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June 30, 2008
Meet Featured Diva Beverly Mahone
Platinum Diva Member
Beverly Mahone is a veteran journalist, author, media coach and motivational speaker who writes about issues affecting middle-aged women in her book, Whatever! A Baby Boomer’s Journey Into Middle Age. In addition, she is a Featured Writer for Boomer Living, Bonkers and Passionate For Life Magazines. She also hosts a weekly show on BlogTalk Radio called Passions.
After spending more than 25 years in the radio and television news business, Beverly traded it in to write full-time and become a work-at-home-mom. She is now using her media expertise as a consultant to train individuals how to market themselves to radio, television and newspapers professionals. Her Company is BAM Enterprises.
Through her online marketing skills, she has created a Boomer Diva Nation; which consists of women over 40 who represent the baby boomer woman from all walks of life and career endeavors.
Beverly has been classified as a baby boomer expert and appeared on numerous radio and television programs, including MSNBC and FOX News. She was also featured in the New York Times.
Beverly describes herself as a “Baby Boomer Diva on the Move” who has a passion for God and family. Her favorite scriptures are Jeremiah 29:11 and Philippians 4: 4-8.
She may be reached at: Beverly@talk2bev.com or 301-356-6280.
Her Other website: The Baby Boomer Diva
Blogs: BoomerWorld; Talk2Bev; BabyBoomerBev; MenopauseMama;
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June 21, 2009
Meet Featured Diva Evelyn Kalinosky
Platinum Diva Member Evelyn Kalinosky
1. What plans do you have for the summer months as it relates to your business?
I plan to officially launch my business website “Evelyn Kalinosky, LLC” in mid-July and will be writing a weekly blog and a monthly newsletter. I have a radio interview scheduled for 7/15 with the Coach Radio where I will be talking about my coaching business – working with professional women 50+ to create a retirement plan as unique as their fingerprint. Since I didn’t begin my business until January of this year, I will be spending the next 6 months actively promoting and marketing and building my client list.
2) What recommendations can you offer to women to keep them motivated during the summer?
Honor the tendency in the summer to want to “play” – that’s important, as long as you keep your focus on building and growing your business. Develop a goal/project that ignites your passion and will keep you motivated over the summer. Scheduled some down time so you don’t feel you are all work and no play.
3) What advice do you have for fellow businesswomen who want to understand how to make social media work for them?
SM has been an amazing boost for me as someone just starting out with my own business. It’s a terrific networking tool, a way to get your product, brand etc. out to a tremendous # of people. I would recommend that women build their profiles on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and any other SM forums that match up to their business/industry and begin by watching how others are connecting. Links are often posted that provide a great deal of information about how to use SM – read these and invest the time, and money, if necessary, learning about SM from reliable, experienced professionals. Because most women are interested in connecting and collaborating, SM is a wonderful way to do both, but be strategic and thoughtful about how you connect/collaborate so that it is a benefit to your business and not a distraction. A definite no-no in SM is promoting yourself or your business/product shamelessly. It’s important to augment these posts with genuine interaction. With Twitter – tweet, retweet, reply and provide useful links and information. That will help you to build a following. Don’t be focused on the # of followers, but the quality of the followers.
4) What’s your favorite social media site and why?
Twitter for the sheer # of connections that can be made in real time, and the ability to link to those in my business strata. I have made good, strong connections in a very short period of time on Twitter, but because of the speed and # of posts, I rely on LinkedIn and Facebook to deepen the connections I made on Twitter.
5) Are there any new projects you’re working on that you’d like the general public to know about?
I am writing a book that coincides with my work as a retirement coach for professional women 50+ that explores midlife transitions for women – a time of rebirth and finding their authentic selves. I hope to have the book finished by late fall and published shortly thereafter.
6) How can someone get in touch with you?
Email me at evelyn@evelynkalinosky.com or prophet1958@hotmail.com or call me on my cell phone (570) 817-6576.
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June 7, 2009
Meet Featured Diva Monique Howat
Platinum Diva Member Monique Howat
1. What plans do you have for the summer months as it relates to your business?
The answer to this question may sound rather boring to most but for me, it’s the quintessential summer job!
- Head over to the UK to present a summer program
- Redo website (big job!)
- Organize my files to add all the new things I’ve learned
- Prepare workshop supplies for next two seasons
- Write another keynote
2. What recommendations can you offer to women to keep them motivated during the summer?
Armour up! Prepare for the “not so motivated moments” by having a three point plan to get yourself energized, refreshed and raring to go again!
Here are some examples of strategies that may work for you
- Call an uplifting, optimistic friend
- Post your favorite motivational quote in a common area
- Listen to a motivational CD. There are some inspiring ones out there!
- Go out and play. Do something a little outrageous like roll down a hill or run in the rain instead of away from it…You’ll feel young and amused with yourself.
- List your accomplishments over the past year along with reading letters and notes people have written telling you how much you meant to them.
3. What advice do you have for fellow businesswomen who want to understand how to make social media work for them?
- Try more than one social networking media. If you don’t get the technology hire a student to show you how to maneuver around the site.
4. What’s your favorite social media site and why?
So far, it’s been Facebook but I’ve been looking for something new and exciting and it looks like Baby Boomer Diva is it!
5. Are there any new projects you’re working on that you’d like the general public to know about?
I’m always working on something new to keep my workshop offerings fresh and current. The latest keynote is called The Resiliency factor.
It’s about determination and our indelible spirits of survival… despite what the human hosts may have planned otherwise!
And of course, I want to continue to wow all my clients all over the world!
6. How can someone get in touch with you?
Monique Howat
The Ultimate Motivator
- Confidence, Character, Success!
Workshops, Self-Leadership, Prof. Development, Keynotes
905. 986. 1441
www.confidentgirlsguys.com
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June 1, 2009
Meet Featured Diva Shirley Mitchell
Platinum Diva Member Shirley Mitchell
What plans do you have for the summer months as it relates to your business?
I will continue my with my Syndicated Radio Show “Aging Outside the Box®” – a weekly One-hour LIVE Broadcast Radio Show every Wednesday night on the ArtistFirst World Radio Network surrounding the time zones of 2PM-HIST, 3PM-AKST, 4PM-PST, 5PM-MST, 6PM-CST, 7PM-EST, and 8PM-AST, and “Aging Outside the Box®-Christian Spiritual Sparks™” – a weekly 15 minute Broadcast every Sunday morning at 6:45am-MST on KXKS-am1190 in the Albuquerque-Santé Fe, NM area, and at 7:30am-CST on WBXR-am1140 in the Greater Huntsville, AL & Fayetteville, TN areas with Wilkins Communications Network, Inc. I will be completing my trilogy of books on Aging, and continue to write my Syndicated Column for the Sand Mountain Reporter, Spiritual Sparks for Baby Boomers, Senior Lifestyle Magazine, Senior Evangelism Partnership and Passionate for Life Magazine. I have several Speaking and Author Signing Events planned, and I will be attending the CBA-International Retail Christian Booksellers Convention in Denver, Colorado. I am also working with MyExpertSolution.com as an Aging and Longevity Expert.
What recommendations can you offer to women to keep them motivated during the summer?
Women with children in school will be spending time on the beach, swimming pools, Vacation Bible School, and family vacations. I would suggest to take these rich experiences and create stories. Keep a journal as episodes happen during the summer. There is a great market out there for mothers, grandmothers, devotional books, summer activity books. Good writers who have a great life, gleam writing material from their activity, environmental locations, relationships, spiritual walk, and extraordinary summer living. A writer gets deeper into life than many other professions. Allow the beautiful summer experience to highly motivate you to do your best writing. Summer weather is very agreeable to enjoy any sport, lifestyle, travel, or educational opportunities. Just the season of summer is motivational! Marketing people are motivated to hone in on the special marketable merchandise for summer.
What advice do you have for fellow businesswomen who want to understand how to make social media work for them?
Networking is great on the Internet. Search the web for the Social Media that fits your needs, personalities and your desires. Learn the techniques of linking your websites to the people who will benefit your business, and you their’s. Write Articles and Press Releases – Post these on your Websites and BLOGS, and place them with Press Release Companies On-Line. I have met many of my Social Networking Friends while going to Author Signings or Speaking Events, and some of them have even been on my Radio Shows. Send E-Mail and make comments on their Social page. Put your Social Site Page links on all your Websites and BLOGS, and in your E-Mail as part of your Signature.
What’s your favorite social media site and why?
I actually have two that are neck and neck – ShoutLife! and Growing Bolder… ShoutLife! is a Christian Social Site full of Faith, and Growing Bolder emphasizes the fact that we are not Growing Older but BOLDER! Their positive spin on aging is contagious. I love the audio and video. Both Sites let you add your Photos, Bio, BLOGS, Events, Audio, Video, E-Mail and more! And the members are Fabulous ! I like Sites that tell the whole story when you first go on them, so that you don’t have to click on something several times or “Sign-In” to view the complete information.
Are their any new projects you’re working on that you’d like the general public to know about?
I am working on 5 new books. My Sixth Book should be out by years end or the first of next year – it will be the “Third Book” in my “Aging Trilogy” for the 70 Year Olds! – it follows “Fabulous after 50®-Finding Fulfillment for Tomorrow” and “Sensational after 60®-Loving Life All Over Again”, and my Second book is being Re-Published as well and should be out in the same time period. I am working on a Children’s book, a Gift book, another type of Aging book, and a Novel. We are expanding our Website System and adding more Stations to our Syndicated Radio Show. We are also getting more venues trademarked.
How can someone get in touch with you?
I am Managed and Represented by Lighthouse Coastal Productions and Lighthouse News Bureau 466 Sardis Cutoff Road Sardis City, AL 35956 tel. 256-281-9399 Agent @ lighthousecoastalliterary.com, Agent @ fabulousafter50.com, Host@agingoutsidethebox.net
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May 29, 2009
Meet Featured Diva Becky Williamson
Platinum Diva Member Becky Williamson
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May 28, 2009
Meet Featured Diva Aprille Janes
Platinum Diva Member
What plans do you have for the summer months as it relates to your business?
I’m offering a number for workshops for women who are serious about building their business. Because it’s summer I’m opening my home for some of these workshops so that the attendees spend a summer day on the lake.
I’m also offering private coaching at a reduced summer rate!
What recommendations can you offer to women to keep them motivated during the summer?
Re-energize to re-motivate. Get outside and enjoy a beautiful summer day without guilt. We get to make up our lives. Make it the one you want, the one you think you should have.
What advice do you have for fellow businesswomen who want to understand how to make social media work for them?
Show up where your target market is hanging out and leave the rest alone. Don’t try to be on too many sites. Choose 2-3 that give you access to a responsive group. And don’t be afraid to experiment until you find the right combination of social media sites.
What’s your favorite social media site and why?
I like Twitter. Quick and concise so it doesn’t take a lot of time. I use Tweetlater to schedule my tweets and let it run. It looks like I’m out there all day long when it really only takes me about 30 minutes a day. I also tie my blog to Twitter and people do link through.
Are there any new projects you’re working on that you’d like the general public to know about?
I’m putting the finishing touches on a retreat series for women called “Bolder Living”. My goal is to challenge women to name their biggest dreams and provide strategies and tools to get them into action. We can’t afford to let our dreams go unrealized. The world needs them. Every dream counts.
6) How can someone get in touch with you?
Send an email to aprille@inbox.com or visit my website at www.aprillejanes.com.
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April 28, 2009
Meet Featured Diva Judy Sasser
Platinum Diva Member Judy Sasser
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(919) 934-7739 (home office)
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April 15, 2009
Meet Featured Diva Arlene Y. Burke
Platinum Diva Member Arlene Y. Burke
Tell us about what it is you do.
I’m in my third life now. My first career was in education. I taught 5th grade and special education students at the middle and high school levels in Evanston, Illinois, Matteson, Illinois and Cobb County, Georgia for seventeen years. Additionally, I worked as a consultant and supervisor with the Chicago Regional Program Chapter I serving the needs of students and teachers in non-public educational institutions for severely handicapped clients. My second career life continued for another eighteen years as a Senior Client Representative and Educational Consultant in the IBM Midwestern Education Industry Unit where I was responsible for marketing to and consulting with schools and colleges in the IBM central region to help bring about technology based systemic change. Since retirement in December of 2005, I have been writing, my first love.
Nothin’ Like I Thought… A Baby Boomer’s Look in the Rear View Mirror is my first published work. It is a baby boomer memoir which includes short vignettes about the author and ten girlfriends, growing up, coming of age in the sixties, marriage, raising children, working in corporate America and growing older.
“Who Let the Dogs Out” a short story was published in August 2007, in Chicken Soup for the Child’s Soul.
I am currently in the process of publishing a children’s book, co-authored with a friend, Phyllis Hamilton, entitled Grandma’s Fairy Tale Museum. My third book, yet to be published is a novel about pay to play politics in Illinois, Quid Pro Quo.
What advice do you have for someone who is interested in following a similar business path?
Write something everyday. Enter writing contests. Writing is easy than getting published and making money so make sure you have more than one revenue stream. Getting published is extremely difficult in today’s environment. Agents and publishers are only looking for well known authors. If you really believe in your project, I recommend self publishing. Be ready to devote a great deal of time in marketing. A marketing and publicity plan is a must and should be in place several months before your book is published. Get exposure in as many different ways as you can. You should also have a good editor and solicit several people to read your book and provide feedback before you start to market it for publishing.
What, in your opinion, does it take to be successful at what you do?
It takes believing in yourself, setting goals and working tirelessly to achieve them. Most of all do not let the world/industry discourage you.
What, in your opinion, is the main reason people fail in their business endeavors.
No planning or poor planning is the main reason people fail. You must have realistic expectations as well, which means set a budget and stick to it.
What do you want the person reading this to know about you?
I’m an unapologetic liberal who believes in giving back to the community, helping those in need, being involved in the political process, loves reading, writing, traveling and people.
How can someone get in contact with you?
Website: emersonstreetbooks.com
Blog: ayburke.wordpress.com
Email: ayburke@emersonstreetbooks.com
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April 11, 2009
Meet Featured Diva Karen Batchelor
Platinum Diva Member Karen Batchelor
Tell us about what it is you do.
I am a lawyer, former corporate executive now certified professional coach BIG into helping women in midlife achieve success and happiness through career and life makeovers. My own midlife “trip”, as I call it, was this amazing transformation that left me with the understanding that many of us reinvent and rediscover ourselves in the second half of life. In my coaching process, I use a unique blend of intuition, empathy, enthusiasm and humor to inspire my clients to move with purpose and passion from where they are to where they truly want to be.
What advice do you have for someone who is interested in following a similar business path?
Research coach training programs and pick ones that sync with your goals, learning style and financial resources. There’s so much about professional coaching that you learn through practical experience. The other advice is to learn as much about marketing yourself as a coach as you do about the process of coaching someone. In coaching, you are the brand, you are the product.
What, in your opinion, does it take to be successful at what you do?
A love of transformation and change and an appreciation for the different ways we step out into our lives.
What, in your opinion, is the main reason people fail in their business endeavors?
Fear – I love the acronym “False. Evidence. Appearing. Real.” If you let it, fear has the ability to stop you from moving forward, slow you down if you are and overall keep you from thinking that you can have the success in life. We all are afraid at some point in life but the secret is not to let it break your focus on what you want.
What do you want the person reading this to know about you?
I’m still learning how to work and my personal life. But I’m much farther along now than when I was supposedly a successful corporate professional. In the spare time, I’m nurturing, I’m an accomplished genealogist and family historian, love to travel and am an avid gardener who gets much joy from watching my plants and clients bloom.
How can someone get in contact with you?
Website: http://midlifecareerpath.com
Blog: http://midlifesatrip.com
Email: Karen@karenbatchelor.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/midlifetrip
Facebook: http://www.profile.to/karenbatchelor
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April 7, 2009
Meet Featured Diva Janet Daughtry
Platinum Diva Member Janet Daughtry
Tell us about what it is you do.
I am a Life/Leadership Coach for Women, Speaker and Author. I life coach and train in the area of life purpose and mindset.
What advice do you have for someone who is interested in following a similar business path?
I would encourage anyone who is interested in life coaching to be life coached first so that they understand the process and determine if it is a fit for them. Being coached gives the coach prospect first- hand knowledge about how effective life coaching can really be. Finally and most importantly, getting the right training and certification is not only important for the coaches’ confidence and skill set but gives the client a greater confidence as well.
What, in your opinion, does it take to be successful at what you do?
I believe it takes a mastery of the coaching skills, being a great listener, a love for coaching and a real desire to see people change and grow. I think it is also very helpful to bring to coaching a lot of diverse life experiences.
What, in your opinion, is the main reason people fail in their business endeavors
I believe people fail in business because of a lack of planning, poor marketing and insufficient funding.
What do you want the person reading this to know about you?
I have been involved with women and women’s issues for over 25 years. I have an extensive background in ministry as a pastor, teacher, and counselor. I have owned two businesses and have been coaching for over four years. My heartbeat is to encourage women in transition, leadership and business to move past limited and sabotaging thinking so they can experience real breakthroughs in life and leadership.
I own my own coaching business, Coach Janet.com and coach women from across the country and internationally. In addition to coaching, I do motivational speaking at women’s conferences, retreats etc. I am also a speaker/trainer for Job Start, a transitional program for the Raleigh (NC) Correctional Center for Women and a frequent speaker/trainer for the Women’s Summer Empowerment Camps through the Encouraging Place in Raleigh, NC.
I hold a Masters of Divinity Degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. I am a trained Belief Therapist and a certified Biblical Life Coach. I have also received additional life coaching training through the Institute of Life Coach Training and I am a member of the International Coaching Federation, Biblical Counseling, Spiritual Formation Network and Christian Coaches Network.
How can someone get in contact with you?
Website:http://www.coachjanet.com
Blog:http://www.janetdaughtry.com
Email:janet@coachjanet.com
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March 28, 2009
Meet Featured Diva Claudia Meydrech
Platinum Diva Member Claudia Meydrech
What plans do you have for the summer months as it relates to your business?
Simply to consistently keep doing what I am doing now, which is to manage my blogs and sites that are providing me with supplemental income, and continue to help those who contact me to find health through nutrition.
What recommendations can you offer to women to keep them motivated during the summer?
If you have already developed a routine, stick with it, but do take a vacation. Studies show that people are working more and vacationing/resting less. This is not good for your health and well-being. So take a summer break at some point, then return to your routine. You’ll return to it refreshed and with a new outlook and new ideas!
Get out in the sun for a little while each day that weather permits, take a walk or sit and enjoy, you will be surprised what ideas come to mind while your away from your computer. I record them on my cell phone which I always carry with me so I won’t forget.
What advice do you have for fellow businesswomen who want to understand how to make social media work for them?
Pick a few social media sites that you will communicate on regularly, not every one that is out there unless it is necessary for your business…it’s easy to find yourself on “overload” if you join too many.
Even if you do not communicate on a social networking site, establish a presence there, it’s another place to get your name, face and what you do out in wonderful world wide web. Stop in once or twice a month to catch up on messages, etc.
What’s your favorite social media site and why?
Twitter…I like the idea of short phrases, and also like the random selection of people you can connect with. With so many social networking sites you are limited in some way, or have to take steps to be able to connect with people. On Twitter, you can dive right in and talk to anyone! I blog as one form of income, and the only social media site that consistently brings people to my blogs is Twitter…aside from our own Boomer Diva Nation groupJ
Second runner-up is Facebook.
Are there any new projects you’re working on that you’d like the general public to know about?
There are no big projects in the works for the summer.
How can someone get in touch with you?
Phone: 973-573-3395
Email: claudiascorner [at] gmail.com
Website: http://happynutritionist.com
Stores: http://mynsp.com/happynutritionist
http://happynutritionist.wholefoodfarmacy.com
Most of my blogs are listed on my website.
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March 23, 2009
Meet Featured Diva Linda Gracy
Platinum Diva Member Linda Gracy
1) What plans do you have for the summer months as it relates to your business?
As we travel, go on cruises, golf, go boating, and do other fun summertime things, we always meet new people & make friends, and many of them become business associates just from our conversations with them as we’re doing whatever we would be doing anyway. That’s one of the things I love about our business – we’re making money while we’re playing.
2) What recommendations can you offer to women to keep them motivated during the summer?
Have fun! Relax and enjoy the beautiful weather and all the fun things there are to do. If it’s a matter of wanting to be out doing all those fun things but having to be working instead, I think the best strategy is to pay yourself a reward for a certain amount of work. For example, “When I meet this deadline, I will reward myself with a day at the lake.”
3) What advice do you have for fellow business women who want to understand how to make social media work for them?
DON’T get on there promoting your business, your products, your links, etc. (Like so many people are erroneously doing, and it really turns people off.) DO get on there to provide valuable content, positive comments, and information that will help people, and to build warm, trusting relationships with people. It’s ok to mention occasional references to what you’ve been doing in your career, to have the link to your site listed in your profile information, and to occasionally post a link to your blog, where they can go to obtain more valuable free information, such as to read an article you posted. After you have built relationships with people, or after they have noticed the valuable information in your posts, then they will be interested in checking out your site, your blog, etc, and want to do business with you. It does take more time, but it pays big dividends.
4) What’s your favorite social media site and why?
Although I really enjoy twitter, and see a lot of value there, I still feel like I am getting more out of Facebook. With Facebook, I feel like it’s easier to really get to know people and build more solid relationships.
5) Are there any new projects you’re working on that youd like the general public to know about?
YES! I’m so glad you asked! I am on a personal mission to spread the word that you CAN prevent and even BEAT cancer! I think it is a CRIME and a shame that people are still DYING from a disease that has a proven cure, simply because they don’t know about it! I have compiled a lot of information on a Squidoo lense: http://www.squidoo.com/AlkalizeForLife
6) How can someone get in touch with you?
Phone: 1-877-637-4838, email: div.ent@cox.net,
blog: http://www.ChangeThoughtsChangeLife.blogspot.com
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March 18, 2009
Meet Featured Diva Cindy Shepard
Platinum Diva Member Cindy Shepard
What plans do you have for the summer months as it relates to your business?
Continue developing content for my blog. Learn more and participate more in social media sites. Hone my speaking skills by attending Toastmasters meetings. Begin writing a little everyday.
What recommendations can you offer to women to keep them motivated during the summer?
Learn one new thing each day, accomplish one task each day. One foot in front of the other!!
What advice do you have for fellow businesswomen who want to understand how to make social media work for them?
Joining the Boomer Diva Nation group was a great motivation for me. The women of BDN have a lot of experience in all areas and are a friendly, helpful voice when you need it.
What’s your favorite social media site and why? There are so many, I discover a new one almost every day.
Right now I am really intrigued with Twitter.
Are there any new projects you’re working on that you’d like the general public to know about?
My hope is to write a book about crafting with the grandkids, would also like to begin doing a few videos on crafting and art.
How can someone get in contact with you?
Website: http://cyndali.etsy.com
Blog: http://rowdygrandma.blogspot.com, http://cyndali.blogspot.com
Email: cyndali@hotmail.com
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March 14, 2009
Meet Featured Diva DeLores Pressley
Platinum Diva Member DeLores Pressley
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February 23, 2009
Meet Featured Diva Laura Lee Carter
Platinum Diva Member Laura Lee Carter
What plans do you have for the summer months as it relates to your business?
I’m writing a new book on how we change in midlife. The working title is: The Challenge of Changing Your Life!
What recommendations can you offer to women to keep them motivated during the summer?
Eyes on the prize at all times!
What advice do you have for fellow businesswomen who want to understand how to make social media work for them?
Jump in feet first and learn everything you can.
Network, network, network!
What’s your favorite social media site and why?
I like Linkedin.com because it seems more professional to me.
Are there any new projects you’re working on that you’d like the general public to know about?
Yes! Please send me your stories of midlife change, how your changes came about, why you changed or what you would like to change and how I could expedite that process for you.
How can someone get in touch with you? Contact me at: MidlifeCrisisQueen@gmail.com PLEASE
Blog: www.MidlifeCrisisQueen.com
Writer’s Website: www.lauraleecarter.com
Email: midlifecrisisqueen@gmail.com
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February 16, 2009
Meet Featured Diva Julie Reed
Platinum Diva Member Julie Reed
What challenges are you facing as a woman in business during the downturn in the economy?
Right now the biggest challenge I face is overcoming fear and getting out there and marketing my business. My Mary Kay product sales are actually doing very well and more and more people are looking at the opportunity to start their own Mary Kay Business. I think sometimes the fear of success or rejection are bigger challenges than actually being rejected.
What advice would you offer to others who are facing similar challenges?
My advice to women who are allowing fear to hold you back is to take one day and just let go of the fear and get out there and talk to people about your business. Don’t worry about how many deals you are going to land or how much business you expect to make, just get out there and talk to people. Most women are very good at being friendly and meeting people so use that natural ability to just build relationships. When you build the relationships sincerely, the business will come.
Do you recommend change at midlife? Why or why not? And in what areas?
I recommend change at midlife if you are willing to plan for it and follow your plan. Midlife presents many milestones and it is often a time when we reflect on our lives and our accomplishments so it is a great time to take a look at yourself and determine “Am I where I want to be with my life?” If the answer is no, then it is time for a change.
If you were granted three wishes, what would they be?
Unlimited resources to help families affected by autism.
No hungry or homeless children
Freedom and resources to spend unlimited time with my family and friends
Tell us three things about you that makes you great at what you do in your business.
I make people feel comfortable and I am a good teacher. I love to share what I know and to motivate others to be the best that they can be. It makes me happy to see other women feeling confident and successful.
How can someone get in touch with you?
I can be reached in the following ways:
Email: jreed1920@gmail.com
Phone: (919) 882-9676
Website: http://www.marykay.com/jreed1920
