Personal Growth with Corinne Edwards

My dearest friend, Arlene, died peacefully last Sunday on Mother’s Day. I found it consoling since she always dreaded that day after her only son, Stevie, died ten years ago.

I think she finally was reunited with him and had a joyous Mothers Day this year.

You may have read an article I wrote about Arlene. It was called “Making New Best Friends – A tutorial from Arlene.”

I had no idea, when I wrote it, that her family and friends sent it all over to each other and so many of them commented.

Arlene said it was a memorial service so she did not need one after she died. Consequently, …

Albert from the Urban Monk has written a series of articles on setting boundaries. He inspired me to write this article.

Most of us are not too good at this. We are very likely to say –

“Who the hell does he/she think he is????”
“How dare you talk behind my back?”

Or worse. Make a call. Tell them off. Send a letter or an email. Then we call everyone we know to tell the story how we have been victimized. Starting with your sister and close friends – then moving on to your phone book. People you haven’t contacted in years. Your roommate in college. You can’t stop. You want confirmation about how …

One of my streams of income is that I am not only a writer but a ghost writer and an editor. I have helped people write books and have done a great deal of editing of manuscripts and resumes.

This is the difference.

If you want to write a book and you think your idea has real merit but you are not confident as a writer, you might consider hiring a ghost writer. This is not writing with someone whose name is also on your book. This is a paid person who writes as a “work for hire.” They will charge by the hour, …