Victorious Woman Contest | Annmarie Kelly

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. First of all, it’s small – only approximately 5×3 inches and barely a half-inch thick – so you can […]

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Now Find Your Strengths Strategy

Somehow we always seem to remember what’s wrong with us and are often at a loss for remembering what’s right. And the truth is that every one of us has far more right than wrong. When you identify […]

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Stepping into Change

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. – Lao Tzu

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, but when you treat everyone else better than you treat yourself, […]

Is Change A Pain?

Change reveals you to yourself. It brings you the opportunity to embrace something different or retreat into your personal comfort zone. Yes, change is uncomfortable. So is a toothache. Sometimes you want things to stay as they are […]

Behind the Eight-Ball at Work?

One of the biggest mistakes women make, and one that you have total power to change, is buying into your socialization. Women are socialized differently than men. You surely know that an ambitious, career-focused man is thought of […]

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Embracing Change

Here are two things you can do to embrace change, whether you choose it or it chooses you: 1 – Remind yourself of past changes and how you managed them successfully. After my mom died, I was busy […]

SWOT Yourself

In the last post I asked you to day dream about the changes. This time my challenge to you is to pick a daydream, “paint” a mental picture of it and put yourself in the picture. Have fun […]

Too Late for A Change?

Too many women think it’s too late to start over and be successful? You aren’t, as long as you have a dream and a goal. Here are some women who proved it’s true: Grandma Moses started painting in […]

Top Ten Diets

Coming from a wonderful Italian tradition with a mom who was a wonderful cook, I grew up eating pasta three times a week and snacks and desserts were always a big deal. So, like many of you, I […]