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Lauren. The Early Years. Secrets, Lies, Love and Support

This is Lauren’s story. The first thing I asked Lauren to tell me about were the experiences in her early life, good or bad, which she believed had the greatest impact on her work life and career. And the first experience which came to her mind, she described as the one which “springs to mind always; it’s a really important one to me.” Her older sister and her friend at the cottage told Lauren that they had set up a special club and that she could join it if she ran into the water wearing all her clothes and her new shoes but only if she did that. And of course, Lauren says “she was my older sister and they used ...

Erica. Role Models, Mentors and Other Heroes

When I asked Erica to tell me about her role models, mentors and other heroes, she told me she had had lots of both from an early age. The first ones she recalled were the women who worked in her father’s real estate company. She remembers these women being in their late 40s to mid 60s and describes them as having “fabulous lives and great clothes” and to her they just seemed to have the world by the tail. She always thought they were great! She liked their energy, the way they had fun, enjoyed each other’s company and had “nice clothes”. (She did mention their clothes twice. Obviously, their clothes made a big impression on young Erica!!) She remembers her ...