20 Winners at the Game of Life

About the Book

To thine own self be true...

With these stories we are providing a forum for women’s voices; a way for women to see each other as role models and mentors, and to say,
“Hey, she did it. With hard work, I can too.”
We also see this book as a way of redefining success.

Women have often relied on the male view of success, which can centre on money and fame. These count for women, but they aren’t the only things we value. Nor do they alone define our success. Being able to combine work and home, being proud of raising a family and still holding down a career, expressing our creativity in whatever ways God intended...these too are success.

This book is dedicated to all of the women who have gone before us who have fulfilled their lives but whose stories have not been heard. They’ve worn many hats and still found the time and strength to do the things that they like most. The old expression, “Men build houses, women make homes” no longer holds true.

Women can now do both.

About the Author

KAYE PARKER
By traditional measures, Kaye Parker has been successful as a mother, a schoolteacher, a public relations practitioner in public tourism venues, and a corporate trainer and facilitator. Like the women in this book, Kaye has her own defi nition of success. In Kaye’s case success is measured by the positive infl uence she has had on all those lives she has touched. At home, she instilled confi dence and courage in her children. In the schoolroom she encouraged young students to blossom. In the tourism industry, she created excitement around history and culture. Now, in the corporate training world, Kaye inspires participants to be engaged in the classroom and motivated to succeed in their workplace. Never has Kaye lost her thirst for learning. She successfully earned her Accreditation in Public Relations, her Certifi cation as a Human Resource Professional and most recently her designation as a Certifi ed Speaking Professional.

Cover Design: Jennie Carton is a resident of Feltzen South having fifi rst come to Nova Scotia in ‘73 from Ontario. Her ties to Lunenburg drew her back to this area after 22 years in New Brunswick. Most of her visual art teaching career was spent as a Design & Graphics instructor at the New Brunswick College of Craft & Design in Fredericton . She is delighted to be back on the South Shore where her heart has always been, working in her studio, designing and teaching .

PAT WATSON, B.A., RScP. Pat was born in Plainfi eld, New Jersey and presently lives in East LaHave, Nova Scotia, and sings jazz and gospel music. She has just released a new jazz and gospel music CD entitled, “Feeling Good”. She is the President of P.W. Associates, Incorporated which specializes in Management Development and Training. She has over 25 years of experience working with government agencies, gas and oil, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, health care and the hospitality industries – locally, nationally and internationally. Pat is an adjunct faculty member in the Management Development Program for Women at Mount Saint Vincent University. She also facilitates training programs for Saint Mary’s University at the World Trade Centre. Pat recently received her license as a Practitioner RScP in Spiritual Counseling. She is a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers, the Centre for Women in Business and the South Shore Women’s Network. Pat is a graduate of Antioch University and has taken graduate courses towards her master’s degree in Organizational Development at American University.

Editor: Mark Campbell is a Halifax-based marketing communications writer and editor. He describes what he does as putting words in peoples’ mouths, on their websites, and anywhere else they require expertly written, persuasive content.