Archive for March, 2009
Chief Val Demings Confident Women Magazine cover
Exciting news….last month’s Confident Women Magazine cover was Orlando’s First Women Chief of Police, Val Demings. This quarter’s cover was on Oprah and the Best Seller Book List!
We are working hard to wrap up the Spring issue of Confident Women magazine. To help us finalize, please do the following before Monday, March 30, 2009 at 5pm.
1. Reserve your advertising space….Highlighted ads as low as $50, so there is something for every budget and every business. Make your business stand out to over 300 members by advertising! Confident Women is distributed to business throughout Central Florida and is direct mailed to homes in targeted zip codes in our chapter areas with incomes of over 150k!
2. Visit the WOAMTEC website today and log in to the member only section and verify your member profile information is correct.
3. Send us any images you would like to showcase on the WOAMTEC profile page, these would be images of your chapter members at a meeting or helping the community at a walk, special event, or other activity.
The next conference will be held on April 28, 2009 and will debut the new Spring edition of CW Magazine. This quarter we have a new exciting location Highland Manor Plantation. It is fabulous and conveniently located for all our chapter counties near State Road 434, 429, and 441!!!
Fliers will be complete this week, but tickets are already available for purchase at the events page and selling fast. The last two quarters have sold out….so don’t delay! PLUS- 4 of the 9 vendor booths have already sold! Scpotlight your business for only $225 and receive a 6 foot table, 2 conference tickets, and an infomercial during the program.
Member price is $25, non member price is $45.
Tickets include:
Lunch, Parking, 3 incredible speakers, a mini trade show, and as a special bonus this quarter a complimentary photo session for the WOAMTEC member profile session of the website, So come dressed to impress!
WOAMTEC’S very own Downtown Orlando Executive Chapter Director Allison Kreiger, teaches women 12 Ways to Love Your Body. Allison is a newly featured columist for MSN Real Women / Real Beauty brought to you by Dove.
Read the full article by Allison Kreiger. Full Article
Way to go, Allison. Congratulations!
A President’s Message
by Kathleen Hawkins
Are you getting enough sleep? Are you taking care of yourself and your health?
Today, stress and anxiety is at a peak for everyone due to the economy. As I watched the Today Show this weekend on tv, I realized the importance of prioritizing now more than ever before and making sure we make ourselves and our family a priority in life.
The Today Show episode discussed the affects of people who don’t get 7-9 hours of sleep a night and how bad it is for your health. Well, I know my inner circle of members that email me at midnight (you know who you are!) Are just as guilty at this as I am about not getting more than 5 or 6 hours of sleep each night. This leads to weight gain (go figure!), high blood pressure, and many other health issues.
One of the things they mentioned is to channel your stress into other activities and to reach out to your resources as a way to deal with stress and make it through this challenging economic time.
Here are just a few WOAMTEC resources who may be able to help you do just this:
1. WOAMTEC is more than just a networking group for women. Consider volunteering with one of our many non-profit agencies. This is a great way to channel your energy and relieve stress. By helping others you realize how lucky you actually have it in life. I know that Cystic Fibrosis - has a Walk for the Cure coming up on. April 18th. Winter Springs Chapter has a team called the WOAMTEC walkers. You can help others while getting some exercise. Also CGC Ministry has a wonderful Event coming up on April 3rd and 4th A free seminar designed to show you how you can help children in your community representing lots of non-profit charities. Visit www.cgcministry.org for more information.
2. We have many members who specialize in Health and Wellness. Whether it is for Chiropractic care or nutritional supplements ranging from tonic supplements such as Via Viente to vitamins such as Shaklee or Wellness Centers such as Heathrow Anti Aging and Wellness to Winter Park Laser and Anti Aging Center all of these members can help you lower stress and deal with life’s challenges.
3. Stop and take the time to decompress with one of our members offering Hypnotherapy, Yoga or Massage Therapy. All very therapeutic ways to cope with stress and improve your overall quality of life.
4. Make your life more colorful! Check out the Beauty and Skincare section of our membership Directory. Whether it is a Day of beauty at a spa, a new hair style, complete makeover, facial, or just a $9.00 lipstick. All of these items are necessities for the working women. Take a minute to add a little color to your life. When Mom’s happy, everyone’s happy!
5. Consult with one of our Weight loss Clinics such Medi-Weightloss or solicit a nutritional counselor or Personal Trainer at Cross Training Fitness. This isn’t about looking good, it is about living healthy. Something we all tend to forget!
You are probably thinking what I have been thinking for so long about waiting until we have more money to be able to afford to invest in myself. But ask yourself, can you really afford to neglect your health? So many people say they can’t afford resources like the ones mentioned above, yet due to stress spend money on things like junk food, alcohol, and cigarettes.
Are you one of those people?
If so, challenge yourself to make tomorrow different. Make YOU a Priority!
A President’s Message by Kathleen Hawkins
As I ponder the member retention, growth and overall WOAMTEC membership statistics each week, I have to stop and wonder what makes one chapter more successful than the other? Is it the personality and skills of the leader, location of the chapter or the diversity of the attendees? Perhaps all three, but how come one chapter has lots of members attending , another lots of guests and another possibly not many attendees at all.
Though all 10 (soon to be 12!) of our WOAMTEC Women’s networking chapters are successful. I believe it has a lot to do with the energy and charisma of the group and the relationships people are forming within that chapter. What kind of synergy are you putting out? What type of dynamics are you creating in your chapter?
All to often, I see women coming to our networking luncheons with cards in their hand ready to tell the world what they need from them. Unfortunately, they never stop long enough to cultivate a relationship with the person they are striving to do business with. Are we searching for a one time sales transactions or cultivating relationships, forming friendships and striving to gain client’s for a lifetime?
Consider these five tips when attending your next networking luncheon:
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A President’s Message by Kathleen Hawkins
Being multi-tasking Moms, most of us would consider ourselves flexible. I don’t mean doing back bends, but if you can…good for you! I am talking about being able to shift gears, adapt, go with the flow apply critical thinking skills to each step along the way. With everything occurring in our society, today, you have to be able to react quickly, switch up your style, shift gears with your business in order to survive.
With the forecast of doom and gloom on the news, life can be depressing. As much as we would all like to run and hide, I don’t think that is an option. So what is your plan? What are you doing to stay flexible?
How about staying positive? If you stay adaptable and focused with faith on your side you can and will prevail. WOAMTEC is a premier networking group for women with a mission of helping you grow personally, professionally and socially. If you ask yourself, “can I afford to go to this networking luncheon?” Answer yourself, “can I afford not too?” Surround yourself with positive, enthusiastic women who will embrace you, empower you, brainstorm alternatives with you, help give you strength. This is more important now, than ever before.
When you are struggling to pay bills, fighting for customers, and praying for miracles, remember 2009 is going to be a challenging year for everyone, the key lies in how you handle the adversity. Let WOAMTEC help you.
Yes, that’s right…WOAMTEC is on a new mission - to expand from Central Florida and launch professional networking chapters all over the United States. The corporate office has been receiving phone calls, emails and personal recommendations from current WOAMTEC members, to launch new chapters in places like Debary, Atlanta, Tampa, North Carolina and South Florida.
WOAMTEC is actively interviewing professional business women in these areas who have embraced the WOAMTEC philosophy of Faith, Family and Career and are ready to take their networking to the next level, by creating WOAMTEC chapters in their area.
If you know of any proactive, professional women, who may be interested in launching WOAMTEC in their area, please have them contact:
Jennifer Lee , National Training And Development Director at jennifer.lee@woamtec.com.
