Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul Part 25

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Supporting Women of the World

In the spirit of supporting women everywhere, we have selected the following organizations as our charities of choice. We are donating a portion of the proceeds from Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul to these charities: The American a.s.sociation of University Women Educational Foundation is a nonprofit organization that promotes education and equity for women and girls. The Foundation's funds further professional careers, sponsor ground breaking research, provide mentors for young women and girls, and foster broad-scale social change here and abroad.

You may contact this organization at: AAUW Educational Foundation

1111 16th Street N.W.

Washington, DC 20036

Tel: 800-821-4364

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding leading-edge clinical research into the causes and treatment of breast cancer at 10 outstanding medical inst.i.tutions throughout the United States.

You may contact this organization at: The Breast Cancer Research Foundation

767 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4600

New York, NY 10153

Tel: 212-572-4249

Who Is Jack Canfield?

Jack Canfield is one of America's leading experts in the development of human potential and personal effectiveness. He is both a dynamic, entertaining speaker and a highly sought-after trainer. Jack has a wonderful ability to inform and inspire audiences toward increased levels of self-esteem and peak performance.

He is the author and narrator of several bestselling audio-and videoca.s.sette programs, including Self-Esteem and Peak Performance, How to Build High Self-Esteem, Self-Esteem in the Cla.s.sroom and Chicken Soup for the Soul-Live. He is regularly seen on television shows such as Good Morning America,20/20 and NBC Nightly News. Jack has coauth.o.r.ed numerous books, including the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, Dare to Win and The Aladdin Factor (all with Mark Victor Hansen), 100 Ways to Build Self-Concept in the Cla.s.sroom (with Harold C. Wells) and Heart at Work (with Jacqueline Miller).

Jack is a regularly featured speaker for professional a.s.sociations, school districts, government agencies, churches, hospitals, sales organizations and corporations. His clients have included the American Dental a.s.sociation, the American Management a.s.sociation, AT&T, Campbell Soup, Clairol, Domino's Pizza, GE, ITT, Hartford Insurance, Johnson & Johnson, the Million Dollar Roundtable, NCR, New England Telephone, Re/Max, Scott Paper, TRW and Virgin Records. Jack is also on the faculty of Income Builders International, a school for entrepreneurs.

Jack conducts an annual eight-day Training of Trainers program in the areas of self-esteem and peak performance. It attracts educators, counselors, parenting trainers, corporate trainers, professional speakers, ministers and others interested in developing their speaking and seminar-leading skills.

For further information about Jack's books, tapes and training programs, or to schedule him for a presentation, please contact: The Canfield Training Group

P.O. Box 30880 * Santa Barbara, CA 93130

phone: 805-563-2935 * fax: 805-563-2945

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Who Is Mark Victor Hansen?

Mark Victor Hansen is a professional speaker who, in the last 20 years, has made over 4,000 presentations to more than 2 million people in 32 countries. His presentations cover sales excellence and strategies; personal empowerment and development; and how to triple your income and double your time off.

Mark has spent a lifetime dedicated to his mission of making a profound and positive difference in people's lives. Throughout his career, he has inspired hundreds of thousands of people to create a more powerful and purposeful future for themselves while stimulating the sale of billions of dollars worth of goods and services.

Mark is a prolific writer and has auth.o.r.ed Future Diary, How to Achieve Total Prosperity and The Miracle of t.i.thing. He is coauthor of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, Dare to Win and The Aladdin Factor (all with Jack Canfield) and The Master Motivator (with Joe Batten).

Mark has also produced a complete library of personal empowerment audio-and videoca.s.sette programs that have enabled his listeners to recognize and use their innate abilities in their business and personal lives. His message has made him a popular television and radio personality, with appearances on ABC, NBC, CBS, HBO, PBS and CNN. He has also appeared on the cover of numerous magazines, including Success, Entrepreneur and Changes.

Mark is a big man with a heart and spirit to match-an inspiration to all who seek to better themselves.

For further information about Mark write: P.O. Box 7665

Newport Beach, CA 92658

phone: 949-759-9304 or 800-433-2314

fax: 949-722-6912

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Who Is Jennifer Read Hawthorne?

Jennifer Read Hawthorne is co-founder of The Esteem Group, a company specializing in self-esteem and inspirational programs for women. A professional speaker since 1975, she has spoken to thousands of women around the world about personal growth, self-development and professional success.

She is also owner of Hawthorne Training Services, Inc., a company that develops and delivers business writing and technical writing courses to business, government and educational organizations. Her clients have included AT&T, Delta Air Lines, Hallmark Cards, The American Legion, NutraSweet, Union Pacific, The Norand Corporation, the State of Iowa, Cargill and Clemson University.

Jennifer's involvement with ChickenSoup for the Soul began several years ago, when she started working with Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, giving keynote addresses and seminars based on the Chicken Soup for the Soul message. Already specializing in women's programs, she felt it was a natural next step to team up with Jack, Mark and business partner Marci Shimoff to coauthor Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul.

Jennifer is known as a dynamic and insightful speaker, with a great sense of humor and a gift for telling stories. From an early age she developed a deep appreciation for and love of language, cultured by her parents. In fact, she attributes her love of storytelling to the legacy of her late father, Brooks Read, a renowned Master Storyteller whose original Brer Rabbit stories filled her childhood with magic and a sense of the power of words.

She later expanded her awareness of the power of storytelling while traveling extensively throughout the world. As a Peace Corps volunteer teaching English as a foreign language in West Africa, she discovered the universality of stories to teach, move, uplift and connect people. She says she has never felt this connection more deeply than while working on Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul.

Jennifer is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she graduated from Louisiana State University in journalism. She lives in Fairfield, Iowa with her husband, Dan, and two stepchildren, Amy and William.

For further information about Jennifer's availability for speaking and training, contact her at: Jennifer Hawthorne, Inc. (JHI)