70 years ago, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, became the first people to reach the summit of the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest. Just like Hillary who developed a deep interest in mountains and exploration from an early age, I developed a deep interest in reading and writing from an early age. […]
There is something wild and wondrous that occurs when you step up and step out into the world. When you announce your grand goals and big dreams, at first you feel completely exposed and vulnerable. Then what happens is something takes over. It’s a force that allows you to connect with the deeper part of […]
It’s a distinct smell when you have in your hands a freshly printed copy of a new book. When you fan the pages and think for a moment of the enthralling words that are going to leap off them and into your brain. But on this day it was more of a fragrance. The book smelt […]
Following is a copy of the full version of the final column featured in The Area News. TOMORROW marks one year of weekly “Ask Sharon” columns for The Area News. My brother loaned me a book. It’s signed by the author, Australian actor, stuntman and success coach Kurek Ashley. Inside the cover of How Would Love […]
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