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Life takes practice! And though they don’t always come wrapped in a shiny red bow, the lessons we learn along the way are invaluable gifts that are worth sharing. Here are a few noteworthy examples featured in this issue:

Taking Care Of Business

Running a business takes hard work, dedication, and passion. Whether you’re just starting out or have been running a business for years, there are a few things you can do to set yourself up for success. Check out

PAGE 12 where Shelly Quinn, branch manager and construction loan specialist at Silverton Mortgage in Huntersville, shows us how she zigs and zags in today’s constantly changing economic environment.

Paying It Forward

IT TAKES A VILLAGE

Grab a cup o’ joe and check out PAGE 34 as we catch up with Gina Duckworth (director of operations, choreographer, and producer at Arts Unlimited Studio in Mooresville) in this month’s Co ee Talk. “It takes a village,” Gina smiles, “and we work with many area charities to help spread the importance of the immense bene ts of the arts.”

THE RARE

LOCAL

For Susan Wolff and Sandy Tabor-Gray, success isn’t something you have, it’s something you share. As champions of faith at The Mooresville Christian Mission, whose purpose is to reduce poverty in the community, they strive to serve a higher power and always with the goal of treating others with love, understanding, and compassion. Be sure to read their inspiring story on PAGE 40.

Meet this month’s Cover Girl, Charlene Dearing, a Lake Norman native and cofounder of The Dearing Team realty group. Having grown up in Cornelius, Charlene has some unique insights into our area. Skip on over to PAGE 28 as she shares her life and work strategies as well as her one-of-a-kind perspective on the Lake area. w