Featured Member
Cristina Favreau
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Life to me is a natural progression, a journey of challenges and experiences we amass that lead us to the next step,
the next moment in our adventure. As Gertrude Stein said, There is no there there, meaning, I believe, that there truly is
no ultimate place to get to, no pinnacle that speaks saying: You have arrived. Your journey is over. The journey is the point.
I am an avid hiker. The peak of the mountain isnt my goal. My goal is the journey, my relationship to nature, my communion
with my own soul, my appreciation of this hill, my curiosity of what is over the next. My name is Cristina Favreau and
many of you at WENS are very familiar with me and my work on the executive committee and as organizer for the WENS radio hour.
I am a happy participant in this wonderful organization and I believe in the spirit and power of women working with women,
challenging women, supporting women. The journey of my life has taken me progressively through many changes, changes I
see as a natural evolution. I began my career in the corporate world, rapidly advancing within companies. And as satisfying
and rewarding as this career was, my hearts desire was to work for myself in a home-based business. So with many years of
knowledge and experience under my belt I decided I was up to a new challenge. That challenge was starting a family and starting
my own business. Using the skills that I gained over the years and my penchant for meticulous research and planning, I became
a virtual assistant in 2002 and found success in helping small businesses succeed. I owe my success to my ability to see
patterns where others see confusion. My strength lies in my thought process. I can quickly see into the heart of the matter
and remove all the extraneous details that often cloud our assessment of situations. I am able to perceive the true problems
and provide suggestions and perspective. Over the years, just by the nature of my personality, I have become the go to person
for friends and colleagues. I am resourceful, insightful, methodical, and above all determined. I am passionate about people
and about my contributing to their successes. These inherent characteristics and my experience and drive have set me off
on another adventure. I am very excited to announce that I am beginning a new venture that is an extension of who I am and
what Ive learned. I am proud to present myself to you now as a professional small-business coach, trained to use my finely-tuned
communication skills to support you as a detached thinking partner. What can I as a small business coach do for you? I can
help you see the forest from the trees; I can help you appreciate the path as well as the goal. I can give you tools to gain
self-knowledge and self-confidence. I can help you set appropriate, achievable goals and help you gain perspective. I can
be a sounding board for your ideas and help you mould them into a clear and practical vision with short and long-term objectives.
I will be your advocate. More than that, I can provide you with an accountability partner, someone to motivate you to
meet objectives and hit your milestones. This aspect of coaching is invaluable to small business owners who from time to time
understandably have difficulty in keeping up momentum and enthusiasm. A partner, a buddy, makes what you are doing concrete
and achievable, and makes you accountable to someone other than yourself. I can help make what you are doing real. Read more about Cristina right here!
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Women
in Business, Embracing Life
Newsletter
# 56
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May
29th 2006
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Dear Sherry,
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We regret that we had to cancel our last game night
due to a death in the family. Our next Cash Flow 101
is scheduled for June 8th 2006 to be held in Vaudreuil
at 4pm. This event is for
WENS members and their friends only.
Sign up to play with us today!
WENS Committee
We are looking for volunteers for the following
positions within our WENS committee.
* Newsletter Editor
* Round Table Moderator
for
North Shore Chapter
* Call Out Campaign
Volunteers
If you are interested in gaining
extra promotion through WENS and would like to help
contribute to the growth of our network, please
contact Sherry at 450-455-7825
Guests may attend up to three events before
deciding to invest in our growing network.
Please Note: Virtual memberships are
100% web based and are not considered a Chapter
Membership.
Click
here for more chapter information!
Click here to sign up now!
Sherry
Thacker
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Notice
to Our Members
What
do you think?
Hello Ladies!
Just a quick question!
We are thinking of turning our Montreal Chapter
breakfast meetings into brunch / lunch meetings.
We'd like to know if you like this idea and at what
time would be best to host these meetings.
1. No, I prefer breakfast meetings
2. Yes, this is a great idea
3. 9:00am to 11:00am
4. 10:00am to 12:00pm
5. 11:00am to 1:00pm
6. 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Please log your answer here
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WENS
Testimonial
By
WENS Member!
I just wanted to send a quick note to thank you
again for Wednesdays breakfast meeting. I am so
glad that I have the opportunity to get a feel for
WENS! Judging by yesterdays meeting, I am
thoroughly impressed by the organization and
practicality of it all. It was great to hear other
womens stories and business concepts.
Also, Danielles talk on Personal Branding couldnt
have been more fitting for me. What a practical/soul-
searching guide for staring up my business. She did
a super job!
Thank you again for a great morning and for your
enthusiasm. Cant wait for the next one.
Warm Regards,
Erin Sullivan
Operations Manager
Avast Language Solutions
More testimonials right here!
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Boss
Mode or Getting Past the Palace Guard
By
Wendy Weiss
I have become a huge Apprentice fan. Monday
evenings you'll find me glued to the television,
excited, focused and wondering who will be fired
next. I'm willing to bet that many of my readers
share that obsession.
Whenever I talk about Getting Past the Palace
Guard, the secretaries, receptionists, assistants,
voice mail, anyone and/or anything that blocks
access, I've taken to pointing to Donald Trump. The
question I ask: "If Donald Trump were to call your
prospect, and that prospect's secretary were to say
to him, 'What is this in reference to?' what do you
think Donald Trump would say?"
This question always occasions much conversation.
The general consensus of opinion, however, is that
Donald Trump would probably say, "This is Donald
Trump. Is she there?"
Another example: If Barbra Streisand calls Steven
Spielberg at DreamWorks and Steven's secretary
says to her, "What is this in reference to?" here is
what Barbra will not say: "I'm a singer and an actress
and a producer and maybe you've seen some of my
movies?" She would probably say, "This is Barbra
Streisand. Is he there?"
I know that many of you will now say to me, "But
Wendy, I'm not famous." It doesn't matter. I'm willing
to bet that Donald Trump and Barbra Streisand would
have said exactly the same thing 30 years ago
before they were famous. I'm willing to bet that 30
years ago they had almost the same self-confidence,
assurance and sense of entitlement that they have
now. It was that self- confidence, assurance and
sense of entitlement that helped them get to where
they are now.
Let's switch gears for a moment and talk about your
prospects.
What type of people are they? They are bosses.
What does it mean to be a boss? How does a boss
behave? First of all, bosses are decision-makers.
That's what we call them and that's what they do.
They are used to making decisions. They also have
at least some authority to be able to implement their
decisions. They give direction and expect the
direction to be followed. More than likely, at least in
their business persona, they have self- confidence
and assurance. These are all traits that bosses or
leaders share and these traits influence how a boss
or a leader behaves.
Read Full Story Here!
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WI
WENSday Breakfast
Guest
Speaker: Sandi Marques
Cork and Karma: Uncork Your Wine Personality with
Sandi Marques, Sommelier, Wine Educator, Speaker
and Author.
Ever wonder how your personality could be described
as a wine? Do you have more in common with bad-
girl Naomi Campbell or with sweet Reese
Witherspoon? Would you like to describe the aroma
and taste of wine in easy to understand jargon that
is unpretentious? Dont miss this exciting new wine
workshop. Take the mystery out of wine and
discover your wine personality uncorked!
Event for Women only
WENS members: $15, Non-Members: $20
When: June 14th 2006
Time: 6:45am- 9:15am
Where: 1375 Trans Canada Hwy RM 100 -
Dorval
Register Here!
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The
Small Business Show with Sherry Thacker
End
of Season!
Lets
Talk Business!
Who knew talk radio could be so exciting? The
WENSday Women in Business Show offers compelling
listening for any professional, entrepreneur or
executive. You'll get the straight scoop on
networking, business strategies, finance, e-marketing
and so much more! Every week, your host Sherry
Thacker taps into topics that are relevant to today's
modern business women.
Our show will resume programming in the fall of
2006
Listen to past shows right here!
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