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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Creator and Big Thinker,
Ready to become part of one of the most important movements in 2010?
Join myself and hundreds of beautiful souls on November 2 – 4, 2010 in Los Angeles, California
(Make sure you check out the PS in this email to see who is already committed to becoming part of the Smart Women Change the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Dear <strong>Creator and Big Thinker</strong>,</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Ready to become part of one of the most important movements in 2010?</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Join myself and hundreds of beautiful souls on <strong>November 2 – 4, 2010 in Los Angeles, California</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">(Make sure you check out the PS in this email to see who is already committed to becoming part of the Smart Women Change the World Movement this Fall!)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Why Us and Why Now?</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">I am sure by now, you have heard the Dalai Lama&#8217;s quote about the western woman and our mission. No? He said, “The world will be saved by the western woman.”</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">And I personally believe  it will be the “entrepreneurial” western woman that saves the world! </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">I know, it is a bold statement for sure.  <em><strong>But bold statements lead to bold action and to much needed positive change.</strong></em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">To make sure you are ready to do your part in saving the world, I am hosting what will be a life-changing magical 3 day event this Fall!</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>The Smart Women’s Business Conference and Expo is designed to empower and encourage growth from within—which is exactly what our world needs right now.</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Join me and over 300 other women and men as we reconstruct what it means to live on purpose, live in passion, and live profitably.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #800000;">Hurry and Register today before we are sold out: </span></span></span><a href="http://www.smartwomenevent.com"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #800000;">http://www.smartwomenevent.com</span></span></span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>The Agenda</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>PreConference VIP Party</strong><br />
Starting at 6 pm on November 1 (night before event starts), over 100 VIP guests will network and enjoy cocktails!  Not sure if you are a VIP guest, email us </span></span><a href="mailto:info@smartwomeninstitute.com"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">info@smartwomeninstitute.com</span></span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>During Day 1 you will learn about the Most Powerful Business Models that exist in the world today!</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">•Learn the most important biz models for the fastest growth of your business online and offline<br />
•Learn key strategies that position you and your company for the highest payoff<br />
•Learn how to structure your biz so you can make more and work less<br />
•Learn how to create boundaries and structure your company processes for more balance and freedom<br />
•Learn how to brand your company website so that your visitors want to stay and play</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Smart Women of the Year Award Ceremony</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">At the end of Day One: Enjoy a beautiful awards ceremony where we will honor three sensational and successful women with a Smart Women of the Year Award.   All three women (<strong>Rhonda Britten, Kris Carr, and Amyilya Antonetti</strong>) created companies that are of service to the world and create positive change in the world each day!<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">All three have previously been featured on Oprah for their life-changing work and we are excited to have them each come and inspire you with their acceptance speeches!</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>During Day 2 you will learn about the Most Powerful Mindsets you should have on your Entrepreneurial journey!</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">•Learn how to think like and act like a CEO so you can leverage the highest ROI on all of your future joint venture partnerships<br />
•Learn the core behaviors of visionaries and why and how these behaviors allow you to adapt to A New Way of Being that invites even more high-level success<br />
•Learn how to structure your Product and Service Funnel for strategic long-term growth<br />
•Learn multiple marketing strategies and completely map out your core marketing campaigns for 2011 before you leave event<br />
•Learn how to plan the “Big Picture” and understand the micro processes<br />
•Arm yourself with knowledge on “Equity” and future “Exit Strategies”</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>During Day 3 you will learn about the Most Powerful Behaviors you should have to Attract Health and Wealth Into Your Life and Business!</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">•Learn how to use the powerful “why” question in your business and in your life<br />
•Learn how to tame the high-energy entrepreneur into a focused and graceful leader<br />
•Learn how to leverage a top notch business image that allows you to graciously lead with purpose<br />
•Learn how to build and empower a virtual and local teams that allow you to run your global company from your home office or an outside office<br />
•Learn how to integrate Marketing 2.0 with traditional marketing methods that increase your profits faster!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">PLUS, you will enjoy these amazing breakin sessions from our faculty, some of the most inspiring and successful speakers in the world!</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #800000;">Hurry and Register today before we are sold out: </span></span></span><a href="http://www.smartwomenevent.com"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #800000;">http://www.smartwomenevent.com</span></span></span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>The BreakIn Sessions</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Illuminating Beauty™ – Become the Best You Can<br />
and Live a Beautiful Life Inside and Out with Tamara Gold</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Real transformation and success starts with knowing who you are, right now in the moment.  Beauty starts on the inside and it affects all areas of your life. If you truly desire to become the best you can and live a beautiful life, you’ll want to start here. Learn beauty and style secrets that create superstars and how they grab your attention and become magnetic. You’ll walk away with insider tips and inspirational insights to help you look at yourself, your life and your business in a whole new…  beautiful way.  It’s not just about the makeup. Illuminating your beauty is key to your success.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">You will learn:</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">•How makeup relates to your life on every level as Tamara shares her “Makeup Metaphor”™<br />
•How we’ve been conditioned by the media and what that means to the entrepreneur or leader stepping into a new or existing business.<br />
•The key essential steps that will make you look like a superstar in your industry<br />
•A new understanding about your style expression in everything you do.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Million Dollar PR Secrets for Every Budget: How to Leverage Strategic Public Relations for Business Growth with Stacey Johnes and Regina Novickis</strong> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Every business has a story worth telling. The media will gladly cover that story when you frame it in the right context.  PR is still the best free vehicle to market your business to a large audience…  up to millions of people at one time once you are seen in national media.  And it’s not just about fame for fame’s sake. Once you get that story, you’ll gain valuable attention for your business, driving more clients, deals and ultimately, profits! We’ll teach you what you can do immediately to get media attention (including radio, television, print and online); and how to leverage your media coverage to skyrocket your profits.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">You will learn:</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">•Three easy steps on how to secure television, radio, print and online media coverage immediately<br />
•Strategies implemented by million dollar business owners to leverage their PR coverage for business growth<br />
•How even the smallest budget can begin to generate coverage for big profits</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>How to Say ‘No!’ to Info-crap, Embrace the Cutting Edge and Leap to the Head of the Pack with Andrea J. Lee, CEO of The Wealthy Thought Leader</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Are you tired of putting all your effort into marketing something you sweated to create, and producing nothing but a tiny little output like 5 sales? Add insult to injury you get 2 returns and less than nothing to show? Join Andrea J. Lee and discover how to cut through the noise in an overwhelmed market and dominate your category with ideas that turn into real cash quickly.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">You will learn:</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">•How to innovative in a profitable way, simply.<br />
•Ways to expand your reach and impact by building a following that comes to you, instead of pushy, in-your-face tactics to build your list.<br />
•How implementing a 10% innovation to something you already have can create 6-figure results with almost no cost.<br />
•The secret to being seen as the go-to innovator and leader in your market, un-catchable by your competition.<br />
•And, most important, how to get the confidence to put your stake in the ground, bypass the traffic jam in your market and reap wealth from your thought leadership.<br />
•In a world where there’s too much information, you must ensure your content is the best it can be. Your market thirsts for you to lead them in the way only you can! Let’s make sure we give you exactly that.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>The Money Map to Freedom: Building a Sustainable<br />
Business Around Who You Really Are With Grace,<br />
Ease and Harmony with Alexis Martin Neely</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">A 6-step Money Map framework for choosing the right business model for you based on who you are, how you serve, the people you serve and the lifestyle you want to have and how to build this business on a solid foundation that ensures grace, ease and harmony in your life.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">You will learn:</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">•How to Build Your Own Authentic Business Model Based Around Who You Really Are, the People You Serve and the Life You Want to Have (So You Can Finally Stop Following the Leader and Become the Leader You Know You Are)<br />
•The Three Principles of Powerful Feminine Leadership That Will Allow Us to Make the Choice to Stop Doing Business Like Men and Begin to Experience Grace, Ease and Harmony in Our Businesses<br />
•Why the Open-Hearted Agreement Documentation Process Is the Secret Key to Happiness In Your Business Life (and How You Can Save Buckets of Money, Grief and Heartache by Learning to Create Your Own Agreements Instead of Hiring a Lawyer)</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Get Empowered To Become Financially Free!<br />
with Linda Jones</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">How to improve your financial situation, take control of your money, have more confidence, and get on the path to financial freedom.<br />
You will learn:</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">•The steps she followed to become a millionaire at age 38<br />
•The best money engine right to grow money now<br />
•How most millionaires and billionaires on the Forbes 400 Richest made their money<br />
•What to look for in a mentor<br />
•What’s Good Debt and Bad Debt<br />
•The one thing that is the foundation of all wealth<br />
•How to have a wealthy mindset<br />
•How to turn your inner wealth picture into reality<br />
•How to bridge the gap from where you are to where you want to be in business<br />
•Why using debt for education is ok</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">PLUS SO MUCH MORE!!!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>The Location</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The Smart Women’s Business Conference and Expo will be held in Los Angeles, California at the beautiful Sheraton Gateway. The Sheraton Gateway offers complimentary shuttle service to and from the Los Angeles International Airport.  And as a benefit of being a registered attendee of our conference, we have secured a special room rate of $109 (plus taxes).</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">***Special Bring A Big Thinking Friend Offer***</span></strong></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">We wouldn&#8217;t be creating a movement if we didn&#8217;t make it easy for you to spread the word about this amazing event and truly create more positive change for those people you know and love and want to help uplevel too.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>So during the month of September, you can bring a BIG THINKING friend completely free on <span style="text-decoration: underline;">two conditions</span>:</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">1) This friend should also be an entrepreneur or have an interest in entrepreneurship so they can truly understand and support you.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">2) They are able to hold space for you to think bigger for yourself and for the world&#8230; &#8220;No negative energy allowed&#8221; </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">If your friend passes *the test*, then you can invite them to accompany you to this life changing event.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">All you need to do is write their name and email in the comments section at checkout when you register at <a href="http://www.smartwomenevent.com/register-now">http://www.smartwomenevent.com/register-now</a> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">That&#8217;s All You Need To Do&#8230;</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Our team will take care of everything else and contact them to fill in a online registration form to officially register. </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Hurry and Register today before we are sold out: </strong></span></span></span><a href="http://www.smartwomenevent.com"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>http://www.smartwomenevent.com</strong></span></span></span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">See you in a few months!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Love Sheri<br />
CEO of Smart Women&#8217;s Institute of Entrepreneurial Learning</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://gia-connect.com/ezine/images/sheriezinepic.jpg" alt="Sheri McConnell 2009" width="100" /> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">PS</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">By the way, want to see the names of the amazing women and men already registerd for this event and committed to being part of this amazing movement? All of whom you will meet during November 2 &#8211; 4!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Sheri McConnell, Rhonda Britten, Kris Carr, Amyilya Antonetti, Alexis Martin Neely, Tamara Gold, Stacey Johnes &amp; Regina Novickis, Andrea J. Lee, Linda P. Jones, Daria Boissonnas, Carrie Jacobs, Linda Rivero, Kiva Leatherman, Patricia Selmo, Ruth Reiner, Karen Wilson, Mark Satterfield, Beth Schneider, Linda Sivertson, Elaine &amp; Phil McConnell, Chelsea Moser, Ciara Daykin, Simon Daykin, Lindsay Miller, Melanie Benson Strick, Nisha Jackson, Ivy Singletary, Kirin Christianson, Elenie Tsarhopoulous, Shelley Riutta, Kate Karans, Lisa Smith, Teresa Roebuck, Kelly Emmerson, Wendy Dahl, Bennett Cohen, Diane Cunningham, Lora Sasiela, Beverly Bergman, Blair Wagner, Rebecca Reese, Barbara Saunders, Sandra Baptist, Julia McCutchen, Larissa Parks, Sherry Borsheim, Laurie Knight, Consuelo Meux, Tammy Kniffin, Carla Stokes, Karen Hilgefort, Camille Gaines, Daphne Houston, Brenda Rivas, Maria Cornelio, Katherine C.H.E., Michelle Nightengale, Tina Forsyth, Cindy Greenway, Michelle Hanisch, Kim Morris, Donna Duffy, Maureen Wielansky, Rebecca Franklin, Ana Mercedes Kranzlin, Shauna Harper, Angela Khouth, Laura Cross, Sandra Parker, Cheryl Heller, Amanda Graybill, Terri Park, Michelle Norman, Alyette Keldie, Alison Rothwell, Karen Knowler, Laynita Ward-Cichy, Denise Haney, Carmen Coker, Geanine Thompson, Sholon La Bar, Camille Gaines, Jeanna Lynch, Maria Packwood, Mariah Allen, Denise Haney, Lisa Goodwin, Mae Robertson, Karen Ritchie, and many many more registering each and every day!</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Hurry and Register today before we are sold out: </strong></span></span></span><a href="http://www.smartwomenevent.com"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>http://www.smartwomenevent.com</strong></span></span></span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">PSS<br />
Do you want to feature your biz in front of these amazing women and men? </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Make sure you check out our Sponsors and Exhibitors page at </span></span><a href="http://www.smartwomenevent.com/sponsors-exhibitors"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.smartwomenevent.com/sponsors-exhibitors</span></span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are just some of the exhibitors that have already signed on to network with you!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">- Vervante<br />
- Audio Acrobat<br />
- Women&#8217;s Radio<br />
- International Assn of Online Business Managers<br />
- Global Institute of Awakening<br />
- BooJee Beads<br />
- Wise Workshops<br />
- Global Action Network of Entrepreneurial Women<br />
- Global Institute of Wealth for Women<br />
- Thought Partners International<br />
- Global Institute of Visionary Executives<br />
- And many more!</span></span></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Answers in the Dark by Sheri McConnell
Excerpted from Smart Women Know Their Why at www.smartwomenwhy.com
“Sometimes you have to let go over everything to trust that which you cannot see.”
—Unknown
Faith  is a big part of living a successful life and being a successful  entrepreneur. My secret is deciding to have faith in myself more [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Answers in the Dark by Sheri McConnell<br />
<em>Excerpted from Smart Women Know Their Why at <a href="http://www.smartwomenwhy.com/">www.smartwomenwhy.com</a></em></strong></p>
<p>“Sometimes you have to let go over everything to trust that which you cannot see.”</p>
<p>—Unknown</p>
<p><em>F</em>aith  is a big part of living a successful life and being a successful  entrepreneur. My secret is deciding to have faith in myself more than  any type of external force. Notice I said the word “decision” because  that’s where it starts. My journey has taught me to always intuitively  know which direction to head next and when I look to find answers  outside of myself, I always end up off the path a bit. It took me until I  was well into my thirties to be able to trust others because of not  having established trust in any form whatsoever during my childhood. For  me, I had to have my own family and connect with the love I had for  them, to be able to trust myself and others.</p>
<p>The  deeper reason it’s important to be able to trust is because your heart  must be full and complete in order to bring out the passion and joy for  yourself and others in your life. The feeling of trust will penetrate  the walls surrounding a broken heart, the pain from being alone or  feeling alone. Like you, others have been in the dark and are searching  for what you now know to be true. They are searching to believe in  themselves in the darkest moments of their being. This is trust at its  core.</p>
<p>Let’s  talk about a few ways to learn to trust yourself, to empower you to  live the life of your dreams – which could mean grow a wildly profitable  business, having a huge family, authoring a series of books, or  traveling the world and meeting exciting people. Shoot, your dream life  could include all of these! Mine does!</p>
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<p><strong>Trust in Balance</strong></p>
<p>If  you’re moving in “auto-pilot” the heart will not shine and the days  will cast heaviness in the center of your body. Balance will provide the  base of being grounded to the truth. Believe in the love you have for  yourself and you will come from the deepest parts of your soul.</p>
<p>The  fastest way to develop a trusting relationship with balance is to  connect with nature. This will bring the balance between work, family,  love, and life. In this connection you will build the foundation to hold  you up in any storm. Each day, work on getting out and seeing the  beauty of nature around you. This will help make the connection stronger  and remind you of just how small we are in the universe. The more you  bring in nature and hold the thought of each molecule and atom circling  in your path, the more balanced you will become.</p>
<p>I  live in San Antonio, Texas. We’re blessed here with nine annual months  of beautiful weather, enabling me to connect with nature more often than  many. If you live in a more extreme weather climate, do whatever you  can to create the sounds and smells of the outdoors in your home during  the cold winter months.</p>
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<p><strong>Trust in You</strong></p>
<p>True  power will emerge when you’re engaged in being of service. All you have  to do is trust that the power is given to you to serve and that if you  serve, the world is abundant. This doesn’t mean when running a business,  you don’t charge for products and services. You can’t produce quality  products and services and effectively help your customers if there isn’t  an exchange of money. Trusting in your own power to lead others through  your products and services is the inner structure that allows the new  ideas and the new beginnings to come forth.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Trust in Energy</strong></p>
<p>The  innocence of childhood energy is what we tap into when we are at our  center. Remember the feeling of being with oneself and having no cares  or even a negative thought to speak of?</p>
<p>This  energy still exists within you. Trust yourself to bring this calmness  into your thinking when you’re taking on the biggest obstacles and  conflicts. Tapping into this energy will help you to reduce stress and  become heart centered. This constant energy, felt by others, enables  them to rejoice in the knowledge that this power is also within them.  And knowing about this energy will help you break the barriers of  negative energy in any room.</p>
<p>Our  truest sense of self comes from trusting in our energy and the energy  signals we get from others. Your goal is to have no barriers or  boundaries where energy is concerned. To be with the energy of each  moment. In the present moment, there’s no fear, no doubt. Only you in  your power, experiencing all of life’s joys presented to you each day.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Stuck in Your Journey?</strong></p>
<p>Many  people get stuck in their journey. They relive the worst parts of it  over and over, in an unloving way. This vicious circle of disappointment  in self, circles them right back around to the same negative starting  place. I’ve been there and I get it.</p>
<p>Instead  of getting stuck on your journey, take the mistakes you made and will  make and love yourself as if you were a child who is learning. Even as  adults, in some areas of growth we are only children and we must be  gentle with ourselves to thrive and grow through the journey. What I  know to be true is we’re all searching for a place of belonging and  validation. You can create this for others by being a leader who spreads  passion and love.</p>
<p>Your  journey is a gift because it provides the wisdom you will need to go  out and create positive change in the world. Your goal is to learn from  your past and do better as soon as you know better. Be strong and have  courage to change. Trust me, I know how hard it is to move past  comfortable dysfunctional patterns. But the rewards of doing so allow  you to stand outside yourself and get a good look at who you have been  and where you are now. What surfaces is love. And then you can shine  this love for others… because, you see, without the journey, you would  not have this gift.</p>
<p>Because  of my journey (see chapter one), I was able to survive the darkness and  can now shine a light for others who are now in the shadows of darkness  themselves. They need help from someone who has been there and who has  conquered the fear of internal and external chaos. I do this by casting  light on dark situations and allowing my words to fill the gap between  doubt and love. I invite you to find your passions (your gifts) and cast  light for others too.</p>
<p><strong>Want To Use This Article In Your Ezine or Website?</strong> You have my  permission, as long as you include this complete blurb with it: Sheri  McConnell is the CEO of Sheri McConnell Companies, Inc. and the  president and founder of two global organizations, the Smart Women’s  Institute of Entrepreneurial Learning (formerly the National Assn of  Women Writers-2001) and the Global Institute of Associations-GIA. You  can visit Sheri, access her free article archive, and grab lots of free  stuff at <a href="http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com/" target="_blank">http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com</a> or<a href="http://www.giaconnect.com/" target="_blank"> http://www.giaconnect.com</a>. Sheri lives in San Antonio, Texas with her husband, their four children, a weenie dog, and three hermit crabs.</p>
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		<title>Press Release: Sheri McConnell and SMART Faculty Teach Women How To Thrive In Any Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Smart Women&#8217;s Institute of Entrepreneurial Learning &#8211; Business Conference &#38; Expo
Sheri McConnell and SMART Faculty Teach Women How To Thrive In Any Economy
LOS ANGELES (September 1, 2010) – The Smart Women’s Business Conference and Expo is designed to empower and encourage growth from within—which is exactly what our world needs right now!
Join Sheri [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Smart Women&#8217;s Institute of Entrepreneurial Learning &#8211; Business Conference &amp; Expo</strong></p>
<p><strong>Sheri McConnell and SMART Faculty Teach Women How To Thrive In Any Economy</strong></p>
<p>LOS ANGELES (September 1, 2010) – The Smart Women’s Business Conference and Expo is designed to empower and encourage growth from within—which is exactly what our world needs right now!</p>
<p>Join Sheri and over 300 other women and men as they reconstruct what it means to live on purpose, live in passion, and live profitably!</p>
<p><strong>And during the month of September, when women register, they can bring a friend for free!</strong></p>
<p>Led by Sheri McConnell, Smart Women&#8217;s Business Conference and Expo in Los Angeles (November 2-4), will be a gathering of over 300 women entrepreneurs who have decided this year is the year they want to create more positive change in the world through Smart Entrepreneurship!</p>
<p>According to Daring, Inc. CEO, Francine Allaire and mentee of Sheri McConnell, &#8220;One of the fastest ways to achieve and reach your goals is to follow in the footsteps of successful leaders. By following Sheri and her faculty I have benefited from their invaluable knowledge on all things entrepreneurial!&#8221;</p>
<p>CEO and founder, Sheri McConnell shared, &#8220;Women from all over the world attend our annual events to connect, create, and cultivate new ways of solving problems. When women learn, they turn that knowledge into power that creates positive change in their communities and in their homes. That literally affects generations to come.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t thank Sheri McConnell and her team enough,&#8221; says Kendall Summerhawk, CEO of the IAWBC.com. &#8220;Because of her vision and training programs, we launched our dream company and it wouldn&#8217;t have happened so fast with out their information. Because of them it was easy!&#8221;</p>
<p>Find out more information about this amazing once a year event at <a href="http://www.smartwomenevent.com">www.smartwomenevent.com</a></p>
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ABOUT Sheri McConnell and the Smart Women&#8217;s Institute of Entrepreneurial Learning </strong></p>
<p>Smart Women&#8217;s Institute of Entrepreneurial Learning (<a href="http://www.smartwomenevent.com">www.smartwomenevent.com</a>) is devoted to helping women achieve financial freedom through smart entrepreneurship.</p>
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		<title>Official Back-to-School Happy Dance 25% Off Sale!</title>
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It is finally time (Yippee!) for an Official Back-to-School Happy Dance 25% Off Sale!
Yes, it is true. In an effort to celebrate (meaning actual &#8220;Happy Dancing!!!) all children heading back-to-school, our 25% off Sale has begun&#8230;
For 7-days only, we are holding a special Back-to-School Sale on all of our products for business and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Dear Smart Woman</strong>!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">It is finally time (Yippee!) for an <strong>Official Back-to-School Happy Dance 25% Off Sale!</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes, it is true. In an effort to celebrate (meaning actual &#8220;Happy Dancing!!!) all children heading back-to-school, our <strong>25% off Sale</strong> has begun&#8230;</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">For 7-days only, we are holding a <strong>special Back-to-School Sale on all of our products for business and personal success</strong>. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">This is our gift to you, to <strong>thank you for being a SMART WOMAN and playing with us as we all work towards creating more positive change in the world through entrepreneurship!</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The sale begins TODAY, Monday, August 23, and is <em>available only until Monday, August 30th at Noon Pacific. </em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">To claim your discount, <strong>use the special promo code BONUS2010</strong> at checkout and <strong>receive 25% off all of our best-selling products</strong>!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here </span></span><a href="http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com/products"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com/products</span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> to shop our catalog this week and save!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are just a few of the products you can save on this week!</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To your success,</span></span></p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Welcome to all of our new Smart Women Members!  I hope you are enjoying August weather where ever you are. I have started hiking more lately because the summer days are almost gone. Which reminds me,  I only have a few short days left until my older children head back to school.  This will be the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Smart Woman,</p>
<p>Welcome to all of our new <a href="../benefits/" target="_blank">Smart Women Members</a>!  I hope you are enjoying August weather where ever you are. I have started hiking more lately because the summer days are almost gone. Which reminds me,  I only have a few short days left until my older children head back to school.  This will be the last year for each of them in their current school.  My middle school child will go to high school next year and my elementary child will go to middle school next year and then finally my sweet little boy will head off to Kindergarten next year. So I have set the intention to savor this transitional year as it begins. <img src='http://www.sherimcconnell.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> <strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Did You Hear the Latest PR Secrets?</strong></p>
<p>I hope you enjoyed this weeks <em>Member Only PR Secrets</em> call. If you missed it, you can listen now on the member download page.  If you aren&#8217;t a member yet, click here: <a href="../benefits/">http://www.sherimcconnell.com/benefits/</a><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Are You Tired of Marketing Your Business and Getting Mediocre Results?</strong></p>
<p>Were you able to listen to our preview call this week on Marketing 2.0? If not, no worries! You can grab the download link now at <a href="../teleseminar" target="_blank">http://www.sherimcconnell.com/teleseminar</a></p>
<p>If you ever wondered how we are able to get all of our companies on the 1st page of Google and how we built our Fan page over 12,000 in just 4 months, then you want to check out our latest course. Act quickly because there are special bonuses for everyone who registers before September 1.  Just click here to find out more: <a href="../marketing-2-0/" target="_blank">http://www.sherimcconnell.com/marketing-2-0/</a></p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.smartwomenevent.com/">Smart Women Business Conference and Expo</a> &#8211; Speakers</strong></p>
<p><strong>This week&#8217;s Featured Event Speaker is Amyilya Antonetti.</strong></p>
<p><strong><img class="alignleft" title="AmilyaAntonetti" src="http://www.smartwomenevent.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/AmilyaAntonetti.jpg" alt="" width="161" height="216" /></strong>As Chairman and CEO of AMA Enterprises, LLC, Amilya Antonetti leads a team that Discovers, Develops, and Delivers consumer brands and products that provide better choices for today’s consumer. The AMA Enterprises team leverages decades of experience in Electronic Retail, Direct Retail, Traditional Retail and Distribution combined with media relationships and visibility to develop and execute on go-to-market strategies that place consumer brands in the RIGHT channel at the RIGHT time so that our portfolio companies and partners get the RIGHT results.</p>
<p>Amilya rose to the national stage in the early ‘90’s, when she discovered that the cleaning products she was using to clean her home every Tuesday were causing life-threatening ailments for her infant son. This led to the launch of Amilya’s Soapworks, a line of hypoallergenic, non-toxic, and biodegradable cleaning products. As one of the first Mommies to go “green”, she documented her son’s journey back to health in her first book, Why David Hated Tuesdays. Her Soapworks story has been featured on Oprah, CBS News as well as in Time, People, and Working Mother to name a few and as a regular guest on CNBC’s “The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch”.</p>
<p><strong>Check our all of our amazing Smart Women Event speakers here: <a href="http://www.smartwomenevent.com/speakers" target="_blank">http://www.smartwomenevent.com/speakers</a></strong></p>
<p>Have a great week,</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Welcome to all of our new Smart Women Members!  I hope you are having an amazing week so far.
I read Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh last weekend and I was so excited to read these words in the last few pages: &#8220;If you keep asking yourself &#8216;WHY?&#8217; enough times, you&#8217;ll find yourself arriving [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Smart Woman,</p>
<p>Welcome to all of our new <a href="http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com/benefits">Smart Women Members</a>!  I hope you are having an amazing week so far.</p>
<p>I read <em>Delivering Happiness</em> by Tony Hsieh last weekend and I was so excited to read these words in the last few pages: &#8220;If you keep asking yourself &#8216;WHY?&#8217; enough times, you&#8217;ll find yourself arriving at the same answer&#8230; happiness.&#8221;</p>
<p>Having just written a <a href="http://www.smartwomenwhy.com">bestselling book myself on the question of WHY</a> and why it is so important, I was delighted to see that Tony proposes the same philosophy for life and business.</p>
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<p>You&#8217;ve been asking for it and now it is here&#8230;  <a href="http://www.sherimcconnell.com/marketing-2-0/">Learn more about Marketing 2.0 now</a>!</p>
<p>This is a brand new marketing course detailing all of the latest Marketing 2.0 Strategies and how to use them efficiently and profitably.  This comprehensive and truly unique course even comes with a brand new <strong>100 Marketing 2.0 Ideas Workbook</strong> and much much more!  Learn more about this new course <a href="http://www.sherimcconnell.com/marketing-2-0/">here</a> and if you early register and save, you even get a free ticket to our November <a href="http://www.smartwomenevent.com">Smart Women Business Conference and Expo </a>when you early register.  What ARE YOU waiting for? <img src='http://www.sherimcconnell.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><strong>Smart Women Business Conference and Expo &#8211; Speakers</strong><br />
<img class="alignleft" style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" title="kk" src="http://www.smartwomenevent.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/KrisCarr.jpg" alt="" width="161" height="216" />This week&#8217;s Featured Event Speaker is Kris Carr, a best-selling author, filmmaker, and motivational speaker. She is the subject of the inspirational documentary, Crazy Sexy Cancer, which she wrote and directed for TLC and Discovery Health.</p>
<p>Her awarding-winning books, Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips (foreword by Sheryl Crow), and Crazy Sexy Cancer Survivor(foreword by Marianne Williamson) are must-have manuals for triumphing over disease while shattering stigmas and embracing a holistic approach to recovery.</p>
<p>As an irreverent foot soldier in the fight against disease, Carr inspires countless individuals and their families to make the link between personal and planetary health by adopting a plant-based diet and improving lifestyle choices. Her witty anecdotes, and tips for tackling adversity motivate her audiences to become empowered wellness activists.</p>
<p><strong>Check our all of our amazing Smart Women Event speakers here: <a href="http://www.smartwomenevent.com/speakers">http://www.smartwomenevent.com/speakers</a></strong></p>
<p>Have a great week,</p>
<p><img src="http://sherimcconnell.com/ezine/images/sherisig.jpg" alt="Sheri        McConnell" width="177" height="27" /></p>
<p>Sheri McConnell</p>
<p><img src="http://gia-connect.com/ezine/images/sheriezinepic.jpg" alt="Sheri McConnell 2009" width="100" /></p>
<p>The Smart  Women’s Institute for Entrepreneurial Learning™</p>
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<p><strong>PS – This &#8220;intro&#8221; 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!</strong></p>
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		<title>Smart Women Member Bonus Call: PR Secrets</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smart Women Member Bonus Call
&#8220;PR Secrets: How to get on TV, Radio, Newspapers and Magazines to Skyrocket Your Business and Become a Star&#8221;
August 17th at 2 pm CST
Join Today to listen to this monthly call next week and get lots of cool membership stuff too!
Stacey Johnes, and Regina Novickis, co-owners of Media Tonic and PR [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Smart Women Member Bonus Call</strong></p>
<p><strong>&#8220;PR Secrets: How to get on TV, Radio, Newspapers and Magazines to Skyrocket Your Business and Become a Star&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>August 17th at 2 pm CST</p>
<p><a href="http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com/benefits">Join Today</a> to listen to this monthly call next week and get lots of cool membership stuff too!</p>
<p>Stacey Johnes, and Regina Novickis, co-owners of Media Tonic and PR Takeoff, will share with you the secrets they have learned from working with hundreds of companies ranging from global brands and celebrity experts, to emerging start-ups.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" title="pr" src="http://www.sherimcconnell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/StaceyRegina.jpg" alt="" width="161" height="235" /></p>
<p><strong>On this call you will learn:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>How to tell if you and your business ARE PR-worthy. (Hint &#8211; if you&#8217;re not, you&#8217;ll learn how to become so)</li>
<li>How doing PR can be as simple as hitting &#8220;send&#8221; on an email</li>
<li>The easy steps to determine what&#8217;s most newsworthy about you and your business to best position yourself for maximum attention from the media</li>
<li>Three simple ways to leverage your PR results to grow your list and your business</li>
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<p><a href="http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com/benefits"><strong>Join Today</strong></a> to listen to this call next week and get lots of cool stuff!</p>
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		<title>Having a Hard Time Getting Motivated For Fall?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheri McConnell</dc:creator>
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Welcome to all the brand new Smart Women Members this week! I love the summer because of all the extra family time and beautiful weather&#8230; but I love back-to-school time a lot too because everyone gears back up to get ready to finish the year out with some real results. If you find yourself [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Smart Woman,</p>
<p>Welcome to all the brand new <a href="http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com/benefits">Smart Women Members</a> this week! I love the summer because of all the extra family time and beautiful weather&#8230; but I love back-to-school time a lot too because everyone gears back up to get ready to finish the year out with some real results. If you find yourself having a hard time getting motivated for Fall, then take a peek at this news segment when I was on Memphis CBS. I spoke about how asking WHY can really help you shift whenever you need to, especially when the economy shifts. You can see the video and some of the other suggestions I made on <a href="http://www.smartwomen.tv" target="_blank">http://www.smartwomentv.com</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.smartwomen.tv" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2102" style="margin-bottom: 30px;" title="cbsvideo" src="http://www.sherimcconnell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/cbsvideo.png" alt="" width="394" height="259" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Smart Women Business Conference and Expo &#8211; Speakers</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone" title="rb" src="http://www.smartwomenevent.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/RhondaBritten.jpg" alt="" width="161" height="216" />This week&#8217;s Featured Event Speaker is Rhonda Britten – Emmy Award-winner, Oprah guest – is the Life Coach on the highly successful VH1 reality show, Celebrity Fit Club, and founder of the Fearless Living Institute, an organization dedicated to giving anyone the tools they need to master their emotional fears, as well as the author of four national bestsellers including Fearless Living which features her groundbreaking work called the Wheel Technology. During her three seasons on the hit daytime reality drama, Starting Over, Britten was named “America’s Favorite Life Coach” and was dubbed Starting Over’s “Most Valuable Player” by The New York Times. She is a globally recognized expert on the subject of fear and fearlessness. Rhonda has written several national bestsellers based on her principles, including Fearless Living (translated into 12 languages), Fearless Loving, and Change Your Life in 30 Days. Her latest book, Do I Look Fat in This? Get Over Your Body and On With Your Life, alters the way we see, and our relationship to, our body.</p>
<p><strong>Check our all of our amazing Smart Women Event speakers here: <a href="http://www.smartwomenevent.com/speakers" target="_blank">http://www.smartwomenevent.com/speakers</a></strong></p>
<p><img src="http://sherimcconnell.com/ezine/images/sherisig.jpg" alt="Sheri        McConnell" width="177" height="27" /></p>
<p>Sheri McConnell</p>
<p><img src="http://gia-connect.com/ezine/images/sheriezinepic.jpg" alt="Sheri McConnell 2009" width="100" /></p>
<p>The Smart  Women’s Institute for Entrepreneurial Learning™</p>
<p><a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.smartwomeninstitute.com');" href="http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com/">http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com</a></p>
<p><strong>PS – This &#8220;intro&#8221; 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!</strong></p>
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		<title>Blueprint and Tool Kit Liquidation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheri McConnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[***Blueprint and Tool Kit 50% Off Liquidation***
Back-to-School Rebranding
Dear Smart Woman,
So many of you have written us over the past few weeks after listening to our Create a Network Preview calls at http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com/teleseminar
asking for a &#8220;self-study only&#8221; way to learn how to Create and Grow A Profitable Network.
Even though we highly recommend the Create A Network Course that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>***Blueprint and Tool Kit 50% Off Liquidation***<br />
Back-to-School Rebranding</strong></p>
<p>Dear Smart Woman,</p>
<p>So many of you have written us over the past few weeks after listening to our <strong>Create a Network Preview</strong> calls at <a href="http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com/teleseminar">http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com/teleseminar</a><br />
asking for a &#8220;self-study only&#8221; way to learn how to <strong>Create and Grow A Profitable Network</strong>.</p>
<p>Even though we highly recommend the <strong>Create A Network Course</strong> that starts tomorrow at <a href="http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com/createnetwork">http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com/createnetwork</a> because you will be able to take advantage of <strong>live Q &amp; As and hotseats</strong>, we did want to provide you a cozy way to learn since you are requesting it. But you have to act quickly   because our best-selling product is finally being updated and   rebranded&#8230;</p>
<p>Since we are in the process of rebranding our current GIA Blueprint and Tool Kit program to the Smart Women&#8217;s Institute, we are <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">offering a huge 50% liquidation pricing on our best-selling GIA Blueprint and Tool Kit for the next 5 days!</span></strong></p>
<p><strong>After Friday, August 6th, you will no longer be able to purchase this comprehensive program and it will be gone forever</strong>.</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-1356" href="http://www.sherimcconnell.com/benefits/1138-revision-28/"><img title="GIAMemberBundle" src="http://www.gia-connect.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/GIAMemberBundle.jpg" alt="GIAMemberBundle" width="501" height="243" /></a></p>
<p>And   don&#8217;t worry, everyone who purchases the GIA version of the Blueprint   and Tool Kit this week, will also receive the future updates as   downloads. So you can print out the new information on your own and add   it to the manuals you already have&#8230; but at a much lower price than  the  new version.</p>
<p><strong>So  if you are ready for a cozy way to  learn at your own pace, take action  today and make sure you grab this  exclusive program at the lowest price  ever at:<br />
</strong><a href="http://www.gia-connect.com/blueprint-kit"><strong>http://www.gia-connect.com/blueprint-kit</strong></a></p>
<p>If you have any questions at all, don&#8217;t hesitate to contact our team.</p>
<p>To your success,<br />
Sheri McConnell-CEO</p>
<p>PS<br />
If you haven&#8217;t had a chance to listen to the preview calls we offered on a few weeks<br />
ago on this program, just visit <a href="http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com/teleseminar">http://www.smartwomeninstitute.com/teleseminar</a></p>
<p>We covered:</p>
<p><strong>Preview Call #1 – Why A Network?</strong></p>
<p>This call has already happened…  Download Immediately After You Register Above!</p>
<p>•Learn Why the Network/Membership-Based Business Model Is More Powerful Than Any Continuity Program<br />
•Learn My Easy Formula for Choosing the Perfect Association Name So  that  the Search Engines Love You and Your Future Members Get It<br />
•Plus More!</p>
<p><strong>Preview Call #2 – Let’s Talk Money and Mindsets</strong></p>
<p>This call has already happened…  Download Immediately After You Register Above!</p>
<p>•3 Ways To Make Six Figures In 12 Months With My Network Model<br />
•The Single Most Important “Strategy” You Must Understand or You Will Not Be Successful<br />
•Plus more!</p>
<p><strong>Preview Call #3 – Freedom and Leadership Leverage</strong></p>
<p>This call has already happened…  Download Immediately After You Register Above!</p>
<p>•5 Ways The Association Model Allows You To Maintain Your Freedom<br />
•Why You Should THINK BIG and CREATE AN ASSOCIATION Now<br />
•Plus More!</p>
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<p><a href="../" target="_blank">www.sherimcconnell.com</a></p>
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<p>PS   &#8211; Smart Women Business Conference &amp; Expo now open.  Did you know   that a free VIP Ticket is included in offer above? Check out the event   at <a href="http://www.smartwomenevent.com/">http://www.smartwomenevent.com</a></p>
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		<title>4 Simple Steps For Building a Foundation for Business Brilliance with Jessica Eaves Mathews</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheri McConnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[July Bonus Teleseminar for Smart Women Members!
Title: A Smart Women&#8217;s 4 Simple Steps For Building a Foundation for Business Brilliance
with Jessica Eaves Mathews

On this call, you will learn:

(1)  Make it a Brilliant Beginning (entity choice, how to prevent losing that entity status, handling business funds, etc&#8230;.):
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.sherimcconnell.com/benefits/"><strong>July Bonus Teleseminar for Smart Women Members!</strong></a></p>
<p><strong>Title: A Smart Women&#8217;s 4 Simple Steps For Building a Foundation for Business Brilliance</strong></p>
<p><strong>with Jessica Eaves Mathews<br />
</strong></p>
<p><strong>On this call, you will learn:<br />
</strong></p>
<p>(1)  Make it a Brilliant Beginning (entity choice, how to prevent losing that entity status, handling business funds, etc&#8230;.):<br />
(2)  Protect Your Brilliant Ideas (copyright and trademark basics, NDAs, etc&#8230;)<br />
(3)  Setting up A Brilliant Website (what to have on your website, including Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Earnings Disclaimers; following FTC rules on affiliates/testimonials, etc&#8230;)<br />
(4)  Working Brilliantly with Others (how to use contracts to protect yourself and your relationships, working with independent contractors, hiring employees, etc&#8230;)</p>
<p><strong>Date: July 13th at 2 pm Central (Noon PST, 1 pm MST, and 3 pm EST)</strong></p>
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</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.sherimcconnell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/jessicaeaves1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1858" title="jessicaeaves1" src="http://www.sherimcconnell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/jessicaeaves1.jpg" alt="" width="161" height="193" /></a><strong>Jessica Eaves Mathews’ Biography</strong><br />
Jessica Eaves Mathews is America’s Advocate for Women in Business. She is passionate about helping women launch wealth-building businesses infused with authenticity &amp; passion.<br />
Jessica is a seasoned business lawyer, advisor and coach for business owners and entrepreneurs. She is also a multi-passionate entrepreneur herself, having launched a number of successful<br />
ventures of her own throughout the past 15 years.</p>
<p>Jessica has had a wonderfully successful career as a lawyer. She has spent her career representing businesses and business owners, from solopreneurs, to mom and pop stores and restaurants, to professional service-providers to Fortune 500 companies. She has even represented some of the most successful and most wealthy entrepreneurs in the world. She has been there in every phase of the business life cycle from start-up on.<br />
She has also been a successful entrepreneur in her own right for almost a full decade.</p>
<p>However, she has always suffered from entrepreneurial ADD because she has never wanted to be defined as “just a lawyer.” Her heart has always been drawn to creating businesses out of her creativity and passions. And over the years, she found that her clients, friends and family regularly sought her out for advice, support and guidance on how to launch and run their own businesses. As a result, Jessica shed her role as “just a lawyer” and realized her own dream of devoting her time and energies to helping women business owners reach their own dreams and goals through their own businesses.</p>
<p>Her Business Brilliance™ brand is dedicated to empowering women with the tools they need to create a life of personal and financial brilliance through entrepreneurship. Through her dynamic Business Brilliance Blueprint™ programs, books, live events and ezines, Jessica guides women entrepreneurs through the emotional and practical steps toward a rock solid business that empowers and liberates women to have a brilliant business and brilliant life on their own terms.</p>
<p><strong>Jessica’s professional activities include:</strong><br />
• Expert blogger for StartupNation (www.startupnation.com),<br />
• Adjunct faculty member for the Smart Women’s Institute of Entrepreneurial Learning<br />
(http://www.sherimcconnell.com/faculty/),<br />
• An eLearning expert for MOMeo, the online community for mompreneurs<br />
(http://www.momeostore.com/index.html),<br />
• An expert on the up-coming reality life makeover show for women on the Oxygen<br />
network, 180: Life and Style Makeovers,<br />
• Author of the soon-to-be-released book, Brilliant Business, Brilliant Life: A Woman’s<br />
Handbook to Having it All! (release date: August 2010).<br />
She also has a successful golf clothing line for women called Grace &amp; Game Golf,<br />
www.graceandgame.com.</p>
<p>In her free time, Jessica loves spending time in her Corrales, New Mexico home with her daughter, where they ride and show their Arabian horses, play with their three, silly, large doggies, and enjoy the New Mexico sun.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">How do I Register?</h3>
<p><strong>This is a monthly bonus teleseminar for Smart Women Members.</strong> If you are a member already, call in details are on your Member login page. If you need your password, e-mail us at support@smartwomeninstitute.com</p>
<p><strong>Not a member yet?</strong> You can join now and enjoy this teleseminar and so much more at <strong><a href="http://www.sherimcconnell.com/benefits/">Membership Benefits</a></strong>.</p>
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