Celebrating 90 years of success!
WOMAN&HOME HAS ALWAYS PUT ITS READERS AT THE HEART OF THE MAGAZINE AND I BELIEVE THIS IS THE SECRET OF ITS SUCCESS.
ALWAYS REFLECTING THE CHANGING LIVES OF WOMEN OVER THE PAST NINE DECADES AND CHAMPIONING THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS – BOTH BIG AND SMALL.
SINCE BECOMING THE EDITOR MORE THAN 16 YEARS AGO, I’VE BEEN CONSTANTLY INSPIRED BY THE WOMEN I MEET. WE SHARE A CAN-DO ATTITUDE THAT’S AGELESS – WE REFUSE TO BE DEFINED BY A NUMBER.
I LOVE THE WAY WE INSPIRE EACH OTHER AND HAVE MADE THINGS HAPPEN – CHANGING PERCEPTIONS, BREAKING BARRIERS AND RAISING MORE THAN £10MILLION FOR BREAST CANCER CARE.
SO THIS MONTH WE ASKED OVER 1,000 OF YOU HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT SUCCESS – SEE THE RESULTS ON P26. IF I HAD TO SUM UP SUCCESS I’D SAY IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT YOU ACHIEVE, BUT ALSO
THE WAY IN WHICH YOU ACHIEVE IT.
THIS ISSUE IS FULL OF INSPIRING WOMEN WHO ARE HUGELY SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR OWN WAYS. JO MALONE (P63) TALKS TO US MOVINGLY AND HONESTLY ABOUT BOTH THE SUCCESS AND SADNESS IN HER LIFE. MARIELLA FROSTRUP (P86) TALKS OPENLY ABOUT SEX, AND FOUR READERS (P77) DISCUSS WHEN IS THE RIGHT AGE TO HAVE A BABY.
THEN THERE’S OUR EXCLUSIVE FEATURE ON THE WOMEN WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE BBC’S Strictly Come Dancing THE BRILLIANTLY SUCCESSFUL SHOW WE ALL LOVE (P56).
OUR COVER STAR AND COLUMNIST KARREN BRADY EPITOMIZES SUCCESS. BACK ON OUR TV SCREENS IN The Apprentice THIS MONTH, SHE TALKS ABOUT LOVING
HER WORK AND ADORING HER FAMILY WHILE PASSIONATELY TRYING TO HELP WOMEN DO WELL (P20). SHE MET FIVE ENTREPRENEURS TO ADVISE THEM ON THEIR BUSINESS DILEMMAS. THEY ALL CONFIRMED WHAT I’VE ALWAYS KNOWN, WHICH IS HOW DOWN TO EARTH SHE IS WHILE ALSO TALKING A LOT OF SENSE.
IT’S THIS RICH MIX OF CONTENT THAT MAKES W&H THE TOP-SELLING MAGAZINE IT IS TODAY. BUT SUCCESS IS A TWO-WAY STREET, SO I’D ALSO LIKE TO SAY A VERY
BIG THANK YOU FOR MAKING US THE MAGAZINE WE ARE SO PROUD OF.
HERE’S TO OUR NEXT BIG BIRTHDAY!
“Success is not just about what you achieve, but also the way in which you achieve it”