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Cathrine Ann

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born

June 14, 1956 in Toronto, Canada

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http://www.cathrineann.com

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Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction, Women & Gender Studies

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September 2010

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Cathrine Ann's credentials include quitting school after completing grade eight when she was fifteen and pregnant, along with having more jobs than she can remember; the majority of which, she was fired from.

After enduring a childhood of poverty and neglect and being raised by alcoholic parents, she overcame more challenges and obstacles in her life than might seem humanly possible or fair.
Being a young mother without a formal education or positive role model and suffering from ADD and a learning disability, she eventually found herself in jail, on probation, and doing whatever she could to survive and as she puts it, "continually trying to even the odds" for what she didn't get or have growing up, including an education.

Through all her hig...more Cathrine Ann's credentials include quitting school after completing grade eight when she was fifteen and pregnant, along with having more jobs than she can remember; the majority of which, she was fired from.

After enduring a childhood of poverty and neglect and being raised by alcoholic parents, she overcame more challenges and obstacles in her life than might seem humanly possible or fair.
Being a young mother without a formal education or positive role model and suffering from ADD and a learning disability, she eventually found herself in jail, on probation, and doing whatever she could to survive and as she puts it, "continually trying to even the odds" for what she didn't get or have growing up, including an education.

Through all her highs and mostly lows, she even tried to become a Medical Doctor. Forging University transcripts helped get her into a prestigious Medical College, but when it was discovered that she had "embellished" her transcripts, she did what she always did when in trouble: she fled: right into the arms of the mob and a street life, that was just about as ruthless and low as a human being could possibly go.

When she turned 40, Cathrine met a man who was the first person in her life to ever believe in her and her dreams of doing better - even starting her own business. It was then that she went from living a life of despair, to having a life that she could only otherwise dream of living.

Cathrine credits her many struggles and challenges, with her eventual success in becoming a multi-award winning entrepreneur and celebrated Canadian business leader.

As the President of Consumer Connection Inc., she helps clients increase revenue and market share, by specially designing programs that work to meet or surpass their customer service objectives (Mystery Shopping, Employee Incentive Programs, Employee Training Programs, Competitive Analysis and Customer Service Seminars.)

As a much-in-demand inspirational speaker, and now an author, Cathrine's one in a million true rags to riches story, will continue to deeply touch the lives and hearts of audiences and readers from all walks of life, and her message couldn't come at a better time.

Cathrine's mantra is: Dream it. Believe it. Be it.

Beautiful Buttons is a rough, raw, remarkably candid and often surprisingly funny portrait of a life lived and redeemed. Cathrine went from being homeless, broke and unemployed (and worse) into a multi-business award winning entrepreneur and business leader. Cathrine’s story is about believing in yourself and your own abilities.(less)

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Pursuit of Dreams Trumps Balance

I received an e-mail recently, inviting me to attend a Seminar for budding entrepreneurs. They were offering courses on how to become a huge business success. I scanned the topics and one course in particular, caught my attention: ‘How to become a greater success by becoming more balanced.’

I clenched my very stressed out, entrepreneurial jaw hard, shook my head and said aloud, ‘Balance, Schmal... read more »

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Average rating: 3.12 · 32 ratings · 11 reviews · 3 distinct works

	The beautiful buttons : a memoir 3.00 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Beautiful Buttons: A Memoir of Survival and Triumph 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
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Cathrine Ann made a comment in the group Goodreads Authors/Readers — Beautiful Buttons: A Memoir of Survival and Triumph topic "I just changed the link above to be this one and it should be working just fine now. Thank you!! >CAT< http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO2YM2... "
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Cathrine Ann made a comment on Beautiful Buttons: A Memoir of Survival and Triumph: "Well, thank you very much, Stuart. I really appreciate your kind words. >CAT< "
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