little" is what most women are encouraged to be.
- [Psychic Christi Cavallo at Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/04/26/psychic-christi-cavallo-happy-hour/) - Her work has been helping others find peace in their lives by answering their deepest questions, lending a guiding hand through their challenges
- [Feminine Power: Tip 3](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/03/09/step-three/) - What would you see if you put on your glasses after someone smeared them with Vaseline? Not much. You’d see enough to know if it’s night or day
- [R U FIT?](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/09/02/fitness/) - Usually wwe are talking about weight, weights, BMI, etc. If you google "fitness" you'll get a host of places and kinds of exercises that will make you "fit."
- [Victorious Woman Contest 2013 is OPEN!](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/03/25/victorious-woman-contest-2013-is-open/) - Have a great story? Want to win? We Believe in Victory…YOURS! Tell us what good thing you did. We know you did something.
- [Values: What's the Positive Difference?](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/08/16/values-whats-the-positive-difference/) - If you lived by your values, what would you be doing more of every day? If you are ready and willing, you can bloom anyplace...even when surrounded by boulders!
- [I'm Featured! Yaaayyyy!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/07/21/im-featured/) - I'm so excite that my quote was one of the 365 quotes selected out of FIVE THOUSAND quotes for this year's Women's Advantage Calendar. Today was "my" day.
- [August 1 - Radio Wrap-Up: LinkedIn Makeovers](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/01/linkedin-makeover/) - Donna talked about LinkedIn, how to use it more effectively and how to give yourself a LinkedIn makeover. She was fun and had some great tips!!
- [Radio Wrap-Up: MidLife Reinvention](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/08/successful-mid-life-reinvention/) - Gloria Hoffner really figured out a way to make the most of her reinvention after getting laid off! She is the owner of Guitar with Gloria & Science for Seniors
- [Lu Ann Cahn on Friday Happy Hour!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/01/lu-ann-cahn-friday-happy-hour/) - Lu Ann Cahn is the author of the inspirational memoir I Dare Me, an entertaining look back on a year that changed everything for her.
- [Stop Sabotage Tip#2: Benchmark Your Goals](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/05/benchmarking-to-stop-self-sabotage-goals/) - Unless we have constant witnesses to our hard work, we are convinced we pull off every day of our lives through smoke and mirrors.
- [Reinvent your life, Happy Hour Radio with June Davidson](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/11/10/reinvent-life-happy-hour-radio-june-davidson/) - Life Reinventions – you think you want one, but you don’t know how to get started.
- [Happy Hour June 6:  Find out the seven keys to balancing work and life](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/06/04/happy-hour-june-6-find-seven-keys-balancing-work-life/) - Feeling overwhelmed? With so many roles, so little time and even less energy, it’s hard to figure out how to make it all work, and work in balance.
- [The 'Sweet Spot" of writing - guest post on Celtic Lady's Reviews](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/01/03/sweet-spot-of-writing-celtic-ladys-reviews/) - "It took a couple years for me to find my writing “sweet spot” – that time when I’m mostly likely to write easily. I think everyone who writes has one
- [Elder Care Attorney Cathy Sikorski on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/04/09/eldercare-attorney-cathy-sikorski/) - You loved her info and humor the last time, so I invited Elder Care Attorney Cathy Sikorski to come back to Happy Hour.
- [Listen Now! Susan Torello shares organization and home staging tips on Happy Hour Radio!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/10/21/susan-torello-home-staging-tips/) - Susan Torello is a professional organizer, certified in home staging and owner of First Impressions Chester County LLC based in West Chester, PA.
- [Linda Slavin, domestic abuse survivor joins us this Friday to share her victorious story](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/10/03/linda-slavin-domestic-abuse-survivor/) - No More Silence It's Time to Talk! Linda Slavin is a speaker and author with local and international organizations Take Back the Night, Break the Silence,
- [Mary Lou Quinlan discusses 'Good Girl Syndrome' on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/12/10/mary-lou-quinlan-good-girl-syndrome/) - Are you one of those “good girls”? Join recovering good girls Annmarie Kelly and Mary Lou Quinlan as they take a look at good girl syndrome
- [Victorious Woman! Shaping Life’s Challenges Into Personal Victories](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/03/26/woman-shaping-lifes-challenges-victories/) - 10 inspiring stories, a guide for assessing your own life, a plan to create a life you love living! Grab this life-changing book today!
- [Have Times Changed?](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/01/10/women-and-marriage-have-times-changed/) - Glenn Close was wiping away the tears. “I’m thinking of my mom," she said, shaking with emotion, "Who really sublimated herself to my father her whole life and
- [Did Bezos Need a Post-Nup?](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/03/05/did-bezos-need-a-post-nup/) - Before the affair, before it all went to hell, they were young, in-love, & with their whole lives ahead of them. In1992 when Jeff Bezos was working in Manhattan
- [Is Marriage Broken?](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/09/12/sarah-and-todd-palin-file-for-divorce-after-31-years-making-us-wonder-if-marriage-is-broken/) - Is 'til death do you part' an unreasonable vow? There is a better way to approach marriage - one that builds true intimacy and trust. Try this approach today
- [The Bonus of Boundaries](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/12/13/the-bonus-of-boundaries/) - Boundaries Help Midlife Women in Everyday Life. They also help you feel safe in your relationships. Here's how to verbalize and enforce yours.
- [Love Month Challenge!](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/01/31/love-month-challenge/) - February is the “love month,” but too many couples, especially long-time couples and couples with children, get left out. Here's how to get back in the game.
- [Quarantine Quarrels](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/03/26/coronavirusquarantine/) - Don't let small fights blow up into major issues with this step-by-step process. This system, much like the Five Year Marriage, might just save your relationship.
- [March - Relationship Communication](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/03/31/march-communication/) - Unspoken agreements sneak up on people. If you feel taken for granted, or like the chores aren't fairly assigned, it's time to speak up. Here's how.
- [Does Your Relationship Need a Reset?](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/04/10/tips-for-resetting-your-relationship/) - If you and your partner are stuggling being in close quarters during the lockdown, try these quick tips. Need more details? Try the Relationship reset seminar
- [Your Marriage in Covid-19](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/04/17/marrige-during-covid-19/) - Uncertainty can Cause Tension in Relationships. Many couples have been having a lot of relationship issues during the covid lockdown. Here are tips to fix
- [April - Fresh Starts](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/04/27/april-fresh-starts/) - Spring is the perfect time to get a fresh start on your relationship. I've got a step-by-step plan for you and your partner that will room to
- [Silver Linings](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/06/13/silver-linings/) - Looking on the bright side of a difficult midlife situation is a difficult task, but here are some examples and ideas to
- [Can You Fall in Love Again?](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/02/12/can-you-fall-in-love-again/) - One of the many reasons for divorce is, we love each other, but we aren't "in Love" anymore. Sure fire tips to prevent becoming a relationship statistic
- [Single on Valentine's Day? Fall in Love Now...](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/02/13/single-on-valentines-day-fall-in-love-now/) - 3 fool proof tips to spark love this valentine's day, whether you are in a relationship or not. And don't forget the chocolates!
- [Love this review!](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/02/14/love-this-review/) - I so wish this book had been written before I'd gotten married because I think it has great advice on what to look for (and look out for) in a partner...
- [Are you Putting Off Your Midlife Reinvention?](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/02/22/are-you-putting-off-your-midlife-reinvention/) - A quick and easy solution to making progress toward your goals when you feel stalled. You deserve to live a life you love living, start here!
- [Girlfriend Gala 2022 is just a few weeks away!](https://annmariekelly.com/2022/04/25/girlfriend-gala-2022-is-just-a-few-weeks-away/) - Get ready for a night full of inspiration, celebration and laughs! There's still a few spots left - grab your tickets before they sell out!
- [Winners and Losers - What's the difference?](https://annmariekelly.com/2022/07/01/winners-and-losers-whats-the-difference/) - Victory is the stretch you make out of your comfort zone to get from where you are to where you want to be. easy. Pushing out of your comfort zone is hard.
- [Pruning the Garden, Pruning Life & Independence](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/07/05/pruning-the-garden-pruning-life-independence/) - What was pruned out of your life during Covid Confinement - do you want to leave them out, or are you ready to dive back in? Now is the time to decided
- [Top 5 steps for making a life change](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/02/22/top-5-steps-for-making-a-life-change/) - As a "recovering good girl" I know how easy it is to live your life based on someone else's life plan. You can break free of that trap and make a life change
- [The Book Connection interviews Annmarie Kelly](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/02/05/book-connection-interviews-amk/) - Want to know what the most important thing readers can learn from reading the book, Victorious Woman! Shaping Life's Challenges into Personal Victories?
- [On Strong Shoulders](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/03/01/on-strong-shoulders/) - Danica Patrick’s eighth place finish in the Daytona 500 last Sunday was the best female finish in history and the second-best female finish in NASCAR history.
- [DA Bale Publishing Interviews Annmarie Kelly](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/12/15/da-bale-publishing-interviews-annmarie-kelly/) - I thoroughly enjoyed reading the inspirational life journeys she shared. Let's get started so [Annmarie ] can share with you how her life's work transpired...."
- [Can You Say No?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/11/30/can-you-say-no/) - Quote of the week: The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes. Tony Blair
- [Murder of Innocents](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/12/14/murder-in-sandy-hook/) - We have to look more closely at the issues of emotional intelligence. Domestic abuse, domestic violence and mental illness can all be traced back to it.
- [Breaking Through Your Personal Glass Ceiling](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/12/13/breaking-through-your-personal-glass-ceiling/) - If you think the glass ceiling is “out there”, think again. There are a dozen ways that women create their own internal glass ceiling. Learn how to break throu
- [Webinar: The Art of the Start](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/12/13/webinar-the-art-of-the-start-2/) - The whole year is a blank slate on which you can write anything you desire. What do you want? What do you want to do? join Annmarie Kelly for this webinar
- [Victorious Woman One-on-Ones](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/12/10/vw-one-on-one/) - Ready to make the quantum leap and take your career or your life to the next level? Join Annmarie Kelly for One-on-ones and supercharge your victorious journey
- [Is the Media Deaf, Dumb and Blind?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/12/05/domestic-violence/) - While the media expressed shock, much of the media used this murder as a reason to make a pathetic political statement about gun control.
- [December Victory Theme: Emotional Intelligence](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/12/01/emotional-intelligence/) - Emotional Intelligence is divided into two competencies: Personal Competence - how in touch I am with myself & Social Competence - how well I get along with you
- [Aren't There Any Strong Women?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/11/30/arent-there-any-strong-women/) - Nervous about expressing conservative views as a strong woman? You aren't the first. Here are a few inspiring conservative women, & my thoughts on the situation
- [Vision Boards](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/10/11/vision-boards-2/) - If you aren't using vision boards, you are cheating yourself out of one of the best tools for creating your BEST life. Learn how you can use this technique
- [American Business Women’s Day](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/09/22/american-business-womens-day/) - Not everyone woman can start her own business, and YOU DID IT! Good for you!! Now that you’ve gotten it started, let’s talk about how it will end.
- [Webinar: How to Talk so People will Listen](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/09/03/webinar-how-to-talk-so-people-will-listen-4/) - Have you ever made a suggestion at work and it’s ignored – only to have someone else make the same suggestion later and everyone thinks it’s great?
- [RadioWrap-Up.7.27.18: The Artist of Your Life](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/07/25/adria-firestone-on-the-friday-happy-hour/) - Adria is Speaker & coach. She had an award-winning international career in opera and musical theater and became a life and career coach about a dozen years ago.
- [RadioWrapUp.7.13.18.Rats&Mice...](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/07/13/leslie-handler-on-the-friday-happy-hour/) - How do you deal with the tough stuff of life? Leslie Handler does it with humor. We’re talking with Leslie about her life
- [RadioWrapUp.7.6.18: Better than Bacon](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/07/06/better-than-bacon-on-the-friday-happy-hour/) - What’s better than a midlife reinvention? Better Than Bacon! Three members of this fun improv talk with Annmarie.
- [STILL: Don't let this word fool you into changing how you act](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/05/25/still-are-you-getting-it/) - Still. I used to think of it as an innocuous word. Sometimes peaceful, like, “In the still of the night I can hear the song of nightingales.”
- [RadioWrapUp.2.23.18: A Shaman Comes to Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/02/23/eileen-santos-friday-happy-hour/) - Whatever possessed corporate executive Eileen Santos to leave her job, take a spiritual name and become a shaman? That’s what Annmarie Kelly is finding out
- [RadioWrap-Up.12.15.17.Women, Retirement and Money](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/12/15/erin-arvedlund-friday-happy-hour/) - Women are statistically more likely to have a longer life span, and so, a longer retirement than men. Are you financially prepared for that?
- [3.10.17 RadioWrap-Up. Cathy Sikorski on Caregiving](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/03/10/cathy-sikorski-on-friday-happy-hour-2/) - Happy Hour friend, Cathy Sikorski is back this week to talk caregiving, Seniors and Women’s History Month
- [11.11.16 Victory Chicks RadioWrapUp: Veteran'sDay](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/11/11/laura-browder-friday-happy-hour/) - It’s Veteran’s Day and author Laura Browder came to Happy Hour to talk. Laura’s book, When Janey Comes Marching Home
- [10.21.16 RadioWrapUp: Nancy Rae Evans on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/10/21/nancy-rae-evans-friday-happy-hour/) - Wondering why you don’t have more money? Are you unwittingly sabotaging yourself? That’s what Nancy Rae Evans, Certified Money Coach, will help you figure out.
- [3.11.16 RadioWrapUp: Annmarie and Kathy Gottberg](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/03/11/radiowrap-up-annmarie-and-kathy-gottberg/) - Kathy Gottberg is an author of five books & blogs at SMART Living 365 where she shares ideas on happiness, finding purpose and meaning, aging and living well.
- [2.12.16 RadioWrapUp: Making time for work, love and play](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/02/12/13460/) - Time pressures in your love life. Brigid Schulte knows all about it and that's what we talked about today at Happy Hour.
- [Randy Taraborrelli on Friday Happy Hour November 20th](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/11/16/november-20-randy-taraborrelli/) - Randy is coming back to Happy Hour again! This time he’s talking about his new book, Becoming Beyonce.
- [The Girlfriend Gala: Empowering Women - Thank you!](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/05/23/the-girlfriend-gala/) - Power Posse, the “magic penny” and the caregiver lady! Those are the most talked about “takeaways” at this year’s Victorious Woman Celebration.
- [Listen Now! Why LinkedIn is essential for your career](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/28/listen-now-linkedin-essential-career/) - Facebook and Twitter get all the popular attention, but if you are in the working world, LinkedIn is the ticket.
- [Do-Over#3: Don't Get Caught with Your Panties Down](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/08/be-prepared-for-starting-over/) - Be Prepared for Changes - When you’re having a do-over, you’ll find yourself in new and different situations.
- [Annmarie Interviewed by Ming S. Zhao for Authority Magazine](https://annmariekelly.com/2022/06/14/annmarie-interviewed-by-ming-s-zhao-for-authority-magazine/) - How does a successful, strong, & powerful woman navigate work, employee relationships, love, & life in a world that still feels uncomfortable with strong women?
- [Annmarie's Expertise Featured - Common Reasons a Marriage Ends in Divorce](https://annmariekelly.com/2022/05/11/annmaries-expertise-featured-common-reasons-a-marriage-ends-in-divorce/) - I'm pleased to be featured in an article about divorce and provide my personal insight on how to build a strong and intimate relationship with your partner.
- [Are You Dreaming Big Dreams or Simply Setting Goals?](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/06/03/are-you-dreaming-big-dreams-or-simply-setting-goals/) - I was sitting in my office late one Tuesday in mid-May when I heard the corridor door open. I was startled at first, then realized it was the cleaning staff.
- [Five-Year Marriage® featured on the Growth Marriage Podcast!](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/05/13/five-year-marriage-featured-on-the-growth-marriage-podcast/) - We discussed how an why I reinvented the concept of traditional marriage and came up with the Five-Year Marriage®
- [Contract Marriage Featured in Philadelphia Magazine!](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/03/30/contract-marriage-in-philadelphia-magazine/) - This month's Philadelphia Magazine (April 2021) features The Five-Year Marriage® - contract marriage. It's one of 10 "different" marriage scenarios.
- [Started today with a little something to eat at the Free breakfast at Howard Johnson’s](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/08/23/howard-johnsons-free-breakfast/) - Then ito Portsmouth, we walked around the town and then drove through the town to an interesting place called the Strawberry Banke
- [The Five-Year Marriage® Workshop for Married Women](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/05/16/the-five-year-marriage-workshop-for-married-women/) - We are excited to announce the next Five-Year Marriage® Workshop for Married Women will be a 4 class series. Learn more & sign up here!
- [Unmasking Your Soul Conversations, Anumami Santos interviews Annmarie Kelly](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/03/29/unmasking-your-soul-conversation-anumami-santos/) - I was recently interviewed by Anumami Santos, author of Unmasking Your Soul. Watch the full interview on youtube or facebook. Link in post.
- [12.23.16 RadioWrapUp: Happy Hour Holiday Edition](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/12/23/expect-som-shenanigans-friday-happy-hour-radio/) - Theresa Hummel Krallinger and Cathy Sikorski came into the statoin to have fun at such a busy time of year...and I appreciated it.
- [12.16.15 RadioWrapUp: Astrology and Mercury Retrograde](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/12/16/astrologer-talks-about-mercury-retrograde/) - Now that you know what Mercury Retrograde does and how you can minimize its downside and get the most out of it, you probably want to know when it's happening.
- [11.18.16 RadioWrapUp: Gratitude and Thanksgiving](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/11/18/amy-collette-friday-happy-hour-november-25/) - Amy’s mission is to help raise the positive vibration of the planet! Inspiring women to share their positive power is what gets her up in the morning.
- [Barbara Wasserman on Friday Happy Hour January 15](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/01/14/barbara-wasserman-on-friday-happy-hour-january-15/) - Barbara Wasserman considers herself the poster child for the joys of being an empty nester. She’s joining Annmarie Kelly to talk about starting over in midlife
- [Gregory Ann Cox on Friday Happy Hour - May 29](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/05/29/gregory-ann-cox-on-friday-happy-hour-may-29/) - Is dieting on your list of New Year’s resolutions? Then you’ll want to hear what Gregory Anne Cox has to say about dieting and midlife.
- [Marnie Rustemeyer on Friday Happy Hour, October 23](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/10/19/marnie-rustemeyer-on-friday-happy-hour-october-23/) - Marnie was a thriving on Wall Street when diagnosed with the BRCA mutation gene. A mastectomy and subsequent reconstruction led to the development of the Billow Pillow.
- [Toni McCloe & Patricia Gallagher on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/04/15/toni-mccloe-patricia-gallagher-grief/) - Grief is not just about mourning the loss of a loved one, it comes in all shapes and sizes. That’s what Authors Toni McCloe and Patricia Gallagher share on the show
- [Psychic Christi Cavallo joins us for Happy Hour March 6!](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/04/09/psychic-christi-cavallo/) - Christi Cavallo's work for the past thirty years has been helping others find peace in their lives by answering their deepest questions & lending a guiding hand
- [Women Stepping Up: 19th Amendment is 90](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/08/18/celebrating-the/) - Earlier this year, with an unprecedented number of women running for political office, the GOP declared 2010 the “Year of the Woman”.
- [Teen Queen Contest Winner](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/07/28/teen-queen-contest-winner/) - Passion and persistence: two qualities that enhance the leadership style of every woman. Congratulations to Suzanne Lightcap – and I hope she fans the “P&P” flames in everything she does.
- [Victorious Woman Month Ends](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/06/01/victorious-woman-month-ends/) - What a great Victorious Woman Month! I hope yours was as exciting as mine! Did you have a Victory Party?
- [New York City](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/05/25/new-york-city/) - . You’ll be seeing those ideas manifest over the next year…and I think you’ll really like them!
- [St. Rita’s Feast day](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/05/22/st-ritas-feast-day/) - May 22 was a special day in my family. It’s the feast of St. Rita. They planned their wedding so that it fell on the Saturday just after St. Rita’s feast day.
- [Communication-What Shaw said](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/04/08/communication-what-shaw-said/) - Sometimes we forget that communication is a two-way street. It includes: sender->message->receiver...who then responds: receiver->message->sender
- [Communication - Making the Connection](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/04/01/aprils-theme-communication-making-the-connection/) - Talk is cheap, actions speak louder than words. This month, focus on communication. What you're saying (both verbally & non-verbally) & what others say (or do) to you.
- [Anyone Paying Attention?](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/03/31/isnt-anyone-paying-attention/) - A recent White House research report on women and their social and economic well-being made no mention of the rise of women business owners.
- [Vision Boards](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/03/29/vision-boards/) - Just wrapped up a Vision Board class with a wonderful group of women...and one neat man. It's always different when men come to my classes.
- [International Women's Day](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/03/08/international-womens-day/) - Today is the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day (IWD). I'm honored to be the recipient of an IWD Service Award, nominated by mentor Robbie Motter
- [Woman's History Month](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/03/01/womans-history-month/) - Women are progressing. And it's ever-so-noticeable in the way women are fighting for their rights in Iraq, Afghanistan and other middle eastern countries.
- [What One Woman Can Do](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/02/15/what-one-woman-can-do/) - Darlene was an empty nester enjoying her life and small jewelry business. Then an encounter with the FBI jiggled some buried emotions and pushed her into action
- [Can You See The Future?](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/02/14/can-you-see-the-future/) - A true story of how one woman dreamed of winning a speaking contest, and through intense prep and vision boarding, she did! Check it out, and be inspired, here.
- [Shooting in Tucson: Speaking the Truth](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/01/10/shooting-in-tucson-speaking-the-truth/) - After Saturday's horrific shooting of Representative Giffords & her constituents, it didn’t take long for people to start politicizing the terrible event
- [Victorious Woman Year In Review](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/12/29/victorious-woman-year-in-review/) - From empowering & inspirational books about women's empowerment to fun new websites that celebrate strong women, here's a list you won't want to miss.
- [Cheers for an Early Feminist](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/11/07/cheers-for-an-early-feminist/) - Only knowing my parents and their traditional-style marriage, I can still recall how odd it felt to see a man and woman sharing the stage in equal partnership.
- [Gratitude...with an edge...](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/07/22/gratitude-with-an-edge/) - Think about what YOU want to accomplish. Get tips and tools to reignite your inner passion, set attainable goals, and accountability to reach them!
- [Being Thankful on Thanksgiving](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/11/25/thanksgiving-appreciation/) - Can't think of anything to be thankful for? Be thankful for your breath. Write down 1 gratitude a day for a fresh perspective on life.
- [April Victory Theme: Communication and Connection](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/04/01/april-victory-theme-communication-and-connection/) - Effective communication can impact every aspect of your life, including how good your relationships are, and that means, your marriage.
- [Why The Victorious Woman Should Read 'Basic Black!' by Cathie Black](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/04/10/read-basic-black-by-cathie-black/) - Cathie Black talks about Power, Passion, Attitude, Leadership and more - all the stuff the makes a woman successful in life and in business.
- [Creating Influence: Strengthen Your Leadership Skills](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/03/21/strengthen-your-leadership-skills/) - Compare these 2 definitions of Diva. Are you more like the first or the second? Here is how to define empowerment and leadership.
- [Annmarie at the Italian-American Festival!](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/06/07/italian-american-festival-2/) - I was one of the featured authors with Victorious Woman! Shaping Life's Challenges into Personal Victories along with other Italian-America authors
- [Author Kay Presto and Photographer Gerry Monteux on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/05/31/author-kay-presto-and-photographer-gerry-monteux-on-friday-happy-hour/) - Have you recently gotten the “it’s not you, we’re going in a different direction” line from your employer? That’s what happened to NYC sportscaster Bill Patrick
- [Author Kay Presto and Photographer Gerry Monteux on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/03/20/author-kay-presto-photographer-gerry-monteux-joining-us-friday-happy-hour/) - Do you think, now that you’re in mid-life that it’s too late to start something new? Listen to what octogenarian Kay Presto is up to these days.
- [Annmarie speaks to Wilmington Women in Business on March 21](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/03/01/annmarie-speaks-to-wilmington-women/) - Once you understand where your control lies in any situation, you can put yourself back in the driver’s seat of your life. Learn how in this seminar.
- [Annmarie Kelly speaks at the Great Dames Delaware Series on April 22](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/03/01/annmarie-kelly-speaks-at-great-dames/) - Join Annmarie for some Savvy Sizzle: Designing the Life of Your Dreams! Does your life SIZZLE with Satisfaction or feel like it’s wilting away, day by day?
- [“Old School” Marriage Vs. The Five-Year Marriage®](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/02/03/old-school-marriage-vs-the-five-year-marriage/) - Modern marriage shouldn't be shackled by old-school expectations. The key lies in setting you and your partner up for success! Learn how here!
- [2.19.16 RadioWrapUp: Psychic Christi Cavallo](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/02/19/radiowrap-up-with-psychic-christi-cavallo/) - I hope you got in for a reading with Christi today. She's fabulous! Christi is offering her special Silver Healing for Happy Hour listeners.
- [My Five Year Marriage featured on Medium.com](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/07/17/my-five-year-marriage-featured-on-medium-com/) - I'm excited to have my marriage story & The Five Year Marriage featured on medium.com! It was a fun interview with Vicki Larson back in February.
- [Join the Romance Month Challenge!](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/08/01/join-the-romance-month-challenge/) - To help YOU put a little sparkle and fire back into YOUR relationship, I've created a 31-Day Romance Month Challenge. You can download it HERE.
- [Can You Be Nancy Drew?](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/12/14/can-you-be-nancy-drew/) - Take a little inspiration from Nancy Drew - be curious at any age, learn something new, discover, explore. Here's how to reignite your inner passions.
- [Is Change Killing Your Marriage or Relationship?](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/12/16/is-change-killing-your-marriage-or-relationship/) - “It’s not the same,” Sue said, annoyed. “We used to be so connected. Now it feels like we’re going in different directions.” How to deal with and survive change
- [The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/12/18/the-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year/) - Tips on how to survive the holidays and holiday stress as a couple and as a family. Trying times can push you apart or bring you closer together. Try these tips
- [Is There Room in Your Relationship?](https://annmariekelly.com/2020/12/28/is-there-room-in-your-relationship/) - Cleaning out the holiday decorations and making space for love in your relationship. It's easy to fall into a negative pattern, here is a tip on opening your heart.
- [Is There An App for Your Relationship?](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/01/03/is-there-an-app-for-your-relationship/) - Wouldn't it be great if you had an app that could help strengthen your relationship? Here's a quick activity you and your partner can do.
- [The Five-Year Marriage®: Will My Partner Always Agree With Me?](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/04/01/he-five-year-marriage-will-my-partner-always-agree-with-me/) - Even engaged couples who are certain they want to be together may not be so certain about the traditional approach to marriage.
- [31 Days of Victory! 2021](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/04/29/31-days-of-victory-2021/) - The annual "Victory-a-Day" Calendar gives you small things to do each day. Quick actions you can take each day to supercharge your journey!
- [My Past Revealed!](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/09/08/my-past-revealed/) - I discovered some of my old journals. My perspective with wisdom on those youthful stories is really entertaining. Broken engagement, first dates, and much more
- [The Five-Year Marriage: Marriage Advice For New Couples](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/01/13/the-five-year-marriage-marriage-advice-for-new-couples/) - By following the plan of The Five-Year Marriage, married couples allow themselves to reconsider and renegotiate the terms of their marriage every five years.
- [Want Some Romance?](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/11/05/want-some-romance/) - A fresh start makes a huge difference for relationships. I'll show you how to get a fresh start with your partner and rekindle those lost feelings of romance.
- [What’s the goal about which you are most proud you achieved?](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/12/04/goal-about-which-you-are-most-proud/) - We want to hear from you! You've set and achieved a lot of goals over the years (and decades). What one stands out the most in your mind?
- [Radio-Wrap-Up: Happiness Edition](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/09/18/radio-wrap-up-happiness-edition/) - Today's conversation was with the Ambassador to Happiness, Maura Sweeney! She's right...happiness is an inside-out job! Tune into my women's empowerment Podcast
- [Girlfriend Gala 2022 Photo Gallery](https://annmariekelly.com/2022/06/19/girlfriend-gala-2022-photo-gallery/) - Photos of the 2022 Girlfriend Gala - Victorious Woman Celebration. We had a great night - thanks to Jayne Toohey for the fantastic photos!
- [Happy Women's History Month!](https://annmariekelly.com/2022/03/21/happy-womens-history-month/) - What if Your Story was Movie-Worthy? My backstory has abuse, alcoholism & mental illness until I made a change – one that made me healthier and happier.
- [Dare to Dream in 2013 Teleseminar](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/01/14/dream-in-2013-seminar/) - Would you say you're really happy, satisfied and filled up with your life as it is now? Want to make a change? Then join this webinar!
- [Tired of Hearing about Soulmates? I am!](https://annmariekelly.com/2022/02/17/tired-of-hearing-about-soulmates-i-am/) - The airwaves are filled with relationship tips: what to buy, where to eat & how to find your soulmate. But that's not what makes a relationship work, or special
- [Midlife caregiving with Cathy Sikorski](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/06/26/midlife-caregiving-cathy-sikorski/) - One of the challenges of midlife is caregiving. We’re busy taking care of our kids, our parents, and ourselves; it can be hard to keep up
- [Merry Christmas!](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/12/25/merry-christmas/) - This holiday season I wanted to share the words of Charlotte Carpenter, “If Christmas isn't found in your heart, you won't find it under a tree.
- [Still Too Few Women Executives](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/12/14/still-too-few-women-executives/) - Catalyst just published a new survey about women in executive positions. It includes 497 of the Fortune 500 companies.
- [Elizabeth Edwards' Victory](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/12/08/elizabeth-edwards-victory/) - I hope each of us can find love and strength in Elizabeth Edward’s last years. Her true victory came only later in life, but better late than never.
- [Tomorrow is Election Day - VOTE](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/11/01/tomorrow-is-election-day-vote/) - Make it a point to get informed about the issues that are important to you. Then get out to your local polling place and cast your Vote!
- [It's Halloween...What Do You Want to Be?](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/10/31/its-halloween-what-do-you-want-to-be/) - If you could be anything you wanted – and time and money were no object – what would you be? Now is the time to dream big and make it happen!
- [RadioWrapUp with Bea Joyner](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/10/02/radiowrapup-with-bea-joyner/) - We need to start now to shore up our self-esteem so we can deal with the family crazies and also hit the ground running for next year’s goals.
- [June's Leadership Theme: Persistence](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/06/01/women-leaders-persistence/) - Have you ever felt like becoming happy and successful was like banging your head against a wall – all effort and pain and no results?
- [Can I Be Successful?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/05/26/can-i-be-successful/) - DISC: this is an online assessment for behavior in specific situations. D - I - S - C stands for Dominant, Interacting, Steady and Conscientious.
- [What’s one “happier holidays” tip you can share with other victory chicks?](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/12/04/whats-one-happier-holidays-tip-can-share-victory-chicks/) - Victory Chicks respond: Spend less and feel better when you purchase practical and appreciated gifts for family and friends. See more answers
- [What's your Dream for 2013? Kelly's Cafe Teleseminar](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/12/13/kellys-cafe-whats-your-dream-for-2013/) - Wondering about those New Year’s Resolutions? Do you figure “why bother” because all you do is make them and break them?
- [February Question of the Month](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/02/04/february-question-month/) - What’s the most romantic thing that someone can give you? For me, it’s not about gift-giving is about gift-doing!
- [Friday Happy Hour: After the Show](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/01/17/friday-happy-hour-show/) - Do you have a Queen Bee in your life? What does she do that makes her a Queen Bee?
- [CONTEST STARTS TODAY - NOW CLOSED](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/03/25/contest-starts-today/) - Tell Us Your Story, Win a Kindle! The 6th Annual Victorious Woman Contest is Open! Do you have a story? Of course, you do!
- [Victory and Physical Energy](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/07/03/victory-and-physical-energy/) - Tips to reconnect with the physical energy that came naturally and sometimes in big doses when you were younger. Try these out and see the change
- [Empty Nester Returning to Workplace in Kelly's Cafe](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/06/28/empty-nester-returning-to-workplace/) - I’m a new empty-nester. I was a stay-at-home mom for a long time and then, as my kids got older, I got an outside job. It wasn't the best pay...
- [Kim Becking discusses life’s inevitable challenges as opportunities to thrive!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/10/15/kim-becking-discusses-lifes-inevitable-challenges-opportunities-thrive/) - Kim Becking joins Annmarie to talk about life reinvention after breast cancer. Kim is a “recovering” attorney, successful business owner, author and speaker.
- [LISTEN NOW! Gloria Hoffners interview on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/01/listen-now-gloria-hoffners-friday-happy-hour/) - Gloria Hoffner lost her job with a nationally known newspaper. She felt down, lost & wondered what she’d do to earn a living. Her story won 2nd place!
- [March 13 Radio WrapUp](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/04/09/march-13-radio-wrapup/) - Today was all about Women's History Month as we talked "Pink Think" with author and femorabilia collector, Lynn Peril.
- [Radio-Wrap-up: Careerpreneurs](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/08/07/radio-wrap-up-careerpreneurs/) - Naketa Thigpen from the Thigpro Company joined me to talk about careerpreneurs. You might be a careerpreneur & Naketa has a variety of things that can help you!
- [The Girlfriend Gala 2022 is ON!](https://annmariekelly.com/2022/02/03/the-girlfriend-gala-2022-is-on/) - I'm excited to share the news that, after a two-year covid hiatus, the Girlfriend Gala Victorious Woman Celebration is ON for May 25, 2022! Tickets on sale now
- [Are you Disappointed in your Marriage or Relationship?](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/12/22/are-you-disappointed-in-your-marriage-or-relationship/) - Stuff happens - life changes. And when it does, it changes YOU. It changes how you think, it changes how you feel. The same thing happens to your partner.
- [Forget Traditional Marriage - This Is Way Better](https://annmariekelly.com/2022/01/29/forget-traditional-marriage-this-is-way-better/) - Don't get dragged down by the unspoken agreements of traditional marriage. Design a relationship with the one you love that makes you both equally responsible.
- [Wedding Planning Advice: Don't Make This Common Mistake!](https://annmariekelly.com/2022/01/28/wedding-planning-advice-dont-make-this-common-mistake/) - Want to share your life with someone but don't want to lose your personal power or end up with a messy divorce? There is a better way to do 'I do'!
- [A Celebration Challenge to Motivate you in 2022!](https://annmariekelly.com/2022/01/07/a-celebration-challenge-to-motivate-you-in-2022/) - Don't let your laundry list of resolutions fades into oblivion. This year keep the motivation going each month by celebrating every big & small accomplishment!
- [Sage Relationship Advice: Sharing the Same Goals](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/01/27/read-advice-columns/) - Do you & your partner share the same goals? Not being on the same page is a common relationship problem that, if left unchecked, can ruin the relationship.
- [No Relationship Regrets with the Five Year Marriage®](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/03/02/why-a-five-year-marriage/) - With the Five-Year Marriage structure - you will have spent time working through problems, and you'll know when it's time to leave with no regrets.
- [What Do You Want in a Marriage?](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/05/17/what-do-you-want-in-a-marriage/) - Over a five-year period, core values probably won't change. But, each time you revisit your couples' values, you are likely to notice some shift in importance.
- [Relationships: Going in the Same Direction](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/04/07/relationships-going-same-direction/) - It's a challenge to make time to discuss what we both want out of our marriage for the next five years - but we move faster and further when we move together
- [Can Marriage Be Flexible?](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/01/28/better-marriage-secret/) - With life changing daily & new roles replacing stereotypical ones, traditional marriage no longer serves couples. It's time to shift the marriage paradigm.
- [Annmarie on PBS with Grover Silcox/Counter Culture](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/04/23/annmarie-discusses-the-five-year-marriage-with-grover-silcox-on-counter-culture/) - Tune in to Counter Culture with Grover Silcox on PBS39. We're chatting about the Five-Year Marriage®! It airs on Tuesday night at 7pm DST.
- [Radio Wrap-Up: Starting Over](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/05/15/radio-wrap-up-starting-over/) - Thinking about starting over in a new career? Cheryl Rich Heisler had some good ideas for making a transition!
- [Marriage, Me, and Barbara Bush](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/04/20/barbara-bush-and-me/) - She lived life on her terms, including her marriage, which inspired my unique approach to marriage that is based on partnership and communication.
- [What's a Five-Year Marriage® Like?](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/07/18/whats-five-year-marriage/) - The Five-Year Marriage shifts traditional marriage from an outdated “stuck forever” to a modern “five years and renegotiate," so you can both grow, together.
- [Is Romance in the August Air?](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/07/31/its-romance-awareness-month/) - Traditional marriage leads to habituation - which can kill the romance. Here are some tips for rekindling the romance and evolving your relationship.
- [What If He Isn’t Interested?](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/04/09/what-if-he-isnt-interested/) - Tired of traditional marriage and the inherent expectations? There is a better way! Here are a few tips for seeding a stubborn mind for change.
- [Just Married! (For the 6th Time)](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/09/25/just-married/) - Wedding #6 almost didn't happen. For months Joseph and I worked on planning the marriage agreements, but the actual event was proving even more so!
- [Money: One BIG Glitch in Marriage](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/10/23/money-one-big-glitch/) - Money is one of the top two reasons why couples break up. Don't let it destroy your relationship. Here is how to setup a five-year plan you both agree on.
- [Worried About Being an “Old Maid”?](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/01/18/worried-single-old-maid/) - My advice for single women is to forget about traditional marriage. Instead, focus on these 3 tips & you'll be ready when Mr. Right does walks in.
- [RadioWrap-Up: Difficult People](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/09/15/sarah-elliston-friday-happy-hour/) - Are you tired of difficult people? Me too! That’s why Annmarie asked self-professed difficult person Sarah Elliston to join her at the Friday Happy Hour.
- [Are You a Marriage Partner or Employee?](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/08/15/marriage-partner-or-employee/) - Feel like you don't have an equal share in your relationship? Want to reclaim your personal power? It's time to transform your traditional marriage
- [Giving Up on Husband and Wife](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/07/20/giving-up-husband-and-wife/) - Ditch the stereotype labels of husband and wife. Let's use a term that gives both individuals equal value.
- [CDD: Submitting to Men or Spanking for God?](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/06/17/spanking-for-god/) - Christian Domestic Discipline made the news this week - for me, it's a boundary I won't let anyone cross. Some women disagree. I wonder, what would YOU DO?
- [Relationship Empowerment can be Found with The Five Year Marriage®](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/11/08/how-is-this-womens-empowerment/) - The Five-Year Marriage® gives a woman both her voice AND the power to go with that voice. And, at the same time, it honors the men who join them as equal.
- [Ending Our Marriage](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/02/10/end-of-a-marriage/) - Seven months from now, Joseph & I will be ending our marriage. So much has happened in the last 5 years, we need to give ourselves extra time to reflect & dream
- [Just Married! Starting Our Next Five-Year Marriage](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/09/25/married/) - Weeks of planning and then, all of a sudden, our wedding day was over. Every element was right, especially our life goals and five-year marriage contract
- [March 6 - Radio Wrap-Up Psychic Christi Cavallo](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/04/09/march-6-radio-wrap-up/) - “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.” Rosa Parks used that feeling to change the world. You can too...even if it’s simply the world right around you.
- [1.29.16 RadioWrapUp: Women and Money](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/01/29/radiowrap-women-and-money/) - Karen has a series of classes that you might be interested in, and they're free. Check them out at FMFCU Today's quote is from the incredible Katherine Hepburn: “If you’re given a choice between money and sex appeal, take the money. As you get older, the money will become your sex appeal.” I’m planning or
- [Ruth Bell Graham: Inspiring Woman](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/03/02/ruth-bell-graham/) - When Billy Graham died the news was all about his impact on the world. It was interesting, but Billy Graham wasn't one of my go-to's for spiritual inspiration.
- [Why The Maine Diaries?](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/21/announcing-the-maine-diaries/) - "Are you going to Maine again?" and "Do you go anyplace else?" Those are two questions I frequently hear when I tell people I'm going to Maine for my vacation. My friend Robert calls it a pilgrimage; it makes me laugh. But Robert could be right. It started about 18 years ago. I was wrapping
- [Where's My Muffins??](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/29/wheres-my-muffins/) - his morning we went to one of my regular haunts, the Quietside Muffin Company in Southwest Harbor. I first found it from an article I read in the Ellsworth-American.
- [March 20 RadioWrap-up](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/04/09/march-20-radiowrap-up/) - Today we had Jean Back from Survival Essentials giving up tips about decluttering and spring cleaning. Soda Bread recipe & advice for owning your own business.
- [RadioWrap-Up.6.16.17: Signs Of Hope](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/06/16/matthew-levee-chavez-friday-happy-hour/) - Matthew (Levee) Chavez tapped into a lot of feelings. He asked people to express themselves and did they ever! Levee is joining Annmarie Kelly on Happy Hour.
- [Radio Wrap-Up: Terrorism & Self-Sabotage](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/12/colleen-fitzpatrick-reinvention-wahlburgers-radio-wrap-up/) - We talked about terrorism, the president's speech, & the threat of Sharia Law. We also chatted about how midlife women can stop self-sabotage.
- [RadioWrap-Up.9.29.17: Ovarian Cancer](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/09/29/jean-shipos-friday-happy-hour/) - Jean Shipos knows about ovarian cancer. She’s a two-time ovarian cancer survivor who is still undergoing treatments after 20 years. She joins us for Happy Hour
- [Hurricane Irene and Values](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/08/31/hurricane-irene-and-values/) - If you had to evacuate your home fast, as the Hurricane Irene people did, what three things would you absolutely not leave behind?
- [RadioWrap-Up.2.9.18: Lisa Thomas-Laury](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/02/09/lisa-thomas-laury-friday-happy-hour/) - Philadelphia TV icon Lisa Thomas-Laury is coming to this week’s Friday Happy Hour! The Emmy-winning news anchor was a daily fixture in the lives of Philly viewers. She was so popular and well-loved that most thought of Lisa like one of their friends. When Lisa left due to illness, her fans missed seeing her. They
- [RadioWrap-Up: Psychic Readings](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/05/22/radiowrap-up-psychic-readings/) - Christi Cavallo was back at Happy Hour giving psychic readings. Christi's a real treat and many listeners have contacted Christi directly for full readings.
- [Special 'Magic' Follow-Up](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/12/13/special-magic-follow/) - I hope you got to hear Shaman Cherry-Lee Ward on today's show. She has so many good ideas. The one I'm going to work is the make a Mandala.
- [Jordan Pond Hike](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/26/jordan-pond-hike/) - Many of the carriage trails and hikes begin and end around Acadia's Jordan Pond House. The restaurant, on the shores of Jordan Pond, has been in the park since the 1800's. Many of the hiking trails and almost all the carriage trails start here. Today we hiked around the Jordan Pond. It’s a long but
- [Holidays, Gratitude & Relationship Resets](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/12/06/holidays-gratitude-relationship-resets/) - Holidays put a strain on relationships, particularly marriages. If you are feeling disconnected & distant from your partner, try a Relationship Reset!
- [Annmarie Kelly featured on Woman Talk Live Five](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/01/annmarie-kelly-featured-on-woman-talk-live-five/) - Ann Quasman asked me the Woman Talk Live Five - Five provocative questions answered by an inspiring and fabulous woman – a woman with something to say.
- [I Hate the Holidays: Stress-Busting Tips](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/12/02/stress-busting-tips-for-holidays/) - In midlife we stress during the holidays. Normal months are hard enough to juggle the demands of a career with family. Here's a few tips to stop the stress.
- [The Savvy Sizzle Master Class](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/01/19/savvy-sizzle-master-class/) - Welcome 2018!! Have you made your plan to make 2018 to be your best year yet? NO?! What are you waiting for? If you aren't sure what to do or how to do it, the Savvy Sizzle Master Class is for you! Here are just a couple reasons why: It's a teleseminar. You don't have
- [RadioWrap-Up.7.20.18.JOY at the Friday Happy Hour!](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/07/20/joy-at-the-friday-happy-hour/) - Kathy McCabe is a results-driven Certified Life Coach and shares tips on putting more joy in your life. She chats with Annmarie Kelly on today's podcast
- [1.15.16 RadioWrapUp: Makeovers](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/01/15/13387/) - Barbara Wasserman joined us for Happy Hour today. We did some good talking about midlife and midlife makeovers!
- [Tip#1: Your Intention is "JOY"](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/12/02/make-joy-intention/) - Yes, you choose joy. You decide and then it is. But try it. You’ll be amazed at how much power you will gain just by making this one choice.
- [Finding Your Voice](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/04/29/finding-your-voice/) - Finding your voice can take a long time because it's woven together with finding your SELF
- [The Big Book Expo](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/05/30/the-big-book-expo/) - Book Expo America is an amazing gathering of authors, publishers, agents, librarians, vendors, classes, events and so much more.
- [The Great Cousin Reunion](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/07/08/the-great-cousin-reunion-powerful-women/) - Last weekend my cousin managed to get our distant family together. It was a surprise for her mother who turned 80 in March but it was a treat for all of us.
- [Feel Like Your Running Out of Energy for Success?](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/07/20/women-and-power-feel-like-your/) - Both women took the lead with the talents they were already comfortable with and stretched them into new skills. That’s what victory is all about, at any age.
- [Our Mothers Ourselves](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/07/24/our-mothers-ourselves/) - We’ll be talking about Our Mothers Ourselves: The Mother-Daughter Relationship. If you aren’t in the Baltimore area, you can listen live at WomanTalkLive.com
- [Feminine Power and Energy in Baltimore](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/07/29/power-and-energy/) - We were all obviously powerful women and there was a lot of energy in the room. But, Joseph said, none of you were competing with the other.
- [When Energy Drinks Don’t Work](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/07/15/women-and-power-when-energy-drinks-dont-work-for-success/) - If you want to boost your daily energy to give you more power for the punch, there are better and healthier ways to get your energy.
- [Joseph's Big "Test"](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/04/josephs-big-test/) - It’s our “practice” to save one really challenging trek for our last full day. Last year it was a 9-mile carriage trail.
- [Day Mountain Hike](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/03/day-mountain-hike/) - You know how I believe in victory stretches? Today I got two chances to get out of my comfort zone and stretch into some bigger experience!
- [Somes Sound](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/26/somes-sound/) - As a writer, I’m curious about how things come about, physically, socially, personally. When it comes to how the earth was formed, I'm totally engaged.
- [Portland Head Light](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/08/29/portlandheadlight/) - Portland Head Light is said to be the most photographed lighthouse in the world, and for good reason! Haven't been here in several years.
- [Seen Me on YouTube?](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/03/seen-me-on-youtube/) - I thought this morning's wet, rocky and steep climb up Day Mountain was a challenge. It was nothing compared to what happened this afternoon.
- [Sleeping All Day](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/24/sleeping-all-day/) - After a crazy week of getting our businesses, our house and ourselves ready for vacation, and two days of traveling, we were exhausted!
- [Joseph's Favorite Hike](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/25/josephs-favorite-hike/) - I remember my first time on this one, called the Ocean Path. I was fascinated by the fact that it was an ocean on one side, forest on the other.
- [Lobster and Blueberries](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/23/lobster-and-blueberries/) - After leaving the Casco Bay area, we made our way up the coast to the tiny town of Wiscasset, home to fewer than 1000 families.
- [A Perfect Day](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/28/a-perfect-day/) - As perfect days go, this can be recorded as one of them. Joseph and I meandered through the early morning, reading and talking.
- [Folding Fitted Sheets](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/02/10/folding-fitted-sheets/) - Most victories aren't earth-shattering but they lead to those that are, either by boosting your confidence or proving something to yourself.
- [Gratitude](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/11/24/gratitude/) - When Janice Kaplan first started writing The Gratitude Diaries, she never expected that her life would change so dramatically.
- [Think Your Communication Skills Hold You Back?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/04/13/think-your-communication-skills-hold-you-back/) - Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can improve...
- [Schoodic Saturday](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/09/05/schoodic-saturday/) - Ellsworth was today's first stop, on our way to the Schoodic Peninsula. Schoodic was once privately owned land that was donated to the county.
- [Tilley Tuesday](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/09/01/tilley-tuesday/) - I finally bought a Tilley Hat. I've resisted getting one for years, even though I've liked how Joseph looks in his. Until now, it just wasn't for me.
- [Sunday Sweet Sunday](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/09/06/sunday-sweet-sunday/) - We had a relatively lazy day today. We did my favorite Sunday morning things: watched Sunday Morning, read the paper (the actual paper)
- [Partners: 4 "Avoid at All Costs" Behaviors](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/03/26/the-avoid-at-all-cost-list/) - Here's the 4 traits to "Avoid at All Costs" List I promised during my interview with Shaman Anumani.
- [Values List](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/08/02/values-list/) - Values breed victories. Without values, your life is adrift. Here's list of values that you can use.
- [Empowerment with 'The Strangest Secret'](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/01/06/the-strangest-secret/) - If you’re stuck for some habits that can change your life in the new year, here are eight habits that you can work into your life. Pick one and make it your own:
- [In the Jewish Tradition...](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/12/31/in-the-jewish-tradition/) - May this 18th year of the new century bring us the strength and resilience we need to face all of life's challenges.
- [RadioWrap-Up.6.22.18: Inventions and Reinventions](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/06/22/edie-tolchin-on-the-friday-happy-hour/) - This author of Fanny on Fire has a lot to say about reinventions, midlife and more.
- [Victorious Woman Contest Winner - Second Place](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/08/01/contest-winner-second-prize/) - Every woman complains about her in-laws. I had the worst. When my son was 7 months old he suffered a brain injury while in the care of my brother-in-law.
- [Your Thank You Super Power](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/11/17/thankyou-super-power/) - Super-charge your victories! Midlife women who practice gratitude attitude are more likely to persist through goal-achieving challenges.
- [7.15.16 RadioWrapUp: Beating Bulimia](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/07/15/radio-wrap-beating-bulimia/) - Today we talked with Iris Ruth Pastor about her forty-six-year battle with bulimia. It was fascinating to learn about how she started and why she continued.
- [OMG... What's Next? 2022 Visioning Starts Today!](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/10/20/omg-whats-next-2022-visioning-starts-today/) - Now is the time to start dreaming & planning your 2022 goals. Step 1 is to look back on your recent challenges, life situation and feelings...
- [Last Chance to Learn 3 Empowerment Secrets!](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/11/01/last-chance-to-learn-3-empowerment-secrets/) - Join Annmarie Kelly, your empowerment partner, on 11/2 for a free seminar & learn the 3 secrets for getting your Savvy Sizzle started for 2022!
- [Victorious Woman Contest Winner - Third Place](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/09/01/contest-winner-third-prize/) - This is being written to give hope and encouragement to those who are already victorious—but who don’t see the impact of their accomplishments.
- [RadioWrap-Up: What's Blocking Your Success?](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/10/09/breaking-through-blocks-into-midlife-success/) - Breakthrough expert Kathy Caprino joined me to talk about six blocks that could be stopping us, midlife women, from having the life we'll love living.
- [Radio Wrap-Up: Money DNA](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/01/09/radio-wrap-moneydna/) - This week we talked about midlife women and their finances. We also discussed 10 tips for New Year Resolution Success.
- [Happy Hour Wrap-Up: Celebrities & Women-Owned Businesses](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/01/31/happy-hour-wrap/) - Then Danielle Keperling fascinated us with her stories about being a woman-owned business & how you can build your own personal or professional brand.
- [North to New England](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/22/north-to-new-england/) - There's something about a long drive that helps push the "reset" button for both my mind and my relationship with Joseph.
- [Women’s lives matter. Don’t they count too?](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/10/23/womens-lives-matter-dont-count/) - Let's talk Harvey Weinstein - I bet so many of you Victory Chicks have experienced harassment - the question is WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG FOR SOMEONE TO SPEAK UP?
- [March27 RadioWrap-UP: Radical Forgiveness](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/04/09/march27-radiowrap-up-radical-forgiveness/) - Today Alice Casey & Jane Bouza, from the Awakened Heart Spiritual Center, talked about Radical Forgiveness. I took that class a couple years ago & learned a lot
- [RadioWrap-Up-Autism](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/04/10/radiowrap-up-autism/) - How one woman suddenly found herself - in midlife - being the single mom of an autistic child. It's quite an interesting story!
- [Wahlberg at Wahlburgers](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/07/wahlberg-at-wahlburgers/) - OK, I’m resigned to the fact that vacation is over. But I really wanted to squeeze one more thing into it before I head home. One last little adventure.
- [Radio Wrap-up - Caregivers Info](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/11/07/radio-wrap-caregivers-info/) - “It’s never too late to start a new journey; it doesn’t have to be a big journey, it can be a little one. Just start it.” & New Rules Caregivers Need to Know
- [My Life Shifted…](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/07/02/mymarriageshifted/) - Life is constantly changing. Everything is handled one minute, and the next you're overwhelmed & underappreciated. Save your relationship with a Family Meeting.
- [RadioWrap-Up: Reinventions](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/11/14/radiowrap-reinventions/) - On today's Friday Happy Hour Podcast, I talked about snow, and homecomings, and reunions. Then June Davidson joined us to discuss life reinventions.
- [Connors Nubble Challenge](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/09/08/connors-nubble-challenge/) - My Favorite Acadia Hike Joseph and I do this hike, Connors Nubble, almost every year. We didn’t last year because I hurt my shoulder on the first day of vacation and I didn’t want to put any stress on my arm. That was a good thought, because when I got home, I discovered that it was
- [Charles Adams on Friday Happy Hour October 30th](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/10/26/charles-adams-on-friday-happy-hour-october-30th/) - Just in time for Halloween! Charles Adams is talking ghosts, hauntings and legends with Annmarie Kelly.
- [RadioWrap-Up: OVERWHELMED?](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/06/05/radiowrap-up-overwhelmed/) - We talked about how "time is power" and about how overwhelm is affecting the size of our brains and about giving up multi-tasking for "chunking" time.
- [Free Master Class!  Savvy Sizzle: Your Marvelous Midlife Makeover](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/11/25/midlife-makeover-free-teleseminar/) - If you’re feeling like life’s a fizzle and you want to re-ignite your personal sizzle, join the Savvy Sizzle Master Class.
- [RadioWrap-Up: Gratitude](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/11/13/radiowrap-up-gratitude/) - Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough...It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity...
- [My Favorite Christmas Gift](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/12/23/favorite-christmas-gifts/) - One Christmas she spoke to her church group and likened the doll's restoration to her own spiritual rebirth...
- [FREE SEMINAR! Ending Marriage's Bad Rap](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/10/09/free-seminar-ending-marriages-bad-rap/) - Are you ready for a new way to live your marriage? Are you ready for a marriage that enables you to develop greater trust, intimacy, & happiness?
- [On the Way Home...](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/09/11/on-the-way-home/) - As Joseph and I traveled south out of Maine, we started listening to a book on CD. It was James Patterson's Sundays at Tiffanys. By around 9pm, we had checked into a hotel and were on our way to Newburyport MA for dinner. At the desk clerk's suggestion. we went to a place called Michael's.
- [Blueberries, Books and Binge-Watching](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/08/30/blueberries-and-books/) - It’s a lazy morning...typical first day at Windward Cottages. Joseph and I are watching Sunday morning as we let go of work and slide into vacation mode. This vacation Joseph and I are binge-watching the first season of House of Cards. In this political season, we're loving it! We brought lots to read! Joseph's reading
- [7.1.16 RadioWrapUp: Music Can Heal Your Life](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/07/01/vincent-james-joann-pierdomenico-friday-happy-hour/) - Can Music Change Your Life? Vincent James and Joann Pierdomenico believe it can. They came to The Friday Happy Hour to talk about music therapy and how music is being used to with Alzheimer’s and stroke patients, for depression and much more. Vincent and Joann are the authors of 88+ Ways Music Can Change Your
- [October's Victory Theme: VISION](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/10/01/octobers-victory-theme-vision-2-2/) - VISION is what enables you to see where you are going, what’s behind or around you and to recognize people and things. Creative vision happens in your soul.
- [Marcia Reynolds on Friday Happy Hour discusses women who are smart, strong and driven](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/21/marcia-reynolds-friday-happy-hour-disucusses-women-smart-strong-driven/) - She couldn’t find any books about women who were smart, strong, and driven to do good work at home or at work. Women around the world have told her, Thank you!
- [June 20: Happy Hour Wrap Up!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/06/20/summer-beach-reads/) - Between authors and readers, it was quite a show! My guests were authors Doreen McGettigan and Cindy Falteich and voracious reader Maria Peterson
- [Kay Presto on Friday Happy Hour!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/03/05/kay-presto-friday-happy-hour/) - March is Women’s History Month. Kay Presto is joining us for Happy Hour. Born and raised in Pennsylvania native, Kay moved to California fifty years ago.
- [RadioWrap-Up.4.13.18: Cooking in Tuscany!](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/04/09/linda-meyers-on-the-friday-happy-hour/) - How many people do you think say, “I wish I could give it all up and live in Tuscany? Linda Meyers said it too. And DID IT!
- [5.6.16 RadioWrapUp: Fixing Brain Fog](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/05/06/leeza-gibbons/) - Dr. Mike wrote the Brain Fog Fix. You know, just yesterday I found out someone I know is moving into nursing care due to dementia.
- [December Victory Theme: Emotional Intelligence](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/12/01/decembers-theme-emotional-intelligence/) - This month I'll be talking about emotional intelligence: what it is, what it means and how it can impact you either positively or negatively.
- [Marriage, Me and Barbara Bush](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/04/18/barbara-bush-and-me-2/) - When she was first lady her great spirit fascinated me. So did her relationship with her spouse, President George H.W. Bush.
- [RadioWrap-Up: Radical Forgiveness](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/09/04/march27-radiowrap-up-radical-forgiveness-2/) - Holding on to anger .. only gives you tense muscles... Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.
- [Stop Sabotage #5 Accountability](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/13/accountable-to-your-self/) - Accountability is defined as the obligation to account for its activities, accept responsibility for them, and to disclose the results in a transparent manner.
- [Victorious Woman!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/03/01/victorious-woman/) - This book has been described by some women as a cross between inspirational and self-help and by others as a “blueprint for life”.
- [Talking about Your Legacy at Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/03/13/talking-legacy-happy-hour/) - Remember all those stories your mom and dad told you? There was a day when you probably got tired of hearing them, but now you probably wish you'd written down.
- [Radio Wrap-Up: Tips for Mid-Life Caregivers](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/07/26/tips-for-mid-life-caregivers/) - My spouse & I were the primary caregivers for our moms. When we were doing it, you might have thought we were only children...but we both have three siblings.
- [RadioWrapUp: Breast Cancer Awareness](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/10/23/radiowrapup-breast-cancer-awareness/) - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Marnie Rustemeyer was diagnosed while working on Wall Street. The diagnosis changed her life.
- [Stop Sabotage Tip#3: Stop Apologizing](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/08/stop-apologizing/) - But when the "I'm sorry" comes out of your mouth ten times a day, for insignificant things, it's nothing more than a "rote apology."
- [My Betty Ford/Victorious Woman Connection](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/07/09/my-betty-fordvictorious-woman-connection/) - I was fascinated by Mrs. Ford's early life and how she handled the first confusing days of the Ford presidency - she embodied everything Victorious Woman.
- [August Victory Newsletter](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/08/21/august-newsletter/) - This Victory Update is packed because there's been a lot happening at The Victorious Woman Project these past few months!
- [Maine Diaries 2015](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/08/28/maine-diaries-2015/) - Within only minutes before I had a smooth Macallan scotch rocks in my hands and was caching up with Robert…about the new “estate” they bought and all the drama
- [The Girlfriend Gala 2012](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/06/01/the-girlfriend-gala-2012/) - What a night! We laughed, we cried, we got inspired! WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR! MAY 22, 2013 - MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!
- [Victorious Woman Month](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/05/01/victorious-woman-month-4/) - It started with an idea I got one morning as I woke up. The idea was for the book Victorious Woman - but, as soon as my feet hit the floor, I forgot about it.
- [RadioWrap-Up.1.19.18: Psychic Readings](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/01/19/christi-cavallo-friday-happy-hour-3/) - Christi Cavallo will be doing mini-readings for almost the whole hour. You can call in any time. If the line is busy, call back.
- [Are you an Elvis Fan?](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/08/12/are-you-an-elvis-fan/) - According the them, Elvis just wanted a normal life, so he faked his own death. And they cited things like his middle name is misspelled on his gravestone.
- [November Victory Theme: Leadership](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/11/01/novembers-theme-leadership/) - Leadership means being in charge of your own life. Take yourself and your life seriously. Live on purpose, prioritizing and strategizing your goals.
- [It's Victorious Woman Month!!](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/05/01/victorious-woman-month-2/) - Victory is about how strong you are inside. Your strength & power results from how you stretch into your greater self as you handle life's challenges.
- [Happy Thanksgiving!](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/11/24/happy-thanksgiving/) - Thanksgiving is centered around family and/or friends, love and the creature comfort food gives us. What are five things you can be grateful for?
- [Happy New Year!](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/01/02/happy-new-year-4/) - Don't forget, you get what you ask for - and If you don't know what you want, you will surely get a bunch of stuff that wouldn't have been on your list.
- [J. Randy Taraborrelli at Book Expo America](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/06/04/j-randy-taraborrelli-at-book-expo-amercia/) - J. Randy Taraborrelli. You might not know the name but you would recognize Randy from shows like Access Hollywood and Entertainment Tonight.
- [October Victory Theme: Vision](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/10/01/octobers-victory-theme-vision-2/) - This month we focus on Vision. You really can have anything you want. The key is knowing what that is...and that's the place most women get stuck.
- [August Newsletter: Survey, Frank Sinatra & Empowerment Classes](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/08/27/newsletter-august2015/) - I'm asking for help from midlife women for designing my fall and winter teleseminars, both which ones you want and what you want in them.
- [Back from Vacation](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/09/14/back-from-vacation/) - 2 weeks on Mt. Desert Island in Downeast Maine helped me to recharged & reenergize. There’s something about climbing mountains that clears my mind.
- [Ten Reasons Why Women Make Strong Leaders](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/11/22/ten-reasons-why-women-make-strong-leaders/) - 1. Passion: It's the main fuel that earns victory after victory. 2. Resilience: You don’t fail when you trip, only when you don’t get back up. 3...
- [Assessment: Leadership Self-Awareness](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/11/09/exercise-leadership-self-awareness/) - As this year is coming to a close, & before the holidays begin, take time to focus on the new year & your next phase. Here are ten questions to get you thinking
- [11/11/11: Veterans Day](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/11/11/111111-veterans-day/) - Take time out today to thank someone who has fought so you can be free. Read this Victorious Woman Honoree “The Janey's” military women who fought overseas.
- [Why Feminine Leadership Matters](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/11/05/victorious-woma-leadership/) - If you aren’t leading your life, someone else is, and they are leading you in their direction, not yours.
- [Leadership and Transitions](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/11/08/leadership-and-transitions/) - Leadership is often about navigating transitions. November is also about transitions. For many of us the weather gets colder, and as it does, we put away the summer things and settle into new “winter” routines. By November, after enjoying a few weeks of colorful fall foliage, we watch as the once-brilliant leaves fall to the
- [What a Victorious Celebration!](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/05/12/what-a-victorious-celebration/) - We gathered to celebrate the successes of our girlfriends and ourselves! To all of you who made the night so wonderful...THANKS!
- [Thanksgiving PEEPS? Get Some Now!](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/11/05/thanksgiving-peeps/) - November is here, Thanksgiving is in a couple weeks. Before things start getting “crazy-busy” for the holidays, how about taking a few minutes for Gratitude Attitude reminder? I’m not talking about just saying thank you to someone (though that never hurts). I’m talking about your gratitude attitude. I first became fascinated with Gratitude Attitude a
- [RadioWrapUp.6.9.17: The Art of Moving](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/06/09/ali-wentze-friday-happy-hour/) - Are you relocating for a job, or downsizing, or moving? Feeling overwhelmed at the prospect of decluttering, packing, and starting over?
- [3.3.17 Radio WrapUp with Charlotte Stewart](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/03/02/litlehouseontheprairie/) - Did you love watching Little House on the Prairie? Who was your favorite? If it was Miss Beadle, you’re in luck. Charlotte Stewart is coming to the Friday Happy Hour! Charlotte was loved to pieces as Miss Beadle, but her real life was far from being the chaste school marm she played. We’re dishing some
- [1.6.17 RadioWrapUp: Your Plan B?](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/01/06/whats-your-plan-b/) - Mary Farr joined us on Victory Chicks Radio to talk about your "Plan B". She speaks from years of experience fostering healing, hope, happiness, & humor.
- [8.12.16.RadioWrapUp: Dating Dangerously](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/08/12/kelly-green-friday-happy-hour-radio/) - We had a good time at the Friday Happy Hour talking to Kelly Green about her adventures and the insights she got from her "year of dating dangerously." Here's the scoop: After her divorce in 2014, Texan Kelly Green was forced to take a hard look at her life, and herself. She vowed to make
- [2.26.16 RadioWrapUp: Family Mental Illness](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/02/26/radiowrap-up-family-mental-illness/) - It's difficult to talk about mental illness in your family. Alcoholism, drug addiction, and any serious illness, mental illness affects the whole family.
- [About That MidLife Crisis...](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/01/13/about-that-midlife-crisis/) - Are you happier now that you’re in midlife? Most likely you are and don’t even realize it! Recently a group of Canadian researchers released a study done with about 1500 high school and college students. The researchers followed them from graduation into their thirties and forties. They discovered that, as the students aged, got jobs,
- [6.3.16 RadioWrapUp: Personal Reinvention](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/06/03/ann-hoffman-ruffer-friday-happy-hour/) - Ann Hoffman-Ruffner talked about her personal reinvention and what gets in the way of reinventing for many women – maybe you.
- [1.26.18 RadioWrapUp: GROUNDHOG DAY](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/01/22/aj-dereume-friday-happy-hour/) - We’re a week away from Groundhog Day and we’re getting as close to Punxsutawney Phil as possible with co-handler AJ Dereume. During this Happy Hour, you’ll be getting the inside scoop about: What actually happens in Punxsutawney during Ground Hog Day Some of the stranger Punxsutawney Phil superstitions and traditions Some little known facts about
- [Radio Wrap-Up: Negotiations to Music](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/11/21/radio-wrap-negotiations-opera/) - How well do you do in negotiations? If your answer is like mine, I'll bet Pynchon's advice was helpful. I know it was for me!
- [Optimal Living Success Workshop](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/10/21/optimal-living-success-workshop/) - If you are local to the King of Prussia area, and you are ready to get serious about changing your life, you need to come to the Optimal Living Success Workshop. It's being held in Wayne PA for FIVE TUESDAY evenings, starting on November 1.Here's a flyer with more information: bit.ly/mRSWoK and a link where
- [RadioWrap-Up: Sharon Pinkenson](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/22/radiowrap-sharon-pinkenson/) - What fun Sharon Pinkenson is! For as powerful as she is in the Philadelphia area, and with Hollywood, she's a down-to-earth and fun woman!
- [Shout out to Eileen Connolly Robbins](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/10/07/shout-out-to-eileen-connolly-robbins/) - One of the women is our own Victorious Woman Honoree Eileen Connolly Robbins, the Wizardess of Reinvention, and April’s Victorious Woman Honoree.
- [Memory Walk](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/10/10/memory-walk/) - Yesterday I walked with business owner and entrepreneur Kay Gallogly at the annual Memory Walk on the Riverfront in Delaware
- [Domestic Violence Awareness Month](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/10/28/domestic-violence-awareness-month/) - Like thousands of women, maybe you, Nancy and Lilly were afraid to leave their violent relationships. But in both cases, they made a plan
- [Shout out to Ann Quasman](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/04/12/shout-out-to-ann-quasman/) - Ann is passionate about women being life leaders and living their best life that it’s always a treat to be on her show
- [Teleseminar Today: Breaking the Cycle of Overcare](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/05/10/teleseminar-today/) - Tune into from 12-1pm EDT. I’ll be talking about overcare and how to break the cycle.
- [Ask the Victory Strategist](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/05/06/ask-the-victory-strategist/) - Yesterday I did an “Ask the Victory Strategist” event at the Eileen Fisher stores in Ardmore and King of Prussia PA.I worked with a great group of women.
- [Victorious Woman Month](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/05/01/victorious-woman-month/) - It's VICTORIOUS WOMAN MONTH and I'm all fired up! International Victorious Woman Month has started off with a bang!
- [Shannon's Corner](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/05/04/shannons-corner/) - Shannon D. Sanford is one of my favorite radio show hosts. She has a rich feel for her audience and makes the interview fun for her listeners
- [There's Still Time to Reignite Your Relationship with the 31-Day Romance Challenge!](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/08/17/theres-still-time-to-reignite-your-relationship-with-the-31-day-romance-challenge/) - real romance happens in small doses and often at unexpected times or in unexpected ways. THAT'S what the Romance Challenge is designed to spark!
- [RadioWrap-Up: Halloween Ghosts!](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/10/30/radiowrap-up-halloween-ghosts/) - Are there ghosts haunting your neighborhood this Halloween? Author Charles Adams came to scare us with ghostly stories for our Halloween Happy Hour
- [Radio Wrap-Up: Domestic Violence](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/10/10/radio-wrap-domestic-violence/) - I'm so happy to be getting over the cold I had all week...and so grateful it wasn't ebola! All the news has been scaring us silly.
- [3.17.17 RadioWrapUp: Midlife & Clarity](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/03/17/mary-f-collier-friday-happy-hour-radio-2/) - Are you a woman over forty standing at a midlife crossroads? Mary Collier was. She experienced great successes, personal tragedy, and financial devastation.
- [Victorious Honorees - December 2011](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/12/07/december-2011the-prosperity-sister/) - Starting over in mid-life isn’t where Carole imagined she’d be in her fifties. But there she was, wondering what to do and how to get back on her feet.
- [Negotiating Skills and Opera at Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/11/18/vicki-pynchon-discusses-get-money-friday-happy-hour/) - Do women get cheated when it comes to getting raises? Or do they cheat themselves? Do you want more money in the new year?
- [Radio Wrap Up: Breast Cancer](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/10/17/radio-wrap-breast-cancer/) - It's been twelve years since Kim Becking was first diagnosed with breast cancer. Her journey to wellness had a lot of bumps in the road
- [May8 RadioWrap-Up: Jen Groover and Success](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/05/08/may8-radiowrap-up-jen-groover-and-success/) - Women, Money and Success is what Jen Groover talked about on today's show. She's the author of If Not Now, When
- [May 1 - RadioWrap-Up: Women and Money!](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/05/01/may-1-radiowrap-up-women-and-money/) - You and I don't want to be 47 (or any age) and find out you're broke. Or get divorcedand find out you have to drastically alter your lifestyle.
- [RadioWrap-Up: Lymphedema](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/08/28/lymphedema/) - MJ Hitz was my guest on today's show. She talked about the legislation that will help you or loved ones: Lymphedema and the Lymphedema Treatment Act
- [RadioWrap-Up: Brain Fog](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/01/08/radiowrap-up-brain-fog/) - What a treat to have Dr. Mike Dow talking with us about brain fog and leaky brain...the one that scares me the most.
- [Giving Back and Fighting Cancer](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/09/22/fighting-cancer/) - Maureen Ingelsby never forgets the help she received all those years ago when she was a single mom raising five children...
- [Breast Cancer Awareness Month](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/10/11/breast-cancer-awareness-month/) - Charron Walker is living proof that early detection makes a difference. Her mother died from breast cancer, and Charron was diagnosed at age 36.
- [October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/10/03/october-breast-cancer-awareness-month/) - The Victorious Woman Project is about helping you to be in control of your life, your happiness, relationships, career, finances, & your health - breast health.
- [Breast Cancer: Don’t Ignore Warnings](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/10/23/breast-cancer-dont-ignore-warnings/) - Others will always do what’s easiest or in their own interests. If you aren’t aking the lead in your life, you may end up on a path you don’t want.
- [October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/10/01/october-breast-cancer-awareness-month-2/) - If you haven’t gotten your mammogram yet or if you're due for one, go get it. Make your appointment today. It's part of your self-care
- [September Victory Theme](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/09/01/septembers-theme-competence/) - Think you're a competent woman? Don't be so quick to say 'yes'...the answer might not be as easy as you might think.
- [Webinar: How to Talk so People will Listen](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/08/17/webinar-how-to-talk-so-people-will-listen-2/) - Have you ever made a suggestion and it’s ignored – only for someone else to make the same suggestion a few minutes later and everyone thinks it’s great?
- [Webinar: The Art of the Start](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/11/10/webinar-the-art-of-the-start/) - Start planning your New Year's Goals, so you can have MORE POWER, SUCCESS, HAPPINESS and SATISFACTION! Don’t you want that?
- [Competence: Are You Ready for Success?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/09/14/are-you-ready-for-successcompetent-enough-to-succeed/) - Competence comes in all shapes and sizes, and your level of competence can often explain a gap between where you are and where you want to be.
- [Victory Newsletter September 2012](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/10/03/victory-newsletter-september-2012/) - My car’s clutch quit while on New York’s Tappen Zee Bridge. It's scary to be sitting in a disabled car on a long bridge in 3 lanes of traffic.
- [Victorious Woman Contest - First Place](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/07/01/contest-winner-first-prize/) - Overcoming bulimia... In an effort to conceal my illness, I vomited into ziplock bags and hid them. I stole food from friends, who caught and confronted me
- [Who Could Get Hurt?](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/09/11/who-could-gethurt/) - Incompetence could have gotten me, my spouse or someone else killed. Here’s what happened
- [Civil War Winter Ball](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/01/28/civil-war-winter-ball/) - This weekend I stepped back in time at the annual Civil War Winter Ball. What a fun experience!!
- [Today at Happy Hour: Attitude of Gratitude](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/11/22/today-happy-hour-attitude-gratitude/) - What happens when you approach life with an Attitude of Gratitude? A LOT! Whether you place more value on research or inspiring stories, the evidence abounds.
- [Meandering Up the Coast](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/23/meandering-up-the-coast/) - We got an early start this morning because I wanted to take a side trip to Bailey’s Island and Orr’s Island, two small islands in the Casco Bay off the coast of Portland. We had a quick breakfast and made a fast trip to Trader Joe’s for some supplies to tide us over at the
- [Feminine Leadership](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/11/30/feminine-leadership/) - I just returned from a wonderful day in the Big Apple where I attended the NAFE Women of Excellence Award breakfast.
- [The 31-Day Victory Challenge](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/05/01/the-31-day-victory-challenge/) - Will You Take the 31 Day Victory Challenge?If you're a woman in midlife and want MORE, I DARE YOU! May is InternationalVictorious Woman Month! So this month, the Victorious Woman Project has a challenge for you. One of the best things you can do to reconnect with your personal power is focus on yourself and
- [RadioWrapUp.7.21.17.Changed by Chance](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/07/21/liz-barker-friday-happy-hour/) - Find out how Liz handled her many losses and why it took twenty years to tell the story. She’s talking with Annmarie Kelly this week on the Friday Happy Hour
- [Five Year Marriage™ on the Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/09/07/five-year-marriage-friday-happy-hour-2/) - We’re doing something a little different at Happy Hour today. The interview tables are being turned around!
- [9.16.16 RadioWrapUp: Marshmallow Reinvention!](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/09/16/amy-trout-hughes-friday-happy-hour/) - We had fun with powerhouse Victory Chick Amy Trout Hughes who turned her passion into profit.
- [Keeping Girlfriends Close...While They're Here](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/06/15/keeping-girlfriends-close-theyre/) - For the life of me, I cannot remember my last conversation with Kelli. I think it was as we were leaving the cottages on our way home.
- [RadioWrap-Up: Talking Sinatra with Taraborrelli](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/08/21/radiowrap-up-talking-sinatra-with-taraborrelli/) - J. Randy Taraborrelli is an encyclopedia of information about all the stars about whom he writes...and for today's show, Frank Sinatra.
- [Gloria Steinem and Me](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/06/10/gloria-steinem-and-me/) - I waited in line for almost an hour to meet Gloria Steinem to get a signed copy of her latest book, My Life on the Road, and to invite her to Happy Hour.
- [Tip#8: Sugar and Alcohol](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/12/23/tip8-sugar-alcohol/) - I enjoy sharing a drink and tasting all the Christmas goodies that are in abundance but I regret it in January. Here's how to avoid the holiday hand-over.
- [Radio Wrap-Up: Finding Your Purpose](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/10/24/radio-wrap-finding-purpose/) - As you get older, knowing that becomes more and more important. Knowing your purpose is what brings both meaning and pizazz into your life.
- [Merry Christmas!](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/12/25/merry-christmas-3/) - Merry Christmas, Victory Chicks!Happy Holidays too!And in the New Year,May 2016 be your most fabulous year yet!!In Victory and with Love,Annmarie Victorious Woman Robbins April 23, 2010 No Comments Eileen Connolly Robbins Last night I had the pleasure of presenting the coveted Victory Crystal... Read More Shout out to Eileen Connolly Robbins October 7, 2010
- [Happy New Year!](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/01/01/happy-new-year-3/) - Happy New Year to all the Victory Chicks. May this year be the year that you... Reconnect with your SELF (who you really are), Find your spirit, and much more!
- [2.5.16 RadioWrap-Up:  Betrayal in Marriage](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/02/05/13436/) - Concha Alborg told us a fascinating story of betrayal in marriage...and how she got past it, reinventing her life ...victoriously.
- [Honoring Your Values](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/08/19/honoring-your-values/) - Accepting every request can be detrimental to your health! Honor yourself, find empowerment in the word 'NO'. Value your personal well being!
- [The Five-Year Marriage®: Is Your Partner Dependable?](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/05/29/the-five-year-marriage-is-your-partner-dependable/) - Are you and your partner looking towards taking the next step in your relationship by dedicating yourselves to marriage? Before you dedicate yourself to traditional commitments, consider Annmarie Kelly's The Five-Year Marriage® philosophy.
- [Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/01/01/new-years-resolutions-2015/) - A clean slate, an unwritten chapter, a brand new baby year. Whatever you call it, the New Year is a way of organizing time.
- [Psychic Friday at Happy Hour!](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/12/04/psychic-friday-at-happy-hour/) - Whatever doubts assail us, or what fears, Let us hold close one day, remembering Its poignant meaning for the hearts of men.
- [Fun in Media](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/12/13/fun-media/) - Last night I went to the Media Theater to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. I’d never seen it before so I wasn’t expecting what I saw.
- [Last Hike of 2015](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/09/10/last-hike/) - This is probably our last full day. I feel so sad that this vacation went so fast. We took the Hadlock Pond carriage trail today.
- [May23 Happy Hour WrapUp](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/23/may23-happy-hour-wrapup/) - Edwene Gaines had great things to say about developing a prosperity consciousness and taking away every excuse for not living a more fulfilling life.
- [Radio Wrap-Up: Starting A Business](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/12/11/radio-wrap-up-starting-a-business/) - As we start looking to become empowered in the New Year, we spoke with entrepreneur Kristi Notto about starting a business.
- [Girlfriends Helping Girlfriends](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/06/17/girlfriends-and-kickstarter/) - Have you ever tried to get a business started but couldn’t quite get it past the first stage? These women will inspire you to push past!
- [RadioWrap-Up.4.14.17.Kindness](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/04/14/jill-lublin-friday-happy-hour/) - In a country where almost every conversation is tinged with tension, author Jill Lublin has a solution. Annmarie Kelly will be talking with Jill about kindness.
- [Melissa Davey on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/03/16/melissa-davey-friday-happy-hour-2/) - Are you in your second act? Melissa Davey is. She retired from her corporate Vice President position two years ago to pursue her second act and dream of becoming a filmmaker. She's working on a documentary called the Life Beyond Sixty Project. Melissa is documenting the experiences of women over sixty to find out how
- [2.10.17 RadioWrapUp: The Five Year Marriage](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/02/10/five-year-marriage-friday-happy-hour/) - Annmarie is tickled that Lorraine Rannali is doing the interviewing today - interviewing her and her spouse about the book, The Five Year Marriage
- [RadioWrap-Up.3.16.18: Second Act as Filmmaker](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/03/16/melissa-davey-friday-happy-hour/) - Are you in your second act? Melissa Davey is. She retired from her corporate VP position to pursue her second act and dream of becoming a filmmaker.
- [Stop Sabotage #9: Feedback](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/29/stop-sabotage-9-feedback/) - It’s so easy to stay in the same comfortable place, even when that place isn’t really where you want to be. Moving forward takes courage – it’ a victory.
- [The Best Marriage Advice For Newlyweds](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/01/06/the-best-marriage-advice-for-newlyweds/) - Everyone knows how to get married but we’re often not taught much about how to be married. Entering into a marriage is a big commitment...
- [Marriage Conundrum: Is Living Together the Answer?](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/01/08/marriage-conundrum-is-living-together-the-answer/) - First of all, when a couple makes the decision to live together, it’s easy. Maybe they want to test their compatibility.
- [A Marriage Plan With Room For Growth And Change](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/01/20/a-marriage-plan-with-room-for-growth-and-change/) - The Five-Year Marriage is a marriage that allows – and expects – changes. Every five years, you and your partner approach your marriage with fresh eyes. You have the opportunity to rethink your relationship and consider your priorities. T
- [What Are Good Qualities For A Five-Year Partner?](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/03/25/what-are-good-qualities-for-a-five-year-partner/) - Successful relationships and marriages often start with one foundation: Compatibility. When it comes to planning a future for you and your partner, sharing common goals and values for your relationship is key to you both being happy and fulfilled.
- [Victorious Woman Robbins](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/04/23/victorious-woman-robbins/) - Last night I had the pleasure of presenting the coveted Victory Crystal to Victorious Woman of the Month honor to the April honoree, Eileen Connolly Robbins.
- [Friday Happy Hour: Ann Quasman](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/01/17/friday-happy-hour-ann-quasman/) - We're talking with WomanTalkLive's Ann Quasman about Tyranny of the Queen Bee on the Friday Happy Hour!
- [Do Women Politicians Inspire You?](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/10/01/women-politicians-inspire/) - We women have a terrible habit of playing ourselves small. We can do better so we can serve our goals & our victories more efficiently.
- [Summer Solstice](https://annmariekelly.com/2010/06/21/summer-solstice/) - It’s the longest day of the year. I’m celebrating by being outside during those long daylight hours at a soiree to celebrate the end of my leadership role.
- [The Five-Year Marriage: Making Your Marriage A Priority](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/02/24/the-five-year-marriage-making-your-marriage-a-priority/) - Many engaged or married couples reflect on important questions like "Is marriage worth it?" "How can we make our marriage different?" or "How can our marriage last?" The answer: Marriage takes work. Set your marriage up for success by utilizing Annmarie Kelly's Five Year Marriage strategy.
- [The Five-Year Marriage: Advice For Couples](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/03/03/the-five-year-marriage-advice-for-couples/) - What if your idea of looking at love and marriage as "forever" is setting your relationship up for failure? Annmarie Kelly's Five-Year Marriage shifts your idea of "forever" to a timeline that allows for honesty and mutual growth.
- [The Five-Year Marriage®: Planning Beyond The Wedding Day](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/03/10/the-five-year-marriage-planning-beyond-the-wedding-day/) - If you are focused on planning your wedding day, why not dedicate the same amount of effort to planing on how to have a successful marriage? Read more about the difference between "wedding planning" and "marriage planning"
- [The Five-Year Marriage®, Your Partner, And Chemistry](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/03/30/the-five-year-marriage-your-partner-and-chemistry/) - Chemistry. We think about the chemistry we have or want with our partners. While many may think chemistry is about "butterflies in your stomach" or "burning desire," good chemistry is more complex.
- [Best Marriage Advice He Ever Got](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/03/31/the-best-piece-of-marriage-advice-he-ever-got/) - His father-in-law gave the young couple the best piece of marriage advice they ever got from anyone and they've lived by it for sixty-four years!
- [The Five-Year Marriage®: Couples And Communication](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/05/01/the-five-year-marriage-couples-and-communication/) - For couples of all ages, an important lesson is that Communication is KEY! Without good communication and open dialogue, you will find yourself growing apart rather than growing together.
- [The Fix for the Biggest Marriage Problems](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/01/22/the-fix-for-the-biggest-marriage-problems/) - Getting married soon? Or are you a newlywed? This is the kind of relationship advice millions wished they got sooner.
- [8.5.16 RadioWrapUp: Overcoming Divorce](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/08/05/brenda-reynolds-friday-happy-hour/) - Annmarie Kelly and Brenda Reynolds talked about Brenda's unique divorce experience - unique because Brenda's work as an organizational consultant is all about making things work. But nothing prepared her for her own big life change. It required a mid-life reinvention at a time when the future was unclear and yet to be determined. Annmarie
- [A 3 Step System to Achieve Your Goals](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/01/25/a-3-step-system-to-achieve-your-goals/) - Watch this video with three simple steps "guaranteed to work" to accomplish any goal.
- [Rainy Last Day](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/09/11/rainy-last-day/) - The weather people were finally right…they said it was going to rain and it’s pouring down in buckets! We started getting some packing done and the cottage looks a mess. Time to go home… Joseph likes to “ease back” from vacation and likes to break the 13 hour trip home into two days. I’m mixed
- [My Barr Treat!](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/09/07/found-one-on-the-barr/) - I waited years. Even tried to grow one....thought it wouldn't happen. But, finally! I saw one!! Joseph and I were in Bar Harbor at 8am so we could get to Barr Island. It's a small island across from the village of Bar Harbor, only accessible by foot twice a day. At low tide the water
- [I Confess...](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/09/03/dirty-little-secret/) - It's My Dirty Little Secret OK, we all have one. I'm confessing mine. It's television shows. And not just any television shows. Mindless ones. It's an addiction...no, it's my tranquilizer. Some people drink, others smoke or take drugs, some gamble. I watch TV. When I was in my early twenties I had my tonsils out.
- [Gorham Mountain](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/09/09/gorham-mountain/) - The weather says that we’re going to have rain on and off for the next few days. I don’t like to hike over wet boulders, so we decided to take a hike up Gorham Mountain. It’s a good upward climb, but one that we haven’t done since our earlier days here. It’s considered moderately challenging.
- [Christmas in Williamsburg](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/12/29/christmas-williamsburg/) - Change. It's never easy. But sometimes you can find a way to make the challenge softer.
- [July's Theme: Energy](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/07/01/women-and-success-why-am-i-so-tired/) - Are you doing the adult woman version of spinning around? We can't create success when we are spinning - all we create is that feeling of dizziness.
- [Nyad: You're Never Too Old!](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/09/03/diane-nyad/) - Don't let your dreams fade as you age. Find inspiration from Nyad - Never ever give up & You're never too old to chase your dreams
- [Mid-Year Tune-Up for Your 2016 Goals](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/07/18/mid-year-tune-2016-goals/) - If you have too many goals, you don’t focus on any one. So you're busy doing multiple tasks, but never finish enough of the steps to actually reach a goal!
- [Stop Sabotage #8: Let Go of Toxic People](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/22/stop-sabotage-toxic-people/) - an people be toxic? You bet! Toxic people write on the walls of your mind, and color your thoughts and behaviors.
- [Happy Victorious Woman Month!!](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/05/01/happy-victorious-woman-month/) - It seemed like just one small thing when I filed the paperwork. By year's end, there it was listed in the McGraw-Hill Chase’s Calendar - Victorious Woman Month!
- [Halloween Radio Wrap-Up](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/10/31/halloween-radio-wrap/) - THE Small Business Expert, Susan Solovic, joined me, Annmarie Kelly, to talk about starting or growing your business.
- [Radio Wrap-Up: September 26](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/26/radio-wrap-up-marcia-reynolds/) - We had fun with Marcia Reynolds today. She had some interesting ideas about the Wander Woman and The Discomfort Zone and about finding your purpose in midlife.
- [Radio Wrap-Up: August 15](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/15/radio-wrap-up-mid-life-reinvention/) - Psychic Readings, Little League World Series, and Mid-Life Reinventions were today's Hot Topics on Friday Happy Hour with Annmaire Kelly
- [RadioWrap-Up: HOLIDAY STRESS!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/12/19/holiday-stress/) - Thanks to Michele Dunleavy for her tips to get more fun out of the holidays and be ready to hit the ground running (motivationally-speaking) in January.
- [Tip#2: Your Holiday Happy Place](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/12/04/holiday-memories/) - Finding Your Holiday Happy Place: Your Three Favorite Holiday Memories You know how sometimes you feel so good that nothing can aggravate you?
- [Tip#3: Are Your Traditions Outdated?](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/12/07/traditions-outdated/) - Some things we do just because we’ve always done it – even when they no longer serve their purpose. I realized that on my last trip to Maine...
- [Tip#4: Who Makes the Holiday Special?](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/12/10/makes-holiday-special/) - When you think about the holidays, it's about love and about how good it feels to share time and energy with someone you care about
- [Tip#6: Laugh!!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/12/17/laugh/) - Whether it's laughing at a show, a book, your kids, or a memory, find something to laugh about. Here's why those FIVE MINUTES are important:
- [Is Social Media Making You Sick?](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/04/11/are-you-feeling-social-media-acrimony/) - It seems like our country is more divided than ever before and everyone has a lot of space to vent their negative feelings without censoring for hate.
- [10.28.16 RadioWrapUp: Halloween](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/10/28/ghosts-of-chester-county/) - It was a Spooky Happy Hour and Annmarie was talking ghosts – historical and present day. Malcolm Johnstone join us on Friday Happy Hour
- [Tip#7: Breathe!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/12/20/breathe/) - When you are stressed, you take shallow breathes. That means you don't get enough oxygen to your brain and things in your body aren't circulating right.
- [RadioWrap-Up: Dawn Wells](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/12/26/dawn-wells/) - Radio wrap-up with Dawn Well - from Gilligans Island - she joined Annmarie for some inspiring chick-chat!
- [Do-Over Tip #1: Have a Big Picture](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/02/have-a-big-picture/) - Every time you get the opportunity for a second chance, a do-over, it helps to have a picture of what you want out of it.
- [Stop Sabotage #7: Toot Your Own Horn](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/19/brag-about-whats-good-about-you/) - An important skill - Tooting Your Own Horn - you don't have to boast like those blowhards you hate but you can tell stories that portray your accomplishments!
- [Thoughts about Women's History and You](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/03/08/13836/) - When your life is over, you'll be the woman whose history others will remember. What exactly, do you want to be remembered for?
- [Public Noise: What Would You Do?](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/04/15/public-noise-what-would-you-do/) - When faced with a public situation of blatant rudeness and complete obliviousness, do you call that person out, or quietly say nothing?
- [The Girlfriend Gala](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/05/26/girlfriend-gala-2/) - The tenth anniversary of the Victorious Celebration was absolutely sold-out magical! The reason? The energy the women bring. Inspriation, humor, and much more.
- [October Victorious Woman Honoree](https://annmariekelly.com/2012/10/20/surviving-domestic-abuse/) - Victory usually comes in small steps that lead to wonderful successes. Linda took those small steps in victory and her triumph is a model for other women!
- [What I Remembered at the Christmas Tree Farm](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/12/12/purpose-remembered/) - Living on purpose means two things: you have a core set of beliefs and values that guide your life and you embrace a passion for something bigger than yourself.
- [Annual Contest Starts Today!](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/04/15/annual-contest-starts-today/) - The Fourth Annual Victorious Woman Essay Contest starts today. This year we changed it up...American Idol-style. Good luck!
- [Your favorite Chick Flick?](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/04/09/your-favorite-chick-flick/) - Is there a strong woman in your favorite Chick Flick? Who is she? Share your favorites with the Victory chicks community!
- [Top Ten Strong Women Chick Flicks](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/05/04/ten-top-chick-flicks-strong-women/) - Here are my top 10 Chicks Flicks for women's history month to celebrate strong women in movies. What are your favorites? Share with us!
- [Janice Kaplan on Friday Happy Hour November 13](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/11/09/november-13-janice-kaplan/) - Janice and Annmarie will be chatting about how paying attention to gratitude transformed her marriage, her relationship with her adult children…and everything!
- [May 22: The Girlfriend Gala](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/04/08/may-22-the-girlfriend-gala/) - The Girlfriend Gala: 2013 Victorious Woman Celebration What Would You Do Without Your Girlfriends? How many times have your girlfriends been your support team - and you theirs - through life's rough patches and tough times? And, when you're on the victorious side of a challenge, aren’t they the BEST ones with whom to celebrate
- [Fundraiser: Domestic Violence Center](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/03/25/fundraiser-domestic-violence-center/) - The Domestic Violence Center of Chester County, A Night at the Derby, is having it's annual fundraiser on April 26 at the Mendenhall Inn.
- [The Woman's Advantage Calendar Giveaway!](https://annmariekelly.com/2013/12/19/womans-advantage-calendar-giveaway/) - Tell us the best and worst thing that happened to you in 2013 and you'll be entered into a drawing for a 2014 Woman's Advantage Calendar!
- [Victorious Woman Month Calendar](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/01/victorious-woman-month-calendar/) - Victory is the stretch you make out of your comfort zone and into that fuller, more fabulous expression of yourself.
- [February's Quote of the Month.](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/02/04/februarys-quote-month/) - February Quote of the Month: "Life begins at the end of your comfort zone". Join Annmarie Kelly for more inspiring quotes.
- [Listen Now! Find Your Voice & Speak Up!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/09/16/listen-now-find-voice-speak/) - It's time to speak up… for what you want, for your boundaries, to promote your success. Mimi Donaldson is Annmarie’s guest to talk about finding your voice.
- [...and the Winner is...](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/01/20/winner-2/) - Announcement: The winner of the 2014 Woman's Advantage Calendar has been declared! Join the mailing list to be notified of our next contest.
- [Gettysburg and Ghosts on the Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/06/28/gettysburg-ghosts-friday-happy-hour/) - Gettysburg is famous for two things: what happened there on July 1-3, 1863, and President Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address four months later.
- [May Quote of the Month](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/05/01/may-quote-month/) - "When you go out of your comfort zone and it works there's nothing more satisfying." ~ Kristen Wiig
- [Get Ready: New Year BEST You](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/12/27/new-year-best-you/) - Everybody's talking about "New Year New You" Resolutions. But you don't need a NEW YOU. Think of it this way instead...
- [Quote of the month - June](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/06/12/quote-month-june/) - Stop a minute, right where you are. Relax your shoulders, shake your head and spine like a dog shaking off cold water...
- [Cathy Sikorski on Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/04/22/cathy-sikorski-on-friday-happy-hour-3/) - Cathy Sikorski is back this week to talk caregiving, women in midlife, and more. Cathy will be giving us tips from her newest book, Who Moved My Teeth
- [More Than Just Her Jeans](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/04/12/more-than-just-jeans/) - Remember those Gloria Vanderbilt jeans? Who didn’t love ‘em? While she was flaunting those fabulous jeans, she faced a myriad of behind-the-scenes dramas.
- [What Was It About Florence Foster Jenkins?](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/09/15/florence-foster-jenkins/) - Was it her charisma? Her social status? Her sense of purpose? Whatever made Florence Foster Jenkins the toast of the town, it was certainly NOT her singing.
- [Victorious Woman Contest: 1st Place](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/07/01/vw-contest-winner-story-overcoming/) - There is victory in each of us! You have what it takes to make the victory stretch out of your comfort zone from where you are now to where you want to be.
- [4.15.16 RadioWrapUp: Kelly Hayes-Raitt](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/04/15/kelly-hayes-raitt-on-friday-happy-hour/) - Kelly Hayes-Raitt and Annmarie Kelly chatted about midlife reinvention from a political consultant into her most interesting "bohemian" lifestyle.
- [Do You Need A Change??](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/08/12/do-you-need-a-change/) - Tired of doing the same old thing? If you’re starting to notice staleness in your life, here are five ways to give yourself & your life a breath of fresh air.
- [The Journey Begins...](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/08/22/the-journey-began/) - The journey begins. Or as one of my friends calls it, my annual pilgrimage to our happy place. We were already packed so all we had to do was pack the car, turn off the water, water my plants, and as I usually do, visit every room. We finally left home about 9am, making a
- [Parking Meters?!? ](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/08/26/parking-meters/) - We went to Jeanie’s for breakfast with a plan to walk The Shore Path afterward. It's a sweet little path that begins at the dock by the Bar Harbor Inn. It winds around the town past the backyards of the once-magnificent summer houses of millionaires. Most of them are now B&B's, and still interesting to
- [Downeast Day ](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/08/25/downeast-day/) - Our first full day here is what we call a "Downeast day." That means we stay at the cottage all day. Easing into vacation is always a treat after the craziness of getting ready to leave, finally leaving home, and then dealing with the travel. About midday Ollie stopped over. It’s always good to see him…and
- [The Holy Donut](https://annmariekelly.com/2019/08/24/the-holy-donut/) - Portland in the morning is busy! Since our first trip here – maybe 10 years ago - the city has grown more and more vibrant. We didn’t eat breakfast except to go The Holy Donut. I think those donuts – made with Maine mashed potatoes - are to Portland what Cronuts are to NYC. And, like NYC,
- [Catholic Good Girl?](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/10/10/catholic-good-girl/) - This is one of my favorite days on vacation - the day I call my "Catholic Good Girl" day. It's the day Joseph and I drive north to Winter Harbor and go to Mass at the tiny St. Margaret’s Church on Grindstone Neck. The chapel was built years and years ago to accommodate the Irish
- [RadioWrap-Up.5.4.18: Women's Rights in History](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/05/04/mary-walton-on-friday-happy-hour/) - When it came to women's rights, you may never have heard of Alice Paul. I didn’t. She was a powerful figure in the women's rights movement and a mover and shaker in the women’s suffrage movement. And, when women got the vote, she didn’t stop. Alice Paul was active in the women’s movement nearly her
- [Strike up the Band & Light the Fireworks!](https://annmariekelly.com/2021/02/04/strike-up-the-band-light-the-fireworks/) - We have combined our websites into one brand. We put Victorious Woman and Five Year Marriage together in one easy-to-use place and one easy for you to remember annmariekelly.com.
- [Are you Competent Enough to Start Over?](https://annmariekelly.com/2011/09/19/are-you-competent-enough-to-start-over/) - Now that you’re starting over and getting a second chance to live your best life, you probably wonder if you can do it. Well, the short answer is “of course you can!” But there is more… In order to live well and be successful in your life, you must be competent. Competence means possessing these
- [Confirmed: Jenn Frederick at Girlfriend Gala](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/04/25/confirmed-jenn-frederick-at-girlfriend-gala/) - The Girlfriend Gala committee is happy to announce that Local Fox29 Philly reporter Jenn Frederick will be the featured speaker at the 2018 Girlfriend Gala. Jenn is the fun reporter who gets into all kinds of things on Good Day Philadelphia. And, on June 6, she's going to be having some fun with The Girlfriends
- [The Land of Charlotte's Web!](https://annmariekelly.com/2014/08/29/the-land-of-charlottes-web/) - Saturday is laundry day. So Joseph and I traveled off the island and into the nearest town, Ellsworth. The laundromat got all new washers, which seemed like something good – until we found out there were new rules about the kind of soap and a bunch of other things. Mostly we just like to get
- [DeNiro and Hightower: One-Sided Divorce?](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/11/30/deniro-and-hightower-one-sided-divorce/) - Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower recently made headlines - and not for a happy reason. The famed actor filed for a divorce from his long-time spouse after 20 years of marriage. This is the second time DeNiro has filed for divorce. The first time was about ten years ago. The divorce was never finalized because
- [...AND a Honeymoon!](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/09/27/and-a-honeymoon/) - The wedding is over, and it was a beautiful day. Now Joseph Eagle and I are starting our new marriage...and doing it with a honeymoon! Realistically speaking, and from the perspective of two self-employed people, we had no business taking another (unpaid) week off. After all, Joseph and I got back from our annual vacation
- [Wedding#7](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/09/22/wedding7/) - What a wonderful wedding day! While Joseph and I have, to-date, have a wedding ceremony to start our new marriage, we don't usually have a party. However, over the summer a few things happened that were either sad, or made us stop and think. They made us realize that we haven't been celebrating the good
- [Apache Wedding Blessing](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/09/17/apache-wedding-blessing/) - Last week Joseph and I met with Pattie Painter, the celebrant for our September 22 nuptials. She asked us about different readings, suggested some and also told us we could find others on her Vows of the Heart website. The Apache Wedding Blessing has been part of almost every one of our weddings. Pattie knows it
- [Negotiations Ain’t Easy!](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/09/01/negotiations-aint-easy/) - As Joseph and I are wrapping up this marriage, we’re in negotiations for another one. Yes, we’ve decided to marry again. However, after thirty years, the conversations around our next marriage are different. Actually, every marriage negotiation conversation is different. And difficult. The different part is the easier of the two. We're different because the
- [And Ending...and a Beginning](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/08/22/and-ending-and-a-beginning/) - As Joseph and I are planning the end of our marriage, we've gotten far enough in our re-negotiating phase to decide to go another five years. We still have plenty to discuss and stuff to work out, but we decided to get married on September 22. Until now, we didn't know where to have our
- [My Marriage is Ending](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/08/15/ending-my-marriage/) - Recently I was talking to a twenty-something, newly-engaged woman who loves the idea of The Five-Year Marriage®. "It keeps things fresh," she affirmed. And she was correct. A Five-Year Marriage® does keep things fresh...and that's the good part. However, the new beginning follows an old ending. The end of a marriage is always a challenge.
- [Fun/Kudos at Annapolis' Old Fox Books](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/06/01/fun-kudos-at-annapolis-old-fox-books/) - Last Sunday I was in Annapolis doing a book signing for Five-Year Marriage®. The place was Old Fox Books and Coffee House on Maryland Avenue. It’s sort of off the main drag, but located in between St. John's College and the Naval Academy. and it’s the cutest book shop. It’s the kind of place I’d
- [The Five-Year Marriage® Launched!](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/03/04/five-year-marriage-launched/) - Yesterday was the big day! The Five-Year Marriage is officially published! It's not out to the public yet, but this week I invited some of my friends to my office to share the celebration. I have to admit, I was a bit nervous. I've been talking about - and living - the Five-Year Marriage® for
- [Ready to Launch!!](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/02/26/ready-to-launch/) - You're invited to the official launch of The Five-Year Marriage ®: Shifting the Marriage Paradigm. It's on March 3, 4-6pm in Wayne PA. I'll be giving up some "behind the scenes" stories and reading a little bit. Joseph might even chime in with some of his stories. And then we'll celebrate with food and wine
- [Valentine Spoons?](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/02/11/valentine-spoons/) - Would you want one? I'll bet you would! Earlier today I was watching the CBS Sunday Morning show. It featured a charming story about the folks who live on Llanddwyn Island, off the coast of Wale. They ditched St. Valentine and, instead, embrace St. Dwynwen's Day. She's the Welsh patron saint of lovers (she prayed
- [Is a Five Year Marriage®  a sin?](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/02/08/five-year-marriage-sin/) - The Five Year Marriage® could be a sin, or at least be against the teachings of the Catholic Church. That’s according to “Rita” who teaches Catholic Pre-Cana Marriage Prep classes. Rita read an advance copy of the book, Five Year Marriage® . After she did, Rita and I had an interesting conversation during which she
- [The Marriage Gap](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/03/20/the-marriage-gap/) - When it comes to goals, I’m the thinker. I’m goal-oriented. I like to set goals and makes plans. Joseph is different. A lot of his goals are in his head. He’s not as good at articulated what he wants. So, in our first marriage, and before I figured that out, we would have conversations and
- [Marriage and Money: Are You on the Right Track?](https://annmariekelly.com/2017/01/10/marital-finances/) - Marital Finances are one of the most important parts of a marriage partnership. Marriage and money go hand in hand. If a couple works together and plays their cards right, marriage can often be a financial boon. The key is getting on the right track and staying there. In a study done by the Center
- [No Sound, No Fury, No Marriage](https://annmariekelly.com/2016/12/15/five-year-marriage/) - As I was reading author Laura Pritchett 's May 2016 article for the New York Times, I wondered: What would have happened if she has a Five-Year Marriage®? In No Sound, No Fury, No Marriage, Ms. Pritchett described her twenty year marriage of silence. How could she have lived together with the same man and
- [A Different Christmas](https://annmariekelly.com/2015/12/30/145/) - I had a different Christmas this year. After years of hosting Christmas dinners for my mom, the parents of a friend, and Joseph’s siblings, things changed. My mom passed, my friend’s parents (with whom we usually spent Christmas Eve, moved to New Mexico with their son, Joseph’s brother adopted his new spouse’s family and he
- [Aniston: Women, Marriage and Divorce](https://annmariekelly.com/2018/12/21/is-divorce-sexist/) - "It's a very storybook idea," Jennifer Aniston says of traditional marriage in a recent Elle magazine interview. She calls marriage a "happily ever after" fantasy. Her reason is valid: "I think for some people it does work…but everybody's path is different." Yes, and everyone sees marriage - and divorce - differently. Though her marriage to

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- [Landing Page: Listen to Me! Confidence-building Communication Techniques for Women](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/landing-page-listen-to-me-confidence-building-communication-techniques-for-women/) - Have you ever made a suggestion at work (or with family or friends) and it’s ignored, only to have someone else make the same suggestion a few minutes later
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- [A Free Gift for YOU! Career Reinvention](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/career-reinvention-3/a-gift-for-you-career-reinvention/) - Are you feeling like life’s too short to spend it doing something you don’t love and doesn’t make you happy? Are you looking for a work that is more meaningful
- [Articles for Career Reinventions](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/career-reinvention-3/articles-for-career-reinventions/) - Finding Your Voice - You know how it is. You get busy juggling your career with child and/or parental caregiving, home responsibilities, carpooling, family
- [Books that Inspire Career Reinventions](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/career-reinvention-3/books-that-inspire-career-reinventions/) - My favorite books that help you change your career, find more happiness and success in your current career and how to break through your glass ceiling
- [Tell Us What You Think About Your Career Reinvention](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/career-reinvention-3/feedback-on-your-career-reinvention/) - We'd love to hear from you! Share your story with our community of victorious midlife women. What issues did you face? What tips and advice can you share?
- [News You Can Use For Your Career Reinvention](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/career-reinvention-3/news-you-can-use-career-reinventions/) - The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap - This report from the American Association of University Women looks at the issue of pay for women, how it happens
- [Victory Chicks Radio - Career Reinventions](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/career-reinvention-3/victory-radio-career-reinventions/) - Career reinventions are featured in these podcasts. Listen now for important tips, inspiration and what to do to get your reinvention started today!
- [Reinventing your career? These workshops will help you!](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/career-reinvention-3/workshops-for-career-reinvention/) - Annmarie Kelly offers a series of leadership & empowerment seminars to help you discover your inner passions and figure out the steps to take to get there.
- [Victory Radio - Midlife Makeover](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/midlife-makeover-2/victory-radio-midlife-makeover/) - 5 empowering podcasts for your midlife makeover. We're finding out how lawyer turned coach Kathy McCabe changed careers and filled her own life with JOY!
- [Victory Radio: Downshifting](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/pre-retirement/victory-radio-pre-retirement/) - Podcasts geared at downsizing, starting a new career and dealing with change in midlife. Find joy, eldercare and creating a stunning, and appropriate, wardrobe.
- [Victory By Design: A Guide To Transform your Life!](https://annmariekelly.com/victory-by-design-a-guide-to-transform-your-life/) - Step-by-Step instructions for you empty nesters and midlife women who are ready for a change to something better – to a life you love living by Annmarie Kelly
- [Books](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/victory-products/books/) - Heart felt stories of women who got into and out of difficult circumstances, & a step-by-step process for examining your life, what you want & what to do
- [Happy Hour on the Radio 2014](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/happy-hour-on-the-radio-2014/) - The guest lineup for Annmarie Kelly's Victory Chicks radio show in 2014! Dawn Wells, Susan Torello, Kay Presto, Robbie Motter & many more incredible women.
- [Victorious Woman: Shaping Life's Challenges Into Personal Victories](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/victory-products/victorious-woman-shaping-lifes-challenges-into-personal-victories/) - This book has been described by some women as a cross between inspirational and self-help and by others as a “blueprint for life”.
- [Question of the Month](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/connect/question-month/) - Your Name * Email * Tell us what you think! * If you are human, leave this field blank. July When you feel “stuck” what helps you get unstuck? Click here to answer now! Anne-Marie Loughnane says... "Knowing deep down that nothing can really keep me stuck and keeping that feeling of happiness that nothing
- [Happy Hour Radio 2013](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/happy-hour-radio-2013/) - Guest list 2013 for Annmarie's Radio show Friday Happy Hour - Victory Chicks Radio. The only podcast that empowers women in midlife
- [News You Can Use For Your Midlife Makeover](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/midlife-makeover-2/news-you-can-use-social-media-and-midlife-women/) - A couple really helpful articles that will inspire and support your midlife makeover - start your empowerment journey today!
- [Women Who Inspire](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/women-who-inspire/) - The Victorious Woman Project honors a woman who has shaped her personal challenges into victories. Like the women whose stories you loved in Victorious Woman!
- [Happy Hour on the Radio 2015!](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/happy-hour-on-the-radio-2015/) - Maura Sweeney, Melanie Benson Strick, Dawn Wells, Cathy Sikorski, Deborah Norville & Jen Grover are all featured in the 2015 guest line on Victory Chicks radio.
- [Victory Reads](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/victory-reads/) - Books for the Victorious Woman that inspire, offer guidance, a new perspective or are just a great laugh. See the reviews of these books below.
- [Books by Annmarie Kelly](https://annmariekelly.com/books-by-annmarie-kelly/) - The Five Year Marriage, Victorious Woman, Victory by Design - books to help women of all ages live their best lives
- [Women: Work With Me](https://annmariekelly.com/work-with-me/women/) - I work with midlife women who want a fuller, more fulfilling life.They might not know where to start, or what to do and I help them every step of the way
- [Corporate: Work With Me](https://annmariekelly.com/work-with-me/corporate/) - I speak about leadership, goal setting & achievement. Whether I'm at national conferences or local events, I speak to educate and inspire.
- [Work With Me](https://annmariekelly.com/work-with-me/) - Looking for an engaging and motivating guest speaker? Interested in empowering your staff, friends or yourself with a victory workshop? Let's talk.
- [Landing Page: Savvy Sizzle Master Class](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/savvy-sizzle/) - It started with a lost job, divorce, retirement, your last parent died, the kids left…Now you wonder how it went so fast…....and what’s next?
- [Career Reinvention](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/career-reinvention-3/) - “I feel like I’m running out of time,” and “I want more out of life but I don’t know where to start,” If that's you, your in the right spot!
- [The Maine Diaries](https://annmariekelly.com/the-maine-diaries/) - The Maine Diaries is a fun look at my annual adventure to New England where I unwind from normal life and reconnect with myself.
- [Frequently Asked Interview Questions](https://annmariekelly.com/media/frequently-asked-interview-questions/) - Interviewer cheat sheet on what to ask Annmarie Kelly about her life-changing books, Victorious Woman & The Five-Year Marriage
- [Media](https://annmariekelly.com/media/) - quick links to media about and featuring Annmarie Kelly, the Victorious Woman Project and the Five-Year Marriage
- [Not Your Mother's Marriage on THIS IS IT! TV](https://annmariekelly.com/five-year-marriage/not-your-mothers-marriage-on-this-is-it-tv/) - Finally, a better way to do "I do"! In this limited video series, Annmarie Kelly explains the Five-Year Marriage and how to use it to improve YOUR relationship
- [Media Buzz -duplicate](https://annmariekelly.com/five-year-marriage/media-buzz/) - The Five-Year Marriage® Featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer, and other major publications
- [LOVE AFTER LOCKDOWN](https://annmariekelly.com/five-year-marriage/love-after-lockdown/) - Free video: 4 must-do now tips to rescue your relationship, 3 steps for starting a Relationship Reset, You can start TODAY, in this FREE 1 hour webinar
- [Articles - Five Year Marriage®](https://annmariekelly.com/five-year-marriage/articles/) - Blog articles about relationships and how the use the Five-Year Marriage to create a relationship that builds trust and true intimacy.
- [Media - Five Year Marriage](https://annmariekelly.com/five-year-marriage/about/) - Relationship guru Annmarie Kelly media page - press kit, not your mother's marriage webisodes, interviews, articles and press releases
- [Annmarie & Friends](https://annmariekelly.com/about/annmarie-friends/) - A gallery of photos. Annmarie Kelly with Gloria Steinhem, Paul Walburg, kathee lee gifford and many more
- [News You Can Use For Downshifting](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/pre-retirement/news-you-can-use-pre-retirement/) - Recent news and articles that can help you make the most of your retirement. Don't get caught feeling lost, start planning now so you can maximize your time
- [Tell Us What You Think About Pre-Retirement](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/pre-retirement/feedback-on-pre-retirement/) - What resources do you need to prepare for retirement? It’s YOU who can help us make the Victorious Woman Project better so we can be a better resource FOR YOU.
- [Downshifting: Ask Annmarie](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/pre-retirement/downshifting-ask-annmarie/) - Hi! I’m Annmarie Kelly, your downshifting power partner. Got a question? Want some advice? Need an unbiased opinion? Here’s the place to get it.
- [Books that inspire Downshifting](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/pre-retirement/books-that-inspire-pre-retirement/) - A curated selection of books to help you prepare for retirement. Whether your an empty nester, married or single, your life is changing - prepare here.
- [Midlife Makeovers: Ask Annmarie](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/midlife-makeover-2/midlife-makeovers-ask-annmarie/) - Hi! I’m Midlife Maven Annmarie Kelly and your midlife power partner. Got a question? Want some advice? Need an unbiased opinion? Here’s the place to get it.
- [Tell Us What You Think About Your Midlife Makeover](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/midlife-makeover-2/feedback-on-your-midlife-makeover/) - It’s YOU who can help us make the Victorious Woman Project better so we can be a better resource FOR YOU.
- [Books that Inspire Midlife Makeovers](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/midlife-makeover-2/books-that-inspire-midlife-makeovers/) - A curated selected of books especially for midlife women who want to make a change. You are never to late to get the life you dream of! Start here.
- [Articles for Makeover Victories](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/midlife-makeover-2/articles-for-makeover-victories/) - Helpful articles for women in midlife are interested in making a life change. Find inspiration, ideas and advice to start improving YOUR life today.
- [Landing Page: Smart Woman At Work Leadership Certificate](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/landing-page-smart-woman-at-work-leadership-certificate/) - Women often think that the old adage, “Leaders are born, not made” isn’t for or about them. Wrong. Join leadership specialist Annmarie Kelly for this program
- [Ask Annmarie - Kelly's Cafe](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/kellys-cafe/) - Hi! I’m Annmarie Kelly. Got a question? Want some advice? Need an unbiased opinion? Here’s the place to get it.
- [2018 Girlfriend Gala](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/2018-girlfriend-gala/) - Get together with Annmarie Kelly & your good friends for a night of fun & inspiration. While you're celebrating, you'll also be helping other women.
- [Press Release - Victorious Woman: Shaping Life's Challenges into Personal Victories](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/press-release/) - In this inspiring book, Kelly shows how a woman’s thoughts & actions determine if she becomes a victim of adversity, merely survives it, or advances to victory.
- [The Girlfriend Gala: 2013 Victorious Woman Celebration](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/the-girlfriend-gala-2013-victorious-woman-celebration/) - How many times have your girlfriends been your support team - and you theirs - through life's rough patches and tough times? Celebrate them at the annual Gala
- [Nominate a Victorious Woman Honoree](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/women-who-inspire/nominate-a-victorious-woman-honoree/) - Do you know a woman who is a hometown hero, entrepreneur, co-worker, family member or friend who is deserving of recognition?
- [Workshops for Downshifting](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/pre-retirement/workshops-for-downshifting/) - Savvy Sizzle: Create a Life you LOVE Living! This Program takes you, Step-by-Step, through the lifestyle makeover that lets you ditch the frump and fizzle
- [Home](https://annmariekelly.com/annmarie-kelly-home/) - Whether in your relationship, career, or lifestyle, Annmarie will help you regain your personal power and sense of self. Start living your best life today!
- [Press Release](https://annmariekelly.com/five-year-marriage/press-release/) - Annmarie Kelly announces her latest book, the Five-Year Marriage - a roadmap for a successful, non-traditional marriage. Build true intimacy w this guide.
- [Victory U:  Products to help you achieve your life-changing Victory](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/victory-products/) - Webinars, books, workshops, podcasts, and many other resources to help you make a major life change. Midlife is the perfect time to become your best self!
- [Landing Page: Breaking the Cycle of Overcare](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/breaking-the-cycle-of-overcare/) - Annmarie Kelly's class helps midlife women reflect on their life. To reignite their passions and make a plan balancing responsibilities & personal goals.
- [About Skillbuilder Systems](https://annmariekelly.com/about/about-skillbuilder-systems/) - Annmarie Kelly founded SkillBuilder Systems in 1994. It is a consulting company specializing in interpersonal communications & personal performance improvement
- [Workshops for Midlife Makeovers](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/midlife-makeover-2/workshops/) - These resources, webinars and programs will get you started, get ideas flowing and get you moving in the right direction!
- [2022 Girlfriend Gala](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/2020-girlfriend-gala/) - Get together with your good friends for a night of fun, food & inspiration. And while you're celebrating your victories, you'll also be helping other women.
- [Happy Hour on the Radio 2017](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/happy-hour-radio-2017/) - 2017 guest lineup for Annmarie Kelly's empowerment radio show & podcast, Friday Happy Hour, Victory Chicks
- [Happy Hour on the Radio 2016](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/happy-hour-on-the-radio-2016/) - Guest lineup for 2016 for Annmarie Kellys radio show - Friday Happy Hour - Victory Chicks Radio
- [Thanks for Signing Up!](https://annmariekelly.com/thanks-for-signing-up-what-it-is-isnt/) - Here is the pdf that will spark some very important conversations about marriage: Click HERE to download"The Five-Year Marriage: What it is... & isn't"
- [2019 Girlfriend Gala](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/2019-girlfriend-gala/) - Get together with your good friends for a night of fun and inspiration. And while you're celebrating your victories, you'll also be helping other women.
- [A FREE Gift for You! Downshifting](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/pre-retirement/a-gift-for-you-downshifting/) - Feeling like life’s too short to spend it doing something you don’t love & doesn’t make you happy. Looking for work that is more meaningful & less stressful?
- [Articles for Downshifting](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/pre-retirement/articles-for-pre-retirement/) - For years you’ve been planting the seeds for your successful retirement - what you want to do, organized your finances & planned your exit strategy
- [Girlfriend Gala Sponsorship](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/girlfriend-gala-sponsorship/) - Donate to a great cause, empower midlife women, celebrate your victories and those of your tribe. Laugh, cry, and feel empowered
- [Relationship Reset Free Webinar](https://annmariekelly.com/relationship-reset-free-webinar/) - Are you disappointed in your marriage or relationship? Are you missing that sense of togetherness that used to have? Or the intimacy? Do you want more life in your relationship? Do you feel like you've grown apart and that you don't even know who your partner is anymore? Instead of continuing down this path, you
- [The Girlfriend Gala 2015 Victorious Woman Celebration](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/the-girlfriend-gala-2015/) - Get together with your good friends for a night of fun and inspiration. And while you're celebrating your victories, you'll also be helping other women!
- [Teleseminar Relationship Reset free Thank You Page](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/teleseminar-relationship-reset-free-thank-you-page/) - Congratulations & Thanks for joining me! In this 1 hour seminar, I'll tell you the 3 critical elements of your Relationship Reset.
- [The Girlfriend Gala 2017](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/girlfriend-gala-2017/) - Get together with your good friends for a night of fun and inspiration. And while you're celebrating your victories, you'll also be helping other women.
- [Victory Tips](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/victory-tips/) - Female empowerment articles and topics for women over 40. Reignite your inner passions and start living the life you dream of.
- [Is this You?](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/welcome/) - Do you feel like life has been passing by? Are your needs last on your list of concerns? Are you tired of feeling lost and unappreciated? Then check this out.
- [Victory Chicks Podcast](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/victory-chicks-podcast/) - Where Victory Chicks meet for inspiring & empowering chick chat! We discuss making major changes in midlife, retirement, relationship issues & much more
- [Downshifting](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/pre-retirement/) - You still have passions you want to explore. With so many hopes & desires, it’s easy to get distracted. I’ll show you how to get it all done & have fun doing it
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- [Your Fabulous Midlife Makeover Starts TODAY](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/midlife-makeover-2/) - Stuck in a rut? You can take control of your life and reconnect with the inner passion your soul is yearning for. Get started here, ...and keep going!
- [Contact The Victorious Woman Project](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/contact/) - Annmarie Kelly welcomes your questions and comments! Her life's purpose is to help empower women like you to live their best life.
- [Connect with the Victorious Woman Community](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/connect/) - Are you a midlife woman looking to connect with other like-minded individuals? Join us to get inspired, learn how to make a change, & live your best life!
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- [Contact](https://annmariekelly.com/five-year-marriage/contact/) - Annmarie Kelly welcomes your inquiries, comments, and questions. Use this form to contact her directly. She is looking forward to hearing from you!
- [Landing Page: Savvy Sizzle Master Class Wayne](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/new-year-new-you-workshop/) - Is your life not what you once pictured? This happens A LOT, especially to women. The Savvy Sizzle Master Class will help you reconnect with those forgotten goals.
- [A Free Gift you YOU! Midlife Makover](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/midlife-makeover-2/a-gift-for-you/) - Are you feeling like life’s too short to spend it doing something you don’t love and doesn’t make you happy? Here's a booklet with 10 tips to get you started.
- [Happy Hour on the Radio!](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/happy-hour-radio-show-with-annmarie-kelly/) - Annmarie interviews a wide variety of experts, some who tell stories of victory, others who inform or motivate and still others who will make you laugh.
- [Teleseminar Savvy Sizzle free Thank You Page](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/teleseminar-thank-you-page-3/) - Your Signed up for the FREE Savvy Sizzle Seminar! Glad you will be joining me! I'll tell you the 3 secrets for getting your Savvy Sizzle started for 2022. Free Savvy Sizzle Seminar Event Details One-hour webinarNovember 21 pm Eastern, 10 am PacificJoin Using Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/99943989536 Please check your email to confirm your registration so
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- [The Girlfriend Gala: 2012 Victorious Woman Celebration](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/girlfriend-gala-the-2012-victorious-woman-celebration/) - How many times have your girlfriends been your support team - and you theirs - through life's rough patches and tough times? Let's celebrate each other!
- [The Girlfriend Gala 2014](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/girlfriend-gala-2014-victorious-woman-celebration/) - Get together with your good friends for a night of fun and inspiration. You'll also be helping other women who return to school for a nursing degree.
- [Audio Series](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/audio-series/) - Getting Unstuck Audio Series Interviews with inspiring women who have given themselves a midlife reinvention. If you’re afraid you’re going to be like your mother and wake up someday and realize that you never fulfilled your dreams, you need to hear what these Reinvention Masters have to say. In this “No Regrets” Interview Series,
- [Getting Unstuck Audio Series](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/getting-unstuck-audio-series/) - Getting Unstuck Audio Series Interviews with inspiring women who have given themselves a midlife reinvention. If you’re afraid you’re going to be like your mother and wake up someday and realize that you never fulfilled your dreams, you need to hear what these Reinvention Masters have to say. In this “No Regrets” Interview Series, these
- [Hi! I'm Annmarie Kelly](https://annmariekelly.com/five-year-marriage/hi-im-annmarie-kelly/) - I show women - and the men who love them - how to create the relationship they really want - the one that empowers both of you and your marriage by giving you the space to change while still growing together. I offer an ongoing Masterclass - The 30-Day Relationship Reset (enrollment is open) for
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- [Workshops, Webinar & Teleseminars](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/victory-products/workshops/) - The Savvy Sizzle “NO REGRETS” Master Class®Workshop OR Webinar Are you living life by design…or by default? Are you wondering what’s next, and afraid that, whatever it is, you won’t like it but you’ll be stuck with it. STOP IT. Stop hiding your beautiful bright light under that old bushel basket.Stop wondering if you’re running out
- [Webinars and Teleseminars](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/victory-products/webinars-teleseminars/) - The Savvy Sizzle “NO REGRETS” Master Class® Workshop OR Teleseminar Stop wondering if you’re running out of time. Available as: Teleseminar or Workshop Learn more! Teleseminar details > Listen to Me! Confidence-building Communication Techniques for Women Available as: Teleseminar Want to be notified when the next session is available? Join the Mailing List or "Like"
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- [Share Your Victory Story](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/connect/share-victory-story/) - After years of interviewing women, it's clear that each and every women has an incredible story to tell. Now you can share your story, with a community that will cherish and appreciate what you've gone through. Here is the place to do it! Tell us what challenges you've faced and overcome. What were your goals
- [Thank You! Ten Tips for your Career Reinvention!](https://annmariekelly.com/victorious-woman/career-reinvention-3/a-gift-for-you-career-reinvention/thank-you-ten-tips-for-your-career-reinvention/) - Thank you for subscribing! Here's your free gift:Ten Tips for your Career Reinvention(pdf - opens in a new window) A Gift For You Workshops Victory Radio Articles News You Can Use Books that Inspire We want your Feedback! Ask Annmarie
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- [Relationship Advice](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/relationship-advice/) - Advice, tips and tools for relationships. long-married couples, newly engaged couples, divorcees and more will benefit from this empowering approach to relationships.
- [Relationship Rescue](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/relationship-rescue/) - Don’t give up on your marriage until you’ve tried this! Annmarie’s ground-breaking method for approaching relationship problems may just save your marriage.
- [relationship reset](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/relationship-reset/) - Tips, advice and how-to guides on a relationship reset. Bring out the issues that linger under the surface, discuss and resolve those issues.
- [romance](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/romance/) - August is romanace awareness month. join Annmarie kelly for daily romance challenges. Romance is also an important aspect of your marriage.
- [tips](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/tips/) - Blog posts rich with tips for personal empowerment and relationship empowerment. Find free downloads, free webinars and great advice.
- [webinar](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/webinar/) - Free webinars on topics that empower women. Whether that is personal power through career, pursuing personal goals or creating an empowered relationship.
- [Women and Marriage](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/women-and-marriage/) - A collection of articles, advice,, guides and webinars for married women, or newly engaged women who want to have an empowered relationship.
- [women's empowerment](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/womens-empowerment/) - Articles, tips, advice and tools to empower women over 50. Achieve your full potential, have a life you love living.
- [breast cancer](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/breast-cancer/) - Breast cancer effect many midlife women. This collection of blogs touches on the challenges and victories women over 40 face through breast cancer journies
- [career change](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/career-change/) - Stories and tips for making a career change in midlife. You can have the life you dream of!
- [career reinvention](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/career-reinvention/) - Midlife is a great time for career reinvention. Tips, advice, stories of success and overcoming common pitfalls.
- [Caregivers](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/caregivers/) - Midlife women often become caregivers of their spouses or parents. This challenging role can impact your personal life and relationships.
- [Chester County](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/chester-county/) - Chester County is in the state of Pennsylvania. Events, posts and articles happening in Chester, or relevant to Chester.
- [confidence](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/confidence/) - Tips, tools, and advice to help midlife women build their confidence, discover their passions and pursue their dreams!
- [dating after divorce](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/dating-after-divorce/) - Starting to date again after a divorce is not an easy hurdle to cross. These articles offer tips, advice and fun stories to help you deal.
- [divorce](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/divorce/) - Stories, advice and tips about facing divorce, going through divorce and preventing divorce.
- [downshifting](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/downshifting/) - You won’t go quietly into that dark night will you? No! And neither will we! Let’s make the most of this new opportunity!
- [Eldercare](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/eldercare/) - A big issue many women face in midlife is caring for a parent. This is called ‘eldercare’ and this is a collection of tips to help you.
- [emotional intelligence](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/emotional-intelligence/) - Emotional intelligence is a skill we can develop as we grow and learn throughout our lives. These articles will help you reflect and learn.
- [empowering women](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/empowering-women/) - Articles and blog posts about empowered women. Tips, tools and advice to help midlife women become empowered in their lives.
- [empowerment](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/empowerment/) - Articles, tips, tools, and advice that help women over 50 find personal empowerment.
- [Friday Happy Hour](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/friday-happy-hour/) - Friday happy hour is Annmarie Kelly’s radio show focused on empowering midlife women.
- [Girlfriend Gala](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/girlfriend-gala/) - The Girlfriend Gala – Victorious Woman Celebration is an annual event where we have a fun night of inspiration, laughs, good food and fun while raising money for a good cause
- [Goals](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/goals/) - Setting, working towards, and achieving goals. Tips and advice specifically geared for midlife women.
- [gratitude](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/gratitude/) - A collection of articles, posts and tips that help you harness the power of gratitude to benefit your life and improve your personal happiness
- [Halloween Fun](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/halloween-fun/) - insightful tales and stories related to halloween, by and for midlife women looking for more out of life.
- [life reimagined](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/life-reimagined/) - Midlife is a great time for women to make a life change, reimaging their daily and larger life goals.
- [love coach](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/love-coach/) - Looking for advice on how to have a successful relationship or marriage? This collection of blog posts is for you!
- [Marriage Partnership](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/marriage-partnership/) - When you think about marriage as a partnership, instead of a ball-and-chain situation, a cooperative approach becomes available.
- [midlife](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/midlife/) - Advice, tips and inspiration for midlife women. It’s never too late to pursue your dreams and find fulfillment in your life and job. These articles will help.
- [midlife makeover](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/midlife-makeover/) - Many women spend most of their lives serving and supporting others – a spouse, their children, their parents, etc. These articles and tips will help you take control and focus on yourself.
- [midlife reinvention](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/midlife-reinvention/) - Now that your kids are grown or you no longer have to care for your parents, you have a chance to think about what YOU really want! These articles will help you figure out what you want, and how to get it.
- [midlife single](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/midlife-single/) - Single in midlife? Tip and advice for women who want a relationship, but don’t want to lose their personal power.
- [midlife women](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/midlife-women/) - Blogs, articles and stories about the issues women in midlife face, tackle and overcome.
- [New Beginnings](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/new-beginnings/) - After a major life change, you have an opportunity for a New Beginning. This collection of articles will help you make the most of your fresh start.
- [New Year's Resolutions](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/new-years-resolutions/) - Articles and advice to help you make realistic goals and achieve your New Years Resolutions! With step-by-step instructions for planning out short and long term goals.
- [Next Chapter](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/next-chapter/) - Retirement is approaching. Are you ready? Here are tips and advice to make the most of your retirement.
- [ovarian cancer](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/ovarian-cancer/) - Stories and blog posts about women who have faced and dealt with ovarian cancer. Be sure to get your regular medical checkups so you don’t have to face this issue.
- [perspective](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/perspective/) - Blogs and stories that have unique perspectives on common issues. These articles may just change your own perspective.
- [reinvention](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/reinvention/) - Women in midlife facing life changes have an opportunity to reinvent themselves. Reconnecting with abandoned passions is a great place to start. Learn how.
- [second act](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/second-act/) - Divorce can be difficult. But once the dust settles, you will have a new found freedom to figure out what YOU want, and the opportunity to go after it!
- [single in mid life](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/single-in-mid-life/) - Being single in midlife can be intimidating. Use these posts to help you start your next relationship empowered with clear values and boundaries so you don’t make the same mistakes
- [Starting Over](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/starting-over/) - Many women in midlife find themselves starting over. These articles contain advice, tips and guidance on how to navigate your fresh start.
- [strong women](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/strong-women/) - Stories of strong, midlife women who overcame divorce, financial hardship, domestic abuse, cancer and more. They found their personal power and overcame the obstacles.
- [successful women](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/successful-women/) - Stories of successful women and the lessons they’ve learned through their journey. Relationships, career, family, illness, abuse and much more are challenges discussed.
- [Values](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/values/) - Values are a key component to your personal power. These documents will help you identify and name your values.
- [Victorious Woman Contest](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/victorious-woman-contest/) - Information and results from the annual Victorious Woman Contest. This contest is now closed, but the posts are archived here.
- [VictoriousWomanMonth](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/victoriouswomanmonth/) - May is victorious women’s month. Each year Annmarie Kelly runs a victorious women’s month challenge – one small challenge a day.
- [Victorous Woman](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/victorous-woman/) - Victorious women are those that pursue their dreams and personal empowerment in career, life or relationship these are women that have reached beyond their comfort zone and succeeded.
- [Victory Stories](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/victory-stories/) - Stories of women who have face and overcome incredible challenges. Cancer, divorce, cheating, discrimination, abuse and much more. These stories are INSPRING!
- [Women and Goals](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/women-and-goals/) - help and advice for setting goals, pursuing goals and overcoming self-sabotage and common obstacles.
- [women and power](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/women-and-power/) - Advice and tips for midlife women who want to tap into their personal power in life, love or their careers. Includes tools and actions women can take to increase their power.
- [women and success](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/women-and-success/) - Articles filled with inspiring stories of women who are successful. Sometimes those wins are huge life-changing events, sometimes they are small victories. Both offer lessons and insights for other women to learn from.
- [women in midlife](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/women-in-midlife/) - Women in midlife face many challenges, but also have opportunities for change. This collection of blog posts offers tips, advice, tools and support for midlife women facing big changes and decisions.
- [Marriage Advice](https://annmariekelly.com/tag/marriage-advice/) - Marriage advice that empowers both of you. Create boundaries, discuss unspoken agreements, negotiate new agreements so that you both feel supported, loved and important

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