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About Creative Success
Our
goal at Creative Success is to inspire you to vision clearly the
life that you want to create and coach you through the steps required
to make your vision a reality. We partner with you to facilitate
your attainment of your personal, professional, and creative aspirations.
We offer customized consultations and expertise:
- In-person meetings in Boston, Massachusetts
- Appointments by telephone or email internationally
- Teleclasses, books, tapes, CD’s, e-courses, and a monthly
e-zine for independent learning
- Media appearances and development of written columns, web-content,
or special projects
The Creative Success model challenges you to step into your personal
power and create a life of positive choices that reflects your talents,
dreams, and creative potential. By learning to outsmart the internal
and external saboteurs that short circuit your success, your goals
become possible. Creative Success is your ticket to transformation.
 ABOUT
GAIL MCMEEKIN, M.S.W., L.I.C.S.W.
My Story
I have been in the personal empowerment business since 1976 and
feel grateful everyday to have had the opportunity to inspire and
guide clients navigating the challenges of change for over 25 years.
I began as a child and family therapist with a strong commitment
to prevention programs. I then became fascinated with the concept
of “why do so many people hate their jobs”? This question
prompted me to pursue a certificate in Human Resource Management
with a focus on career and organizational development. I started
my own business of career consulting and organizational workshops
and projects in 1982 called Guided Growth. After a challenging schedule
of clients and training programs, it was time to slow down and begin
developing learning products. At the request of many of my stress
management workshop participants, I created my first product: a
workshop-on-audiotape called Positive Choices: From Stress to
Serenity, complete with a mini-workbook and visualizations,
and enticing music by my talented brother.
My own creative renaissance unfolded and I started painting, writing,
and studying the lives of creative men and women. I then became
outraged that there were not positive, viable role models for modern-day,
sane, creative women, so I wrote my first book, The 12 Secrets
of Highly Creative Women: A Portable Mentor (Conari Press),
which appeared in March of 2000 and sold out its first printing
in 8 weeks. In 2001, Conari Press published my second book, The
Power of Positive Choices: Adding and Subtracting Your Way to a
Great Life. Since then, I changed the name of my business to
Creative Success, completed the training program with the Coaches
Training Institute in California, began my monthly e-zine, and gained
national exposure as an expert. In addition to radio and television
appearances, my work has been featured in Redbook, The Boston
Globe, Health, Investor’s Business Daily, Boston Business
Journal, Woman’s Day, Shape, One Spirit Bookclub, First for
Women, etc., as well on the Career Center on AOL. I am a member
of the International Coach Federation and the American Society of
Journalists and Authors.
 I
have a B.A. from Connecticut College, an M.S.W. from Boston University,
and a certificate in Human Resource Management from Bentley College,
and completed the coursework for the Coaches Training Institute.
COLLABORATORS
I have a network of consultants and coaches that I can draw into
Creative Success projects as needed. But I have two key associates,
without whom, I would be much less prolific:
Barbara Williams–my virtual assistant who handles the administration
of Creative Success. Barbara can be reached at BarbaraWill@optionline.net and 914-941-7874.
Crissy Ruggere of e-Buzz Solutions is my
web developer and
can be reached at cruggere@e-buzzsolutions.com or 781-367-7111.
I am grateful for their support everyday!
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