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My
SUPER
POWER is
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Being able to drown out child chatter
enough to work from home, yet tuning
in when key phrases "I have to
poop" "I'm going to punch
you" "Mommy might be mad
for painting that on the wall,"
are uttered.
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Sarah
Deveau
20
Questions with Sarah
Deveau :
Author of Money $mart Mom
Sarah
Deveau published her first book,
Sink
or Swim: Get Your Degree Without
Drowning in Debt
(Dundurn, 2003) after graduating
from the University of Calgary’s
Communications program. When she
and her husband decided to have
children, she searched for books
about the impact having children
would have on their finances.
Finding
little, she decided to write the
book she wished she had been able
to buy at the bookstore. Or rather,
write the book she wished she
could have borrowed from the library!
She began researching and writing,
fitting in her work as she had
three daughters in four years,
finding time while the kids were
napping or at preschool.
During
those years Sarah also opened
Cater Tot Consignment, a children's
consignment boutique in Airdrie,
Alberta. This 1,200 square foot
store has won numerous awards,
including Calgary's Child Magazine
Parents Choice Awards three years
running. Cater Tot has been featured
in Today's Parent Magazine, as
well as dozens of local newspaper
and magazine articles, and on
many television programs.
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BEFORE
I
was a wife/mom, I ...
still worked my butt off, but at least
I slept through the night.
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My
business
ROCKS because
...
I can work anywhere in the world -
and I have plans to!!
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As
I look into the rest of 2010,
I see for MYSELF
... breaking into fiction
writing - something that excited and
scares me at the same time.
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When
I am
FEELING DOWN, I …
go for dinner with girlfriends so
I can laugh all evening.
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When
I LOOK BACK
, I see my biggest success was ...
not taking 30 rejections for my first
book to heart and continuing to try
to sell it (I did, and it was a Canadian
bestseller!) |
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BALANCE
is ...
evaluated on an annual basis. I like
the teeter totter better - some days
it's all work, some days all play.
It balances over a year, not a day
or week.
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My
5 tips for feeling BEAUTIFUL
are:
- Exercise
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Eat right
- Try
to love your body as much
as your partner does
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Ask a beauty expert (even
if it's from the drugstore)
to help you create a five-minute
morning routine,
- AND
wear gorgeous jewelery
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What
is NOT PERFECT
in my life is ...
everything - I don't aim for perfection,
or being the best. It's unattainable
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My
ULTIMATE marketing
success has been ...
appearing on Canada AM and being featured
in the Globe & Mail - which sold
3,000 copies of my book in two weeks.
A huge success!.
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I
am an EXPERT in
my field because
... I'm
living it!
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What
SEPERATES ME from
other MEOs is
...
my background in public relations
and media - I know what the media
want, and can position my products
to get a lot of attention.
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I
ORGANIZE my
day by ...
creating a prioritized to do list every
morning.
I would never remember things without
it and it keeps me on task. |
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The
most INFLUENTIAL
people in my life include…
my mom, because she has always
been a hard worker, and tackled
any challenge thrown at her
positivity and with grace.
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My
SUCCESS WORDS
are ...
persistence, innovation, and ambition
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THREE
WORDS to describe me are
... outgoing,
TALKATIVE and driven
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I
use SOCIAL MEDIA
because ...
I can connect with people I might
otherwise not meet, and it's been
great for spreading the word about
my business.
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The
LAST THING on
my priority list is
... housework
- it gets done, but never very well
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I
OVERCOME
challenges by ....
looking for the positive and tackling
the problem head on. |
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