Although Marjorie’s divorce is not final and she’s still working with temporary custody arrangements, she is hard at work building the life she wants and being the person she was meant to be. Here’s Marjorie: I met a lot of single moms in the jail who are there because either a boyfriend or a husband…
Being the leader you never knew you were
Three years ago, Carolyn had left her husband, was living on her own with her two children and going to school at night to get the math credit she needed to get into college which for her, was scarier than becoming a parent. Today, she’s in the second year of an associate’s degree nursing program…
There’s more to life than your GPA
Once Carolyn proved to herself she was not only capable of succeeding in college but succeeding at a very high level, she realized there was more to life than getting A’s. You can certainly be proud of a high GPA in college, but Carolyn has found that scholarship funders look beyond academic success and more…
Going to school is scarier than becoming a parent
I’m honored to introduce you to my next guest, Carolyn. Carolyn first shared her story in early 2010 and I encourage you to spend a few minutes reading that for background. In a nutshell, Carolyn’s husband was cheating with her best friend and when Carolyn confronted them, he wanted them to work out an open…
Going back to school as a single mom
Once Jen realized she was going to have to support herself and her children financially, quite possibly forever, she knew that low-paying jobs weren’t the answer. If you’re already working as many hours as you can, the only way to grow your income is to increase your pay rate. For Jen, that meant going back…
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