Upcoming events

GET TOGETHER SATURDAY

May 7 (First Saturday of the month)

9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

The Gothic House Tea & Eatery, 720 South 10th, St. Joseph, Mo. (in the garden, weather permitting)

Courtship--a thing of the past?  Not if you want to live with a King instead of a fool! Come discuss the principles of courtship and how to create that "loving feeling"...This month Carla Keith will be leading the discussion group on Marriage an Family. Come, meet new friends in a wonderful warm atmosphere, share with friends you know. Each month a different topic of discussion. Fun and laughter are up to you. (In addition to your membership fee, you are monetarily responsible for a charge of $6.50 to the Gothic House, which will include tax and tip.)

Hope to see you there!

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A Marketing Mindset

A marketing mindset is understanding...

1. Your target market
2. Who will buy from you
3. Why will they buy from you
4. You relationship with your customers
5. Your relationship with your prospects
6. Your business plan

New prospects are important, but the relationship with your present customers is MOST important. They have already decided to do business with you, so how are you going to keep them?

Thats what Brown Bag Marketing is all about...getting you the business owner to get out of the tunnel vision and into the whole picture.

If you're interested in learning more about brown bag marketing, and if you're a home-based business owners, entrepreneurs, IDEA entrepreneurs or business woman, join us for two jam-packed hours of Brown Bag Marketing and learn ways to help you grow your business.

     When: May 10, (2nd Tues. of the month)

     Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

     Place: emPowerU Bldg., 518 S. 6th St., St. Joseph

     Room: Imagine Cafe'

     Lunch: Bring your brown bag and drink

     Sign in: 11 to 11:30 a.m.

     *In addition to your membership fee, there will be an additional charge of $10 for this session.

Hope to see you there!

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Simon Says

When was the last time you played Simon Says?  

Remember how you felt? 

You would begin the game with all the confidence that you would not move until simon told you to. Before you knew it there you were sitting on the sidelines.

Being a" people pleaser" is kind of like playing Simon Says. You have set your goals and a plan to get there, you have all the confidence that you can do this, that your not going to move unless it is part of the goal.

It doesn't have to be big goals, it can be your goal for the day. Before you know it there you are moving in other directions that aren't part of the plan. You find yourself doing everyones plans but yours. 

Not being able to say "NO" will eventually find you sitting on the sidelines, burned out, discouraged, forgetting where you were even headed.

Before you say "YES", stop and think: Am I doing this for the right reason? Or am I doing this to please others  so they will like me... think I am a wonderful person... tell others how great I am...look good to make myself feel better about me.  If any of these sound familiar.

SIMON SAYS....LEARN TO SAY "NO". 

 

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Upcoming events

GET TOGETHER SATURDAY

May 7 (First Saturday of the month)

9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

The Gothic House Tea & Eatery, 720 South 10th, St. Joseph, Mo.

This month Carla Keith will be leading the discussion group on Marriage an Family. Come, meet new friends in a wonderful warm atmosphere, share with friends you know. Each month a different topic of discussion. Fun and laughter are up to you. (In addition to your membership fee, you are monetarily responsible for a charge of $6.50 to the Gothic House, which will include tax and tip.)

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What's your marketing mindset?

To many, the word 'marketing means, first and foremost, spending lots of money - advertising, business cards, signs, letterhead, the list is endless.

But it might surprise you to know marketing doesn't have to cost a lot of money. In fact, it is a very small part of marketing. The truth is, people will buy from who they know and like. Marketing is really more about relationships. Business cards come and go, but relationships will stick.

With that in mind, WE now hosts a Brown Bag Marketing workshop every month with the goal of forming relationships with your prospects, clients and yes, even your competitor. We want to take the stuffiness out of networking and teach you to have fun with marketing.

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Where do you live?

This week as I was talking with a client, a picture began to pop into my head. Let me take you there...

Imagine a beautiful pond at the edge of a meadow full of tall green grasses blowing in the wind, touched by the color of various wild flowers big and small...as you scan the meadow the beauty of it all is amazing. The sense of peace overwhelms you. 

The pond itself has its own beauty, there are lily pads floating with burst of colorful blooms, you can see a swan or two gracefully gliding across the water, the reflection of the sun dance glistening jewels so bright they hurt your eyes. 

The temptation is too much - you just have to take your shoes off and wade slowly into this pond.

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Brown Bag Marketing

Home-based business owners, entrepreneurs, IDEA entrepreneurs, business women...are you looking for a great way to get serious about marketing and networking? 

Linda Huffman, certified life coach, owner of two businesses and director of Women Encouraged, will jam pack these two hours with ways to help you grow your business.

When:   April 12, (2nd Tues.)

Time:    11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Place:   emPowerU Bldg., 518 S. 6th St., 

               St. Joseph

Room:  Imagine Cafe'   

Lunch:  Bring your brown bag and drink

Sign in: 11 - 11:30 a.m.

*In addition to your membership fee, there will be an additional charge of $10 for this session.

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Are you running on empty?

I'm excited, very excited ! 
This is my first blog, so that now makes me a blogger. This is quite an accomplishment for someone who finds the (for dummies) books too complicated. I think I'm ready to do this, so here goes.
As a life coach for women and director of a women's group for the last ten years, I definitely have a lot of opportunity to hear what goes on in the lives of women. My conclusion: Women - no matter size, hair color, beautiful, ordinary, tall or short - all deal with the same issues.

My goal for this blog is to bring women from all over together, to touch on topics of everyday life, to encourage one another and try to help put some balance in our busy lives.
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