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Stop Sabotage Tip#3: Stop Apologizing

The Sabotaging Downside of Apology Can you overdo apologies? YES! Should you stop apologizing? Maybe! Nothing can replace a good and heartfelt “I’m sorry” when you’ve made a mistake, done something wrong or hurt someone’s feelings. It can […]

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2014 Victorious Woman Contest – Third Prize

Third Prize Carol Ann Hamilton Surviving the Eldercare Marathon On April 17, 2010 my 89-year-old mother passed away. She departed this dimension at home following a protracted series of complex mounting ailments. Hers was a merciful release from […]

2014 Victorious Woman Contest – Second Prize

Gloria Hoffner From discrimination lawsuit and layoff to business owner and author! January 2, 2007 at 7:15 p.m. is a day, a minute, that changed my life in ways I could never have imagined at that moment. It […]

2014 Victorious Woman Contest – First Prize

Madeline Foster Hitting a brick wall changed my life forever There is a moment during every marathon race that a runner is said to succumb some of the most excruciating physical and mental pain. This is commonly referred […]

3rd Prize – Linda Boyd – Everything Happens For A Reason

I was told at the age of 11 that I would die by the time I was 30 by my dr, I was diagnosis with Juvenile Type 1 diabetes very fragile. I had lost almost 100 Lbs weighed […]

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 that if I said what […]

The Great Cousin Reunion

Last weekend my cousin managed to get a lot of us to Wildwood NJ. Cousins came from as far as Florida and Colorado. It was a planned surprise for her mother, “Aunt Tilly” who turned eighty in March […]

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 getting away and flying way up into a blue sky? For me I had […]

October Victorious Woman Honoree

Linda SlavinDomestic Abuse Survivor “They’re my blood…you’re not.” Those were the words Vincent used to let Linda know that he expected her to take care of his mother and his siblings, as well as him. Vincent’s belittling words […]

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Victorious Woman Contest Winner – Third Place

Anne Lawrence I Am Victorious — and So Are You! This is being written not simply to share my story, but to give hope and encouragement to those who are already victorious—but who erroneously believe that victory requires […]