1. The document summarizes an upcoming book featuring interviews with 50 influential Australian women about their lives, lessons, and advice. 2. The book aims to share the women's words of wisdom, power, and passion on topics like love, happiness, and what they would do differently. 3. Profits from the book will go to the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre.

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;lt*; specialising in leadership and Fortelny, was battling cancer two years
entrepr-eneurship training throughout ago:.
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^a"ig*ri -ti.t" i;;"tti -,i questions about what life meant and her
lessons in lifelike an hour with a famous person if we
could to ask questions to help with our
own iourney."
There ar6 pearls ofwisdom and great
insishts.
"i.nd as a mate of mine said, blokes
should read this book because it's a bible
on women," Ms PhilliPs saYs'
The strongest message from the book,
she savs, is ttrat "if You believe in
something and want it enough, You
must follow it.
YES, I GAN: Believing in herself has
put TammY Hamawi on toP.
thoushts on love and happiness and if
she c"ould do it all again, what would she
do. If vou could share what was in your
heart, what would that be?"
Fortunately, Ms Fortelny survived the
ooeration.
'When singer Olivia Newton-John
attended a ch'arity event in Queensland
last year, Ms Phillips asked her similar
queriioni and the entertainer agreed to
be part of a book.
'Mom"n of all ages, no matter what
level of success they are at, are after
mentors and the ability to learn. We'd all
"You don't need to be a millionaire to
be successful but you have to believe in
vourself.
" "lnterviewing these incredible
women, I learnt that they had bad-hair
days, they had difficult days, days they
wiitr' woila just pass and theY look
forward to tbmorrow just as regular
people do."
The author had to overcome a maJor
challense to complete the book after
breakin"g her back ln a fall while in Bali'
"Dociors said I was fortunate to live,
let alone walk. That made me realise
ih"t. *"t. probably things I had left
unsaid in my 45 Years on earth."
Website www.womenswords.com will
be launched in about a week to allow
ordinary women to share their stories of
emDowerrnent and insPiration.
T"n p.t cent of all Profits from the
book will go to the Olivia Newton-John
Cancer and Wellness Centre'
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2. Maggie Beer
3. Roma Blair
4. Roslynne
Bracher
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Chambers
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Cox
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13. Christine
Fortelny
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, X8, Carrie Graf
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: 22. Deborah
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: 13. Terri lrwin
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