Boomer Womens' World
January 2008

Dear Dotsie,

"Find something you like to do. Learn to do it well, and do it in the service of the people." ---Karlene Faith




Greetings,

It's hard to believe this is the first time I've greeted some of you in 2008. I hope your year is off to a grand beginning with people to love, something to do, and something to look forward to. Boomer women are in a great life stage to thrive and become more alive at midlife, and we're here to teach you how to do so.

The NABBW focus during January is It's All About Us. Our teleseminars are teaching us healthy diet and eating habits, the top seven plastic surgeries and all you need to know about them, how to dress fashionably at midlife, and what to think about the possibilities of forgetting the hair dye. Please be sure you see the list below. During February, we will focus on medical health issues such as the hot topic of menopause (that was supposed to be funny), overcoming toxic burdens, maintaining healthy midlife hearts, and every other topic pertaining to midlife health will be covered by Drs. Horn and Miller, our NABBW experts.

If you are interested in any of these topics, please consider joining us at www.nabbw.com. All teleseminars are FREE of charge to members, and if you can't be on the call, you can listen at your convenience or read them at a later date. This is only one of the many benefits of being a member of the NABBW. Please see our Member Benefits page for more details.

Thanks to everyone who has already sent us their submission for the Most Valuable Life Lesson Contest . This is a simple contest to enter. You do not need to be a writer to do so and you can win $100.00 cash!

Also, for the Baltimore locals and internet listeners, I will be on WCBM, Sunday, January 20 during the 4:00 o'clock hour. I hope you'll listen in if you're online or near a radio.

This issue is packed with articles that will educate and empower you to live the best midlife possible. Be sure to read what interests you and visit our sites.

Onward with grace,
Dotsie
dots@nabbw.com

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National Association of Baby Boomer Women
Testimonial!

I am a proud, participating member of NABBW and BWS who finds support and resources at all times, visiting the forums with acceptance and without pretention any time, day or night. My boomer sisters graciously share wisdom, humor, honesty, and stories of success and failure, as well as courage and fear. Dotsie gives us the tools and we are responsible for using them in good faith. I found friends, an editor, and a virtual assistant. I made a successful connection leading to an excerpt from my book appearing in the January/February 2008 issue of me*magazine. These possibilities were available to me because of Dotsie's dream, generosity, and dedication.

- Saundra Goodman,
Got Teeth? A Survivor's Guide
How to keep your teeth or live without them.
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BOOMER WOMEN FORUM NEWS FOR NOVEMBER:

I continue to witness women encouraging women in our Virtual Village every day at Boomer Women Speak Forums. Won't you join us? Here's a peek at some of the things we're chatting about:

Husbands Who Don't Listen
When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a (fill in the blank)
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The National Association of Baby Boomer Women is the only association devoted to addressing issues concerning 38 million of the healthiest, wealthiest, and best educated generation of women to ever hit midlife, baby boomer women.

NABBW promises:
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  • A sense of belonging to a creative, powerful, encouraging group of women that will leave you feeling refreshed, revived, and renewed.

  • Access to information from an enthusiastic, energetic, wise, and warm panel of experts who have written books, founded Web sites, and coached women on all topics concerning midlife women.


The Boomer Women Resource Center is committed to addressing all of your baby boomer needs. Below is just one of the many teleseminars offer by this Cybrary as the NABBW strives to educate and empower boomer women worldwide. We hope you'll use these comprehensive and growing resources as your learning and educational center and guide.

Mental and Emotional Health in Midlife Years

We're reinventing ourselves, rediscovering passions and living life to the max. Some of us are suffering through raising teens, caring for our aging parents, considering retirement, etc.

Karen Stephen, Ph.D. - Doctor Flamingo, Psychologist, Mental Health Expert, Novelist and NABBW Mental Health Advisor, offers you basic information and simple recommendations regarding your mental and emotional health in your midlife years. She has devoted her professional life to taking the psychobabble out of psychotherapy. Choosing straight talk over straight jackets, she has brought hope and healing to thousands of clients through her thirty-seven year career.

Here are just a few things you will learn with this Teleseminar:

  • The top four reasons women seek psychological help at midlife
  • Five guidelines to increase emotional well being regardless of stressors
  • Symptoms of clinical depression
  • When and where to seek professional help
  • How to maintain a healthy attitude during midlife years
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Boomer Women Speak Book Club
- For Baby Boomer Women Everywhere!!
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It's been called mesmerizing, spiritual, simple, poignant, and absorbing. Buy this Book
The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo. Brazilian storyteller Paulo Coehlo introduces Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who one night dreams of a distant treasure in the Egyptian pyramids and so he takes off to follow his dream.


Any boomer woman wishing to join can do so by simply by visiting HERE and entering the forum community. It's that easy! Already a member of the forums? Then simply click on this LINK to join in the discussion which begins January 25.


FEATURED ASSOCIATE

Nan S. Russell
www.nanrussell.com

Nan has been a contributing associate since the launch of boomerwomenspeak.com, sharing her work insights, tips, and winning philosophies in her column, Winning at Working. It is this column, now self-syndicated to over eighty publications, that provided the foundation for her new book, Hitting Your Stride: Your Work, Your Way coming out this month from Capital Books.

Hitting Your Stride shows you how to bring the best of who you are - your authentic self - to the workplace. Nan's "winning at working" lessons, reflective exercises, and stories will inspire you to define and follow your own path and your own style.

As Nan's previous boss, Doug Briggs, former CEO/President of QVC puts it, "If you care about your career or life's dreams, Hitting Your Stride, is a unique book that you shouldn't miss."

From minimum wage employee to Vice President of $4.4 billion dollar QVC, Nan knows what it takes to survive and thrive at work. She spent over twenty years in management, in roles transforming a corporate culture to heading a new subsidiary.

But in 2002, she left corporate America to follow her life dream to work and write from the mountains of northwestern Montana. Today Nan is a successful columnist, author, speaker and consultant, as well as the host of "Work Matters" on webtalkradio.net. Her passion is helping organizations build winning cultures, and helping individuals live their life's potential.

To learn more about Nan and her work, visit her websites:
www.nanrussell.com


FEATURED MEMBER

MARIDA SAPICHINO
www.solutions4antiaging.com


Marida made her mark in the business community by creating and directing a $15 million national print- publishing company. For over twenty years she worked with worldwide accounts in areas that touched every household.

Now, getting her "second wind," she is embarking upon yet another exciting venture with more personal appeal: "The Galvanic Spa System.II."


Here, she utilizes her business experience and people skills together with her knowledge of wellness to help Boomers revitalize themselves, thereby looking great and enhancing self-esteem.

The Galvanic Spa System II, a two-phase system, reduces, refines, and smoothes lines and wrinkles. Our specially formulated products work synergistically to create a more youthful, younger appearance in 10 minutes with just one treatment.

Our patented 180 Anti-Aging Therapy System and our Tru Face Essence System give your skin a fresh start to reverse the aging process. Tru Face Essence Therapy helps jump-start collagen production in your skin. It helps minimize the appearance of moderate to deep lines around the mouth, eyes, and forehead in just 4 weeks!

Our systems work target the entire body, particularly pockets of fats and toxins thereby smoothing the appearance of cellulite for a firmer, toned body.

As a courtesy to NABBW members: Retail cost: $377. Member Cost: $250 (30% discount).


The National Association of Baby Boomer Women, and
www.boomerwomenspeak.com
are excited to sponsor the

NABBW 2008 Contest -
Most Valuable Life Lesson

Win $100.00 cash and FREE Membership or Membership Renewal with the NABBW!

With age comes wisdom. What wise lesson have you learned that has been life changing? We are interested in publishing a list of The Top Ten Most Valuable Life Lessons.

Please tell us what lesson you've learned that has changed your life and may help change another's life. It's that simple. Name the lesson and share how you learned it within 100 words or less.

All boomer-age (born 1946-1964) women are invited to submit their most valuable life lesson learned to Dotsie Bregel, Founder of the National Association of Baby Boomer Women, NABBW and www.boomerwomenspeak.com, the number one sites for "baby boomer women" on major search engines.

If your lesson is chosen, you win $100.00 in cash and a membership or renewal to the NABBW for F-R-E-E. There will be one winner. Your name, email and Web address will also be included with future publications of the list.

Simply follow these Guidelines:

1.) Submit your entry in a Word document with your name, email address, short bio, and Web address within the Word document. Give the lesson a title and share how you learned the lesson in less than 100 words.

2) In the subject line of the email put "MIDLIFE" and submit to contest@nabbw.com.

3) Deadline is January 30, 2008.


NABBW JANUARY 2008 TELESEMINARS - Boomer Women: It's All About Us!

The lineup for the January Boomer Women: It's All About Us! Teleseminar series is below. NABBW Members be sure and watch for the February lineup of teleseminars coming soon in your weekly updates. The excitment continues through the year!


  • Dr. John D Bonanno - Boomers Nip N' Tuck it in the Bud!
    www.drbonanno.com/
    January 16 at 3:00 pm ET


  • One of New York City's best plastic surgeons shares his expertise with boomer women. Dr. Bonanno will talk about a few of the surgical areas that right now are popular for baby boomers and are at the 'cutting edge,' such as Dynamic nasal tip surgery, Eyelid surgery, Face and neck, Breasts, Tummy Tuck, and Liposuction.

  • Janet Wood - Fit and Fashion
    www.fashionfitformula.com
    January 22nd at 7:00 pm ET

  • It's not what you wear, but how you wear it. Perception is reality - you can look taller and thinner instantly. Janet will explain why you have difficulty finding an outfit that fits in a store or why some outfits make you feel better than others. She will also offer tips on how to turn the clothing you already own into the appearance of a wardrobe designed specifically for you. Using her years of experience and expertise, she will tell us how to save a fortune on clothing, yet look better dressed than we ever have before.

  • Anne Kreamer - GRAY Matters
    www.annekreamer.com
    January 29th at 7:00 pm ET


  • Author of Going Gray: What I Learned about Beauty, Sex, Work, Motherhood, Authenticity, and Everything Else That Really Matters. Anne Kreamer is the former executive vice president and worldwide creative director of Nickelodeon / Nick at Nite, and a cofounder of Spy magazine. She previously created and wrote the American Treasures column for Martha Stewart Living and a monthly cultural column for Fast Company. In 2005, quickly approaching her fiftieth birthday, Anne Kreamer made the sudden and dramatic decision to go gray. She bravely chronicled the yearlong process for More magazine in an article that elicited more reader response than any piece the publication had ever run. Join us as Kreamer explores just how intensely her hair is tied to her perception of self.Mark your calendar now and make plans to join us for all of these teleseminars!


    Our first JANUARY Teleseminar in the series was - Midlife Body Tune Up: Nutritious, Delicious, Healthicious! on January 8th with Janice Taylor www.ourladyofweightloss.com, and Gregory Anne Cox, www.livebettercoach.com.

    The audio link for this teleseminar is available in the Member ONLY section and the PDF (Word transcription) will be available next week.


    If you are unable to attend any of our seminars, or if you prefer to hear them at your leisure, then visit the NABBW and sign in on our Member ONLY page which provides links to all our past teleseminars. As an added benefit for our members, you can now choose to listen to these teleseminars, or to open the PDF version and read the entire Teleseminar.

    These are great to listen to while you are working or playing online. Just another benefit of NABBW!

    BOOMER BOOK REVIEWS
    We are happy to review member's books, products and services. This is a service that is FREE of CHARGE to NABBW members. Please email us if you are interested in seeing a review of your book, product, or service.

    NOTE: Once your book has been submitted, please allow ample time for the book to be read and reviewed. Books and products sent for reviews will not be returned.

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    One Little Secret
    Allison Bottke
    www.allisonbottke.com

    Reviewed by by Melinda Cianos

    Buy this book!


    Ursula wonders what will happen now. It is true that she will have some extra time on her hands: her husband is aggressively pursuing that partnership in the law firm and her children are off creating their futures and she is slightly less needed on the home front. She consoles herself that it isn't so bad; she has a vibrant life meeting with friends, spending time on Junior League activities and possibly giving piano lessons again. She is not at all worried about filling her newly acquired freedom and toys with the idea of going back to school to further investigate her love of music and develop a gifted singing voice. Ursula is open to what God has in store for her---a prayerful, faithful woman she listens intently to his guidance--- but when He drops the chance of a lifetime in her lap that threatens to spiral her world out of control, it will take her trust in Him and a strict adherence to her convictions to allow her to make the most of an opportunity of a lifetime.

    Allison Bottke's One Little Secret is an entertaining read. A fantastical, imaginative tale, it offers the reader a pleasant little escape. This jocular rendition of a suburban housewife's brush with stardom is set in a picturesque California neighborhood and carries with it a message of faith and love. One Little Secret is a fun addition to your library and is easily enjoyed.


    Who, Me? Paranoid? Humor, Humor Everywhere
    Erica Stux
    www.authorsden.com/ericastux

    Reviewed by Georgia Richardson, www.queenjawjaw.com
    Buy this book!
    If you find you're short on time, but want something to read that's cute, lightly entertaining, and "relatable," then you might want to test drive, Who, Me? Paranoid? by Erica Stux. It could be this short, humorous book full of daily observations is just the ticket for you.

    Her stories, such as husbands who think opening the freezer and staring is a sport, or another one where the author says she's "running a household with the deductive reasoning of Sherlock Holmes and the intuition of Agent 007," may have you saying, "that's my life, I totally get it!" My favorite story was "Cat-alyst" which was a story about a cat who wouldn't chase mice.

    While Who, Me? Paranoid? is not your knee- slapping, "holding your tummy with laughter" type book, it does provide the reader with some really funny life experiences that can't help but tip the "Giggle-O- Meter" from time to time.


    Ahead of Your Time: A Complete Guide for End- of-Life Planning
    By Dick and Sue Coffin
    www.aheadofyourtime.net

    Reviewed by Dotsie Bregel, www.nabbw.com
    Buy this book!
    This is one of the best books you can give a loved one if they understand the beauty of planning for death and dying. It is also a helpful book for baby boomers who like to plan ahead.

    The Coffins offer a complete guidebook for the end of life choices that will help you and your loved ones feel comforted prior to a death. Who better to write the book than a couple who owns Rogan's Memorials and deals with dying regularly.

    The book allows opportunities to make your wishes known before faced with the death and dying issues that are often daunting and uncomfortable. They address financial and legal aspects including; living wills, last will and testaments, establishing trusts, and even funeral planning. In addition to defining all of these procedures, they also have a section of documents and forms to assist you with planning. If you are blessed enough to be able to address this issue with loved ones, this is the perfect book. If not, then you need to learn how to address the issue of death and dying and introducing this book may be the best first step.



    MEMBER COLUMNS

    TRANSFORM YOUR AGING LOVED ONE'S WINTER DOLDRUMS
    By Barbara E. Friesner

    December is a magical time!!! Starting around Thanksgiving, cities and towns across the country transform themselves into a winter wonderland. Lights, trees, holiday decoration; parties and family gatherings; holiday greetings to friends and relatives. Some days, cards and letters outnumber the bills and every snowflake adds to the delight. It's a magical time of year!

    Then comes January and, as if with a flick of a switch, the parties stop, the mail is once again just bills, the lights are turned off, and we go back to life as usual.

    Continue reading at this link: More from Barbara

    Moving Forward
    By Prill Boyle

    Seven years ago, when I first started writing about late bloomers, it was unusual for someone to go back to school in midlife or start a new business at sixty-five. Today, while such endeavors might still not be considered commonplace, they are no longer particularly newsworthy. Americans are gradually accepting the idea that so long as our minds are alert and our bodies able, we can continue living lives of passion and purpose.

    So in honor of Kathleen Casey-Kirschling, who next month becomes the first baby boomer to collect Social Security, here are some quick tips to help you keep moving forward.

    Continue reading at this link: More from Prill

    Dream Big, Dream With Love
    By Judith Sherven, Ph.D.

    The celebration of the new year is the oldest of all continuing holidays. It was observed 4000 years ago by the ancient Babylonians and has continued, with only minor interruptions, into modern times.

    Anything with a history that long and enduring clearly has deep significance for the human psyche.

    Perhaps it's simply a celebration of being alive, having made it through another circle of the sun. But for many of us there is also the recognition of death and rebirth, a letting go of what has been and surrendering to what is yet to be.

    Continue reading at this link: More from Judith

    Health for the New Year
    By Robin Miller, MD MHS

    We are starting another new year and that tends to be accompanied by those resolutions that all of us make and most of us break! I would like to propose a little different approach this year. It involves finding small ways to make a big difference. Most people break their resolutions because they are too hard to fulfill. Here are five suggestions:

    Eat healthy

    Rather than focusing on weight loss, why not focus on just eating healthy and cutting out the junk. Pick one food that you tend to splurge on. For me it is French fries! Decide not to eat that food unless you are going to have a time that you cheat once a month. Instead, replace the junk food with fruit and vegetables.

    Continue reading at this link: More from Robin

    How To Create Passionate Connections In Business and In Life
    By Sheri McConnell

    Do you feel validated? I heard Oprah once say that she thinks everyone on this earth has one basic need-to be validated. I know when I started the National Assn of Women Writers it was because I needed to find other women who loved to write and create like me.

    I needed to learn with them and laugh with them because I yearned for the validation that I would receive as I in turn validated the writers too. Little did I realize at the time how many women all over the world needed their goals and dreams affirmed just as I did.

    Continue reading at this link: More from Sheri

    2008 Empty Nesters Open the Window
    By Natalie Caine

    Welcome to a new year. Women are searching for new meaning now that their parental roles are changing.
    • What do you need?
    • What are your gifts?
    • What are you waving good-bye to?
    "Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them." --William Shakespeare

    Continue reading at this link: More from Natalie

    I Wanna DO-over
    By Georgia Richardson, Queen Jaw Jaw

    After last month's reflectiveNESS, I'm so ready. I want a "Do-Over," henceforth and forever more called a "DO." I'm tired, my body is tired, and my hair-do expired somewhere around 2003.

    Why is it so hard for our hairdressers, or stylist, to be follictically correct (get it? mahahah, I'm so clever), to understand that all we want is a new or different look; preferably; one like Shania Twain's. Okay, so maybe I don't have long, flowing hair, but I do have hair. Work with me.

    Continue reading at this link: More from Georgia

    Caution: Do Not Make New Year's Resolutions!
    By Mary Pearsall

    How many times have you vowed to lose weight, get fit, exercise, or eat healthy for the New Year? It is certainly true that January 1st is the traditional time to resolve to either kick a bad habit or start a good one. However, if you have attempted this unsuccessfully in the past, the chances are this year won't be any different.

    If the New Year is the traditional time of change and resolution, the holidays preceding this annual event are the catalyst that drive these good intentions.

    Continue reading at this link: More from Mary

    One Thing Is Needful
    By Donna Shepherd

    But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. - Luke 10:42

    It snowed this evening. An entirely unexpected snow, at least for me. I have a DVR now, so I rarely watch live television. This means I miss important announcements - like the fact that a storm is headed for my town.

    But in other ways, this little electronic box has been a great blessing. I no longer channel surf, looking for something worth watching. I have more time to be productive.

    Continue reading at this link: More from Donna

    Stayin' Alive
    By Jan Cullinane

    We have repeatedly heard the mantra that we must exercise to ensure good health as we age. But, what does this mean? What should we do, and how often should we do it? The American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association recently published specific guidelines for older adults (believe it or not, that includes the Boomers!).

    Based on their expertise, these are the recommendations (keep in mind that these are minimums).

    Continue reading at this link: More from Jan

    Break Through to the Next Level with---Podcasts? Yes!
    By Suzanne Falter-Barns

    So podcasts have been around for a few years now, and I'm only just now fully appreciating their power. Why? Because I've discovered the perfect way to use them--and I'm excited to share it!

    Here's how to make sure your podcast really builds platform for you.

    Continue reading at this link: More from Suzanne



    MEMBER NEWS

    Sue William Silverman
    www.suewilliamsilverman.com
    Sue William Silverman's memoir, "Love Sick: One Woman's Journey Through Sexual Addiction," has been made into a Lifetime Television movie, to premiere March 1, 2008. It stars Sally Pressman (of "Army Wives") and David James Elliott (of "JAGS"). In conjunction with the premiere, the book is also being released as a paperback edition with W. W. Norton. For more information, please visit www.suewilliamsilverman.com.

    Georgia Richardson
    www.queenjawjaw.com
    NABBW Humorist and Gabologist, Georgia Richardson, better know as Queen Jaw Jaw was interviewed by Kathe Gogolewski and co-host Joyce Faulkner on The Mother Daughter Club Radio Show. To listen to the interview beginning January 17, click on this LINK
    link.

    Kelley Connors, MPH, Founder and Principal, KC Healthcare Communications LLC
    kchealthcarecommunications.com
    Is launching a new research service called Real Women on Health! which is a series of events and tele-focus groups for women, that explore your experience as a healthcare consumer, caregiver, working woman or community leader, including women's health. To find out more about joining this new service to benefit women, please email Kelley at kelley@kchealthcarecommunications.com

    Phyllis Slayter
    www.eldercareconcierge.net
    Ask Phyllis about daily living aid "care baskets" and the Caregivers Shopping Guide at this LINK.

    Barbara Friesner
    www.agewiseliving.com
    NABBW Associate, Barbara Friesner's CD, "Is It Simple Forgetfulness, Or The Real Thing?" is on sale. Great for family members, friends, business associates - anyone who would benefit from understanding and knowing how to help a loved one with dementia. To buy now, please go HERE.

    Allison Bottke
    Boomer Babes Rock!
    Allison's conducting an international Blog Tour for the release of her newest non-fiction book, Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children: Six Steps to Hope and Healing for Struggling Parents (Harvest House Publishers, Feb 2008), throughout April. If you'd like to host Allison on your blog in April, contact Karen Power at Karen@allisonbottke.com. Learn more about the help available to bring hope, healing and freedom to parents and grandparents struggling with issues concerning adult children who are often in crisis at www.sanitysupport.com.

    Joy Collins
    www.joycollins.com
    Autographed copies of Joy's first novel, Second Chance, is available now. The main character, Sara Weber, finds that her life is turned upside down and she doesn't think her marriage will survive---her stepdaughter has moved in, her senile mother needs placement, and her husband's ex-wife wants him back. For more information, visit HERE!

    Dr. Susan Allen
    www.secondhalfcoaching.com
    Dr. Susan Allen is working on a book for parents of "twenty-somethings." The years from 20-30 are not what they use to be! Stories, frustrations, and successes of your own are welcome for consideration. Please send to susan.e.allen@verizon.net

    Bonneville
    www.bonnevillethemovie.com
    NABBW members should look for the opportunity to get free tickets to BONNEVILLE if you live in cities where the movie is premiering. Watch your NABBW weekly updates for a list of cities and instructions for free tickets!

    Darlene Ford Wofford, aka 'The Spirited Southerner'
    Image Consultant, Speaker & Author

    www.SpiritedSoutherner.com and www.ImagizeConsulting.com
    Award winning author of Edgewise: An Assignment to Remember, Darlene was interviewed on TV Fox 5's Good Day Atlanta morning news. To see the interview, click HERE!

    Nancy Garland, Founder of WOW! Wise Older Women! ®
    www.wiseolderwomen.com
    Change the paradigm for boomer women by subscribing to a free, email newsletter: WOW! Wise Older Women! Subscribe at www.wiseolderwomen.com

    Meredith Laskow finally finished her new writing website
    www.meredithlaskow.com --- except for the last page, which is where YOU come in. I need more reciprocal links so if writing-related, you'll be added to my Literary Links page and non- writing links; the Friends page. Email , meredith@meredithlaskow.com. For jewelry www.meredithbead.com and just for NABBW members, free regular worldwide shipping on all jewelry orders.

    Dr. Karen Gail Lewis
    DrKarenGailLewis.com/Unspoken
    FREE Teleseminar for Single Women: The Unspoken Truths about Being Single. In this one hour, we'll talk about some aspects of being single that are overlooked or unrecognized. To register and join us on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 8 PM, EST or 5, PM, PST go to HERE!.

    Jan Cullinane
    www.thenewretirement.net
    Jan was interviewed for an article for www.First30days.com, and an article for The Jewish Exponent.

    Eli Davidson
    www.EliDavidson.com
    Funky to Fabulous was named a top 10 Motivational Self Help Book of 2007. The only higher award went to The Secret that sold 3.5 million copies. Congrats Eli!

    Kelly Stone www.kellylstone.com Just in time for those New Years Resolutions...get your very own copy of the handbook designed to make YOU a successful writer! TIME TO WRITE: More Than 100 Professional Writers Reveal How to Fit Writing into Your Busy Life, is on sale now!

    Ginnie Mesibov
    www.outerstrengthinnerstrength.com
    Author Ginnie Mesibov's delightful story about how she charmed her husband into marriage, is featured in the recently publishing anthology, Grab Your Tiger. Visit www.outerstrengthinnerstrength.com and discover the unusual but power strengths with which woman has been created.

    Judith Sherven
    www.judithandjim.com
    NABBW Associate, Judith Sherven with her husband, Jim Sniechowski, are producing the first Internet Marketing conference ever given for the Soft Sell community at the Westin Los Angeles Airpport - "Bridging Heart and Marketing," Feb. 22-24, 2008. Go HERE to learn more and make sure to register for the free previews with the speakers.

    Saundra Goodman
    www.gotteethguide.com
    An article titled, "Chew on this - Caring for our teeth and gums," and the true/false quiz from my book, Got Teeth? A Survivor's Guide," will be in the Jan/Feb 2008 issue of mE* Magazine. This magazine is also given out at Menopause The Musical® shows across the U.S.

    Connie Pombo, www.conniepombo.com,
    Dana Hall, www.passionateforlife.com
    Tell Your Story
    Have you found your passion in life through pain, loss, or tragedy? Here is your opportunity to tell your story and inspire others. NABBW members, Connie Pombo, author, writer, speaker and Dana Hall, founder, editor of Passionate for Life online magazine, invite you to submit your story for their book, "Taking Flight: Living Life Passionately". Writers Guidelines. We look forward to hearing from you and reading your stories! Tell us NABBW sent you.

    Regina Leeds
    www.reginaleeds.com/
    NABBW Associate, Regina Leeds is happy to announce that Parade Magazine featured her newly released book, "One Year to an Organized Life," in their December 30 issue. It is now in its second printing. Please visit this link to learn more about the book: AMAZON.

    Maria Marsala www.ElevatingYourBusiness.com
    Has just launched a new forum called "MORE Business" a special place for business owners to meet, help each other and help themselves! See for yourself at www.CoachMaria.com/forum. Maria's been interviewed as an business expert by "The Street" for an upcoming article about businesses whose marketing strategy is "way out of the box."

    Karen Wright
    www.wrightminded.com
    2008 is YOUR year; you can feel it in your bones. The Choice Women's Weekend Retreat: Mastering the Mind, Living the Dream is guaranteed to shift your mind, clarify your vision and end the limiting self-talk that's holding you back, once and for all. March 7-9; high on a cliff overlooking the central Oregon coast. Limited to 16 women.

    Carolyn Howard-Johnson's, first Amazon Short is now available. She says, "This is a perfect format for The Great First Impression Book Proposal: Everything You Need to Know About Selling Your Book in 20 Minutes or Less. That's because writers generally hate learning to write a book proposal. If they can do it fast, they're happier." Plus shorts are within a writer's budget, only 49 cents.

    Queen Mama Donna Henes, The Midlife Midwife
    www.thequeenofmyself.com
    I am pleased to announce that my award-winning book, The Queen of My Self: Stepping into Sovereignty in Midlife is now in its second printing. As a measure of my appreciation, I am offering the gift of a Great Women Rulers of the World ruler with every autographed copy of the book purchased on my website. www.thequeenofmyself.com.



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