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Paula
Monahan
Publisher
Special
thanks to Jimmy Allen, of Creative Image for this
month's cover shoot.
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 In
case you haven't noticed
the gentle blooming of the cherry blossoms and the start
of free-flowing tree pollen, spring
is definitely in the air! The subtle hints
of spring offer hope and promise that cold winter weather
once again will be put behind us. Longer days followed by
warmer weather is a time that I anxiously await as I am
a Spring-Summer person.
As longer
days approach, we awaken each morning to
the sounds of chirping birds - a sure sign of what is to
come. Now is the time my husband prepares our backyard birdhouse
for the next round of our seasonal "guests." Many
bluebird families have made their home in our birdhouse
since we first installed it nine years ago. The
arrival of the first pair of bluebirds is a spring event
we look forward to each year. This year
I will share this joyous event with my young children as
I teach them about springtime and Mother Nature.
In this month's cover story, written by
Theresa Bennett-Wilkes, you will meet Sara Williams, a
six-year breast cancer survivor. Sara was
a breast cancer advocate just waiting to happen. What makes
her story unique is that she found her calling as the recruitment
coordinator for a groundbreaking research project,
the Sister Study. Being a part of this important project
allows Sara to raise awareness for breast cancer research
and offer hope to others. She is a
woman on a mission.
New to the Journal this month is a section
titled "@Your Best
Self." This section features articles
on self-care, health, fitness and overall well-being.
After careful consideration it was decided that articles
of this nature should be separated from the "Somewhere
in Between" section for quick reference.
 Congratulations
to all winners in the "Read
to Succeed" book giveaway the Journal
started in March. Each month the Journal will sponsor a
book giveaway promotion to our subscribers. Winners are
chosen through a random drawing of interested participants.
All that is needed to enter the book giveaway is a simple
email indicating your interest in the featured book. Entries
can be submitted through the end of the current month.
Even
if you won a book in the prior month, you may enter again
the following month.
Remember, you can't win if you don't enter.
.gif) This
month's featured book in the "Read to Succeed"
giveaway is "Work Left Undone: Choices and
Compromises of Talented Women" by Sally
M. Reis, Department Head and Professor of Educational
Psychology at the University of Connecticut. In this book
Dr. Reis explores and investigates a variety of patterns
of how females develop and use their talents. She also takes
a look at the characteristics
of successful girls and women including
risk-taking, perseverance, and a sense of purpose.
Read more
about this book.
Entries may be submitted through 6pm on
the last day of the month.
But don't wait, enter your name now.
Until next month, I hope you'll be @Your
Best Self!
Paula Monahan
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A
resident
of
Raleigh,
North
Carolina,
Paula
Monahan
is
a
past
President
of
the
American
Marketing
Association,
Triangle
Chapter.
With
over
fifteen
years
of
experience
in
sales
and
marketing,
Paula
is
putting
all
of
her
learned
skills
and
talents
to
good
use
in
this
online
publication
for
women.
As
a
way
of
reaching
out
and
connecting
with
women
from
a
variety
of
backgrounds,
her
goal
is
to
create
a
networked
community
of
online
women
readers
who
value
inspiring,
insightful
and
empowering
content.
An
award winning journalist, Linda Ray is also an editor. In addition to
editing the Journal, Linda runs a freelance editing and writing business.
She will gently massage, or completely rewrite, your material—as
you wish. No job is too small for her—and no job too big, yet. Her
freelance work includes interviews, research and writing for business
magazines, ghost writing, Web page editing, and writing and editing marketing
material.