Smart Women's Coaching

Well, it's back to school time again. This year I am sending my daughter, Chelsea off to Wayne State University. Her goal is to become a psychiatrist and specialize in schizophrenia. Amazing! As I walked around the campus with her at orientation, I thought, "I could never go through this again!" Then I realized that I have never left the school of life long learning. I am always registered in a new conference, workshop or teleclass...or reading one of several new books that I have waiting for me on my bookshelf. I love it!

What are you doing to improve your life, your career, your health? Are you a member of "The School of Life Long Learning"? Are you living your Perfect Life...doing what you are passionate about?

In a recent Smart Women's Coaching® poll, we found that the top challenges our members are facing in "Living their Perfect Life" are:

Life Purpose/Passion - 31%
Business/Career/Networking - 22%
Life Balance/Time Management/Health - 16%

The Good News is Smart Women's Coaching and our Contributing Experts have created programs focused on helping you to take your life and your business to that next level. This is all you have to do:

Join our Smart Happenings™ live events, workshops and teleclasses (click here!)
Sign up for the Smart Women's Café™ at only $19/month and receive all this for fr'ee:
- Receive discounts on most of our Smart Happenings Events
- Access our Library-To-Go 24/7 for articles, mini course, and group coaching archives
- Join our Idea Lab brain storming sessions
- Participate in our Member Forum Message Boards
- Join Smart Women Talk™ "Ask the Expert - Caregiver Series"
- Join fr'ee Café Chat group coaching calls - 2007 Theme: Creating Your Perfect Life. Click here to listen to our July 30th class

Here are just some of the Smart Happenings Events that we have in store for you:

August:

The Designated Daughter: A Caregivers Manual for Preparing for the Call in the Night.
How to Stand Out! Presenting Yourself Professionally from Inside to Out
Online In 10 Steps: Guidelines for Creating a Winning Website
Café Chat: Your Perfect Life: Plan It - Design It - Fill Your Toolbox
Café Chat: Allowing & Attracting Abundance: Manage Your Time, Energy & Money

September:

Writer's "Action" Book Camp: 10 Seats only -- California
Wine Tasting and Culinary Arts Event: fundraiser for Smart Women's Empowerment™ to benefit HAVEN's women's shelter
Café Chat: Perfect Packaging: The New You Inside & Out
Ask the Experts: Designated Daughter Live Caregiver's Interview: How do I start the conversation with a loved one?

October:

Momference: 2007 Global Tele-summit
Writing From the Wild Heart Retreat: Oregon
Annual Caregivers Fair: Financial Planning for Caregivers and Loved Ones
Shop for a Cause: fundraiser for Smart Women's Empowerment to benefit Haven women's shelter
Get Your Body and Business in Shape Expo
Secrets of Successful High Earners: Workshop with workbook
Café Chat: Perfect Packaging: The New You Inside & Out
Ask the Experts: Designated Daughter Live Interview: Getting Organized for Caregivers and Loved Ones

November:

Millionaire Mind Weekend Intensive: T. Harv Ekart
Caring for Your Aging Parents: A Survival Guide, Key Conversations with Family, Employers and Health Care Professionals - Panel Discussion

You asked for it and now we have created it! All you need to do is to click below to learn how to register. We look forward to getting to know you better!

Smart Happenings: Live events, workshops, retreats (around the country)

Smart Women's Café™: Virtual Café, membership program and resources

Momference 2007

A Meeting of the Moms!

Momference (October 1 - 6) is the first-ever live weeklong tele-conference for women at all stages of life and motherhood. Discover how to live a more satisfying life, reach your personal and career goals and tackle the challenges of parenting-while being a great mom! This week-long event gives you access to experts in parenting, career, relationships, home, self-care and more without the hassle of parking, commuting or getting a babysitter! Listen live on your telephone, or download the audio and listen when you're in your car or after the kids are in bed. Register now and get access to all the great Momference extras like articles, contests and bonus prizes!

Click here for more information or to register!

Ben Franklin's Business Advice

By Linda Angér

We want to welcome our new Contributing Expert, Linda Anger to the Smart Women's Café. Linda is an accomplished copywriter/designer and owner of The Write Concept, Inc . You can learn more about Linda by visiting the Directory of Contributing Experts on our website www.smartwomenscafe.com

Before he became the most famous founding father of the United States, Ben Franklin was a businessman. His career began at age 12, when he became an apprentice typesetter. Franklin founded his own printing business at age 22, became the official printer for Pennsylvania at age 24, and was so successful that he retired at age 44.

Some call him the founding father of American business - and his 12 rules of management make it clear where modern business gurus have gained their inspiration:

Finish better than your beginnings
All education is self-education
Seek first to manage yourself, then to manage others
Influence is more important than victory
Work hard and watch your costs
Everybody wants to appear reasonable
Create your own set of values to guide your actions
Incentive is everything
Create solutions for seemingly impossible problems
Become a revolutionary for experimentation and change
Sometimes it is better to do 1,001 small things right than one large thing right
Deliberately cultivate you reputation and legacy

As we approach another school year, I ask myself: how educated and successful would each of us become if we committed to putting Franklin's twelve rules into daily action? Could we change the course of history as he did? Could we at least change the course of our individual lives?

In his "retirement" Franklin founded:

The first subscription library in the colonies
The first fire department in Philadelphia
The American Philosophical Society, a school that became the University of Pennsylvania
The first insurance company
And the first hospital in Philadelphia.

Franklin eventually became a statesman, joining the other famous men who stood as revolutionaries against the established and (at the time) legal government, initiating the declarations and actions that lead to America's war of independence. He was the only founding father to sign the three most important documents in America's young history: The Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Paris, and the Constitution. And yet, despite his amazing influence and contributions to the American cause, Congress in 1788 denied him compensation for his service to the government.

Perhaps we can't all have the influence and national potency of a Benjamin Franklin. But we can learn from his example, practice his twelve rules of management in our business and our personal lives, and change our corner of the world.

I'm starting at number eleven. How about you?

References: Blaine McCormick, Ben Franklin's 12 Rules of Management (Entrepreneur Press, 2000; Rodney P. Carlisle, General Editor, One Day in History: July 4, 1776 (Harper Collins Publishers, 2006)

Letters from Africa with Peggi Tabor

Letter #23

Dear Family and Friends,

So much has happened here since I last wrote to you. Nothing earth shattering and so I've just been pouring it into my journal-which is now pushing 300 pages. But I love keeping in touch and sharing a bit about life as a PCV in Africa. It's been another period of good news and bad news events.

On the positive side we have little Motlatsi back. He is the beautiful baby boy I had the privilege of helping into this world my first night on the job here in the village. I think I told you about the lobola issue. Tjeeka, Motlatsi's father and the son of the family with whom I live, "stole" his wife. That is he took her from her home and kept her away in hiding for several days. According to tribal custom they were then legally married but there was still the question of the lobola or bride price to be paid.

Malineo, now known as Mamotlatsi (mother of Motlatsi), is a beautiful, gentle, obedient girl from a good family in a neighboring village -her Dad figured she was worth a lot. The lobola negotiations did not go well. Then she had a son. This increased her bride price considerably. As soon as little Motlatsi was deemed old enough to travel - three months by tribal custom, her family came en mass and took mother and child away. There were absolutely no visiting rights. Nena, the father of this family, has been sending every dime he can home from his job in the South African mines for the past year to buy back his daughter-in-law and grandson. Last month we were finally able to get them back. I chipped in two cows.

Click here to finish reading this Letter from Africa!

In Closing...

It's been a lot of work, but we are now rocking! We have the most amazing team of experts, fabulous events, workshops and teleclasses and our membership is growing every day. We hope you share this newsletter with your friends to get the word out. All you have to do is scroll down and use the "Forward email" link at the bottom of this newsletter to forward to the women you know who want to enjoy their lives more by living with Purpose, Passion and Prosperity!

Look for news about our new foundation called - The Smart Women's Empowerment Program. We are raising funds this year to help HAVEN, a shelter for abused women and girls. We have some exciting events planned for you to get involved and make a difference in the world at the same time.

Thank you for your support and make it a perfect day!

Katana and Jill

Smart Women's Coaching™

What is the Mission, Vision and Goal of Smart Women's Coaching?

Our Mission:

To help entrepreneurial women who have the burning desire to change...or to take their life and their business to that next level...but don't know how to do it or where to go. They know they can do it...but just don't know where to start. "If someone can help me, I can get there."

Our Vision:

To have an army of Smart and Successful women who are inspired to reach out to another woman who may be struggling and say, "I can help you...take my hand and I will show you how."

Our Purpose:

To create a community where women are networking with other talented women around the globe creating new relationships through affiliate and reciprocal links, joint ventures, new products, co-promotions and new ideas that can have a meaningful impact on their businesses and their lives.

Our Dream:

To fund our foundation, "The Smart Women's Empowerment Program", focused on helping disadvantaged women and girls develop the skills to live with inspiration, financial confidence and entrepreneurship. Our foundation is a project of the National Heritage Foundation, a public charity. We can apply for grants, raise funds and offer grants to individuals and organizations.