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Have you ever felt so passionately about a subject that you wanted to write a book or hit the road as a public speaker?  I'm in the process of compiling a post for a Brenda Nixon blog tour stop (for my other blog) and I came across a great general bio interview with her that I just had to share with you Workerettes.  I was super excited when I read it because it reminds me very much of my own "Meet & Greet" interviews. 

I think Brenda has a lot to share, not just about her focus topics - more on those next week - but also about "making it work" as a woman.  Read on! 

Tell me a little bit about what you do for a living.
I travel to speak at parenting and childcare conferences, schools, churches, MOPS groups, parent expos, or anywhere I’m invited if the audience lives or works with kids. I belong to a couple of speakers associations and continue to read and learn as much as I can to continually improve my craft and service to others.

Since there’s a marriage between speaking and writing, I also write books and magazine articles about child behavior and guidance. If a person is going to speak to audiences about a topic, it’s natural to put those words on paper and publish. Most of my colleagues do both speaking and writing.

With my education background, I’m contracted to teach Ohio Health & Safety curriculum to childcare providers, and I am adjunct faculty at an Ohio university.

How much travel does all of that require?
Speaking invitations have taken me from Virginia to New Mexico to Iowa. I’m still hoping for that invite to Hawaii. Business takes me out of my office about 8 times a year. Now that our kids are grown, my husband and I have more freedom to travel together, so he occasionally comes with me to work my booktable.

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