Copyright Nancy Mills. 2007
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CONTENTS
- Spirited Woman Quote
- Editor's Spirited Message
- New! Sponsor of the Month - The Good Cheer Company
- Spirited Woman Circle - Fantastic Upcoming "Live" Guests, Fantastic Audio Library
- Spirited Woman Q & A - Susan Feniger
- New! Spirited Woman Special Events - Check them out!
- Spirited Woman! Store Special
- Upcoming Spirited Woman Workshops
- Host a Spirited Woman Workshop
- Spirited Woman Gift Certificate
- Press & Media
- Blog ? of the Month
- Join the Spirited Woman Club - Get a Free Listing
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SPIRITED WOMAN QUOTE
"Look in the mirror and smile. That's all it takes. Then start your day anew. " - Nancy Mills
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EDITOR'S MESSAGE
Welcome to the world of SPIRITED WOMANHOOD.
August is all about wonderful new things. I am thrilled to announce that the SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP VIDEO is ready for your viewing pleasure. Set to the Spirited Woman Song sung by Kay Pere, you'll get a great idea of what the workshop is about, and it's only 2-minutes! It's also posted on YouTube. Also, I'm extremely proud to announce our new SPIRITED WOMAN ADVISORY BOARD, comprised of sensational women, deeply committed to helping us grow. I thank them so very much for their participation.
And, with great fanfare, I'd like to announce our first ever newsletter sponsor: Ron Troutman, the delightful owner of The Good Cheer Company. We invite you to support Ron and read more about him at http://www.thespiritedwoman.com/resources/. We plan to have a new newsletter sponsor each month and it's a great new opportunity for you to reach 1000's of spirited women and help brand your business. The sponsorship package includes many marketing/pr benefits. Please contact me directly for more info.
This month, we've got a wonderful "Spirited Woman Belly Dancing Night" coming up on August 29 in LA with professional belly dancer, Samantha Tobey, and on August 7th, bestselling romance novelist Carly Phillips will be our SPIRITED WOMAN CIRCLE "telechat" guest. And finally, but with much delight....
Our August SPIRITED WOMAN Q&A is with beloved celebrity chef Susan Feniger. She and her decades-long chef/restaurant partner Mary Sue Milliken have created a huge empire around food. Popular TV personalities ("Too Hot Tamales" on the Food Network), radio hosts, authors, hip restaurant owners, and truly successful entrepreneurs with their own "Border Girls" line of prepared foods at Whole Foods Market - Susan is a supreme innovator and trend-setter who is passionately living her life. Her delightful interview is a must read.
As always, I would like to thank you for your support, comments, enthusiasm, and friendship. And for those of you new to the newsletter, I'd like to welcome you to our growing numbers. YOU inspire me, always. And I genuinely look forward to meeting you (again or for the first time) in person at a SPIRITED WOMAN Workshop, SPIRITED WOMAN EVENT, or within our SPIRITED WOMAN CIRCLE.
The SPIRITED WOMAN Newsletter is meant to be fun, informative, and inspirational. Your free monthly tool to stay connected with other spirited women worldwide. I welcome you forwarding this newsletter to ALL your spirited friends.
Nancy Mills
Founder Spirited Woman
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New! SPONSOR OF THE MONTH
The Good Cheer Company (www.TheGoodCheerCompany.com),
a fantastic company that sells "unique gifts that remind you who you
really are" is our August newsletter sponsor. Their one-of-a-kind Piece
of the Puzzle Affirmative Jewelery is guaranteed to put a smile on
your face and uplift you. To read more about founder Ron Troutman and
The Good Cheer Company visit our new sponsor page: http://www.thespiritedwoman.com/resources.
You too, can sponsor a newsletter. It's a great opportunity to reach 1000's of spirited women and grow your brand/business. For more info, contact Nancy Mills at 888-428-1234.
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SPIRITED WOMAN CIRCLE
New York Times bestselling romance novelist Carly Phillips guests on August 7. Our
popular monthly 1-hr. "telechat" "women inspiring women" conversation
series with well-known women authors,
agents, producers, and more is getting raves from participants! The
live
conversations, moderated by Nancy Mills, are on the first Tuesdays of
each month (except holidays)
at 10 am PST. 1 pm EST. You'll be able to ask questions and find out "up close & personal" secrets from extraordinary women.
2007 Upcoming Guests are: Top TV Writer-Producer/Suspense Novelist April Smith (September 4): and Mega-Selling Espionage Novelist Gayle Lynds (October 2).
Each conversation is $15. We're also running a series special where you'll save bucks & receive a special bonus. To sign-up: http://www.thespiritedwoman.com/spirited_woman_circle/
SPIRITED WOMAN CIRCLE AUDIO RECORDINGS - All past conversations (Lisa Hagan, Fannie Flagg, Janet Fitch & 10 others) are available to purchase in CD or MP3 audio. We invite you to listen to audio samples at: http://www.thespiritedwoman.com/registration/
TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT THE SPIRITED WOMAN CIRCLE.
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SPIRITED WOMAN Q & A
SUSAN FENIGER
I
love to eat. My favorite is Mexican food, so spicy that my hair gets
even curlier. When I was a little girl, when my mother made a
particularly good meal (once a year) I would sing at the dinner table.
Last week, I went to one of my favorite restaurants in LA, Border
Grill. Every time I eat their delicious Mexican food - I sing. All
right, hum. On this last visit, the chef and co-owner Susan Feniger was
sitting at a nearby table. I couldn't miss this opportunity, so I
walked up to her and blurted something about Spirited Woman and then
said, "You're fantastically talented, I've been a huge fan for years,
can I interview you?" And graciously, to the woman who interrupted her
meal, she said yes.
Susan Feniger is a celebrity chef. No doubt about it. She and her decades-long chef/restaurant partner Mary Sue Milliken are "two gringas from the Midwest," who through an innovative, compelling cuisine style created a huge empire around food. The owners of three successful restaurants - Border Grill Santa Monica, Border Grill at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, and Ciudad in Los Angeles - for many years, they were also the star chefs on the Food Network's popular "Too Hot Tamales" TV show. Together, they've co-authored five cookbooks, had their own radio show, and presently they have the "Border Girls" line of prepared foods at Whole Foods Market. Whew.
But Susan and Mary Sue didn't start out this way. They met in the late 70's when they were the first two women to break into the all-male kitchen at Le Perroquet, one of Chicago's best French restaurants. Long story short, they both took a detour to cook in France, Susan returned to Los Angeles, opened the City Cafe on Melrose Avenue and convinced Mary Sue to move out and help her run it. That was almost 30 years ago - and from that first restaurant, where they cooked on a hibachi grill in the alley, they now have more than 300 employees and they plan to open more restaurants and write another book. Not bad, for two gringas!
Susan lives in a home in the Los Angeles canyons with her partner of 12 years, filmmaker writer Liz Lachman, their two dogs and three cats. When I interviewed Susan on the phone, what popped out about her is her unflappable enthusiasm. It is clear that she loves life. She loves food. She loves people. And if she had it her way she told me, she'd figure out a way where she didn't have to sleep. It is clear that Susan doesn't want to miss a moment.
On that note, or should I say, winning recipe, I urge you to read this delightful interview with master chef, person extraordinaire Susan Feniger.
Q. Was there an "aha" moment when you knew you wanted to be a chef?
A.
I don't think there was. My mother was a fantastic cook and my father
loved to eat. So it was a really good combination. My mother was one of
these people who would always, from the time I was a young kid, be
cooking and freezing things. Whenever people would come over, she'd
pull something out that she made, like cheese dreams appetizers - she
just had great taste buds. My mom had this way of making a salad and
she would taste it and add more seasoning and stuff to it - which I
thinks makes someone able to put out great food. I just had many
memories making fudge with her, and memories of my father late at night
going into the freezer pulling out fudge from colored cookie tins.
There was much about food in our home. Even when we opened City Cafe in
the early 80's - we barely had a kitchen, we didn't even have an oven
for the first couple years, and my mom sent us out these ice box cakes
she use to make with lady fingers - she and my dad wrapped them up in
dry ice and then we sold them at the cafe. Very sweet.
Q. Food in your family sounds like it was a form of communication and a form of being nurtured. Is that true?
A. Yes, and it is still. Honestly for me, it still is more about that
that anything. I still think what I connect to most about restaurants
and kitchen is more about the experience and nurturing and sharing
experiences and eating while you're sharing. More so than I do - isn't
this the most creative thing I've ever made? For me, going out to eat
is more about the experience. I love to have great food but honestly I
could have the same delicious salad every night with an artichoke and a
really fantastic steak and be with great company and hear fabulous
music. That would do it as much for me as going out for an interesting
dining experience somewhere new every night.
Q. You were formally trained at the Culinary Institute of America - how do you feel that training has influenced your career?
A.
I really embraced the learning. I was very focused. I was always
focused even as a kid. Driven. When I was very young I thought I
wanted to be a professional tennis player and so in the summertime I
would go at 7 in the morning to the courts and stay there until 5 at
night. Then at some point I realized I wasn't going to be a
good tennis player. When I was in college I was focused on being an
economist - that is what I thought I wanted to do. I worked in
restaurants while studying economics. In my first two and a half years
of
college I finished all my major requirements and I convinced my
economics professor to let me do my last year as an
independent study at the CIA in New York. The reason I decided to do it
was I had been working in a kitchen and there was this guy named Perry,
and he had been in the army, and he is the one who really inspired me
to make it my career. I just hadn't thought of it as a career, but as
soon as I started the CIA I knew this is what I wanted
to do. Absolutely no question.
Q.
When you originally partnered with Mary Sue - what were your dreams?
Did you both dream of such success - was it part of a master plan? What
were your goals?
A. There was no master plan. We met in a
Chicago restaurant, where we were the only two women working in the
kitchen, and the chef was really just a total jerk to me. In the
afternoon I'd be almost in tears and she'd be saying stick it out. It
was a great restaurant - it was called Le Perroquet. It turned out many
years later that I'm sure why he was on me was because I had come out.
I was openly gay and he was married with kids, and he eventually came
out. I stuck it out for almost a year and a half, then I moved to LA. I
worked at Ma Maison under Wolf, before he opened Spago, for two years,
and he encouraged me to go to France and I got a job in a three star
restaurant. I kept in touch with Mary Sue in Chicago, and it turned out
she was headed over to Paris at the same time. We just decided one
night over a couple bottles of wine that we were going to open up a
restaurant together. We didn't have any money or anything. We had
looked at all the different cities in our minds. The owners of LA
Eyeworks wanted to do a little cafe. I became a partner and convinced
Mary Sue six months later to help me run it. We had a hot plate, and I
put a hibachi in the parking lot - this is after I'd come from a three
star restaurant in the South of France. We hand wrote the menu. It was
just Mary Sue and I in the kitchen and we did that for five years. Then
in 1985 we opened City on La Brea. There was no plan.
Q. At this point in your career you're just as much a renowned chef
as a successful entrepreneur - overseeing more than 300 employees and
your own "Border Girls" brand at Whole Foods Market - how do you do it?
Do you work non-stop? Have you learned to delegate?
A. I do
delegate, but a lot of the stuff I do is more than operational it is
connecting with customers, with staff, with employees. My day is mainly
made up where I go into the restaurant, or I might have an interview
like this, or a photo shoot, or a TV show, but then I go to the
restaurants and I connect with all the employees. Our corporate office
is in the Union Bank, but I made the decision that I didn't want to be
there, so I cleared out a little tiny storeroom at Ciudad and put my
office at the back of the kitchen. Because I like to be really hands on
and in the mix. I'm sitting there with my door open and the prep guy is
right outside my door. I can walk out there, say hello to everyone,
taste all the food at lunch, I might have a phone meeting, then I can
walk out during service, say hello to 150 customers, make the
connection, come back in, watch food going out, then go back into a
meeting.
Q. What advice would you give another woman setting out to
open her own restaurant? What characteristic best describes you as a
restaurateur?
A. What makes it all work for me is that I love
to eat, I love to cook. I also really love the pressure of restaurants.
You have to be able to handle pressure well. We could have 300
reservations, an employee who walks out, the toilet could be
over-flowing, I could have an interview - that stuff doesn't throw me.
You have to be able to handle and juggle a lot of things. Also, my
temperament is right for the restaurant business because I want people
to be happy, to have a great time, to feel taken care of. I have a
pretty open door and I am accessible and people feel they can connect
to me so it makes them loyal. They feel respected and that works in the
restaurant business because it is all about people. Unless you really
commit a huge amount of time to it, I just don't see how you can do it.
For me, a 50 hour week is a short week.
Q. Susan, why do you feel that you are a spirited woman?
A.
I try to live every moment. When I was in college I tried to see if I
could do an experiment where I could only sleep three hours. And I
still, I don't want to go to bed ever. I love it when I wake up at 5, I
love those few hours before it feels like everyone is up. And I love it
late. I think I have a spirit about life that is - I'm curious and
excited and I'm pretty content and I feel like I am someone who
embraces challenges and I feel as though I am pretty open and
self-searching. It sounds like I'm a big egotistical asshole - doesn't
it? But, I think I have a really alive spirit.
THANK YOU SUSAN FOR NURTURING THE WORLD.
Susan welcomes you to visit www.bordergrill.com. She is also extremely involved with the Scleroderma Research Foundation, raising millions for research through "Cool Comedy Hot Cuisine." She invites you to attend on November 6th in New York. Also, she is on the board of the Gay and Lesbian Center in Los Angeles and she invites you on August 18th to the second annual "Simply DeVine" wine and food auction at the Harvey Mudd Estate in Beverly Hills. Twelve great restaurants are involved and 20 wineries. To sign-up visit www.LAGayCenter.org.
NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES: http://www.TheSpiritedWoman.com/newsletter/. Presently there are 51 past interviews online for you to read.
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NEW! SPIRITED WOMAN SPECIAL EVENTS
We're going into SPIRITED WOMAN SPECIAL EVENTS big time now. We realized that these events are the HEARTBEAT of the Spirited Woman Approach to Life and are a place to mingle, express your creativity and imagination, and have FUN TOGETHER.
Wed. August 29 Spirited Woman Belly Dancing Night, 7-9pm., $20
Samia is a professional belly dance performer and teacher. She
teaches techniques from countries in North Africa and the Middle East,
and also blends African, Spanish and Brazilian styles as well. Her
teaching inspires personal expression, creativity and growth in a safe,
fun environment. Wow - talk about a spirited woman experience! Come
join us and bring your spirit and your yoga mat! We're going to have
fun. $20 in advance. $25 at
the door. Westside studio Location TBA to attendees. Pay
online at : http://www.thespiritedwoman.com/signup/. Or call Nancy at 888-428-1234.
Do you want to sponsor an event? It's a great opportunity to reach spirited women, get better known, and receive great PR. Contact Nancy Mills at 888-428-1234.
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SPIRITED WOMAN! STORE SPECIAL
SPIRITED WOMAN PLANTABLE STATIONERY - I keep on featuring the stationery because I love it. You
can plant the card & seed the earth with your spirit! How great is that? This is the
greatest, most thoughtful and different gift. And it's blowing out the door! A Spirited Woman favorite.
The stationery is beautiful in color and texture and is embedded with wildflower seeds. Each box holds six cards and envelopes, and you can buy the stationary in an array of 7 colors - creamy white, pink, lilac, red, yellow, green, and blue. Click on photo to enlarge image.
Store Special: The stationary is $15.95 per box of six cards. If you buy all seven colors, you'll get an extra box for free.
To see color choices and to order SPIRITED WOMAN Stationery and other products, visit: http://www.TheSpiritedWoman.com/spirited_woman_store/.
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UPCOMING SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOPS
Who-ee! More and more women are attending the SPIRITED WOMAN Workshop across the country. Over 700 have signed up to date.
The SPIRITED WOMAN Workshop includes three hours of creative playfulness and growth. Emphasizes your ALIVENESS and reinforces YOU ARE ENOUGH AS YOU ARE. Great for transitions, movement, fun. Attendees range from writers/artists/healers to business owners. Led by Nancy Mills, Creator of the Spirited Woman Approach to Life. Limited to 12 women. Offered at amazing locales.
This is a great gift for yourself, or for your mom, best friend, sister, office worker, whoever you want to bring!
2007 WORKSHOP CALENDAR
LOS ANGELES - Saturday, September 29, 2007
1-4 pm., Black Box Theater, 12420 Santa Monica Blvd. 90025
CHESTER COUNTY, PA - Saturday, October 13, 2007
1-4 pm, Private Home
Hosted by: Julie Latham, owner of Blue Jay Workshops
CHESTER COUNTY, PA - Sunday, October 14, 2007
1-4 pm, Private Home
Hosted by: Julie Latham, owner of Blue Jay Workshops
SANTA BARBARA - Saturday, October 27, 2007
1-4 pm., Private Santa Barbara Estate, TBA to Attendees
ORANGE COUNTY - Saturday, November 10, 2007
1-4 pm., Corona Del Mar/Laguna Locale TBA to Attendees
Remember: Take a workshop & you'll get a FREE LINK & a FREE 60-WORD newsletter ad on our website - forever!
For more info on the workshops and to see new workshop pictures please go to:
http://www.TheSpiritedWoman.com/spirited_woman_workshop/. You can also call Nancy Mills at her toll-free number: 888-428-1234 (in Santa Barbara call 805-698-3555) or e-mail her at: NancyMills@TheSpiritedWoman.com.
We've partnered with the Enlightenment Card, "the socially conscious"
credit card. Every time you use it you get bonus points, and they have
this fantastic reward program, where you can redeem retreats, spas,
yoga classes, workshops, and more. That's right! Earn enough points and you can attend select Spirited Woman Workshops for free! Sign-up now it's worth it. Plus, you'll be helping Spirited Woman grow.
Credit cards are accepted on-line at: http://www.TheSpiritedWoman.com/signup/ and via phone at 888-428-1234. Workshop checks are mailed to: Nancy Mills, 2349 Century Hill, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Checks must be received within 10 days of making a reservation. All payments due in advance of each Spirited Woman Workshop. All reservations final.
And, if you're wondering...the SPIRITED WOMAN Workshop has been held in the following cities to date:
LOS ANGELES
NASHVILLE
PORTLAND
EUGENE
ASHLAND
LAS VEGAS
LAUGHLIN
SAN FRANCISCO
SANTA BARBARA
SAN DIEGO
BERKELEY
MAUI
OAKLAND
SEATTLE
CARLSBAD
PHILADELPHIA
KAUAI
SACRAMENTO
ALEXANDRIA
TELL A FRIEND ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS.
WHY NOT MAKE YOUR CITY NEXT?
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HOST A SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP
...In your city.
It's great fun! You'll love it. Anyone who hosts a workshop in their home or business receives a free workshop, great publicity, and a chance to meet other fantabulous women. Since the workshop size is small, most spaces work out ideally. If you'd like to host a workshop, go to our host page and fine out how to do it: http://www.TheSpiritedWoman.com/host_a_workshop/. Or please feel free to call Nancy at 888-428-1234.
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SPIRITED WOMAN GIFT CERTIFICATE
You can give a SPIRITED WOMAN GIFT certificate for a workshop, a Spirited Woman Circle Conversation, a special event, any of our store products, and even to place an ad in our newsletter! The certificate is available on-line or by calling Nancy Mills at 888-428-1234. MAKES A GREAT GIFT. Easy, affordable & inspirational.
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SPIRITED WOMAN MEDIA COVERAGE
SPIRITED WOMAN IN THE NEWS! Nancy recently was a guest on Divine Diva inspirational radio, to listen Click Here. To
read current articles and interviews please visit our press page at: http://www.TheSpiritedWoman.com/press/.
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THE SPIRITED WOMAN BLOG
For those of you who have never blogged - don't worry - we have really easy instructions on our blog page on how to post. So, please try it. It's fun!
Here's the August blog ? of the month: What spirited things have you done this summer? We want to know.
Just click on: http://www.TheSpiritedWoman.com/go_blog_blog_blog/
We really want to know. ALSO keep those other blog posts coming in too - and BE SURE TO TELL US WHY YOU FEEL YOU ARE A SPIRITED WOMAN. We want to know that too.
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THE SPIRITED WOMAN CLUB - LISTING BOARD
NEW FEATURE! Put your picture (OR LOGO OR PRODUCT SHOT) UP WITH YOUR AD.
Here's the good news. If you have taken the SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP you are automatically a member of the SPIRITED WOMAN CLUB, and you'll receive a FREE listing (up to 60 words) - monthly. For those of you who have not taken the workshop (come on girls, you need to join the club!) - the listing is $25 per month per listing or $40 per month with a photo! What a great deal!
Photo rates for workshop attendees is $15 per month with your one free 60-word ad. All additional 60-word ads cost $40 with photo or $25 without photo.
The listing board is a great way to advertise your service, business, workshop, event or WHATEVER - and to stay connected with other spirited women. Currently, the newsletter reaches over 3,200 women. Think of it as your very own SPIRITED WOMAN DIRECTORY. Be sure to check out what other women are offering and support them. Also, see below HOW TO PLACE A LISTING.
Our current ads are featured in the newsletter. More newsletter listings are at: http://www.TheSpiritedWoman.com/newsletter_ad/
SECRETS FOUND IN GIMLI speaks to all of us. It is a journey of
spiritual growth, of passions, of coincidences and the magic of life.
It is the call to each of us to strive for the highest good within us
and to remember that we are responsible for who we are, right here,
right now. For orders contact: freyjapress@mts.net
MONDAY, JULY 13th @7-8:30 pm FREE COMMUNITY REIKI CIRCLE with Living
Light Reiki Master Marla Mervis. Learn more about Reiki. Share in
guided meditation. Experience a Wellness Circle. Receive a mini Reiki
session. RSVP 310-926-9163 www.lacentreforlife.com. Location-Centre for Life, 13323 W. Washington Blvd. #202, LA, 90066.
YOU CAN'T BE YOURSELF BY YOURSELF! Get more comfortable in your own
skin. Feel great about public speaking. Be funnier, clearer and more
you! Find your authenic voice, take your journal-writing the next step,
develop creative projects and manifest your most 3-dimensional self in
these unique creativity seminars and workshops with inspirational
comedian Beth Lapides (Un-Caberet, Sex and the City). For schedules and
to sign-up, CLICK HERE.
MELISSA MORAJA is an internationally renowned Intuitive Consultant,
Artist, and Speaker. She conducts workshops nationally sharing her
intuitive, business, and artistic knowledge with hundreds of people at
a time. She has been featured on radio and television. To schedule a
psychic consultation and to learn more about upcoming workshops and
radio appearances visit Melissa's website at www.melissamoraja.com or email mmoraja@comcast.net.
DISCOUNT TO "TAKING FLIGHT." Don't miss this funny, sexy and touching
one-woman play, at the Fountain Theatre in Hollywood. Celebrates the
soul of friendship and the resilience of the human spirit. The
unforgettable journey of two friends who struggle to overcome a tragic
event that changes the world and both their lives. Laugh, cry and cheer
with Adriana as she discovers why the heart is the strongest muscle in
the bod. Only $15. (Save $10) if you mention Spirited Woman. www.FountainTheatre.com 323-663-1525.
HAIKU HELEN KRITZLER- Shaman-Wizard, truly wise woman doing readings
for over 30 years - 4th generation psychic-palmist. In a quandary about
how to proceed at this moment? Call her for inspirational accurate
clarity. 808-573-6343. Coming to Maui? You contact her...She's the
Maui-Cybernet Promoter. Watch her video at: www.haikuhelen.com/palmistry.html. "She's the real deal," Wendy Orange PHD, Author.
INTERESTED IN REAL ESTATE INVESTING? Nouveau Rich University might be
the answer. Learn how the EPIC solution will work for you. E - Solid Education. P - Access to Wholesale Properties. I - Income opportunity through our referral program. C
- Community of like-minded investors. Nouveau Rich creates Real Estate
Investors! Call Vivian at 310-844-7862 to find out more. www.nruniversity.com.
SHARYN LOVE, CGA, PSYCHIC COUNSELOR - Can't find your way into the
right relationship...or out of the wrong one? Are you wasting your
creativity in a thankless job? Why wait? I'm here to help you with my
predictive, down to earth, private or couples reading. Don't wait! See
your future with a new perspective. Call now for an appointment.
Introductory offer: $60 for a one hour recorded reading includes a free
thirty minute follow up review. 310-828-4202.
LEAP DAY - ONE DAY. SEVEN COACHES. UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES. Bring your business, relationship, family, body, and life challenges and tap into your won wisdom with the guidance of skilled Coaches. Sept. 29, 2007, 10am-3:30 pm. Registration begins at 9:30 am. Harbor House Restaurant, 4211 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey, CA. To register: visit www.leapday2007.info or call 310-398-6724 or 323-939-1770.
THE BEST OF THE BEST - YOUR 2nd HALF OF LIFE. I'm Coach Andrea, certified mid-life coach and personal trainer. Embrace, Explore, Expand, the rest of your life! Achieve and define your goals. Create change, health, wealth, and personal relationships. How do you get there? Visit www.alignmentwithlife.com. Free newsletter, sample session, give a coaching gift.
EATING DISORDER RECOVERY: Joanna Poppink, LMFT 15563 (1980) provides long-term solid psychotherapy work to adults to making the journey to eating disorder recovery. Joy is allowing genuine heart and soul, talents and dreams, relationships and love to emerge as individuals begin to live without an internal eating disorder structure. Private office, garden setting Westwood, CA www.poppink.com, e-mail joanna@poppink.com 310-474-4165.
ASTONISHING HOROSCOPES! 295% MORE ACCURATE. Subscribe for your Amazing Weekly Horoscope from www.AstrologyChick.com. Learn what the Stars say now! Author and syndicated columnist Aura Galadriel Wright is available for speaking engagements for your group or organization. For a Speakers Kit send a blank e-mail to speaker@7MagicKeys.com.
IXTH ANNUAL FUNDSFORWRITERS ESSAY CONTEST - Sponsored by Nabbw.com. FundsforWriters and the National Association of Baby Boomer Women announce the annual FFW Essay Contest with the theme: Make Us Want to Be You! As always with a FFW contest, you choose whether to pay a $5 entry fee or not. The first prize for the entry fee division is $200. The first prize for the non-entry fee division is $50. Deadline: Oct. 31, 2007. Winners announced Dec. 1, 2007. Visit our sponsor at www.nabbw.com. www.fundsforwriters.com/annualcontest.htm
AUDACIOUS AUGUST CUDDLE PARTY - Saturday August 25, 2-5:30pm, San Leandro, CA. $40 pp in adv. $30 pp with a friend. Facilitator - Spirited Woman Edie Weinstein-Moser. An innovative and unique workshop/social-event to give women and men better tools for setting powerful and graceful boundaries, building community, asking for what you want. www.cuddleparty.com. Call Edie at 215-738-8668 bydivinedesign@comcast.net.
REAL MEDIUM. REAL PEOPLE. REAL ISSUES. Professional Medium, Laura Lee is a regular on California's Oasis 105.5 "After Life Show." And seen on TLC, Discovery Channel, PBS and Game Show Network. She is a clairvoyant (seer), claircognizant (knowing), clairaudient (hearing), and clairsentient (feeling). A liaison between heavenly host and earthly companions, Laura dispels fear and encourages hope. 818-762-1036 or www.MessagesOfLove.com.
PARLOR PERFORMANCES - Jeannine Frank's "accidental performing arts series" (now in its 17th year!) presents comedy, cabaret, authors, & more in a cozy West LA concert hall -- and also books artists for fundraisers, conventions and special events. For free monthly e-calendar or more info, contact Jeannine at frankent1@juno.com or call 310-476-6735.
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