Every month a woman is featured as the “Woman of Focus” who has climbed their pink ladder to success, and shares their story of challenges & triumphs with us.
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April 2011 – Jeanne Ormrod’s Story
Jeanne Ormrod’s Story ‘Woman of Focus’ I’ve never really thought of myself as climbing, but I suppose I have climbed simply as a result of continuing to try to improve on what I’ve previously done, says Jeanne Ellis Ormrod, Pink Ladders Woman of Focus for April. Jeanne is a top selling author well recognized in writing textbooks that integrate information with personal anecdotes for PhD candidate classes. Last year Jeanne wrote a book she had thought about for years, Our Minds, Our Memories, a non-textbook written for a broad...
read moreMarch 2011 – Goldy Lock’s Story
Goldy Locks ‘Story ‘Woman of Focus’ Don’t look down even if you are on the first rung. Just look up, smile a lot and tell yourself every day you can do it. Always, says Goldy Locks, March Woman of Focus. “I am doing exactly what I’ve always wanted to do. Art. And paying the bills with it.” Goldy Locks is a rock musician. (www.myspace.com/goldylocksband). She writes songs and tours for a living, and subsidizes her income as a photographer (www.thefactoryphotography.com). “Sometimes when people are different, don’t...
read moreFebruary 2011 – Stella Moga Kennedy’s Story
The harder the wall of challenge is, the harder I hit it and knock it down, says Stella Moga Kennedy, Pink Ladders February 2011 Woman of Focus. I always have goals. Sometimes these goals are far out of reach… Having something meaningful to accomplish is the key to a happy life. “I start each day in silence. Before the phone rings and the noisy day begins, I take a few moments of gratitude that I am here and the job I have is very important in children’s lives. I end the day in silence as well. It is very important to be...
read moreJanuary 2011 – Rebekah Phelps’ Story
Look, listen and learn. Don’t be so quick to brush off what’s being said to you by someone you think is beneath you. That’s the person you should listen to and look beyond what you see, says Rebekah Phelps, January 2011 Woman of Focus, and owner of Extra You, LLC. “The path I’ve walked has been very interesting, colorful, has had many highs and lows and most reminds me of the book Hinds Feet in High Places. Interesting title and ironic because I could hurdle an 8 foot fence as a kid and my dad use to say ‘I...
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