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Build Your Portfolio One Mindset At A Time

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

Smart Wealth Tip of the Day

Dear Smart Women,

Building wealth is about learning how to first create a flow of money to you and then learning how to manage it so it keeps flowing in and out.

I’ve found the best way to build wealth is to work on the way you think so you can clear up what is blocking the money flow in the first place.

We Block the Flow of Money in These Areas

Beliefs

One way we block the flow of money is through our limiting beliefs that are usually created during our childhoods and reinforced through media and other places that you are exposed to.  Think about the fact that most of our societal systems won’t continue to work unless you continue to think within limits.  Here are just a few ways you probably think right now without even realizing it:

  • You think you can’t afford what you need
  • You think rich people are bad or greedy
  • Your afraid you will repeat past mistakes with your money
  • You think you don’t have brilliance that people will pay for

Language

We also block the flow of money in a very physical way through the language we use.

We do this by:

  • Talking about what we don’t have
  • Feeling like victim and thus not using our divine power to manifest what we need
  • We use doom and gloom language
  • We blame external factors for anything

Negativity in all its’ forms deflects abundance.  Remember, money flows through people.  Being a positive person who says positive affirming statements to and about the people in the world absolutely allows abundance to flow to you.

Selective Focus

You can open the flow of wealth to you and to the world around you by:

  • Seeing the world through an abundant lens – you just have to choose this path!
  • Selecting friends who are out of debt or focusing on getting out of debt and building their wealth
  • Learning and growing intellectually and spiritually each day

Divinity

One of my favorite ways to work on my money mindsets is around recreating my subconscious relationship to money itself.  Seeing it as divine thing is a huge shift for most people.

Here are a few ways to affirm that money is divine and a blessing:

  • Be grateful to receive it and to give it
  • Understand that is holds positive power that can bless others
  • Feel worthy by learning to love yourself so that blessings can flow to you

Environment

Lastly, a very easy way to immediately raise your vibrational abundance is to create a clean and organized environment.  Throw away anything that is broken… let go of that which you don’t use and donate it to those who don’t have basic necessities. Eliminate clutter and you will eliminate many of the blocks that have kept abundance from flowing to you in the past.

 

Want more help on building your wealth portfolio one mindset at a time?

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Supporting You – One Smart Step At A Time

Sheri McConnell

Sheri McConnell

Sheri McConnell 2009

Smart Women’s Institute™

http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com


 

A is for Arsenic in Apple Juice?!

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Smart Health Tip of the Day

Dear Smart Women,

Consumer Reports Study Backs Dr. Oz’s Claim About Arsenic in Apple Juice

I always thought A was for Apple, but it seems that the A might have really been for what was in our store bought apply juice, namely ARSENIC!

This is yet another reason to pull the juicer out of your pantry or if you don’t have one, buy it now.

Especially if you have children, who ironically are the ones consuming store bought apple juice in the largest amounts, yet they are the part of the population along with the elderly who should be consuming the least amount of it.

Oh, and for anyone who might say it is organic arsenic they are finding in the store bought apple juice…

common sense tells me right away that couldn’t be true because if that were the case, the amount found would be the same across the board for the same size containers.

It has to be in the other chemicals we can’t pronounce that are added to the store bought apple juice.

Make sure you spread the word to others.

And I’d love know if this new information has inspired you to begin juicing to have more control over what goes into your body and the bodies of the ones you love.

Supporting You – One Smart Step At A Time

Sheri McConnell

Sheri McConnell

Sheri McConnell 2009

Smart Women’s Institute™

http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com


 

Creating Your Your Own Biz – How Long Does It Take?

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Smart Tip of the Day

Dear Smart Women,

“Products and services succeed one person at a time, as the word slowly spreads. Customers defect one person at a time, as hearts are broken and people are disappointed. Doors open, sure, but not all at once. One at a time. One at a time is a little anticlimactic and difficult to get in a froth over, but one at a time is how we win and how we lose.” Seth Godin

I’ve been saying this for years… unfortunately, most of you do want success faster.

And sometimes, you are willing to drink the Marketing Kool Aid that is being poured out there because it gives you hope for immediate success, which seems to be what you need to start now.

For some of you, you might have never started otherwise, so in that way, maybe it is acceptable to poor this “tell them what they want to hear” Kool Aid.

Just so you know, the realistic sweet spot where things START taking off for most start-ups is around a year and a half.

It takes time, so ask yourself, where do you want to be in a few years?

Where you are right now

OR

in a place where you are building equity each day as the owner of a business?

Want to learn more about what makes an equitable business?

Join the Smart Women’s Institute for FREE today and find out immediately:

http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com/free-stuff

 

Supporting You – One Smart Step At A Time

Sheri McConnell

Sheri McConnell

Sheri McConnell 2009

Smart Women’s Institute™

http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com


 

Smart “Thanksgiving” Weekend Sale!

Friday, November 25th, 2011

 

Smart “Thanksgiving” Weekend Sale!

Only 3 Days! Ends Sunday, November 27th at Midnight (Central)

Dear Smart (and Savvy!) Woman,

When you purchase all 3 of our most popular products as a bundle over the next 3 days, you will save over 65% (in dollars, that’s over $900!)

You can read the details on the downloadable programs below, and then make sure to come back to this page to use the special “Smart Thanksgiving Weekend Sale” link.

Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

Sheri McConnell

CEO

 

 Product One

Marketing 2.0 – Everything You Need To Know To Grow

 

You receive Training and Q & A Audio Downloads on all the following topics below immediately after purchase!

Click on this link to read about this program in detail and see testimonials.

THEN come back here and click on this special link to save 65%!

Until Sunday you get all 3 programs for only $597!

You save over $900 during this 3 day sale.

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Here is what you will learn in this program…

How to Leverage a Website & a Blog

We will discuss in detail each of the following topics:

  • What is a Freebie, Where Does It Go, And Why Is It So Darn Important
  • Keys to Branding Your Site So It Is Magnetic TO Visitors
  • Subconscious Red Flags That Cause Visitors to Click-A-Way
  • What To Look For When Hiring A Designer and When Is It Time To Fire Them
  • Why You Must Blog And How To Set It Up So It Drives You Up In The Search Engines
  • How To Create A Blogging Strategy That Isn’t Stressful and Grows Your Business
  • How & Why You Should Integrate the Blog With Other Marketing Strategies
  • Plus Much More!

How to Leverage a Online Newsletter and Articles

We will discuss in detail each of the following topics:

  • Why you must have a Company eNewsletter
  • How To Create a eNewsletter that Compliments Your Brand and Gets Read
  • How Often Should You Send Your eNewsletter Out and Why
  • What Are the Highest ROI Sections of the eNewsletter
  • What Are Video eNewsletters and Why Should You Do One
  • Article Marketing Basics
  • Repurposing Articles for List Building and Profits Too
  • How To Write Your Articles So That You Take Advantage of Keyword Marketing
  • Plus Much More!

How to Integrate the Social Networks Into Your Marketing

We will discuss in detail each of the following topics:

  • How To Create Real Connections on Twitter
  • How To Use Twitter To Solve Problems and Grow Your Bottom Line
  • How To Create Real Connections on Facebook
  • How To Use Facebook To Solve Problems and Grow Your Bottom Line
  • How To Integrate Social Networking with Other Marketing Tools and Strategies
  • What To Delegate In Your Social Networking Campaign and What You Must Do Yourself
  • How To Manage and Implement a Social Networking Marketing Campaign
  • Plus Much More!

How to Leverage Video Marketing

We will discuss in detail each of the following topics:

  • Basics of Video Marketing
  • What Red Flags You Should Avoid When Creating Your Video Campaign
  • How To Integrate Video With Your Other Marketing Tools & Strategies
  • How To Market with Video Only
  • What To Buy For Your “Studio” and How To Set It Up
  • What Three Things To Remember When Filming Most Marketing Videos
  • Plus Much More!

Week 5 DIRECT MAIL & BOOKS

We will discuss in detail each of the following topics:

  • Why You Should Still Be Doing Direct Mail Marketing
  • How To Integrate Direct Mail Marketing With 2.0 Strategies
  • How To Use Tangible Promotional Surprises To Grow Your Bottom Line
  • Other Direct Marketing Tools That Are Easy To Send And Grow Your Bottom Line
  • How and Why You Should Use Books As Marketing Tools
  • What Are Your Book Publishing Options
  • How To Leverage Other Experts To Grow Your Biz
  • Plus Much More!

How to Create and Leverage Joint Ventures or Partnerships

We will discuss in detail each of the following topics:

  • What Is A Joint Venture
  • Why Partnering Must Be A Core Marketing Strategy
  • What Three Things Do You Have To Leverage
  • How To Attract Joint Venture Partners
  • When To Say Yes and When To Say No
  • How To Create Positioning Leverage and How To Use It
  • Examples of Joint Ventures
  • Plus Much More!

Basic Copywriting Skills You Can Use Right Away

We will discuss in detail each of the following topics:

  • What Is Copywriting
  • Writing Powerful Headlines
  • How To Make and Fulfill A Promise With Your Copy
  • Inspiring Action With A Powerful Close
  • Formatting Tips That Help Conversion
  • What Finishing Touches Make the Difference
  • Plus Much More!

How to Plan and Implement Marketing Campaigns Online 

We will discuss in detail each of the following topics:

  • The Steps You Must Take and In What Order To Get Maximum Results
  • How To Automate and Delegate Your Campaigns
  • What Are The Most Profitable Campaigns
  • Why You Must Follow Through With 100% of the Campaign To Achieve It’s Full Potential
  • How To Apply KISS to Your Campaigns
  • Plus Much More!

 Product Two

Smart Women’s Guide to Publishing A Book

You receive Training and Q & A Audio Downloads (as well as PDF transcripts!) on all the following topics immediately after purchase!

Click on this link to read about this program in detail and see testimonials.

THEN come back here and click on this special link to save 65%!

Until Sunday you get all 3 programs for only $597!

You save over $900 during this 3 day sale.

Click here to purchase all three programs now.

Here is what you will learn in this program…

In Why Publish, Why Now, you’ll learn:

  • Why now is the time to leverage and build equity
  • Six reasons authors win the race
  • How you can write a book, even if you aren’t a writer
  • Plus more!

In Self-Publishing or Traditional, you’ll learn:

  • Pros and Cons of each publishing path
  • Which path is more suited for my database explosion strategy
  • Which path is more media worthy
  • Plus more!

In How To Use Books For Leads and Longterm Leverage, you’ll learn:

  • How to create once and leverage for years
  • How to price your promotions for optimal results
  • Six of my most powerful strategies for use a book as a lead generating tool
  • Plus more!

In Creating A Series and Extending Your Brand, you’ll learn:

  • Why creating a series is one of the most powerful techniques you can use in your business
  • Three ways to extend your brand with books
  • Examples of other successful authors with book series
  • Plus more!

In Profiting from Follow-up, you’ll learn:

  • Now, what do you with all your leads to make money!
  • Complete overview of all the Online and Offline strategies I have used in the last decade to turn my book leads into paying customers
  • Plus more!

In Authenticity, Automation, and Abundance, you’ll learn:

  • How to connect with your readers and encourage the next interaction
  • How to share your advice and learned lessons so that it positions you as the leader you are
  • How to think and act with your customers so that you spread abundance and create abundance in your business at the same time
  • Plus more!


Product Three

Publishing Infoproducts Fast & Easy

You receive Training and Q & A Audio Downloads (as well as PDF transcripts!) on all the following topics immediately after purchase!

Click on this link to read about this program in detail and see testimonials.

THEN come back here and click on this special link to save 65%!

Until Sunday you get all 3 programs for only $597!

You save over $900 during this 3 day sale.

Click here to purchase all three programs now.

Here is what you will learn in this program…

Module One – Choosing Your Product Niche

In the first and most important module, I will teach you what mindsets you must have before you choose the subject for your information product. My “high demand/low supply” expertise content is the key to setting the foundation for you to make six-figures with your infoproduct in the first year!

Module Two – Creating Your InfoProduct

In this module, I will teach you step-by-step what to do to create a high-end information product. I will tell you exactly what must be included in your information product in order for you to sell your information product at various price points from $247 to $4997.

Module Three – Creating Your Sales Page

In this module, I will teach you all my strategies that I use to create sales pages in an organic and authentic way so it resonates with your target market. For those of you who dread doing a sales page, rejoice now because this module will allow you to incorporate the “rules” yet remain down-to-earth and authentic to those you serve!

Module Four – Creating Your Launch Campaign

In this module, I will teach you how to prepare and plan for your initial launch so that you maximize the participation of your list and your joint venture partners. And if you don’t have joint venture partners yet for your information product, no worries, I will teach you exactly who to look for.

Module Five – How To Sell Your Information Product

In this module, I will teach you multiple strategies to sell your information product using direct marketing, joint ventures, cross marketing, upselling, teleseminars, free cds, and more! I will tell you exactly how to craft and implement each of the techniques you can use multiple methods at once.

Module Six – How To Reinvent Your Information Product Year After Year

In this module, I will teach you how to reinvent your information product year after year and how your customers will help you do it! I will teach you what your customers look for over the lifetime of the infoproduct and how you can minimize customer returns.

Over 400 New Smart Women Members Last Week!

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

Dear Smart Women,

Welcome to all the new Smart Women Members this week! So happy to have you as part of the Smart Women Family.

And a big Texas special shout out to the over 400 Smart Women Members that just joined this week at the Texas Women’s Conference in Houston. (See huge stack membership cards below) It was so nice to meet you!

We’ve Changed Our Name To Better Represent Our Work In The World

We are celebrating our name and brand change this month and since we don’t want to celebrate all by ourselves, we want to invite those of you who haven’t become part of the family yet to become an official Smart Woman Member this week, ABSOLUTELY FREE! Click here and join now and make sure to add our official seal to your website and social networks.

The second celebration gift is a brand new and Online Free Video Series to get you thinking about what your definition of success looks like in your life and business. And hopefully to show you how to take actions that move you forward.

Make sure to sign up for our Smart Blueprint for Success video series right away! In this free series I lay out five areas you should focus on right now and I dig into each of them for you to create some real forward movement in your life and business. Click on the video below to gain access right away.

Take Care!

Sheri McConnell

Sheri McConnell

Sheri McConnell 2009

Smart Women’s Institute™

http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com

This “intro” was taken from our latest newsletter. Not getting our newsletter? Sign up by clicking on “Grab Your Smart Tools Now” at the TOP of this page and you’ll also receive a free membership!

Do you have a Smart Strategy yet? Watch this video series for help.

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Dear Smart Women,

Welcome to all the new Smart Women Members this week! So happy to have you as part of the Smart Women Family.

I just got back from my third conference in a row led by a successful female entrepreneur in the last few weeks. All three were powerful women and they each expanded my mind as well as attracting very Smart Women to the conference for me to meet and connect with… and all three were competitors. Which led me to thinking about another difference between the way men and women do business. I think that one of the reasons men often move faster and father in their businesses financially is because they really don’t spend time criticizing each other. They are too busy thinking of ways to make money. I hang out with male and female entrepreneurs and I often have more in common with the men when it comes to conversation style and certainly substance. So I just thought I would share my insight and experience with you in hopes that next time you begin to pull apart something a female entrepreneur is doing, instead you will stop and think how awesome she is for being brave and paving the way for all women. Of course she isn’t like you and of course you won’t get everything she is doing. That is what makes us each unique. Just like Madeleine Albright (Former US Secretary of State) said, “There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.” ;)

We’v'e Changed Our Name To Better Represent Our Work In The World

We are celebrating our name and brand change this month and since we don’t want to celebrate all by ourselves, we want to invite those of you who haven’t become part of the family yet to become an official Smart Woman Member this week, ABSOLUTELY FREE! Click here and join now and make sure to add our official seal to your website and social networks.

The second celebration gift is a brand new and Online Free Video Series to get you thinking about what your definition of success looks like in your life and business. And hopefully to show you how to take actions that move you forward.

Make sure to sign up for our Smart Blueprint for Success video series right away! In this free series I lay out five areas you should focus on right now and I dig into each of them for you to create some real forward movement in your life and business. Click on the video below to gain access right away.

Take Care!

Sheri McConnell

Sheri McConnell

Sheri McConnell 2009

Smart Women’s Institute™

http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com

This “intro” was taken from our latest newsletter. Not getting our newsletter? Sign up by clicking on “Grab Your Smart Tools Now” at the TOP of this page and you’ll also receive a free membership!

The Blueprint for Success is Simple & Easy

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

Dear Smart Women,

Welcome to all the new Smart Women Members this week! So happy to have you as part of the Smart Women Family.

You might have noticed we’ve done a little reinvention over the last few weeks. ;) You are looking at our brand new name and logo above which is more in line with the “work” we are doing now and will be focusing on moving into 2012. We dropped “Entrepreneurial Learning” from our name to reflect our focus on integrating the areas of healthy living and wealth building into our teachings. We will certainly continue to help you build and grow your businesses by focusing on powerful business models, marketing, and mindsets like we always have… but we know that the only true way our clients achieve life-fulfilling success is by getting healthier mentally and physically each day. The business just happens to be one of the best catalysts for personal growth that exists. We are lucky as women today to be able to have such choices aren’t we.

Since we don’t want to celebrate all by ourselves, we want to invite those of you who haven’t become part of the family yet to become an official Smart Woman Member this week, ABSOLUTELY FREE!  Click here and join now and make sure to add our official seal to your website and social networks.

The second celebration gift is a brand new and free Online Free Video Series to get you thinking about what your definition of success looks like in your life and business. And hopefully to show you how to take actions that move you forward.

Make sure to sign up for our Smart Blueprint for Success video series right away! In this free series I lay out five areas you should focus on right now and I dig into each of them for you to create some real forward movement in your life and business. Click on the video below to gain access right away.

Take Care!

Sheri McConnell

Sheri McConnell

Sheri McConnell 2009

The Smart Women’s Institute for Entrepreneurial Learning™

http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com

This “intro” was taken from our latest newsletter. Not getting our newsletter? Sign up by clicking on “Send My Kit” at the TOP of this page and you’ll also receive our FREE Smart Steps to Success kit!

Smart Weenie Dogs Don’t Like Halloween

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Dear Smart Women,

Welcome to all the new Smart Women Members this week! So happy to have you as part of the Smart Women Family.

I am really excited about Halloween later this week. Our family loves to dress up, this year the theme seems to be food. My 12 year old daughter and our two “weenie” dogs have hot dog costumes and then my husband and I are Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head (our parts even move all around like the toy versions!)

Here is a picture of Emily and Max in their costumes this morning, I don’t think that they are excited at all. What do you think?

Open Enrollment Is Over In Three More Days

What Does This Mean For You? It means this is your last chance to sign up and work one on one with me at our open enrollment pricing.

After October 30th, both programs will go back to their normal pricing and be over a $1000 more than they are now.

So make sure you download an application now at http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com/coachsulting and look at each of the programs so that you can take advantage of the open enrollment pricing.

Note: If you sent an application in over the last 7 days, our team will get back to you ASAP.

A Quick Look At the Programs

The Smart Women Business Stimulus Program is a combination of a 2 day mastermind with 8 other women AND one on one coaching with Sheri. Plus a bunch of other benefits. Open Enrollment cost is $2500 (After Open Enrollment cost is $3500)

The Smart Women Business Quantum Leap Program is a six month long one on one program with me that includes half day in person planning work (I am so good at this!) AND 5 after implementation calls as well as a lot of additional implementation benefits. Open Enrollment cost is $5500 (After Open Enrollment is $6500)

Full details on both programs as well as testimonials from very recent participants are here: http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com/coachsulting

Note: Even if you don’t want to start your program until January or later, secure your spot now and save over $1000.

Please send all your questions to my team AND if you get your application in this week, we are also adding an extra implementation call to each program to reward you for speed. Because in business speed is one of the main contributors to success!

Take Care!

Sheri McConnell

Sheri McConnell

Sheri McConnell 2009

The Smart Women’s Institute for Entrepreneurial Learning™

http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com

This “intro” was taken from our latest newsletter. Not getting our newsletter? Sign up by clicking on “Send My Kit” at the TOP of this page and you’ll also receive our FREE Smart Steps to Success kit!

Do You Know How To Live In Between Your Dreams and Reality?

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Dear Smart Women,

Welcome to all the new Smart Women Members this week! So happy to have you as part of the Smart Women Family.

I heading to San Diego today to support and learn from my good friend Lisa Sasevich at the Impact and Influence Intensive event that starts tomorrow. This time, my husband is coming too and we plan to enjoy five full days away from our kiddos. I hope the grandparents survive them… please send prayers their way. They will need them.

Speaking of events… Are you going to a live event this Fall? Make sure you do… an hour at the right event can be the same as six months behind the computer. I always advise women to attend no less than one live event each quarter if they are taking their businesses seriously. I will be at six events networking and speaking over the next few months (see all of them in the Speaking section below) and I’d absolutely love to connect with you if you will be at any of these events. Find me and let’s get a group of Smart Women together and do lunch each day!

And last but certainly not least, this week’s article teaches you five tips on how to live in that space between your dreams and reality. You know the space where anything is possible yet you absolutely don’t know what to do next to make it happen and it is where fear most often surfaces.

Take Care!

Sheri McConnell

Sheri McConnell

Sheri McConnell 2009

The Smart Women’s Institute for Entrepreneurial Learning™

http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com

This “intro” was taken from our latest newsletter. Not getting our newsletter? Sign up by clicking on “Send My Kit” at the TOP of this page and you’ll also receive our FREE Smart Steps to Success kit!

Stimulate Your Bottomline

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Dear Smart Women,

Welcome to all the new Smart Women Members this week! So happy to have you as part of the Smart Women Family. As you read this, I will be teaching beautiful Smart Women Entrepreneurs here in San Antonio, Texas on our beautiful Riverwalk how to take their businesses and themselves forward. They will be learning what they need in place in their businesses to manifest money out of thin air within days and how to unblock and eliminate all the mindsets that are holding them back. Plus much more of course!

And I need to let you know I am only offering 10 spaces in our Smart Women Business Stimulus Program for the rest of the year. Check it out today because I have a feeling all the spaces will be gone by Friday. You get over 6 months of coaching and consulting so you can get out of your own way for a low investment of only $2500! Details and application here: http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com/coachsulting and you can also watch me talk about it below.

 


http://www.sherimcconnell.com/2011/10/biz-stimulus/

Take Care!

Sheri McConnell

Sheri McConnell

Sheri McConnell 2009

The Smart Women’s Institute for Entrepreneurial Learning™

http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com

This “intro” was taken from our latest newsletter. Not getting our newsletter? Sign up by clicking on “Send My Kit” at the TOP of this page and you’ll also receive our FREE Smart Steps to Success kit!