Congratulations to Cheryl Stahle who won first place with 145 votes. As you know, this was a very exciting poll with Cheryl Stahle and Richard Potter switching into first and second place, almost hourly. I also want to congratulate Muriel Demarcus and Ian Miller for their wonderful stories and congratulate you on inspiring us with your stories.

Cheryl  Stahle wrote an inspiring story about the courage to do something unique and spectacular for yourself. Cheryl Stahle, memoirist, author and founder ofYour Best Writing Group (www.yourbestwritinggroup.com.

Cheryl gets to pick her prize from our list of sponsors. 

Richard Potter was the first man to be featured on the “My Gutsy Story” contest and he wrote a positive and inspiring story about how in helping others, you overcome your own fears. Richard wrote a comment I wanted to share with you in case you haven’t seen it: “Sonia, I’ve been tracking the votes each day. Then I received this comment (look for Richard’s comment to read the quote) on a social media site, and realized that the contest is not the main thing. The impact the story has on others is the main thing! Thanks for the vehicle to spread these stories and their impact around the world!”

 Muriel Demarcus wrote a fabulous story about getting out of her comfort zone and adapting to a new life in the U.K. Not only that, but she started your own company, taught herself English, and started a successful blog  French Yummy Mummy.

Ian Miller shared his Gutsy adventure back in the 60′s. As he mentioned, those days in Czechoslovakia influenced him and his writing. We look forward to reading his future novels. Ian Miller’s website, and join him on Facebook.

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Thank you so much for submitting your stories and for voting.  Please share with others who wish to submit their own “My Gutsy Story.”

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