Mary Richardson of Chronicle, Channel 5 Featured-Applaud Women Spring Issue, Inspirational Women in Media

This is perfect timing for our interview with Mary Richardson, co-anchor for Channel 5's Chronicle as she steps down after 30 years. Read a brief excerpt of her inspirational story or read the entire article at http://bit.ly/bkyYQr.
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Mary Richardson has been a pathfinder for women in the news world. Currently the co-host of Chronicle on ABC’s WCVB-TV Channel 5 in Boston, her career followed a coast-to-coast path, which shows, as she says, “that you can have your dreams, and can dare to aspire to bigger things.”

A native Californian, Mary began a career in teaching after completing a degree in English. Upon assigning her students a communications project she began to appreciate her own interest in communications and started attending graduate school at night. The decision to quit teaching to attend school full time and undertake the required internship paved the way to Mary’s future in broadcasting.

Mary's message to our readers: “Mary advises, “Along the way, I have met incredible women. Don’t let anyone discourage you and tell you what you can and cannot do. Believe in yourself. If you don’t believe in yourself, whom can you believe in?” Read the full story at: http://bit.ly/bkyYQr.

Applaud Women on-line magazine Spring issue focuses on Inspirational Women in Media including 24 interviews with the top women in media in newspaper, radio and TV in New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts (Boston, MA). Each woman's story in unique and carries with it an empowering message to our readership. The next series of posts will include excerpts from each article with a link to the full issue.
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For more information, lists or articles of interest to NH women and MA women visit us at www.applaudwomen.com to read Applaud the on-line magazine for local women. We are the largest, most comprehensive website for (local) NH women and MA women. We deal with subjects like Health, Beauty, Fashion, Finance, Food, Parenting, Home, Dating, Business, Seniors and our most important issue - Inspirational Women (local, national and international). If you have something you would like us to share please e-mail applaud@comcast.net. Additionally we have resource listings for NH & MA restaurants, Hotels (NH only), Female Doctors, Wedding and Beauty related businesses.

Read about these other fabulous women:
New Hampshire
Alisha McDevitt, News Director, WMUR TV; Pamela Cook-Correia, Executive Producer, NH Personalities Television Talk Show,; Tracy Caruso-WZID Radio; Susan Sauer Laughlin-NH Magazine; Sarah Sullivan,-Frank FM Radio; Heidi J. Copeland-Business NH Magazine; Laura Boyce, WGIR Radio; Karen Kiley-WOKQ Radio; Sharon Ciechon-Union Leader Newspaper; Joanne Randall- WPTL Radio

Massachusetts
Candy O’Terry-Magic 106.7 Radio; Rita Cary-The River Radio; Kendra Petrone-KISS 108 Radio; Kennedy Elsey-MIX 98.5 Radio; Karen Blake-WODS Radio; Gretchen Putnam-Eagle Tribune Newspaper; Jennifer Peter-Boston Globe Newspaper; Hillary Chabot-Boston Herald Newspaper; Maria Stephanos-FOX TV;
Paula Ebben-Channel 38 TV; Danielle Niles-NECN TV; Emily Rooney-Channel 2 TV and Frances Rivera-Channel 7 TV

Plus snapshots of 23 additional women in media throughout New Hampshire and n. Massachusetts.

For more information, lists or articles of interest to NH women and MA women visit us at www.applaudwomen.com to read Applaud the on-line magazine for local women. We are the largest, most comprehensive website for (local) NH women and MA women. We deal with subjects like Health, Beauty, Fashion, Finance, Food, Parenting, Home, Dating, Business, Seniors and our most important issue -
Inspirational Women (local, national and international). If you have something you would like us to share please e-mail applaud@comcast.net. Additionally we have resource listings for NH & MA restaurants, Hotels (NH only), Female Doctors, Wedding and Beauty related businesses.

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I’ve recently begun working with the Book Coach, Keith Leon for support in writing my book, “90 Days 2 Love, Transforming Your Life From the Inside Out To Attract Your Soul Mate.” Not only will he support me in the writing process, he will guide me through self-publishing, gathering endorsements, and getting it out there! I am so excited to finally commit to this project that has been brewing inside of me for years!

I’d like to share the journey with you in hope to offer you inspiration for any projects that you may have bubbling inside waiting for expression. It’s not always easy to give yourself permission to follow a dream or passion, and sometimes even when you think you are ready (like I did) still you find yourself stuck and unable to begin or if you do begin, lose momentum and not finish. I realize this has been a challenge for me – to commit and step past my fears – and write this book that is just bursting to be released from the depths of my heart and soul. So, like I have done in the past when I need support, encouragement, guidance, and help with accountability, I enlisted the services of a coach who is an expert in his field – who has walked his talk with success.

So to begin I had to share a bit of myself with Keith and so will share it with you:

Ages of Children: 26, 24, and 22

Education/Experience: BS in Education, master level courses in counseling and financial accounting in addition to several coaching, spiritual, and healing trainings.

Occupation: Relationship Intuitive, Love Strategist

Q: What do you like about your work, and what do you dislike?

A: I love seeing people connect to their hearts and truth, see their worth and value, let go of the emotions keeping them stuck, and begin to attract healthy people into their lives. I love to see the light go on in their eyes.

I am not as keen on the administrative and marketing end of the business – my favorite is speaking, working with clients, and writing.

Q: What is your proudest accomplishment and/or the most challenging experience you have ever overcome?

A: There are so many challenging experiences that I have overcome and I am proud to acknowledge that. I was bedridden for 3 years, and another 3 of being down more than up. I was told to expect that I would not live normally due to sever neurological and central nervous system Lyme disease combined with fibromyalgia. I would not accept that, and I live pretty fully now – still challenges to face, yet I am very pleased with my determination, love, and efforts to be here and coaching and help others to heal and attract love today.

Q: What is your greatest passion in life – something that comes easy to you and does not feel like work, it just feels good?

A: Speaking on issues of passion, love, health, and relationships whether to a group or individuals.

Q: What is your life’s vision/mission – what do you want to contribute to the world?

A: I most want to connect millions of people to their own joyful hearts and to love

Q: What is your biggest issue – the thing that drains your energy, stops you, or gets in your way?

A: Fear, doubt, overwhelm – although I have released so much of this lately. Mind fog is especially challenging – some days I just can’t seem to make mind work, yet fortunately that seems to happen less and less – that has been a huge challenge in the past.

Q: What results are you looking for from coaching?

A: Support and guidance in creating and following a schedule especially to include writing, completion, publication and distribution of my book.

Q: What are your definitions of commitment and accountability?

A: Commitment – focus, determination, and vision to what you promise to yourself or others

Accountability – having integrity to do what you agree, yet be realistic with what you can do

Q: How committed are you to being accountable and doing what it takes to achieve the results you desire?

A: I am committed to a 10 – I have asked for support at home so that this is my main focus for the coming months in the area of work. I often get sidetracked with other work projects and I am determined to finally see my book through to completion because I believe it will shift the energy of my business and what I want to accomplish.

Q: What else would you like us to know about you?

A: One of the challenges that I have faced is that I have not honored some of my commitments because I over-commit thinking I can handle it all, and do not have the mental and physical stamina at times. I am striving for balance in my life, and yet it seems I go like crazy, then crash. I am in the process of shifting to more steadiness and constancy, and allowing this to feel normal.

I am fortunate to know that when I truly set my mind, heart, and commitment to something, I will achieve it because I believe in it and me – sometimes it takes awhile to reach that place yet I have found that whatever I believe, whether positive or negative, shows up in my life as truth. I have had to challenge many of my beliefs (even uncover what they actually were) to see what was holding me back in some of the areas of my life, and slowly each area has been shifting to the beliefs that I choose to empower and serve me. I am blessed to have an amazing system of support from people in my life who love me and believe in me – sometimes even when I doubt myself. That is one key to success in every area of your life – it certainly has helped me through the maze of Relating, Dating & Mating among other things.

Thanks for being a part of my support team! It is for all of you who are waiting for these words to make their way to the written page and inspire, support and guide you to a most joyful source of love – your own heart.