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CONTENTS
- Spirited Woman Quote
- Editor's Spirited Message
- Exciting News! Spirited Woman Groups
- Spirited Woman Q & A - Jennifer & Sara Jaqua
- Spirited Woman Special Events - Shop 'Til You Drop Holiday Fashion District Walk
- Spirited Woman! Store Special
- Upcoming Spirited Woman Workshops
- Host a Spirited Woman Workshop
- Spirited Woman Circle - "Women Inspiring Women" Conversation Series
- Press & Media
- Join the Spirited Woman Club - Get a Free Listing
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SPIRITED WOMAN QUOTE
"Change, over-coming obstacles, persevering. It's all the same. An opportunity for new growth and an endless rainbow of new possibilities." - Nancy Mills
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EDITOR'S MESSAGE
Welcome to the world of SPIRITED WOMANHOOD.
Can you believe it is already November? A time when holidays are around the corner and lots of parties and fun. Speaking of fun, I've got some exciting news! We are getting ready to form Spirited Woman Groups around the country. I invite you to contact me directly about leading a group in your area or becoming a member. I'd love to have you involved.
Plus, there's more. For the
first time ever, we're hosting a SPIRITED WOMAN Workshop in Orange
County, CA on November 10. And, are you ready to Shop 'Til You Drop? On
December 1, in downtown LA's trendy and affordable fashion district,
I'll be leading a walking tour - talk about HUGE bargains and a fun
shopping adventure. You'll be able to do all your holiday shopping with
many laughs along the way. Please join us.
Our November SPIRITED WOMAN Q&A is with Jennifer and Sara Jaqua,
founders of Jaqua Beauty, a hugely successful fragrance and bath and
beauty products company. They're two creative sisters who truly believe
in inspiring women to pamper themselves - both inside and out. Also
this month, our sponsor is Godiva's Secret Wigs - another sensational beauty
company - that sells and creates gorgeous wigs to empower women. Wow! I urge
you to read about the Jaqua Sisters - they're dynamos, and then to
pamper yourself some more with Godiva's Secret.
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, within our SPIRITED WOMAN CIRCLE, or new SPIRITED WOMAN GROUPS.
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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SPIRITED WOMAN GROUPS
Yes! Many women across the country have asked about either leading a
Spirited Woman Group or joining one. The groups will be activity driven
- a place to mingle, express your creativity and
imagination, and have FUN TOGETHER - and embody the Spirited Woman
Approach to Life. We'd like you involved from the beginning. If you are
interested in leading a group or joining one, contact Nancy at: nancymills@thespiritedwoman.com and she'll personally send you more info.
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SPIRITED WOMAN Q & A
Jennifer & Sara Jaqua
Jennifer & Sara Jaqua are rock stars in the bath and beauty industry. Founders of Jaqua Beauty, these two Santa Barbara sisters, are creative dynamos, who in 10 years, have developed a multi-million dollar company, sell over 100 products from Mint Chocolate Lip Whip to Peach Parfait Hydrating Shower Syrup - and a ton of celebrities - Debra Messing, Teri Thatcher, Paula Abdul to name a few - are HUGE fans of the luscious products.
I found out about the Jaqua Sisters because I was given their Pink Champagne Shea Body Butter by one of my dear friends - and not only did I love it, but I loved the fact that these two sisters - both in their 40's - were not only creating fabulous products, but were dedicated to helping women pamper themselves in an "empowering" way as well as donating to a variety of women's organizations - such as battered women shelters, Girls, Inc., and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Both married, Jennifer to a photographer, and Sara to a painter, not only do they run the company, but they raise four boys between them - all under the age of eight. Before starting the business, Jennifer lived in Austin, Texas for fifteen years where she was heavily involved in the music business, and Sara wrote for spa magazines. This business (which they originally started with their sister Allison) gave them the opportunity to join forces and do something together.
This is a Q & A about two sisters bursting with creativity, big plans, and an entrepreneurial spirit. I urge you to read about them.
Q. Tell us about your perfume business in the first grade and
do you credit that as being your first experience with entrepreneurship?
A.
Jennifer - Our cosmetic entrepreneurship started then. It was just fun,
door to door. It was mostly flower water with mashed up flower petals. My
mom always had a flower garden on the side of the house. Sometimes we
would ad spices. So some of the stuff
smelled pretty and some of the stuff was pretty stinky. Before that, we
used to stage little productions - circuses, puppet and magic shows -in
our backyard and charge admission. Owning businesses at a young age
taught us that people will pretty much buy anything. It was a
good experience - if you create something and take it out into the
world - you don't even really need to know that much about what you are
doing.
Q. What was the "aha" moment that got you started in your current business?
A.
Jennifer - We were on a hike in Santa Barbara and since I moved back
from Texas, we really wanted to find a business that we could all do
together. We were hiking and talking about doing something at my mom's
house that night which was a gathering that we did a lot - and we
called it beauty parlor night. We would bring all our favorite mud
masks and nail polishes and foot scrubs and give each other treatments.
All of a sudden, we thought this would be really cool if we created a
kit that had all the stuff you needed in it to get your friends
together. A tool where we'd put invitations in there, instructions
about how to make your house comfy and spa-like. We called it the
"Beauty Parlor Night Kit." That was our "aha" moment and first product.
Q. Why such a love for beauty products?
A.
Jennifer - I think a couple of things. My grandmother was an Avon lady
and my mom had a dressing room with one of those big mirrors with the
three panels and a built-in vanity with lots of drawers just full of
products - perfumes and hair products, not a lot of make-up, and
then my grandmother would send us samples of the little Avon lipstick
and things like that. We used to have so much fun dressing up in her
dressing room with her clothes and her shoes and wiglets. It was so
magical.
A. Sara - We were all tomboys as well that was the thing
about us. We really just liked to be in our go-carts and get dirty. The
feminine part was a whole other world.
Q. How do you come up with your product names?
A.
Jennifer - We base all our product names on our own personal needs and
experiences. For example, our butter creme frosting - we grew
up without sugar - so we love cake and sweets and chocolates - so we've
done our cocoa butter creme frosting. We live on the coast
with a lot of sun and ocean, and our skin gets really dry. So we
created
our body butter with cocoa butter and shea and mango butter and all the
oils in there because we were searching for something that was really
hydrating and nourishing for our skins in a fragrance that we liked.
Q. Who creates the products?
A. Jennifer - We work
with three different chemists. We create it. We give them the basis of
the formula, what we want the ingredients to be, and what we want it to
do. They will create one version based on all of our input and then
they send it to us, then we tweak it and we send it back to them, and
they fix everything that needs to be fixed. And it goes back and forth
like that many times before we finally approve it.
Q. What's it like working together as sisters?
A.
Sara - It's always an evolution - just like our products. We started
not really knowing each other professionally then really just getting
to know one another that way. Pretty much the only way we come together
is in the creative world and when we are out doing personal appearances
or when we're on QVC, or being spokespeople for the brand. Other than that Jennifer does the majority of the day to day stuff
being president, and I concentrate on the creative part. Our paths
cross when we do all the creative meetings together.
Q. Most beauty companies stress beauty from the outside in, how does your company help create inner nourishment?
A. Jennifer - I think we established that at the very beginning.
Creating a tool for women to use to get themselves together. To
encourage that bonding experience with each other. To re-establish
friendship, to create new friendships. When we do spa parties for fund
raisers, everybody puts on a robe. It's not about what kind of clothes
you wear, or shoes you have, or anything like that. It kind of
neutralizes everything.
Q. What do you look for to donate to women's organization and how can our women contact you about this?
A.
Jennifer - Our ideal scenario is anything that is helping women and
girls feel empowered. There is a nationwide organization called Girls,
Inc. and we donated $250,000 of product last year and that was a big
thing for us to get all that product into the hands of young girls. It
was very exciting for us because we still get letters from girls saying
how much they loved their girl gathering kits. It encouraged them to
get their friends together. If women would like to contact us about
donating products, we can be reached at donations@jaquabeauty.com.
Q. What was the one significant lesson your family taught you?
A. Jennifer - I think it is that never be afraid to try
something new. My mom was always doing things that she had no idea how
to do. She would just jump in. Reupholster the couch. Never took a class
- she would just take the fabric
off, make a pattern, and figure it out. She
taught herself how to silk-screen. So we had a good role model with our
mom...and with our dad too. We did a lot of backpacking and a lot of
outdoor adventure stuff with my dad. We learned to be completely
self-reliant but with the support of a family.
Q. Why do you feel that you are a Spirited Woman?
A.
Jennifer - I think mainly because most of the time I feel like a
pioneer woman. You know pioneers take the first arrows. I am the oldest
in the family - so from a very young age I've been that person in our
family structure taking the first arrows. Being the first one to wear
high heels. Jeans. First one to get to stay out past nine o'clock.
Whatever it was, I was blazing the trail inside of my family and then
also with the business, being president, it's sort of that same role.
A.
Sara - I think for me it's about having a place where I can create and
being able to have a vision in my head that can come out in the
products. It's very empowering. It definitely makes me feel spirited.
I've been that way my whole life.
THANK YOU JENNIFER & SARA FOR YOUR BOUNDLESS CREATIVITY.
Both Jennifer and Sara welcome hearing from you. Please visit their website at: www.jaquabeauty.com, or feel free to e-mail them at: info@jaquabeauty.com.
NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES: http://www.TheSpiritedWoman.com/newsletter/. Presently there are 54 past interviews online for you to read.
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HOLIDAY SPIRITED WOMAN SPECIAL EVENT
Sat. Dec. 1 Holiday Shop 'Til You Drop Fashion District Walk 10am-12:30pm, $25
Find out about the hidden secrets and HUGE holiday bargains of LA's trendy
fashion district via a fun walking tour led by Nancy Mills, your
fearless leader. Nancy buys 90% of her clothes downtown, and she'll
show you where to find the best merchants, gifts, dresses, toys, and on
and on. You've got to come to this event to start your holiday shopping
with a Spirited Woman bang. It's a must do! Walk begins at convenient
locale. $25 in adv., $30 at event. 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! PRE-HOLIDAY STORE SPECIAL
SPIRITED WOMAN HOLIDAY CARD - Paste
a holiday photo or decoration or your favorite saying on the front of
our Spirited Woman Plantable Stationery and send out one of the most
innovative/special cards of the season. Remember: Embedded with wildflower seeds, you
can plant the card and seed the earth with your spirit! How great is
that? Also, this is the most thoughtful and different holiday gift you
can give.
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. Buy five boxes of ANY color choices and you will get the 6th one free!
To see color choices and to purchase, 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 800 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 holiday gift for yourself, or for your mom, best friend, sister, office worker, whoever you want to bring!
2007/2008 WORKSHOP CALENDAR
ORANGE COUNTY
Saturday, November 10, 2007
1-4 pm., Corona Del Mar/Laguna Locale TBA to Attendees
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
Saturday, February 23, 2008
1-4 pm., Locale: Private Estate 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 our new SPIRITED WOMAN VIDEO 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.
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 CIRCLE
Revealing. Up close & personal. Exclusive. Exciting.
For two years now, we've hosted a "women inspiring women" telechat series - one-hour recorded conversations with an array of famous women authors and more.
All past conversations are available for purchase in an MP3 or a CD. We invite you to listen to audio samples at: http://www.thespiritedwoman.com/registration/
Our new series launches in March, 2008 with author/humorist Erika Schickel.
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SPIRITED WOMAN MEDIA COVERAGE
SPIRITED WOMAN IN THE NEWS! To read current articles and listen to interviews please visit our press page at: http://www.TheSpiritedWoman.com/press/.
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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 3,300 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/
WOMEN'S RETREATS - yoga, storytelling, journaling, creating a sacred
circle of support, compassion, wisdom and replenishment. Feb. 9-16,
2008 - Returning to our Senses - A Woman's Circle in the Rainforest,
Samasati, Costa Rica - explore the virgin tropical forest trek through
waterfalls, meet indigenous healers and play in the nearby Caribbean
ocean. March 29-April 5, 2008 - Portals to the Self - A Woman's Circle
by the Sea, Isla Mujeres, Mexico - an island sacred to Ixchel, the
Mayan Moon Goddess and historically a place for healing rituals among
the Mayan people. For brochures contact kfrlisw@aol.com, www.islawomensretreat.com, 440-779-6727.
ONE OF THE HOTTEST SHOWS IN LAS VEGAS. More than 6.5 million women
worldwide have seen Thunder from Down Under, voted the "Best Male
Revue" by the Las
Vegas Review Journal. There are also upcoming shows in select US cities
as well. To find out more about Thunder From Down Under and to get
tickets for the show please visit: www.thunderfromdownunder.com or call 800-933-1334.
The Screenwriter Movie
is a must see for every Spirited Woman on the planet. Talk about a
cinema with spirit! This "3-minute balm for the creative soul," will
uplift you. Empower you. Engage you. And help you connect your passion
with the world. Wow. Created by Lisa Phelps Dawes the founder of Sceneplay. To talk with Lisa, please call her
at (425) 957-0641 or e-mail her at lisa@sceneplay.net.
PIECE OF THE PUZZLE AFFIRMATIVE JEWELRY. Puzzle-shaped pewter tokens with I AM on one side and an affirmative word on the other: FEARLESS, UNSTOPPABLE, LOVED and more. Buy them loose or as bracelets and necklaces; 33 words to choose from. Which word describes you? Order online: www.thegoodcheercompany.com.
HAVE
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Learn what the Stars say now! Author and syndicated columnist Aura
Galdriel Wright is available for speaking engagements for your group
or organization. For a Speakers Kit send a blank e-mail to speaker@7MagicKeys.com.
HAIKU HELEN - Shaman-Wizard, truly wise woman doing readings
for over 30 years. Call 808-573-6343. You will feel known, inspired,
and uplifted. "I was blown away by her words." "She's the real deal,
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ARE YOU LIVING IN BALANCE? - Find out on Life Balance Coach and
Hypnotherapist Barbara Schiffman's new Internet radio show. Download
the weekly show's MP3 files -- including a guided meditation -- at http://www.BigMediaUSA.com
under "Mind Body Spirit YOU." Call Barbara to be a show guest and
share your own Life Balance tips or resources on-air. Info: Barbara@HypnoSynergy.com or 818-415-3479.
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.
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.
VIRTUAL WALK FOR STAGE IV BREAST CANCER - The Design-Her-Gals community of over 250,000 and the Gal to Gal Foundation will unite women and technology with the launch of an interactive virtual walk across America to raise funds and awareness. Join Lynn Redgrave, Molly Sims, Marg Helgenberger and more by creating a virtual avatar and making a $3 contribution. Watch yourself take a virtual walk, stopping in 31 cities along the way. www.galtogalwalk.org
HOLIDAY PARTY PANIC? Need an expert "coach" to help you plan and
execute a dazzling holiday party? We'll prepare a customized party plan
that includes an entire menu for 6-200 guests, recipes, wine pairings,
shopping list, schedule and table setting ideas - just for you. Any
kind of party - for only $200. And, we have St. Zita to guarantee
success. Contact us to find out more:
www.saucysisters.com or 484-266-9092.
VOLUNTEERS INITIATIVE NEPAL (VIN) mission is to empower marginalized communities, with a focus on women and children, through enhanced education programs and whole community training to achieve democracy and raise economic productivity. Your contribution is highly appreciated. www.volunteeringnepal.org
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.
THE FRUGAL EDITOR For all those who want to write better--everything from business letters to manuscripts to white papers--this is the book for you. Released October 1, THE FRUGAL EDITOR makes what might be a dry subject fun. Peter Bowerman, author of the Well-Fed Writer series of books says, "This book is SO needed out there." Find it at: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0978515870/
HOW TO PLACE A LISTING
E-mail a 60 word or less description of your listing (word count must include phone number and such) by the last day of each month (i.e. November 30 for December 1 issue) to: NancyMills@TheSpiritedWoman.com and put "LISTING BOARD" in the subject line. The same applies to photos and a JPEG (no larger than 200 pixels) is required.
All past SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP attendees receive ONE FREE 60-word listing EACH MONTH. To ad a photo it costs $15 monthly. All additional listing are $25 per item per month, and with photo $40 per month.
For those of you who have NOT attended the SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP it cost $25 per listing per month or $40 with photo. Please follow the above instructions.
You can pay for listing via credit cards online at: http://www.TheSpiritedWoman.com/newsletter_ad/ or by calling Nancy Mills at 888-428-1234. Checks for all payable listings are to be received in advance of next monthly issue (December 1) and send to: Nancy Mills, 2349 Century Hill, Los Angeles, CA 90067.
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Permission is granted to reproduce, copy or distribute the SPIRITED WOMAN Newsletter with the understanding that the copyright notice and all the content is to be attributed to Nancy Mills, the SPIRITED WOMAN Newsletter. Copyright Nancy Mills, November 2007. All rights reserved.
Please Note: The Q&A portion of the newsletter IS NOT available for use in and of itself unless written permission is given by Nancy Mills. Recently someone posted our Q&A on her blog without permission and that is not okay.
THANKS FOR YOUR SPIRIT! SPIRITED WOMEN! AND YOUR SUPPORT!
PLEASE FORWARD THE NEWSLETTER TO EVERY SPIRITED WOMAN YOU KNOW! Or send them this link: http://www.thespiritedwoman.com/november2007newsletter
Nancy Mills
SPIRITED WOMAN
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