These Joy of Connecting networking events are coming up in February. Find one near you and start connecting!

Every time you share your ideas you bring value to others. Ideas come in many forms. They can be as simple as a suggestion, create clarity out of confusion, or give insight that is transformational. Your ideas are a reflection of who you are, how you think, what you feel, and what you’ve learned from
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In the 1800’s Walt Whitman was quoted as saying, “Be curious, not judgmental”.  Unfortunately, most of us see ourselves as the center of the universe. When we are quick to judge others we are really putting a label on them as it relates to our perception. Based on what we consider appropriate, we find fault
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Do these statements sound familiar? “I meant to call you.” “I intended to finish the project before the weekend.” “I’m sorry I forgot your birthday.”  I had every intention of being on time.” “I’ve been wanting to take a class, write a book, or volunteer.”  The truth is we are all well- meaning. The reality
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I’m realizing that life is one big lesson. It’s a series of moments and choices linked together over a life time which create our memories, feelings, actions, decisions, and perceptions. We experience life based on a combination of these occurrences. As we participate in life’s journey we are either “learning” or “re-view­ing”. When learning takes
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These Joy of Connecting networking events are coming up in January. Find one near you and start connecting! Wednesday, January 5 Details Farmington Hills, MI hosted by Diane Aksten Thursday, January 6 Details Gainesville, GA hosted by Debbie Warden Saturday, January 8 Details Macon, GA hosted by Lisa Kaczmarek Tuesday, January 11 Details Douglasville, GA
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Contributing Author: Terry Arrington Some time back, I was listening to a teleseminar on coaching. It was free…I love free not because I’m cheap. What makes free so powerful and profitable is the giving, sowing, seeding, paying it forward or whatever you call it in your belief system. Anyway, the call was suppose to last
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anding out business cards is NOT networking…It is only a cardboard connection! Effective connectors are eager to give away their resources, expertise, contacts information, phone numbers, and ideas. Think about YOUR contacts and areas of expertise and be willing to share their value with others. What you know is important. People are always looking for
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Women entrepreneurs don’t always do it right the first time around. There are lots of success tips and pieces of advice available for the female entrepreneur, provided by women who have been there and who know. Here are seven tips for entrepreneurial success: 1. Be Passionate. Any entrepreneurial endeavor is going to take up a
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Being an entrepreneur in today’s economy is a wonderful opportunity to share your talents IF you have what it takes to be successful! What is it about the successful entrepreneur that is integral to that success? Do women entrepreneurs have common traits that help with success? Is it luck? Is it their product/service? Or, is
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