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    Get real about New Year’s resolutions

    Let’s be real. It is estimated that 80 percent of New Year’s resolutions don’t even make it past the second week of February. That means most people really only make January resolutions. They are not really committed, just following a New Year’s tradition that soon becomes Auld Lang Syne — loosely translated to “days gone […]

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    Get a plan and build a board

    By Jocelyn Gavin-Lane It’s a new year full of new goals, plans and affirmations. But how do you nail down and, most importantly, work your plan? There are several steps to creating an optimal vision for the new year. Vision boards are a wonderful tool, but do you actually know what they are? If you […]

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    Need help mommying? There’s a blog for that!

    Motherhood doesn’t come with an instruction manual, but a pair of local women are determined to provide the next best thing. Featuring over 20 writers from Pascagoula to Bay St. Louis, The Gulf Coast Moms Blog is a partnership between friends Elizabeth Slade DiLorenzo and Christy Bjork Elias. No matter their age, background or beliefs, […]

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    Born from the Ashes

    For locals who enjoy a fine smoke in comfortable surroundings, a cigar lounge in Pass Christian may be the next best thing to their own living rooms. Even non-smokers can appreciate the laid-back, sociable atmosphere at Cigars in the Pass, which opened in 2014 and serves patrons of all backgrounds from ages 18 to 80. […]

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    The difference-maker Vicki Rosetti-Applewhite helps businesses prosper

    Despite her 20-plus years as a highly regarded professional, Vicki Rosetti-Applewhite admits to moments of insecurity. “Like a lot of women, there have been times that I have doubted my worth,” says the Gulf Coast native, owner of Core Strategies powered by Sales Xceleration. “Maybe fear of failure or fear of measuring up to others’ […]

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    A life of higher learning

    Cheryl High came of age in an era where women were taught to be homemakers. And although a domestic future was modeled to her for as long as she can remember, she’d always dreamed of higher education. “Women were expected to stay home, tend to the children and be whatever your husband needs or wants,” […]

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