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Paula
Monahan
Publisher
"Follow
your passion
to live your dreams."
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Back
to School
It's
that time again. With just one month left of summer before
school officially begins for many students, we are already
bombarded by the media in an effort to
prepare us for the upcoming school term. Newspaper circulars
from area retailers beckon our attention to everything from
school supplies, clothes, dorm room accessories to hi-tech
electronic organizing gadgets. While "Back to School"
is music to many parents'
ears, it marks the beginning of a new chapter
in our home.
In just
a few short weeks my five-year old son will start kindergarten.
This past week, we began preparing him for the beginning
of what will be many long
years of schooling. Each night we talked
about some things he will do in kindergarten. To get him
excited about going to "big
boy school," we set aside a few mintues
each night before bedtime to help him "get
his desk ready" for school. Watching
him smile as we gave him simple items such as an
desktray to hold pencils, erasers and crayons was a real
joy. While these next few weeks will bring us a new school
schedule with many new "to-dos," I
look forward to this new chapter in our lives.
US
Senator Elizabeth Dole is this month's featured
North Carolinian. Journal contributor Marilyn Sprague-Smith
had the opportunity to interview Senator Dole during a brief
45 minute meeting at the Senator's home in Salisbury. As
one might imagine, getting
a time slot on the Senator's very hectic schedule was a
great stroke of luck and timing.
Regardless
of your political party affiliation, I hope that as you
read about Senator Dole's commitment to public service,
you will come away feeling inspired by one woman's lifelong
pursuit to help those in need and to make a difference in
the lives of others. As Senator Dole references some of
her "sheroes"
and role models who helped shape her career path along the
way, she mentions Margaret Chase Smith. Smith had taken
the time to entertain Dole's questions about a career path.
Senator Dole says this was
an example of how women need to take the time to help other
women. I agree.
Part
of the reason The North Carolina Journal for Women
was started was to do just that. To bring together
women who offer advice and share their perspectives
in an online environment was one of the primary objectives
for starting the Journal. If you have questions
or even suggestions for any of the Journal contributors,
myself included, I encourage you to contact any of us.
New to
the Journal this month is the "@Your
Own Business" section. With the expanding
growth of women-owned businesses, we felt the need to include
this as a new section to help those of you who are thinking
about starting your own business. Mary Cantando
and Lea Strickland, two new Journal contributors,
will address issues and questions in this area and also
bring you "Winning Ideas
from Winning Women."
Coming
this fall we will feature a great North Carolina
get-away spot in the western part of the State.
If you have a favorite spot that you would like for us to
consider featuring, send us the name and website
of your favorite place. Also include what you like
about the get-away spot. To submit your idea for a get-away
spot for a fall issue of the Journal, click
here.
Congratulations
to Linda Ray!
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| Journal
Editor Linda Ray receives
top honors as the 2003 #1 salesperson in the country
for CORT. Awards ceremony held in Victoria, British
Columbia.
L to R:
Lloyd Lenson, COO of CORT Furniture
Top salesperson, Linday Ray
Paul Arnold, CEO of CORT Furniture |
Journal
editor Linda Ray recently took top honors
at the annual CORT sales award ceremony. Linda was the TOP
salesperson across the whole country
for CORT. Many of you may not know this, but Linda
actually has a journalism background and loves the editing
process. If you are thinking about undertaking a
writing assignment and need a professional eye to review
your work before submitting it for publication,
contact Linda.
Until next month,
I hope you'll be @your
best self!
Paula Monahan |
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.