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'''Christine Clifford''' is an [[American people|American]] [[author]] and [[Public speaking|professional speaker]] based in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]. She is most known for her books ''Not Now…I’m Having a No Hair Day!'' which was released in 2005 and ''YOU, Inc. The Art of Selling Yourself'', which was released in 2007.<ref name=TIME>{{cite web|url=http://business.time.com/2008/01/31/tgit_reader_book_review_of_you/ |title=TGIT: Reader book review of You, Inc.|publisher=Time|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref>
In 1994, after Clifford was diagnosed with cancer, she start writing and drawing and ultimately left her job as a marketing executive. She has written eight books since. She is the CEO and owner of Christine Clifford Enterprises, an umbrella under which she operates four companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empowher.com/mental-health/content/surviving-cancer-mental-health-perspective?page=0,1|title= Surviving Cancer: The Mental Health Perspective|publisher=Empowher|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref>
== Early life ==
Clifford was born in Michigan and raised in California. When she was 15, her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. She died of cancer, four years later, when Clifford was 19.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-11-07/health/sc-health-1107-cancer-humor-20121107_1_cancer-vixen-marisa-acocella-marchetto-breast-cancer/2 |title=Cancer's funny?|publisher=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref>
== Career ==
During the early 1990s, Clifford was the Senior Executive Vice President of SPAR Marketing Services, a division of The SPAR Group, a merchandising and information services firm in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/local-news/clifford-to-speak-on-cancer-humor-healing_15708358 |title=Clifford to speak on cancer humor, healing|publisher=Knox News|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref> In 1994, when she was diagnosed with cancer, she started writing and drawing about her cancer, which led her to quitting her job and becoming a full-time author. The books and cartoons led her to starting her first company ''The Cancer Club'', an organization through which she arranges seminars and support groups as well as sells humorous and helpful products for people with cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/12/10/surgery.holidays/ |title=Happy holidays, pass the scalpel|publisher=CNN|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref> She later became a professional speaker about a year after her cancer went into remission.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cancer survivor's diagnosis changed her life 'in so many positive ways'|url= http://articles.herald-mail.com/2012-10-11/news/34395204_1_life-survivors-party-cancer-survivors-breast-cancer-awareness|publisher= Herald Mail|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref> Clifford received her Certified Speaking Professional designation from the [[National Speakers Association]] in 2002.
Clifford started a celebrity golf tournament called ''The Christine Clifford Celebrity Golf Invitational'' in 2006. The proceeds of the tournament were used for breast cancer research. By 2011, Clifford donated $1,000,000 through the money collected from the tournament.<ref name=MB/> In 2013, she was informed that she got the cancer again, for which she had a double mastectomy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kare11.com/news/article/1041780/14/Christine-Clifford-Healing-with-Humor |title=Christine Clifford: Healing with Humor|publisher=Kare 11|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref> While going through treatment for cancer, this time she wrote her book ''Laugh 'Til It Heals: Notes from the World's Funniest Cancer Mailbox''.<ref name=MSUN/>
After her second divorce in 2010, Clifford founded Divorcing Divas with her friend Barbara Greenburg.<ref name=TC>{{cite web|url=http://www.twincities.com/ci_17037064?nclick_check=1 |title=Open for Business: Divorcing Divas|publisher=Twin Cities|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref> Divorcing Divas produces seminars for the newly divorced. It also sums up her own post-divorce story.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/homegarden/126456648.html |title=Their divorce decorating stories |publisher=Star Tribune|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref> In 2011, the organization partnered with Tubman, a non-profit shelter in Minneapolis for abused women.<ref name=MB/>
Clifford owns and operates Christine Clifford Enterprises, an umbrella under which four companies reside, offering motivational speaking and other services on sales, marketing, divorce and cancer.<ref name=MB>{{cite web|url=http://minnesotabusiness.com/interview-christine-clifford |title=Interview with Christine Clifford|publisher=Minnesota Business|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edmondsun.com/news/business/women-s-power-luncheon-features-marketing-expert/article_8c92368e-69db-11e4-bcb6-f3a7912358a3.html |title=2014 Women’s Power Luncheon features marketing expert|publisher=Edmond Sun|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref>
== Books ==
Clifford has written eight books. Five books have been about her battle with cancer, humorous portrayals of what she went through while she was sick. Her first book was ''Not Now…I'm Having A No Hair Day!'' published in 1995, followed by ''Our Family Has Cancer, Too!'' in 1998 and by ''Cancer Has Its Privileges: Stories of Hope & Laughter'' in 2002. In 2005, she wrote ''Your Guardian Angel’s Gift'' and her latest book on cancer was ''Laugh 'Til It Heals: Notes from the World's Funniest Cancer Mailbox'', which she wrote in 2011.<ref name=MSUN>{{cite web|url=http://current.mnsun.com/2013/07/facing-cancer-and-divorce-with-laughter/|title= Facing cancer and divorce with laughter|publisher=M Sun|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref>
In 2007, Clifford published ''YOU, Inc. The Art of Selling Yourself''. The book received positive reviews. The book is written in bite-sized chunks and contains 160+ lessons on various topics. The Time wrote about the book that, "You’ll want to keep this guide within easy reach on the desk, the credenza, or next to the bed"<ref name=TIME/> and BlogCritics wrote that "If you buy it, I'll bet you'll read it more than once, too."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogcritics.org/book-review-you-inc-the-art/ |title=Book Review: You, Inc.: The Art of Selling Yourself by Harry and Christine (Clifford) Beckwith|publisher=Blog Critics|accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref> Her latest book, ''Let’s Close a Deal! Turn Contacts Into Paying Customers for Your Company, Product, Service or Cause'' was released by Wiley & Sons in 2013.
Clifford has also written a book about divorce, titled ''The Clue Phone's Ringing...It's for You! Healing Humor for Women Divorcing'', which was published in 2011. She wrote the book after she ended her second marriage.<ref name=TC/> She was a contributing author to ''Chicken Soup for the Survivor's Soul'', ''Chicken Soup for the Golfer's Soul'' and ''Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul.''
== Awards and honors ==
*In July, 2002, Christine was awarded The Order of the Delta Gamma Rose from the [[Delta Gamma]] fraternity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deltagamma.org/ourstory/notable-dgs|title=Notable DGs|publisher=Delta Gamma|accessdate=18 January 2015}}</ref>
== Bibliography ==
*''Not Now I'm Having A No Hair Day!'' (1996). University Of Minnesota Press. {{ISBN|978-0816643158}}
*''Our Family Has Cancer, Too!'' (1998). University Of Minnesota Press. {{ISBN|978-0816641864}}
*''Inspiring Breakthrough Secrets to Live Your Dreams'' (2001). Aviva Publishing.
*''Cancer Has Its Privileges: Stories of Hope and Laughter'' (2002). Penguin Putnam/Perigee. {{ISBN|978-0399527760}}
*''Your Guardian Angel's Gift'' (2005). Bronze Bow. {{ISBN|978-1932458305}}
*''You, Inc.: The Art of Selling Yourself'' (2007). Grand Central Publishing. {{ISBN|978-0446695817}}
*''The Clue Phone's Ringing...It's for You! Healing Humor for Women Divorcing'' (2011). Anshan. {{ISBN|978-1848290655}}
*''Laugh 'Til It Heals: Notes from the World's Funniest Cancer Mailbox'' (2011). Anshan. {{ISBN|978-1848290662}}
*''Let's Close a Deal: Turn Contacts into Paying Customers for Your Company, Product, Service or Cause'' (2013) {{ISBN|978-1118521557}}
== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.divorcingdivas.com/ Divorcing Divas]
*[http://www.cancerclub.com/ The Cancer Club]
*[http://www.mylifevantage.com/LiveYoung LifeVantage]
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'''Christine Clifford''' is an [[American people|American]] [[author]] and [[Public speaking|professional speaker]] based in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]. She is most known for her books ''Not Now…I’m Having a No Hair Day!'' which was released in 2005 and ''YOU, Inc. The Art of Selling Yourself'', which was released in 2007.<ref name=TIME>{{cite web|url=http://business.time.com/2008/01/31/tgit_reader_book_review_of_you/ |title=TGIT: Reader book review of You, Inc.|publisher=Time|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref>
In 1994, after Clifford was diagnosed with cancer, she start writing and drawing and ultimately left her job as a marketing executive. She has written eight books since. She is the CEO and owner of Christine Clifford Enterprises, an umbrella under which she operates four companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empowher.com/mental-health/content/surviving-cancer-mental-health-perspective?page=0,1|title= Surviving Cancer: The Mental Health Perspective|publisher=Empowher|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref>
== Early life ==
Clifford was born in Michigan and raised in California. When she was 15, her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. She died of cancer, four years later, when Clifford was 19.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-11-07/health/sc-health-1107-cancer-humor-20121107_1_cancer-vixen-marisa-acocella-marchetto-breast-cancer/2 |title=Cancer's funny?|publisher=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref>
== Career ==
During the early 1990s, Clifford was the Senior Executive Vice President of SPAR Marketing Services, a division of The SPAR Group, a merchandising and information services firm in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/local-news/clifford-to-speak-on-cancer-humor-healing_15708358 |title=Clifford to speak on cancer humor, healing|publisher=Knox News|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref> In 1994, when she was diagnosed with cancer, she started writing and drawing about her cancer, which led her to quitting her job and becoming a full-time author. The books and cartoons led her to starting her first company ''The Cancer Club'', an organization through which she arranges seminars and support groups as well as sells humorous and helpful products for people with cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/12/10/surgery.holidays/ |title=Happy holidays, pass the scalpel|publisher=CNN|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref> She later became a professional speaker about a year after her cancer went into remission.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cancer survivor's diagnosis changed her life 'in so many positive ways'|url= http://articles.herald-mail.com/2012-10-11/news/34395204_1_life-survivors-party-cancer-survivors-breast-cancer-awareness|publisher= Herald Mail|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref> Clifford received her Certified Speaking Professional designation from the [[National Speakers Association]] in 2002.
Clifford started a celebrity golf tournament called ''The Christine Clifford Celebrity Golf Invitational'' in 2006. The proceeds of the tournament were used for breast cancer research. By 2011, Clifford donated $1,000,000 through the money collected from the tournament.<ref name=MB/> In 2013, she was informed that she got the cancer again, for which she had a double mastectomy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kare11.com/news/article/1041780/14/Christine-Clifford-Healing-with-Humor |title=Christine Clifford: Healing with Humor|publisher=Kare 11|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref> While going through treatment for cancer, this time she wrote her book ''Laugh 'Til It Heals: Notes from the World's Funniest Cancer Mailbox''.<ref name=MSUN/>
After her second divorce in 2010, Clifford founded Divorcing Divas with her friend Barbara Greenburg.<ref name=TC>{{cite web|url=http://www.twincities.com/ci_17037064?nclick_check=1 |title=Open for Business: Divorcing Divas|publisher=Twin Cities|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref> Divorcing Divas produces seminars for the newly divorced. It also sums up her own post-divorce story.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/homegarden/126456648.html |title=Their divorce decorating stories |publisher=Star Tribune|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref> In 2011, the organization partnered with Tubman, a non-profit shelter in Minneapolis for abused women.<ref name=MB/>
Clifford owns and operates Christine Clifford Enterprises, an umbrella under which four companies reside, offering motivational speaking and other services on sales, marketing, divorce and cancer.<ref name=MB>{{cite web|url=http://minnesotabusiness.com/interview-christine-clifford |title=Interview with Christine Clifford|publisher=Minnesota Business|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edmondsun.com/news/business/women-s-power-luncheon-features-marketing-expert/article_8c92368e-69db-11e4-bcb6-f3a7912358a3.html |title=2014 Women’s Power Luncheon features marketing expert|publisher=Edmond Sun|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref>
== Books ==
Clifford has written eight books. Five books have been about her battle with cancer, humorous portrayals of what she went through while she was sick. Her first book was ''Not Now…I'm Having A No Hair Day!'' published in 1995, followed by ''Our Family Has Cancer, Too!'' in 1998 and by ''Cancer Has Its Privileges: Stories of Hope & Laughter'' in 2002. In 2005, she wrote ''Your Guardian Angel’s Gift'' and her latest book on cancer was ''Laugh 'Til It Heals: Notes from the World's Funniest Cancer Mailbox'', which she wrote in 2011.<ref name=MSUN>{{cite web|url=http://current.mnsun.com/2013/07/facing-cancer-and-divorce-with-laughter/|title= Facing cancer and divorce with laughter|publisher=M Sun|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref>
In 2007, Clifford published ''YOU, Inc. The Art of Selling Yourself''. The book received positive reviews. The book is written in bite-sized chunks and contains 160+ lessons on various topics. The Time wrote about the book that, "You’ll want to keep this guide within easy reach on the desk, the credenza, or next to the bed"<ref name=TIME/> and BlogCritics wrote that "If you buy it, I'll bet you'll read it more than once, too."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogcritics.org/book-review-you-inc-the-art/ |title=Book Review: You, Inc.: The Art of Selling Yourself by Harry and Christine (Clifford) Beckwith|publisher=Blog Critics|accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref> Her latest book, ''Let’s Close a Deal! Turn Contacts Into Paying Customers for Your Company, Product, Service or Cause'' was released by Wiley & Sons in 2013.
Clifford has also written a book about divorce, titled ''The Clue Phone's Ringing...It's for You! Healing Humor for Women Divorcing'', which was published in 2011. She wrote the book after she ended her second marriage.<ref name=TC/> She was a contributing author to ''Chicken Soup for the Survivor's Soul'', ''Chicken Soup for the Golfer's Soul'' and ''Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul.''
== Awards and honors ==
*In July, 2002, Christine was awarded The Order of the Delta Gamma Rose from the [[Delta Gamma]] fraternity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deltagamma.org/ourstory/notable-dgs|title=Notable DGs|publisher=Delta Gamma|accessdate=18 January 2015}}</ref>
== Bibliography ==
*''Not Now I'm Having A No Hair Day!'' (1996). University Of Minnesota Press. {{ISBN|978-0816643158}}
*''Our Family Has Cancer, Too!'' (1998). University Of Minnesota Press. {{ISBN|978-0816641864}}
*''Inspiring Breakthrough Secrets to Live Your Dreams'' (2001). Aviva Publishing.
*''Cancer Has Its Privileges: Stories of Hope and Laughter'' (2002). Penguin Putnam/Perigee. {{ISBN|978-0399527760}}
*''Your Guardian Angel's Gift'' (2005). Bronze Bow. {{ISBN|978-1932458305}}
*''You, Inc.: The Art of Selling Yourself'' (2007). Grand Central Publishing. {{ISBN|978-0446695817}}
*''The Clue Phone's Ringing...It's for You! Healing Humor for Women Divorcing'' (2011). Anshan. {{ISBN|978-1848290655}}
*''Laugh 'Til It Heals: Notes from the World's Funniest Cancer Mailbox'' (2011). Anshan. {{ISBN|978-1848290662}}
*''Let's Close a Deal: Turn Contacts into Paying Customers for Your Company, Product, Service or Cause'' (2013) {{ISBN|978-1118521557}}
== References ==
{{reflist|2}}
== External links ==
*[http://www.divorcingdivas.com/ Divorcing Divas]
*[http://www.cancerclub.com/ The Cancer Club]
*[http://www.mylifevantage.com/LiveYoung LifeVantage]
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