LADIES' POWER LUNCH(TM)

If you’ve read anything I’ve ever written, or if you have met me, you know that it is my fervent desire to always be focused on happiness. My happiness to be sure, but also to use my platform as a way of spreading happiness, joy and …love… and all that airy fairy stuff. Well guys, here we are in the middle of something that we couldn’t have predicted a year ago. We are social distancing; all but essential businesses are shut down; we are cloistered in our homes; we may be running out of toilet paper; and hand sanitizer hoarders are now a real thing. Those of you who have been preparing for the zombie apocalypse are probably doing the “told ya so dance” right now. For someone like me who’s always talking about happiness, how do I even deal with this level of crazy that we are finding ourselves a part of right now? I deal carefully, thoughtfully and deliberately. What I know for sure is that we can maintain our happiness in this troubled time. I’m not talking about ...

A Message from Dr. Davia H. Shepherd and  Ladies' Power Lunch: Thank you so much for attending the Ladies Power Lunch Presents Transformation 2020 on Monday.  I appreciate your understanding given the circumstances.  I am elated with how well the event turned out and am grateful for all of you!  Below are the freebie links graciously supplied by our Transformation Ambassadors and presenters for all participants. We expect to be live and in person on May 4th!  As things progress we will keep everyone posted! Sandra Centorino  -  Voice Over Artist · Motivational Speaker · Video Producer · Brand Representative · Ambassador The Roadmap to a Successful Livestream:  https://www.realwomengolive.com/TheRoadTrip Samantha Williams  – Content Strategist https://www.samsword.com/chatwithsammi Felicia Searcy  – Premier Results Expert http://www.freegiftfromfelicia.com/ Gina Johnson  – Holistic Business Co...

Welcome to 2020. We are approaching the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the 2nd quarter rather rapidly. How are your new year resolutions shaping up so far? Are first quarter plans still on track? Is there any way to make the second quarter even more amazing than we could even dream? Here are 5 reasons why you should have high expectations for 2020. Lean into the possibility with ease and grace and watch 2020 be your best year yet! And so it is... 1) New Year Every day, every moment really, is an opportunity to change, to do things differently and to begin to see outcomes that are vastly different and tremendously improved compared to what previously was our norm. As Eckhart Tolle says, there is incredible power in the moment of now. It was so profound that he even wrote a whole book about it! That being said though, most of us don't routinely look to each moment as our opportunity to make a change. Let's be realistic: Traditionally, we wait fo...

  Expert Sales trainer Liz Dederer  Talks about transforming our businesses by transforming the way we approach sales Click for Video> I don't know about you, but I'm not one of those people who loves sales. As a matter of fact, I neither want to sell anything nor be sold to. Sooooo, when I went into private practice, my intention was just to join our practice, put my name on the door and expect that patients would show up. Needless to say, that was not how it played out. Most of us can relate to this.  Most of us are entrepreneurs, solopreneurs and small business owners, working in the businesses that we love. I would go out on a limb to say that most of us did not go to business school, the majority of us don't have MBA's and many of us get a sickening dread deep in the pits of our stomachs when it comes to selling our services, products etc. ...And we are not wrong to feel that way, because the sort of sales that we have been exposed to in the past...

I attend a lot of conferences, retreats, continuing medical education seminars, workshops... You name it, if there is something out there that I need to learn, i'm the kind of person who does not hesitate. I fancy myself a life long learner and can often be heard saying things like: " If I lived 1000 years, I still wouldn't learn all the things I am interested in." That being said, with time constraints and sometimes even budgetary concerns, one does have to pick and choose the events to attend. There are a few questions I ask myself when I'm deciding on whether or not an event is for me, and I'd love to share my top five with you: #5 Networking - It's who knows you I'm a small business owner, like many of you who are our readers, and so I have to be strategic when it comes to getting the word out about what I offer. Just like you, I want to provide the best service to the people who are looking for my gifts and talents, and I want to ...

"You are always one decision away from a totally different life." - Anonymous We are all making decisions in every moment of every day! Each little decision has the capacity to move us forward or take us backwards, and then there are the decisions that serve to keep us in the same place... maintain the status quo. It's funny that this quote for the day chose me, because it truly is something I think about in almost every moment of every day of my life. All my life I have been a planner. You know the type: She makes lists of her lists? She has goals and plans and wants to know every twist and turn of the way that will take her to the destination?  That's me, and lets face it, many of us are like that! What experience has taught me however,  is that while we plan, we need to be open to the moment by moment guidance that takes us to the next step closer to our goal, and the next step, and the next step... When we consider the decisions we are making in ever...

Get the LPL event updates: * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name It's great getting to know you. I may have mentioned my Ladies Power Lunch networking group, right? I think I did. I invite you to join us. LPL is a free networking group for women. Here are the cliff notes on LPL. How we started: A group of friends (all business owners or executive women,) decided we wanted to meet for lunch once in a while to support each other. Since our first lunch of 6 women, we have grown to a list of almost 900 amazing movers and shakers! What we are about: We have families. We run our businesses. We support each other! LPL: A group of high achieving business women who come together with the intention of growing our businesses by helping each other grow our businesses. Entrepreneurship can be a challenge, but why do it alone? Our intention is to use the considerable resources and talents within our group to help...