A Sunday school teacher was
discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds. After
explaining the commandment to "honor thy father and
thy mother," she asked "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?"
Without missing a beat, one little boy answered, "Thou shall not kill."
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Did You Know?
CHARGE!
Mothers
account for nearly $1.6 Trillion in annual spending - The purchasing
power of mothers is equal to the purchasing power of the country of
Great Britain.
Moms today control 80% of a households' spending.
Women carry 76 million credit cards - 18 million more than men.
Does
your press release illustrate? Use real life examples about how your
company or organization solved a problem. Identify the problem and
identify why your solution is the right solution. Give examples of how
your service or product fulfills needs or satisfies desires. What
benefits can be expected? Use real life examples to powerfully
communicate the benefits of using your product or service.
If
you are reporting on a corporate milestone, make sure that you
attribute your success or failures to one or more events. If your
company has experienced significant growth, tell the world what you did
right. Show the cause and effect.
If
you've ever had a hard time saying no to someone because you didn't
want to make them uncomfortable or feared hurting their feelings, then
your "good girl" is alive and well. The "Good Girl Syndrome" is the
beliefs and subsequent behaviors that arise from wanting everyone to
like you and not wanting to make anyone mad. And if a good girl does
make someone mad, it is very stressful for her. The stress of
potentially making someone mad is so great, many women find it easier
to remain a good girl, and not rock the boat. To keep everything going
smoothly, "good girls" work very hard at not inconveniencing anyone.
Too often, good girls put other people's needs in front of their own
needs.
By becoming conscious of where your good girl has stopped
you, you are less likely to do the same thing again. If you are feeling
brave, share this article with a friend and ask her where she thinks
you've let the good girl interfere with taking care of yourself. And if
your internal good girl is costing you money, it's time to sit down and
have a long chat with her. Is she really making life better for you?
Choose
the right business: Many women become involved in businesses that tout
low start-up costs, part-time hours, no experience necessary, with
maximum financial rewards. These rarely succeed. Be sure you have
chosen the right business for the right reasons.
Divide
and conquer. - If you're doing a sales presentation, shake hands with
everyone as they enter the room. Connect with them so you see them as
individuals, and you become more memorable to them too. (People are
usually more shy of groups of strangers than in one-on-one contacts.)
Focus and be sincere. - If
you appear nervous or unsure, you may seem devious or incompetent. If
your sales presentation does not respond to their concerns and you just
grind on with a prepared pitch, they will decide you don't care about
them and their problems. Look people right in the eyes and convince
them that you stand 100% behind the ideas, products, or services that
you want to sell them. Pick up on their concerns, and address them.
Moms Making A Difference
Elizabeth Dole Scholarship Fund-
in Partnership with WIPP.org
We
need your help finding the best and the brightest young women
entrepreneur community leaders to apply for the FIRST Elizabeth Dole
Young Entrepreneur Scholarship.
The scholarship is a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to gain knowledge, skills and guidance
from successful women business owners - as well as have a chance to
receive a cash award to help grow their business!
In
tribute to her legacy of leadership, the Elizabeth Dole Young
Entrepreneur Scholarship has been established to recognize high
potential young women business owners who are leaders in their
community, with resources and guidance to excel their businesses and
personal success.
Here are the qualifications you will be looking for: * At least 51% woman-owned * Entrepreneur between the ages of 21-35 * U.S. Citizen * Business 5 years old or less * Revenue of $500, 000 or less for service industries OR $1milion or less for manufacturing industries * The business has capacity to assume more debt * Owner has a satisfactory personal credit history
More information about the program is available through MIBN's Association Partner at www.WIPP.org. The deadline to apply is June 15th, so please pass this on - this is a life-changing opportunity not to be missed!
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