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Joy Madden

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Dr Joy Madden (also known as Dr JOY!) is the founder of 'The JOY of Writing'. She is an Editor and Mentor specialising in Self Development and Personal Development, and her activities include:

* Copyediting and proofreading (since 1981)
* Reviewing books (at the request of publishers, authors, etc.)
* Writing articles (on unusual topics like the benefit of eating gold)
* Reviewing films (with underlying self development messages)

Joy is also an independent Consultant for Home Improvement and Interior Design. Her activities include:

* Copyediting and proofreading all types of written material
* Writing articles and books in the field of 'Home Improvement'
* Consulting on Blinds, Shutters, Awnings and Insect Screens

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The Hope Raisers - book review

Below is a self development review of the non-fiction book by Nihar Suthar entitled 'The Hope Raisers: How a Group of Young Kenyans Fought to Transform Their Slum and Inspire a Community'.

It is inspirational and shows how ambitions can be achieved in even the most dire situations. See:

The Hope Raisers Review
https://www.bellaonline.com/articles/...

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Published on November 16, 2022 12:25 • Tags: inspirational-books, inspiring-communities, personal-development-book-review, self-development-articles, self-development-book-review

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“People buy what a product does rather than what it is”
― Joy Madden, The Joy of Blinds and Shutters

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“Above every cloud is the brightest sunshine”
― Joy Madden, The Joy of Blinds and Shutters

tags: inspirational-quotes, motivational-quotes, quotes-to-live-by, wisdom

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“Never need the sale.”
― Joy Madden, The Joy of Blinds and Shutters

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Joy’s Quotes

“Never need the sale.”
― Joy Madden, The Joy of Blinds and Shutters

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“Music is ... A higher revelation than all Wisdom & Philosophy”
― Ludwig van Beethoven

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“A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms.”
― Zen Shin

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“Even a snail will eventually reach its destination.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms

tags: destination, destiny, goals, life, patience, snail, waiting

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“Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can't sleep with the window shut, and a woman who can't sleep with the window open.”
― George Bernard Shaw