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How
I got to here! Probably more than you want to
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As the Grateful Dead say, ”What a long, strange trip it’s
been…”
My mother always told me I didn’t want to be like everybody
else and I took that to heart by living a life of experiential exploration.
Some of it has been valuable and good, some of it ,what could only
be termed “learning experiences’ and all of it leading
me to who I am today.
I seek the un-ordinary, the opportunities to travel and learn and
grow from the exposure to diversity. What’s next? Is a mantra
I repeat maybe too quickly sometimes.
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So here’s a brief travelogue of some defining moments
of the trip……
·Born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1948 on
the first day of spring to Clementine Bowen Jones, former
Miss Arkansas and Milton Jones, salesman extraordinaire.
· Grew up during that Ozzie and Harriet
era in a “normal” environment with one fun-loving
younger brother, Andy.
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That's
me circa 1950 |
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·I loved school and attended small
private schools that let me progress as fast as I
wanted. I loved to read and loved math. Attended
St. Paul’s School for Girls and graduated Valedictorian.
· My mom died when I was 15 after being
sick for 10 years. She was my model for free self-expression
and the belief I could do and have ANYTHING I really
wanted
· Married Richey Yellott, who went away
to serve in Vietnam while I attended Johns Hopkins University.
Richard Yellott IV was born Dec 1966 and his sister Dawn
was born Feb 1969. We lived at Ft. Benning, GA when he
returned.
· Moved to Indialtlantic FL and bought
a sandal and leather shop on the beach.
·Divorced in 1970. Moved to Atlanta and
opened a “head shop/bookstore/crafts store” |
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Sold the business,
bought a 31 ft. school bus with
12 others, headed west, going wherever the
hitchhikers were headed. |
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·Settled in Aspen, CO after the bus
broke down and went to work for Aspen Leather Company
as a seamstress and The Midland Bar as a bartender
(perhaps a precursor to coaching!) |
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Met and married "Cowboy" Heron
and we spent 18 months with
Ricky and Dawn living in a tipi on the top of a beautiful ridge
waking up each day to snow-covered Mt. Sopris. |
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·Began Backporch Feather and Leather,
a crafts company specializing in custom leather clothing
and feather hatbands and jewelry.
· Divorced again, did the EST training,
moved to Tucson….. |
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· Fell in love with
a Party Chief, Bub Fossland, who had been to Europe,
Asia and Cincinnati and we embarked on a 3 month adventure
to Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia in 1978 |
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Macchu Picchu
and the 20,000+ mountains around it.
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· Backporch Feather
and Leather grew to employ 28 sub-contactors and had
national exposure for it’s wares. I got bored,wanted
a new challenge and sold it in 1983. |
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Married the
love of my life, Bub Fossland and got my real estate
license in 1983.
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·Loved talking on the
phone and looking in people’s closets…..did
well listing and selling!
·Lured by promises of no nights and weekend
work, I went to work for a real estate publication as
the local sales manager. Over the next 8 years I learned
a lot about sales, marketing, advertising and managing
sales offices (and worked a lot of nights and weekends!).
·Continued a fascination with what
makes people successful & happy…..Jumped in
with Landmark Education as an Introduction to the Forum
Leader and Seminar Director and ran the Tucson workspace
coaching the enrollment team.
·In 1988, Bub and I returned to South America..this
time to Argentina and the Iguazu Falls |
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Daddy
moved out from Baltimore in 1991 and is happily living
in a condo nearby! |
My great kids, Richard and Dawn both
live
in Tucson.
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· Traveling with Bub
or spending time on our 40 acres in the desert with
him are two of my favorite things |
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And the latest:
I Became a GRANDMA!!!!!
See Lily Isabella Love Yellott,
born October 24, 2001
I
competed in a Triathalon
on
Feb 9th for the American Liver Foundation
and
click here> Thanks
to EVERYONE who supported
me and here's the link to the event!
In
2002, we took a 4 week trip
to Australia!
In
2004, we took a 2 week road
trip!
In
2006, I took a trip to Paris!
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Joeann Fossland
Advantage Solutions Group, LLC PO Box 133 Cortaro, AZ 85652
(520) 744-8731 (800) 597-4196 Fax
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