Building a business with Sara Troy and her guests Elaine Jacques and Chris Salem, on air from May 12th
Become a Trusted Advisor in Your Business in the New Economy
The new economy will be different as a result of the Corona Virus whether we want to believe or not. There will be more independent contractors and entrepreneurs than ever before. It will important for entrepreneurs to build their businesses as trusted advisors from core values through their sphere of influence. Referrals through their specific niche of business from there of influence will become the lifeblood of their business. Virtual technology will play an important role in this transition.
Christopher Salem, CEO of CRS Group Holdings, LLC mentors and consults with entrepreneurs, business leaders, sales professionals, and companies to build and protect their brands by raising their level of influence as trusted advisors to maximize their results. This starts from the inside out building your level of influence by shifting from a fixed to a growth mindset and adopting a process to scale your business through raising your level of influence. His program also helps companies to create an interdependent work environment and thriving culture through effective communication, transparent leadership, and higher engagement.
Elaine’s passion is Pro-bono mentoring of young people in early career transitions (helping them get successfully started in their careers through interview preparation)
And coaching of people in their Legacy phase (successful career people around the age of 50+ who are looking to extend their focus out from just climbing the corporate ladder to making a greater footprint on the world and leave a legacy that will live on beyond them).
Their Story Matter with Sara Troy and her guest JoAnn Ewin, on-air from May 14th
JoAnn Ewin was an exemplary nurse working at Little Sandy Correctional, but one day she said no to a date with the warden and her life was sent upside down. Today 6 years later she is still fighting for her wrongful dismissal and the justification of being blacklisted and persecuted.
Will justice prevail or will she be caught in the big man’s cluTS20-20 Sexual harassment and wrongful dismissal accountabilityb of sweeping it all under the rug? She shares her story with us and prays that justice will prevail in June at her next court hearing.
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JoAnn Ewin says”I started work at Little Sandy Correctional Complex on November 5, 2012. I was originally hired by the KY. DOC and Correct Care Integrated Health. Then in the fall of 2013, they lost their contract to Correct Care Solutions. Before I was hired I had to go through a background check and was drug tested. The drug test was done at the prison. I was interviewed at the prison by Heather Nickell, acting HSA (Health Services Administrator), Deputy Warden, Mary Godfrey, and Warden Joseph P. Meko. I had to meet Warden Meko’s approval and he had to give the go-ahead to the company before they would hire me. I was issued two badges, one from the KY DOC and one from the company. Both had a photopic on them. CCIH and CCS never had any of their company personnel at the prison. CCS sent representatives to the prison when they won the bid for the new contract to ensure a smooth transfer from CCIH. Everyone in the medical department had to go through doing all the new employee paperwork. All business was conducted by the HSA via internet and phone calls. All medical staff and correctional officers (new hires and all other staff) received the same training. Only correctional officers receive weapons training. This training was done at LSCC in Sandy Hook. Then yearly, all staff have to complete online training that is required.
I was written up by a CO (correctional officer) at the prison on October 20, 2013. I was in segregation doing my evening medication pass which usually took place at 10:00 p.m or close to that time frame. There was an inmate that was in solitary confinement because he had attempted suicide the day before. He had been given Lexapro and Seroquel by the company psychiatrist for depression and anxiety-related issues. The Dr. issued an order for him to have a sack lunch with his night-time meds. All medical staff knew the order existed and that the inmate had to have food with an evening med pass. The officers in segregation were responsible for making sure that these “sack lunches” were available to give inmates that had a special order or were diabetics. Sometimes, when they had no lunches the nurse would have to go to the kitchen for the food themselves. I had to do this on a few occasions myself. I was written up by the CO that assisted me with my rounds that night for “following the Dr.s order by giving the inmate food so he wouldn’t become nauseated from the meds. He had to have food in his stomach or he would vomit profusely. The officer stated in his report I had given the inmate food and broke the rule “staff is not allowed to give inmates anything”. I was later taken to the warden’s office and was interrogated for over 2 hours about the incident by the warden and internal affairs personnel. I explained to them that the Dr., had given the inmate an order for the food and I was following his order. (I have a copy of the order and the write up). The warden then told me, ” I don’t know why this officer is wasting my time with such petty issues” and he sent me on to medical to finish my shift.
We had an inmate that suffered from a broken jaw at the same time as this was going on. Another inmate hit him in the face with a lock. An R.N. I worked with on the second shift would go or send me to the facility kitchen to get extra food for this inmate. He DID NOT have a Dr. order for this extra food. She told me the evenings she wasn’t on duty to make sure he got this food and I did. I was never written up for doing this nor was she. I felt like I was a target. The acting HSA at the time and nurse practitioner tried to do away with the Dr.s order. They tried to change the order to “crackers” with meds. I told them they didn’t have the authority to change or cancel a Dr’s order and I would continue to give the food. That’s when the acting HSA started retaliating against me. I felt like a target.
I was hired by Warden Meko on November 5, 2012 and was terminated by him on April 16, 2014. I had no idea I was going to be fired. I hadn’t had any write ups or hadn’t been reprimanded in anyway and wasn’t given any paperwork explaining why I was losing my security clearance. I later learned I was deemed a “security risk” but never have learned what that risk was. My HSA, Kimberly Duvall, was waiting for me that evening. When she saw me she met me outside I hadn’t even been allowed to go into the building where I worked. She approached me and said we need to go to the warden’s office. I ask her why, she said I don’t know, we’ll find out when we get there. She knew all along what was going to take place. We went into his office and he told me to give him my badges that he was terminating me by pulling my security clearance. I ask him “why”? He said he no longer wanted me there. I’ll never forget the way he looked at me when he said that. He then told me to leave and get the hell out of his sight. Kim sat there and never once offered any support in my defense. All she said was “this is the warden’s house he can do what he want he wants to when he feels like it”. I gave him my badges and left. I found out later that he sent out a memo to all thirteen state facilities black balling from ever being able to work in a state prison the rest of my nursing career. I was never given a chance to talk to anyone about what happened.
My nursing record has never had any negativity or black marks on it at any time or even at the time I was terminated at LSCC. My name and reputation have been permanently damaged by this. It prevented me from getting a few good jobs after the prison because once an employer ask me and knew I had been terminated from my job there they wouldn’t hire me. It looked like “I” had done something wrong when I hadn’t.
I applied for unemployment benefits and was denied. I hired an attorney, had a hearing and won my benefits! I received UI for 26 weeks and received the maxium amount allowed at the time. My paychecks came from CCS and were deposited into my checking account. We were paid bi-weekly. In 2013 I earned $40,000. When a nurse was needed to fill someone else’s shift I was the one they called. I worked every shift they had at the prison. The HSA was responsible for making the work schedule.
I was under so much stress while I worked at the prison that in early 2014 I was put on Celexa or Prozac for anxiety. I was having insomnia and suffering from headaches and other stress-related problems. I am still on Seroquel to this day. I still have bad dreams and insomnia related to what I went through while working there.
My attorney is the only person that knows my story and what happened while I worked there. Little did I know during that time four female CO’s (correctional officers) were being sexually harassed by their male supervisor. I was terminated on April 16, 2014 and they filed their lawsuit in August of 2014. I heard talk while I was there but had no idea the extent of what they were enduring.
I tried for 2-3 weeks to contact the HR department at CCS. No one would ever take my call or call me back. I left countless messages. The warden supervised all activity and all employees at the prison. Everything had to go through him and have his approval. I was warned by a co-worker after I started work there to watch the warden. I never paid a lot of attention to the remark and concentrated on my job. After I had worked there a while when I would see the warden, he was always friendly, smiling, and winking. Then all that changed one day in February 2014. I was going into work one evening in February. Some of the officers and the warden were standing around talking and laughing. He caught me alone as I was going through the metal detector. He asks me, “how are things down in medical”? I replied, ” things are good as far as I know”. He said, “if you ever need anything let me know, maybe we can have a drink sometime”. I replied “no thank you” and gathered my bag in a rush and went on to the medical department which was in a separate building from entry. I couldn’t believe what I had just heard. I tried to avoid all contact with him after that.
I never filed a complaint or any type or report against the warden after this happened. People ask me why and the reasons were simple. I had my 18-year-old son that was in his senior year of high school. He needed money for senior-related expenses. Prom, pictures, etc. I was afraid of retaliation, but I lost my job anyway. I was ashamed and thought no one would believe me. The only person I confided in was a co-worker. Somehow the warden learned I had told her about his advances and in Sept. 2014 he terminated her in the same way he did me. She was never able to get any help from the company we worked for either. She has filed a separate lawsuit in 2015. The warden retired with his full pension and moved to Georgia. A report from the KY Personnel Cabinet came out in May 2019 exposing the warden and LSCC revealing a culture existed within LSCC which may have contributed to acts of sexual harassment and a reluctance to report allegations of sexual harassment. One report of sexual harassment was never investigated at all. Complaints were also “swept under the rug”. The report is public knowledge and was filed on May 14, 2019.
I have had a civil suit filed in Elliott County Circuit Court since Dec. 28, 2014. 14-CI-00084. My case has laid idle I would say at least 75% of the time since it has been filed. I have no idea(s) why it has or is lingering in court for so long. But I certainly would like to have it settled this year. I do know the residing judge will probably make the final ruling and I will not have a jury trial like my attorney ask for back in the beginning. I want due justice that I am entitled to. I was terminated for saying “no” and want the world to know my story. No one should have this much power over another.
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An Authors Kiss with Sara Troy and her guest Kathleen.a.Mccarthy, on-air from May 12th
The Magic Happens is a popular online magazine, The Magic Happens: Humanity Thriving Out Loud. I am Kat the managing editor and chief discoverer of talent for the magazine. The Magic Happens is my passion and the work that I put the most time into. I am a believer. I believe in what is happening right now. I believe in ‘the happiness movement.’ The Magic Happens invites us to relax and celebrate – be happy for happiness’ sake. TMH is about thriving, thriving is about being happy. Thriving and happiness are both choices. We choose to be happy.. Or Not… I/we, therefore, offer you choices. We virtually hold your hand while you explore the new choice. While you explore a new perspective so that you can see yourself thriving. So you can see yourself happy. Join us. Read with us. Love us, as we love you. 🙂 If you write, join us and discover the value of support among people who care about your passion and success.
We seek to inject uplifting content into the lives of our readers and to help those with that content to get their message and teachings to those readers.
I grew up on a farm in Ontario, Canada. By the time I was 6 it was apparent that I had anger issues. From there, I was a problem child and as a teenager, I was the sort that you wouldn’t want your own kids hanging out with.
At 17 I realized that I wasn’t liked by most folks and took my first personal development course – Transactual Analysis. Then Adventures in Attitude.
In my late 20’s my sister recruited me into Amway and I spend 4 years devouring their personal development materials, though I never worked the business.
From there, I landed on a team of people building an internet community for the website of John Milton Fogg, an author of some wonderful Network Marketing/personal development books. This is where I was introduced to the law of attraction and Ester Hicks/Abraham.
Most of that team moved together to build a new community called Powerful Intentions which grew to 200,000 strong. As things changed on the internet we drifted apart and went on to other things. That other thing for me was The Magic Happens Magazine. I was 44 at that time.
Some folks are still with us now who started with us.
I met my husband, who lived in Norway (though he is from Denmark) through The Magic Happens. After 2 years of us both flying back and forth between Canada and Norway to spend time together, we decided to get married. I moved to Norway permanently in 2010.
September 2015 I left Norway for almost a whole year to get custody of my grandchildren. July 2016, we brought them home to live with us. They are both special needs kids and require a lot of my time. They are doing well and we love them dearly.
Welcome to this MAY 2020 edition of Hackwriters. 21 years on-line, 7700+ articles – reviews – stories – travel – share any feature you like and pass them on using the links. By Sam Hawksmore.
*As of May 9th around 4,057,000 have been infected worldwide, with 278,000 deaths. Take comfort that over 1,415,000 have recovered. (Worldometers.info) ** It is definitely slowing. May this trend continue.
MAY EDITORIAL: Scenarios for Doomsday
* As we remember Victory in Europe 75 years ago is there something brewing to bring war and desolation back into sharp focus?
Seven Days in May a novel by Fletcher Knebel tells the story of a plot to overthrow the US President because he supports a nuclear demilitarization treaty and they fear a Soviet sneak attack. It was later made into one of the best political/military thrillers in 1964, directed by John Frankenheimer with a screenplay by Rod Serling. (Later of ‘Twilight Zone’ fame.)
Why bring this up now, aside from it being May. I believe there are scenarios developing that could endanger the whole world. These might be as a result of those Covid nightmares that people talk about or just a natural pessimist’s reasoning. August 2020 could be a very dangerous time for all of us.
Scenario 1: As Trump ramps up pressure on China to admit to responsibility for Covid-19 and destroying the world economy, they react with ever increasing shrill rhetoric. By August the death toll in the USA from the virus could be in the 300,000 mark thanks to the Republican States prematurely breaking lockdown under Trump’s encouragement. The virus is out of control and Trump needs a distraction from his glaring shortcomings. China can see that the US Navy is suffering from the virus as is the US Army. They take the opportunity to test Trump’s resolve and attack Taiwan. What will Trump do as a ‘war president’ to get re-elected?
Scenario 2: As the virus rages out of control in Russia and Putin’s popularity sink ever lower as people die in their thousands in primitive hospitals and are actually starving in the countryside, too sick to harvest – Putin must act by August. He has a choice. Seize Ukraine or Estonia. Easy pickings and he knows he has a puppet in the White House who cares little for NATO. A few native Russians might be encouraged to riot in either country and get killed and he will ride in to save the rest from oppression. He will be a hero again. Europe is reeling from the virus and virtually bankrupt – ditto USA. They might choose to do nothing or risk a war they cannot afford.
Scenario 3: Unemployment in the USA reaches 40 million by late July as the economy struggles to come back and the virus sweeps through in a second wave and people refuse to go into a second lockdown. Trump has to act or lose the November election, even if his Democratic rival is quite possibly dead of old age and no one has seen him ‘live’ since March. He needs a war. China is obvious, he’s been ramping up hatred for months but their armies and navies are healthy and well equipped and his aren’t. However North Korea is ready to test their new nuclear missiles and despite his ‘love’ for Kim the dictator, a preemptive strike would be popular with his base. What will China do in response? (Alt scenario is to attack Iran and get the price of oil up again for his friends in ‘Big Oil’.)
That should give you something to chew on this weekend.
§ Earlier thoughts.
How’s it going? Got your divorce lawyer on speed dial yet? Filled out any forms to have your kids put up for adoption? Is your dog worn out from too many walks from everyone desperate to get outside?
Everyone keeps saying everything will look different after the virus has gone. Well it’s quite possible democracy will be the major casualty as populist figures rise up to blame the politicians in charge right now – no matter that there was very little they could do about it. Sadly the current crop of populist leaders in the USA and Brazil for example take pride in making things worse for all. A little bleach will solve everything right? Some countries’ lockdowns, like India’s for example, were unnecessarily cruel and unplanned and did not allow people to stock up on food. The only positive is that the virus seems not to affect younger populations. This might be true or simply the fact the virus hasn’t reached there yet. Time will tell.
I guess we must congratulate New Zealand for containing and beating the virus but how will they open up to tourism again without quarantining every soul who finds a way to get there? Hope will they survive without tourism? Will we be even be able to take any holidays this year? The risk of catching the virus on Ryanair or the ferry seem very high right now and for months ahead. Never mind getting adequate treatment once abroad. Travel will be the major casualty from all this. British Airways already wants to fire 12,000 staff. (Let’s hope it’s all the grumpy, snarky ones).
I wonder how many airlines will be in business post Covid–19 and what the fares will be and who will be able to afford them or tolerate 4 Hour check-ins and 14 day quarantine when you get to where you’re going? I note in The Times 28/4 that they expect between 1000 to 2400 airliners will be repossessed in the next two/three months. Doesn’t augur well for Boeing or Airbus selling new planes, or Rolls Royce/G.E. jet engines. I note Warren Buffet has sold out of everything to do with airlines. No doubt we shall all shed tears for Richard Branson and Virgin. What no tears? Me either. Sorry. There will be so many familiar stores and venues that will have gone bust by the time lockdown ends; all we will have is Amazon. Empty Malls will become ghost towns for tomorrow’s kids to wonder at. Although I read they are opening up in the USA already. Lets all rush to GAP and the tatto parlours. You first.
I guess we shall be studying all those places that open up and go back to work and see if the virus expands again. I think it’s wise in the UK to wait and see. Meanwhile the first of my lettuces is ready to eat and the broccoli is showing signs of life too, as are the potatoes. Hope you planted something too.
I’ll end this with remembering all those who had died and the brave souls who treated them at great risk to themselves. Spare a thought too for those who died at home, too scared to leave or struck down with a heart attack (one of the curious symptoms of the virus). If you didn’t appreciate your doctors, nurses, cleaners, and sundry service workers before this – I hope the hell you do now. And here’s a shout out for Dentists. We all need them and soon and we need a scheme to see them safely even sooner!
Or try the classic plague novel whilst incarcerated on the sofa ‘La Peste‘ by Albert Camus. They won’t cure you but might just help you survive and help pass the time.
*Keeping Hackwriters archived is supported by sales of our books – so do buy, print or kindle, we aren’t picky. Magenta – A chilling story of kidnapping, burning and strangeness set in the wilds of Lincolnshire The Sam North Novels – still available to order Amazon * Sadly Lulu deleted all Sam’s others this month ** The Heaviness, also recommended & The Repercussions of Tomas D -‘best time travel WW2 story in a long while’
The new edition of ‘ANOTHER PLACE TO DIE: ENDTIME CHRONICLES By Sam Hawksmoor & Sam North There’s no place to hide from the pandemic
Print & Kindle Q&A interview with the authors here A city gripped by fear. People are petrified of being thrown into quarantine. Best friends Kira and Liz once parted are scared they will never see each other again. Teen lovers, Chris and Rachel, prepare to escape to the islands. Can you get ahead of the virus? Review from the First Edition: ‘Beautiful, plausible, and sickeningly addictive, Another Place to Die: Endtime will terrify you, thrill you, and make you petrified of anyone who comes near you…’ Roxy West – Amazon.co.uk
‘a funny, bloody, colorful narrative that never fails to surprise the reader. Girl with Cat (Blue) provides great entertainment‘.
‘This book was amazing! I was hooked from the first few pages and couldn’t put the book down.’ Judge, 26th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards. – Honorable Mention
Sixty years after the end of everything the city of Bluette survives, controlled by a malignant sect. A place where men rule, girls receive no education and are matched at 16 to the highest bidder. No one is ever permitted to leave the city and outside is a murderous wasteland of despair. Orphans Kruge and Jeyna have been devoted to each other through all the years of terror in this harsh regime and sworn never to be parted. But the beautiful Jeyna has been betrayed by the Warden. Kruge has been swiftly banished to the Scraps, under the control of the Keeper. Jeyna is heartbroken; she will not accept her fate and escapes to find Kruge. ‘A genuine romance in a bleak but plausible and terrifying setting’.
Based on a tragic real-life event, Marikka flees from an arson attack on her home to the sea, where she meets Starfish boy – a runaway working for Jackson, a scarred man hiding a sinister secret from the world. Meanwhile, her real father searches for her with the aide of Anya, ‘the girl who can read objects’. More about the writing of this book
‘Long after my tears dried, my heart stayed with Marikka, Starfish Boy and the strange girl who reads objects.’ CT You will smile, you will gasp with shock, and you will struggle to read the words through your tears. Gemma Williams – Amazon.co.uk
Spy/Romance thriller set during the Blitz in WW2 – Kindle download
‘Disturbing and very poignant YA love story that presents a chilling alternate future for an England that lost the war.’ Marcel d’Agneau ‘A brilliant imagining of living in the Blitz, well researched.’ Amazon UK ‘This is Man in the High Castle for teens and scarily plausible with alternative facts ‘
*download the Kindle version or buy the paperback from Hammer & Tong
‘The Heaviness’ for any reader who likes to think about such things as betrayal, revenge, relationships and the laws of gravity. An original Genie Magee story
Genie & Renée have just 36 hours to save Rian or he dies
‘Without a doubt, one of the best YA Sci Fi series out there.’ Evie Seo Bookish Kindle & print
Thanks to readers who have been buying this title. . * Also published as Rüya by Marti Yayincilik – The Turkish publishers of TOZ & Golge
Their Story Matters with Sara Troy and her guest Rebecca Joy, on-air from May5th
My journey of self-discovery began a few years after leaving a well-known, international cult I was born into. After leaving the cult, I believed that if I were to leave my painful life I would be happy and be loved. I was grateful for my physical freedom that I never experienced before starting a new life, but my emotional pain from the past haunted me feeling the same negative emotions of being unworthy of love and unworthy to live. Like most traumatized people, they hope for a better life but unsure of how to go about it.
My first biggest change of awareness happened when I went to school for hypnosis and NLP. I realized that if I wanted to change my life, I had to change myself from the inside out through healing the unconscious past memories and transforming my perceptions. I began to realize that no one could save me but within myself.
That was more than 16 years ago. My passion is now helping people know who they are and to heal and empower themselves. As Glinda the Good Witch from the Wizard of Oz, “You’ve always had the power, my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself.” You are worthy and loved just for being here. There is nothing that you have to do to be worthy. You are one with the infinite.
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