Lift Your Vision Higher..........it is worthy of repeating

Fall has arrived. The leaves fluttering in the trees and being returned to the earth in beautiful hues of yellow, orange and brown. The smell of fireplaces beginning their annual toil to produce heat, light and ambiance. Kitchens actively adding the fragrance of soups and stews percolating and baked essences arising from the ovens. I was probably more aware of the beauty and abundance of Colorado as I had visitors from Florida in last week that oooohed and aaaaawed at every sight, sound and smell that makes Colorado Springs so special.

Remember that life is not about the markets, money or possessions. How often, in the inner depth of our souls, do we realize that the most important things in life are people and relationships? I suggest now is the time to focus on relationships; support each other, give of yourself. The investment you make in people and relationships will continue to grow in abundance. Lift Your Vision Higher, You Can See the Lord.

LADIES...MORE OPPORTUNITIES ADDED!!! Check it out!

RSVP for the next Express Network meeting of the American Business Women's Association on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14. This month's program features Mandy Egolf of Via Voce. Mandy is a communication coach and will be providing practical strategies for improving your communication style. Meeting starts with Networking at 11:30. This is the new ABWA group in town and yours truly is the charter President!! Dynamic, exciting meeting at the exquisite Garden of the Gods Club. RSVP at www.cswen.org no later than Tuesday November 11.

Women in Business Breakfast Holiday Event at Gallery Two Ten on Thursday, December 11th at 5:30 p.m. No regular meetings will be held in November and December because our meeting day is on the actual holidays and we all will be busy generating holiday cheer for our loved ones. Keep posted for further details!!!!

GET IN SHAPE WITH FRIENDS IN TRAINING. I don't know about you but gaining pounds during the holiday season scares me. So in conjunction with the Entrepreneur Club, you can get a discount on membership at Gold's Gym. Email me at Cris@Carter.net if you are interested.

The American Business Women's Association will hold a Holiday Gala at Tansi's, the newest and classiest boutique in the springs. Mark your calendars now for Friday, DECEMBER 12th 6 PM to 8 PM. If you are not an ABWA member and would like to attend, please contact me at Cris@Carter.net and I will get an invitation to you.

Women in Business Breakfast Members Are Busy. Check out the opportunities to support them!

Women in Business Breakfast Holiday Event at Gallery Two Ten on Thursday, December 11th at 5:30 p.m. No regular meetings will be held in November and December because our meeting day is on the actual holidays and we all will be busy generating holiday cheer for our loved ones. Keep posted for further details!!!!

Submission from Jamie Giddings: Wednesday November 5, 2008 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am "How To Create Strategic Partnerships That Can Double Your Ideal Client Base In Less Than 180 Days, At Little Or No Cost..." At this workshop, you will learn the value and benefits of having strategic partnerships. ActionCOACH, the #1 business coaching firm in the world, will teach you the fundamentals of how to create powerful strategic partnerships that will increase referrals for your business. Location:. 1915 Aerotech Drive, Colorado Springs Cost: COMPLIMENTARY (Regularly $95.00) Call Janna Hoiberg 719-358-6936 or email jannahoiberg@actioncoach.com

Deb Witte, co-owner of DreamMakers of Colorado Springs is sponsoring the Showcase of Remodeled Homes on November 15, 2008 to benefit Care and Share. Items Most Needed: Canned meat and tuna, Canned tomato products, Boxed pasta, Canned meals (chili, etc.), Canned fruits and vegetables, Canned and bagged beans, Canned soup, Peanut butter, Powdered milk and Monetary Donations: For each $1 donated, Care and Share can procure up to 10 pounds of food. Bring your food or $$ donation to any of the 3 remodeled homes or the DreamMakers showroom 11/10 to 11/21 Monday- Friday 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. 3 remodeled homes Free to the Public. For more information Call 719-636-2444 or visit www. DreamMakersCS.com

Terry Zarsky, Librarian Extradornaire and Dog Lover is supporting the All Breed Rescue and Training: Whine and Cheese Fundraiser Saturday November 8th. Are you a dog lover or supporter? Join All Breed Rescue and Training for their Whine and Cheese Fundraiser Saturday November 8th at the Paragon Culinary School at 3125 Sinton Road. This will go from 6pm until 11pm and will include live music, silent auction and food. $40 - Cost includes Tapas, wine and soft drinks. Tickets can be purchased at http://haveanicedog.org or at the door.

Jane Aiello is on the Business Development team for Concept Restaurants. In that capacity, Jane represents MacKenzies, Jose Muldoon’s and The Ritz. Jane was previously the co-owner of a distinctive local catering company and managed a staff of 20 and was responsible for all aspects of sales and marketing. Now Jane is able to place her clients and their guests in the restaurant best suited to their needs. Each Concept Restaurant is unique: MacKenzie’s is the Springs’ Premier Chop House. The Ritz Grill has been serving fine food and great drinks for more than 21 years. Jose Muldoon’s is family friendly and serves up the Best Tex-Mex in town. These great restaurants are all conveniently located on Tejon Street in the heart of downtown Colorado Springs. Call Jane at 719-238-6101 to discuss your corporate, social or non-profit event needs. You will find her dedication and experience makes hosting your next gathering easy and enjoyable. Or you can email Jane at jane@conceptrestaurants.net.

Lift Your Vision Higher

THIS THURSDAY OCTOBER 23 AT 7:30 WOMEN’S BUSINESS BREAKFAST AT THE CITADEL MALL’S WOMEN’S RESOURCE AGENCY

Beth Roalstad, the Executive Director of the Women's Resource Agency, Inc. will be hosting the Women in Business Breakfast for our October meeting on the 4th Thursday, October 23. Jane Aiello came up with a great idea that as long as we are going to the agency, we might want to clean out our closets and contribute to the WRA’s Dress for Success. Visit www.wrainc.org for the guidelines for donations to Dress for Success so you can cull through your closet and get your donations ready to bring to the meeting. Thank you Beth for hosting and thank you Jane for a great idea.

Beth will give a brief presentation about the Women’s Resource Agency. As we are getting into the season where dusk occurs earlier and earlier and many of us will alter our routines to be running around in the evening to accomplish all kinds of errands around the holidays, we will also be having a self defense presentation.

The Women’s Resource Agency is on the EAST side of the mall between Penny's and Dillard's. Enter Service Court 7 (an employee entrance) between the two stores. When you go through the second double door, turn left down a very short hall-way and a sign will be posted for Women's Resource Agency. That is their back door. Should you get lost, Beth’s cell phone number is 231-7803.

For those of you that are unfamiliar with this group, at last count there were 60 members. The Business Breakfast occurs once a month on the 4th Thursday of the month. We have networking and then a program. We don’t charge a membership fee but we do ask for a $5.00 contribution every 6 months to pay for coffee supplies and paper goods. Each person volunteers to bring muffins, quiche, fruit, yogurt etc every 6 months or so. Members come as they can but there is not a meeting requirement per se so the group flexes each month. We also change locations depending what the program is and what venues are available. Networking starts at 7:30 and program at 8. We are out of there by 9.

My wonderful Mother-in-law sent this for my friends to enjoy

My Prayer;
May today there be peace within.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be confident knowing you are a child of God.
Let this presence settle into your bones and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love
It is their for each and every one of us.

Opportunities Are Endless

I am a bit behind the eight ball as life is moving fast and I needed a little R&R after traveling to the American Business Women's Association National Leadership Conference last week. But not to fear, I got my Afterburner DVD in the mail, and have my own top gun retired fighter pilot calling me from Atlanta to chat about Flawless Execution. I am trying to convince him that I will need a lot of coaching in the planning, execution and debriefing areas. I'll keep my fingers crossed. You may want to go to afterburnerseminars.com and check out their manner of presenting how to conquer business challenges.

Here is what is coming up in the next two weeks on my calendar:

RECURRING Meetings are held by the Entrepreneur Club. Lunch networking meetings are held at many locations on different days throughout the week. There is also a training session that is very valuable that is held several times during the week by Patti Serrano. I go to the meeting on Wednesday at noon at TCF BANK Academy & corner of Austin Bluffs but check out all the resources at www.eclubnetworking.blogspot.com
And if you join E Club, you get a discount at Gold's gym for working out with Friends in Training!

SATURDAY October 18th, 2008 3 to 8 at the Gallery Two-Ten (210 Cimmaron close to downtown) is having another exciting event, the opening of an exhibit of creations from nature's most versatile of products. Meet the artists at a reception from 4pm to 8pm. Plenty of parking at the rear of our building.

THURSDAY October 23rd at 7:30 a.m. is the next Women's Business Breakfast. This meeting will be held at the Citadel Mall at the Women's Resource Agency. Send me an email if you are not on the mailing list and would like to have all the details. Cris@Carter.net

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14 at 11:30 for the next Express Network of the American Business Women's Association. This is the group that just chartered on AUgust 8, 2008 and that yours truly is the charter President of. Dynamic, exciting meeting with networking and business and leadership programs at Garden of the Gods Club. Again send me an email if you would like to have all the details as there is just too much going on to list here. Cris@Carter.net


That's my agenda for the next two weeks of fun networking. Make it a great week. Remember Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other!

Engage, Experience and Excel

OMGosh!!!! I am still on cloud nine after an invigorating four days in Covington, Kentucky at the ABWA National Leadership Conference. I had a wonderful time. I met so many wonderful women. Wonderful programs, absolutely wonderful educational opportunities. Did I mention it was wonderful?

The Franklin Covey seminar was brilliant, as was the Saundra Pelletier presentation about having your own cavalry (women who have your back) as well as the other business, sales, motivation, networking, people skills and assessment programs. There is nothing better to have top gun fighter pilots sing to you as they present leadership tips. But the humor and shows were over the top. ...Mark Mayfield presented twice and tears rolled down my face both times. The grand finale at the banquet was performed by a very talented group known as the WaterCoolers. They danced and sang parodies and made us laugh 'til it hurt.

I laughed so hard, learned so much and met so many new friends. I only wish I could have shared it with everyone in our network group. I am going to try (with the help of my IT crew) to have a DVD made to share with my friends the highlights of this exceptional experience. Trust me, I will be a regular at the ABWA National Leadership conferences from here on out. Luckily, next year it will be in Kansas City. Just a short drive from here (okay it's all relative).

But before that, I will be throwing my next birthday party in Tucson during the District VI Conference March 21 & 22, 2009 at the Hotel Arizona and sharing that with many of my ABWA friends.

My congratulations go out to our very own Michelle Egbert the new Vice President of ABWA District VI which covers the western U.S. from Colorado west and includes Hawaii and Alaska (ok. I admit that Michelle's primary chapter is Pikes Peak but she is a secondary member to our network so we do get to share in her glory). I got to know Michelle much better and she is one savvy lady. Also congratulate Leacia Brilliant as she is one of the top ten American Business Women this year!! Ten out of 40,000 is pretty special. She represented our region well as she related tales of making a mission impossible segment, become possible. I also am very thankful to the Pikes Peak chapter President, Patrice Christian, and Diane Pfalzgraf who went out of their way to make me feel a part of their group during the conference.

Now my biggest concern is how I am going to top this experience! Maybe that will come to me once I am well rested! Ciao!