Jack Canfield - Chicken Soup for the Working Womans Soul: Humorous and Inspirational Stories to Celebrate the Many Roles of Working Women

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founder, USA Networks
principal, Koplovitz & Company
author and entrepreneur

These moving stories from working women remind us that were not alone in the challenges we face, and they inspire us with their accounts of persistence, success and faith.

Dionne Fedderson and Sylvia Hopkins
vice presidents, Childhelp USA

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Sharon Lechter
coauthor, Rich Dad Poor Dad and the Rich Dad series

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Sharon Dupont-McCord
real estate broker, Coldwell Banker Success Realty

Wow, I can relate! All of us working women struggle to find that delicate balance between our personal and professional lives. Chicken Soup for the Working Womans Soul gives us comfort that we are not alone and that the bumpy road we travel is paved with love, laughter and inspiration.

Robin Sewell
television personality

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Michelle Kerrick
partner, Deloitte & Touche

With all the demands of work and family, its never been more challenging to be a woman. Chicken Soup for the WorkingWomans Soul is an inspiring guide, counselor and coachand offers liberal doses of laughter and joy, too. Its a must-read for women everywhere.

Jan Donnelly
cofounder & CEO, CareerWomen.com

The inspiring tales in Chicken Soup for the Working Womans Soul remind us of the common bonds we share as working women in shaping the destinies of our children, our friends and our colleagues.

Melissa Wahl
executive director, National Association
for Female Executives

Chicken Soup for the Womans Soul holds up a mirror that shows us what we already know in our hearts: seek the good, spread love, make a difference, and never, never give up on our dreams!

Stephanie B. Greer vice president, private client manager Wells Fargo Investments

These motivating and emotional stories remind us of the importance of finding that delicate balance between our professional and personal lives.

Tricia J. Callaway
marketing program manager, Hewlett-Packard

CHICKEN SOUP
FOR THE
WORKING
WOMANS SOUL

Humorous and Inspirational
Stories to Celebrate the Many
Roles of Working Women

Jack Canfield
Mark Victor Hansen
Patty Aubery
Chrissy and Mark Donnelly

Backlist, LLC, a unit of

Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC

Cos Cob, CT

www.chickensoup.com

We dedicate this book to all women
for their ability to juggle life
and work with such grace.

Contents

Nicole Jenkins as told to Michele Screech Campanelli

Jane Imber

lizabeth Rand

Russel M. Perman

Kimberly A. Porrazzo

Mary Dixon Lebeau

Deborah M. Ritz

Ava Pennington

Laura Kidder

Jeanne Marie Laskas

Evelyn L. Lesch

Ruth Reis Jarvis, M.A., C.C.C.

Louise Moeri

Sybella V. Ferguson Patten

Sara Henderson

Cheryl M. Kremer

Dian Tune Lopez

Paula Ferrato

Linda Tuccio-Koonz

Ken Swarner

Tony Gilbert

Andrea Durham

Teresa Pitman

Peyton Budinger

Doris Iarovici, M.D.

Brenda Nixon

Cynthia Briche

Connie Hill

Katherine Pepin

Elizabeth Neri Schorr

Julia Rosien

Diane M. Vanover

Marie Jones

Colleen Hartry

Delores Christian Liesner

Patricia Dillon Sobczak

Celeste Winters

Beatrice E. Brown

Erin Kilby

Mickey Bambrick

Ellen Dietz

Susan Stava

Deana Ward

Patricia Lorenz

Patty Hansen

Dianne C. Bradley

Rachel Byrne

Lisa Russell Motley

Rayleen Downes

Nancy Michel Bandy

Virginia Boshears

Colleen Justus Eastman

Judith Newman

Kristin S. Door

Jodi L. Severson

Patricia Lorenz

Peggy L. Bert

Maggi White

Deborah Shouse

Shirley Kawa-Jump

Clara Null

Lisa Wood Curry

Laurie Patterson

Rosalind Turner

Linda Blackman, C.S.P.

Gail Rosenblum

Susan Burkholder

Rene Day

Barbara Bartocci

Roger Wilkins

Nancy Harless

Arlene Alice Centerwall

Eileen Valinoti

Jenna Skophammer

Linda Apple

Amy Ash Nixon