Free Teleseminar ~ Power Goals with Linda Ware

Join us Wednesday, July 16th at 10 AM Eastern (9 AM Central, 8 AM Mountain, 7 AM Pacific) for Power Goals with Linda Ware

Do you know the Power of Written Goals?

Graduates from Harvard were asked if they had written goals. Only 3% of these Graduates had written goals. Then they checked up on these same graduates 20 years later and found something fascinating. Most graduates had done well and had good jobs... but what they found was that the 3% with the written goals controlled more than 90% of the cumulative wealth of the entire group and also reported to be the happiest and most satisfied with their lives.

It has been proven time and time again that written goals are powerful and lead to greater success. Maybe you have written goals and maybe you don't but if you want to live wildly successful life, written goals are a must. And, here is the most startling thing about written goals – they have to be written in the proper way to really work.

That’s where Linda Ware comes in ~ she has helped hundreds of people write their goals in a way that absolutely attracts their desired outcome. She is an expert of taking people’s written goals and writing them in a way that creates such amazing energy that the universe can't help but respond.



About Linda: Committed to helping people and organizations go from good to amazing, Linda Ware is an author, master motivational speaker, corporate trainer and coach. She is the nation’s expert at teaching people the power of ‘Beaming Love’. Working with small and large groups, whether it be a motivational talk, a corporate training or personal coaching, Linda is impactful, unforgettable, and compassionate.

Linda has been trained by some of the most influential motivational speakers in the country. Bob Proctor from the popular movie, The Secret; which is sweeping the nation and has been featured on Oprah, was one of the first people to influence Linda’s teachings. As a result, Linda was a member of Bob Proctor’s Youth Mentoring International board of directors.

In 2006, because of increased demand on her skills and time, Linda developed Lasting Impact Group, a coaching and training company, where she and her certified trainers develop long-term relationships with their clients in order to achieve permanent change. Lasting Impact Group delivers programs such as: Team Building Breakthrough; One Voice Speaks; Up Your Team’s Thinking; and Executive Coaching, to name a few. To learn more, visit www.Linda-Ware.com

RSVP to heidi (at) wecai.org to receive instructions on how you can participate! BTW, there is no cost to attend.

Hope to see you there!


Heidi

Heidi Richards Mooney, Founder & CEO – The WECAI Network - http://www.wecai.org
Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, Check out the latest issue of WE Magazine for Women! http://www.wemagazineforwomen.com

New Year's Resolutions in Business

Happy New Year Glitter Graphics


Do you make resolutions in your business? The bottom-line, business climate changing kind of resolutions that will move you forward to the success you desire and deserve?

Or do you go about the New Year much as you have in the past. Doing the same things you did the year before, and the year before that? That's great if what you are doing is working and you are achieving your highest aspirations.

What do you really want to accomplish in the next year? How much more do you want to earn? Do you want to hand your business over to a successor? Do you have plans to sell your business? In any case, a strong plan must be in place to accomplish those goals.

Are you having trouble getting motivated? Don't know where to start? Failed at resolutions in the past or simply don't know how to make and stick to them?

Here are some excellent articles on the subject of New Year Business Resolutions that can take you from where you are to where you want to be:

Check out

"A New Year, A New You: Ten Marketing Resolutions that Will Improve Your Image and Your Bottom Line" by Heidi Richards (me)

Top 10 New Year's Resolutions for Business Success by Susan Ward

Top 10 New Year's Resolutions You Can Make for Your Business by Jan B. King

Making New Years Business Resolutions That “Stick” by Skip Reardon

and

101 New Years Business Resolutions by Mike Smith

There is lots of excellent advice and great ideas on how and where to start.

Feel free to post your own New Year's Business Resolutions here!

Happy New Year... and Happy planning!

Heidi

Here's Looking at You, Kid! Your Video Toolbox!

"The biggest challenge was that we had to shoot so quickly and with such a limited budget." Debbie Allen

Have to give a shout to Penny Haynes who did a great job of giving us excellent advice and tips on how to create an online video to promote your business. Penny Haynes is an expert in creating video for her clients. She is the owner of 1st Podcast Publishing which provides training, resources and services for all of your podcasting needs. Learn how affordable and effective it is to brand yourself and your business with podcasting at the 1st Business Podcasters Blog/Podcast.

Go to http://www.YourVoicePodcast.com to listen to the shows and subscribe to the feed.

Here are the tips and sites Penny recommends:

1. Make sure you syndicate your website with rss.

2. You video needs to be as long as it needs to be to convey your message - people will listen to a 15-20 minute video if it has entertainment value, or answers the viewers questions, or addresses her concerns.

3. Video helps you build the relationship before you even meet your clients.

4. If you host your own videos, you need bandwidth paid for on your hosting site.

5. Host Can - http://www.hostican.com/ is a great site for hosting your websites, video, etc.

6. And online video can help your viewers answer questions without surfing all your pages.

7. BYO Audio is the most feature rich audio, video and podcasting solution on the Internet - With BYO AUDIO you just select the audio you want posted to your website from the list of audios you've recorded, and customize the play button the way you want it. We generate the HTML source code for you that can be copied and pasted into your web page. It's just choose, cut, paste... that's it. Check it out at http://www.byoaudio.com/

8. To record your own video get a digital camera with a build in hard drive - there are video demos at Circuit City or CNet.

9. To edit the video get Premier Elements (it about $99) - Adobe product - at http://www.adobe.com/products/premiereel/.

10. Save your video in Windows Movie Maker / iMovie for web publication

10. Places to share your video on the WEB (in addition to your own site) - YouTube®, Google Video, Blip TV®, OurMedia®, VSocial®, Yahoo! Video. (Visit Master New Media for a Complete list of Video Sharing Sites as well as reading an overview of each).

Check out Penny's Video Training Program at 1st Podcast Publishing (click on Training for a list of courses Penny offers).


In addition to all the great tips Penny shared, here's some articles and videos to add to your Video Toolbox:


Online Video Marketing: Ten Ways You Can Use YouTube To Promote Your Online Content

Video Marketing Online: How To Effectively Market With Video On The Web

Broadcast Yourself Live On The Web: Best Tools To Create Your Own Live Web TV - A Mini-Guide

How To Upload Your Video Clips To Multiple Video Sharing Sites: Hey!Spread

Digital Video Production Cookbook: 100 Professional Techniques for Independent and Amateur Filmmakers

Looking forward to "looking at you" and seeing you among the online video superstars! If you would like us to check out your online video, please send me an email at heidi (at) wecai.org so I can let our readers know about it!

Wishing you a great day... and more!

Warmest regards,

Heidi

Heidi Richards, Founder & CEO - The WECAI Network™
Be sure and check out the WECAI Network Video Penny helped produce at: http://www.wecai.org/welcome_video.html

Back to School - Grants and Scholarships for Women

I began to have an idea of my life, not as the slow shaping of achievement to fit my preconceived purposes, but as the gradual discovery and growth of a purpose which I did not know. Joanna Field, English Psychologist

Today on my RYZE Network, Rebecca asked about grants for women who want to go back to school to either start a business or further their career. I shared some resources I have compiled and thought they would make a good post her.

Here's my list:

Check out women's organizations in your community (especially those having a national presence) for a list of possible Grants and Scholarships.

Also another good place to look is the educational institution to which you will be applying. Most of them have a list of grants available and the criteria for applying.

In addition, do a "Google" search of grants and scholarships for women in your area - I would do a "google alert" so that when one does come available and it is posted somewhere online, you will get a notification about it.

And here's a few websites that may have just what you are looking for:


Small Business Administration (Office of Women's Business Ownership)- http://www.sba.gov/womeninbusiness - The SBA is doing more than ever to help level the playing field for women entrepreneurs, who still face unique obstacles in the world of business. Tehy have a great "Hot List" of outside resources.

Count-Me-In - http://www.count-me-in.org - This is a fairly new fundraising organization that raises money from women for women. Loans are given from $500 to $10,000 (for first time recipients the maximum amount is $5,000).

Federal Money Retriever- http://www.fedmoney.com - is the premier grants and loans.database software containing information on all U. S. federal government grant and loan programs. There is a cost for the software, but the site allows you to research some of the grant dollars that are available. They have a specific category for grants available for women at: http://www.fedmoney.com/grants/su0232.htm

The Women's Funding Network - http://www.wfnet.org - Promotes the development and growth of women's funds that empower women and girls by fostering strategic alliances among women, donors, communities and institutions.

American Association of University Women - http://www.aauw.org - One of the largest private sources of funding for graduate women in the world, supports aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented.

The Ada Project for Women (TAP)- http://tap.mills.edu - Includes information on conferences, discussion groups, organizations, fellowships, grants, and notable women in computer science.

Financial Women International- http://www.fwi.org - Provides information on professional growth, information sharing, peer networking, mentoring, leadership development, and career advancement for women.

Womens-finance.com, offers two different kinds of grants offered. There is the New Business grant that is between $100 and $5,000, and there is the existing business grant that ranges from $1,000-$5,000. You do have to apply at this site and be accepted, but it is worth checking this site out below:
http://www.womensbusinessgrants.com/

Here is a site that lists quite a few women's sites and resources:
http://www.fundsnetservices.com/women.htm

Women’s Financial Fund is a non-profit private foundation which gives business grants to women who wish to start a business, or grow a business they have already begun.
http://www.womensbusinessgrants.com/


Heidi

Heidi Richards, Leader "HER Mastermind Network"
http://HERmastermind-network.ryze.com/
Check out the Women’s Writing & Publishing Virtual Summit
July 19-21 & 25, http://www.womenswritingandpublishingsummit.com

Join us for a Franchise Update!

"The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it." Ray Kroc (Founder of McDonald's)

On Wednesday, June 27th, I will have the pleasure to interveiw Therese Thilgen President/Chief Content Officer, Franchise UPDATE Magazine. Therese is the President / Chief Content Officer and co-founder of Franchise UPDATE Inc. and the Business Resale Network. She has over 25 years experience in the franchise industry. Prior to Franchise UPDATE, she served as Vice President of Franchise Development for a national franchise chain for over seven years. Therese will be discussing the ins and outs of Franchising and share some success stories (and failures) during this one-hour interview.

You can join us online in our NEW web conference room at http://www.verbalnetworking.com/ (Once you download and install the software, you don't have to download it again).

When you get ready to enter the room, fill in your name (do not enter anything in the password box, leave it blank) and you will get right in. If you have been to a Verbal Networking session before you don't have to register or download again, just click on the link to enter the room.

If you prefer (and for Mac users) you can join us on our teleconference bridge line by dialing 1-218-486-1300 then enter your Conference Bridge Number: 498386 to gain access.

For a list of upcoming speakers and to register for updates, visit: http://www.eWednesdaychat.com

Hope to see you there!

Heidi Richards

Check out the Women's Online Calendar and more!

"The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day."
Gloria Steinem

What are you doing today to create your future? Are you planning a trip? Planning an event? Planning a new business or enterprise? If so, here are three great resources you should know about...

Have you ever heard of KindredSpirits.com? If not, I suggest you stop by and visit it. The vision of Kindred Spirits is to foster inspiring experiences, cultural understanding, awareness of global issues, and empowerment to make a positive difference in relationships and communities throughout the world. They specialize in small group customized tours to destinations around the world offering Volunteer Vacations and Educational and Cultural Tours. You can check them out at: http://www.kindredspiritstourandtravel.com/.

Did you know you can post your events on the Women’s Online Calendar? That's right! If you have an event for women, you can go to Women’s Online Calendar and post it today!

This is a complimentary calendar brought to you by the The WECAI Network™ was created to help women promote their events around the globe.

The WECAI Network™ launching the Women's Global Registry™ in just a few weeks. Be sure to visit http://www.womensglobalregistry.com/ and leave your name. We will let you know when it launches. This free directory will include Business, Executive and Professional Women Around the Globe and and is designed to help promote your websites and blogs to our visitors.

If you are interested in being a sponsor or advertiser of the Women's Global Registry™, contact Heidi (at) WECAI.org with "registry" in subject line for more information.

Wishing you a great day... and then some.

Heidi Richards, Founder & CEO - The WECAI Network™ - “Helping Women Do Business on and off the WEB™”

"We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day." Edith Lovejoy Pierce

Join Members of the WECAI Network™ for the Balance Conference for Women in South Florida

"If you have a great ambition, take as big a step as possible in the direction of fulfilling it. The step may only be a tiny one, but trust that it may be the largest one possible for now." Mildred McAfee

Did you know that today is Empowered Women Entrepreneurs Day? If you missed our online event this morning be sure to check back because we will be posting the link to the audio files later this week.

I did want to tell you about another empowering event for women coming up this week!

If you happen to be in South Florida on Thursday April 12th, join Heidi Richards, Suzannah Richards, Randy Biro, Dia Falco, Rosana Santos and Susan Friefeld from The WECAI Network™ and the Balance Magazine Team for one of the most well-produced and best attended events for women. My friend, Susie Levan, Editor in Chief of Balance Magazine brings you the Ultimate Day of Balance.

*REGISTER TODAY*
The 3rd Annual Ultimate Day of Balance Educational Conference for Businesswomen Thursday, April 12, 2007

This annual conference is where 1,000+ businesswomen come together to gain practical knowledge, build relationships and draw inspiration from the nation's most distinguished work-life balance leaders... it's like offering a graduate course in living your best life! In other words, this event empowers, inspires and connects businesswomen together.


REGISTER TODAY TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE A BETTER WORK AND LIFE...

ONLY 50 SEATS OPEN AND SELLING OUT FAST!!!!

CLICK THE REGISTRATION BUTTON BELOW TO REGISTER NOW

http://www.balancemagazine.com/events.html
http://www.balancemagazine.com/Ultimate_2007/index_Page2.html

Directions: http://www.thesignaturegrand.com/grand/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=60

To register: Attendee Registration Form


About the conference:
Conference-At-A-Glance

The WECAI Network™ is a media partner and excited to be a part of an event that can help women in all aspects of our lives.

Hope to see you there!

Heidi and Suzannah

Virtual Woman's Day™ hits the Net! - March 15, 2007

Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee,
and just as hard to sleep after.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Join us on Thursday, March 15th for an all-day celebration of women online. Planned in celebration of Women's History Month, the month of March is an excellent time to celebrate woman online by participating in networking opportunities, join new social networking sites and make new contacts around the globe.

Are you a woman? Do you want to increase your circle of influence, make new connections and promote your products and services to a larger audience of like-minded women? If so, you must join us for this historic event.

During Virtual Woman's Day™, women will have additional opportunities to increase their own circle of influence via the WECAI NETWORK™ day-long celebration using our Web Conference Platform. Women will be able to promote their products and services, show off their websites and learn 'best practices' from women who have found great success online via the conference room as well as via the Virtual Woman's Day™, blog.

The event will be promoted via the WECAI NETWORK™, on hundreds of social networking sites, blogs, forums and websites as well as on the internet via articles and media releases. Events leading up to Virtual Woman's Day™, include a song-writing contest describing the virtues of Women Online. In addition to recognizing winners of the song-writing contest, women will be able to submit a one-paragraph description of their products and services with a link to their website which will be added to the Virtual Woman's Day™ blog.

If you are interested in participating, you can send a message to Heidi (at) wecai.org with "Virtual Woman's Day" in the subject line.

Hope to see you there!

Heidi Richards and Suzannah Richards, Co-founders - the WECAI NETWORK™ and Virtual Woman's Day™