As we go along in life, a limitless number of temptations present themselves, providing the opportunity to make a decision that could cause us to lose the good status of our reputations.    It can be a very challenging to always take the high road and avoid the trappings of what appears to be easy success. 
But [...]

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I am pleased to announce that I will be at Town Book Store located on 270 E. Broad Street in Westfield, New Jersey on Saturday, April 10 from 11:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. 
If you are in the area be sure to come out and visit me at Town Book Store, which was established in 1934 [...]

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Just because someone has material success does not necessarily mean they have the ability to make good decisions. 
Money does not always equate to good values and the ability to make honorable decisions.  Material success is achieved in many ways and just because someone has great monetary resources does not mean that they share your values.
Each [...]

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I was fortunate enough to be invited by Dr. Tendai Ndoro to be a guest speaker on March 18 at the Rutgers-Newark Women’s Entrepreneur Network (WEN) Breakfast Series.
WEN was started in 2005 and designed only for women to give them a sacred place and space to hear empowering stories of how other women have succeeded [...]

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I am pleased to announce that Irish America magazine, founded in 1985 by Niall O’Dowd and Patricia Harty and the bestselling Irish magazine in the U.S. with over 100,000 subscribers, has provided a terrific review of Wise Words & Witty Expressions in their April/May edition.
This is a big moment in the life of Wise Words [...]

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Don’t lose faith when faced with a life challenge.  By bringing the right attitude to these challenges and the right attitude when they pass, we learn important lessons from these experiences, benefiting us or allowing us to help someone else moving forward.
We are all presented with challenges throughout our life.  By trying to remember that we will [...]

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On March 10, I participated in the Middlesex County College booking signing event at the Blue Colt book store.
It was a great day, where I was welcomed by students, members of the community and members of the Middlesex County College including the President of the College, Joann La Perla-Morales and the Executive Director of Marketing and [...]

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I am pleased to announce that I will be at the following “Meet the Author” events where I will be speaking and signing my book.
I look forward to seeing you there!
September 7
10:oo p.m. ET
www.blogtalkradio.com
Authors Articulating with Jo-Anne Vandermeulen
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/prempromotions
September 18
Irish Festival
Heritage Tent
381 Sea Girt Avenue
Sea Girt, NJ  08750
http://www.njshoreirishfestival.com
September 20
6:30 p.m.
Jersey City Free Public Library
678 Newark Avenue
Jersey [...]

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On March 6, I had the opportunity to participate in the Princeton Library’s Local Author Day where I joined 21 other local authors.
Each author was given an opportunity to share with the Princeton community the details about their book and what motivated them to write it.  I spoke about being motivated to share the good [...]

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In a society that values conformity, it is easy to fall in with the crowd and join in group think. 
The next time you are contemplating how you will proceed with a decision, stop and ask yourself if the decision you made is based on what you believe is right for you or if your decision [...]

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