Author: Sean

Ann is a two-time breast cancer survivor. Two points of light gave her strength in her empowering journey; the ability to see humor in dark places and connections with women in treatment. Ann shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• laughter is immensely healing
• humor can be found almost anywhere
• the importance of connections with women in treatment
• face up to our fears
• facing mortality is freeing
• see ourselves through the eyes of others
• writing can help remove us from our own cancer experience
• we keep living
• being of service can be healing
• have compassion for others

https://annbancroftauthor.com

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Debra grew up in poverty. She transformed herself by using her initiative, persistency and curiosity to learn new skills. When opportunities presented themselves to her, she was committed to get those jobs. Debra shares her career journey of trials and tribulations, which eventually led her to become a successful author. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• celebrate everything
• take a risk
• be persistent

https://debraborchert.com

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Jose shares the joys and challenges associated with creating, building and sustaining various lines of businesses. The journey was not always easy. One of the takeaways was recognizing that each challenge is a part of the trajectory. Jose encourages others to consider taking the leap and starting a business. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• don’t wait, just start
• create opportunities
• solutions are simple
• problems can develop into positive things
• a failure is part of the trajectory
• eliminate the ego
• document and analyze what went wrong
• understand our personal limits
• we can break the barrier of our own limitations

https://joseberlanga.com

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