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Author: Charmaine Hammond

S.T.R.I.V.E. for Work-Life Harmony: Strategies to Reduce Overwhelm and Prevent Burnout

Charmaine Hammond is a co-founder of Raise a Dream and a highly published author with eleven best sellers to her name. She has a Master’s Degree in Conflict Management & Analysis and is a CSP™ Certified Speaking Professional. Charmaine has been featured in magazines like Inc. and Occupational Health & Safety Magazine, and appears on TV and Radio Programs. She is the creator of the Your Book as a Business Program. She has helped authors launch their books, learn how to engage sponsors, and build communities of readers and clients. She also teaches entrepreneurs how to bring their projects and dreams to life with collaboration and sponsorship. She and Victoria Bennett co-authored Crowdfunding for Authors, to be released soon. She also runs Hammond International, Inc. and Raise a Dream Training & Consulting, Inc. Charmaine is an Executive Producer of the award-winning, all-star animated movie, Back Home Again, inspiring conversations about mental health.   

Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/Gz-QJhm5uKI 

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Charmaine Hammond
  • S.T.R.I.V.E. for Work-Life Harmony: Strategies to Reduce Overwhelm and Prevent Burnout

    S.T.R.I.V.E. for Work-Life Harmony: Strategies to Reduce Overwhelm and Prevent Burnout

    As a business owner for the past 28 years and, as a speaker, consultant and trainer working with businesses and organizations across many sectors, I often hear similar comments across sectors and roles, which follow these themes: Reduce stress and fatigue and STRIVE forward for better wellness, productivity and joy. Here is my STRIVE strategy:…

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  • Bring Projects to Life with Crowdfunding  

    Bring Projects to Life with Crowdfunding  

    Every day, I get the opportunity to meet entrepreneurs with big ambitions and projects to bring to life. I feel strongly that when dreams are raised, our world is a better place. Many people love the idea of becoming an author, bringing their story to the world, and making a difference with their message or…

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  • Resilience . . . a Required Skill for Today’s Workplace

    Resilience . . . a Required Skill for Today’s Workplace

    The amount of change we have all experienced over the past five years is pretty significant, and change can impact our resilience. As the saying goes, we can’t pour from an empty cup. Now more than ever, resilience is a required skill to help employees succeed and grow with the organization, build respectful healthy relationships,…

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  • Business as a Force for Good Is Good for Business

    Business as a Force for Good Is Good for Business

    Entrepreneurs and small businesses are important foundations in communities around the globe. Turning their passion into a business, creating jobs, collaborating with other local businesses, building a community of satisfied and recurring customers and making money are many of the reasons entrepreneurs start their business. Many want to do more. They want to leave a…

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  • Returning to Work—Reset and Reconnect

    Returning to Work—Reset and Reconnect

    As businesses navigate their work environment structure, some are coming back to the office, some are already back, some have hybrid environments and some still work from home. The same applies to entrepreneurial business. Now more than ever, resetting our goals, reconnecting with others and restoring resilience are required skills to help entrepreneurs maintain business…

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  • Making a Profound Difference

    Making a Profound Difference

    What if someone asked you to combine two 1’s? Would you get a two or an eleven? Perspectives can be intriguing. Yours shapes how you respond to challenges and opportunities, how you communicate, and how you choose to collaborate, or even choose not to. Now, more than ever, working together is necessary for purpose-driven entrepreneurs…

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