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Mary Helen Conroy

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Mary Helen Conroy is a reinvention life coach and change strategist. Her past life chapters include careers as a public librarian, sales director for the publication Women in Higher Education and over 30 years as an adjunct professor.

Finding herself stepping out of her career job at 62, she said, “what next”.

The “what next” began her company based on Helen Keller's quote, Life’s a Daring Adventure, " to which she added “and I’m not done yet!” She is a professional speaker, life coach and creator of Dream Camps for adults wishing to reinvent their lives.

In January 2017, she also published the book Itty Bitty Retirement Book: 15 Essential Tips for the Nearly and Newly Retired which became a #1 Amazon Kindle Best Seller on April 20th.

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	We Wish We Had Known: Everyday Tips from Consultants to Grow Your Business by Madison Area Business Consultants, Laura Paisley Beck (Goodreads Author), Mary Jane Connor 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Your Amazing Itty Bitty Retirement Book: 15 Essential Tips for You, the Nearly and Newly Retired 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Wish We Had Known, Volume 3: Everyday Tips from Consultants to Grow Your Business by Madison Area Business Consultants (MABC), Ann Massie Nelson (Editor), Mary Helen Conroy (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gender Equity or Bust!: On the Road to Campus Leadership with Women in Higher Education by Mary Dee Wenniger, Mary Helen Conroy (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Loneliness is NOT an Option: You are not alone (Life is a Daring Adventure Book 1) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gender Equity or Bust!: On the Road to Campus Leadership with Women in Higher Education by Mary Dee Wenniger, Mary Helen Conroy (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Wish We Had Known, Volume 2: Everyday Tips from Consultants to Grow Your Business by Madison Area Business Consultants, Ann Massie Nelson (editor), Mary Helen Conroy (Goodreads Author) (contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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