Let’s Make A Difference For An Alpha Cause!

I  have 30 days….

Here’s a chance to make a collective difference this holiday season with busy folks, who have good intentions to give, but don’t have the time:

The Young Women’s Leadership Foundation is a charity that started in 1998 and has been opening girls’ public schools that offer single-gender college prep education to inner city students.

Download my ebook How To Do Almost Anything Like An Alphanista, a handy-little 30 pager for getting ahead like an alpha female, for just $10, and I’ll do something special.  I’ll donate 10 percent to the Young Women’s Leadership Foundation!

Their first school, which made history and headlines, is the highly renowned and successful Young Women’s Leadership School of East Harlem (TYWLS) in New York City. All of their schools are available to low income students who have a desire to achieve. As an author, and educator with my own efforts to strengthen families and communities through marriage, I believe in what TYWLS stands for.

When 100 people buy the ebook, I can donate $100.  When 500 people buy, then I can send $500.  My goal is to donate $1000.  According to the Young Women’s Leadership Foundation website $1,000 can help pay for 2 disadvantaged students to attend the TYWLS adventure travel camp in the summer.

That means I need to sell 1000 ebooks, and I’m almost there with your help!.  Will you please help in this cause?  Let’s see what we can do together.  Please contribute today and forward to a friend!  Click here.

Thank you for all of your support in the past, present and future!

Weekend Rewind: Alphanista Hall Of Fame: The Simmons Sisters

One of our most lovely hall of famer nominees…enjoy!

These little 20 something chicks are something else.

Vanessa and Angela didn’t go the video vixen route or the I’m-a-get-me-a-baller-and do-nathan-with-my dough-Kim Kardashian route.   They went mainstream with “Pastry” their sneaker and apparel collection for girls.  Check out their fan photos.  They are definitely universal.  They banked over $25 million dollars in sales this year and the company only started 2 years ago.

They used daddy’s money to get more money.   They used daddy’s money to build a brand and a following that can add to the Simmons empire.  I see them in the celeb photos at parties and they are enjoying life while being about their business.

Here’s a little something more:

Angela and Vanessa are hoping to branch out and turn their Pastry line into a global franchise the same way (their former Aunt) Kimora delivered her Baby Phat brand and KLS Collection into one of the top urban franchises in the world. Plans to launch a boot line, clothing, cosmetics and fragrance line are already in the works.

Those Simmons men really love taking care of their women! In a few more years, you can sell the company and watch its stock on a yacht in Tortola.

But should they be inducted into the Alphanista Hall of Fame or is it too early for these sweetie pies?  They haven’t quite survived any scandals or brought down any empires yet 

Yay or nay?

Here’s A Special Gift For All Alphanistas…

I organized some coaching deals for December groups for Alphanistas that you should be aware of. Please note:

If you are ready to start dating on purpose, and finding your soul-mate I strongly recommend Finding “the One” group. There are 3 spots left and you get Alphanista discount of $100

If you want to know how to attract more of everything, especially money, the Rainmaking Group is for you. One spot is left and you get $200 Alphanista discount.

The Handel coaches would be happy to give you a private consultation about your interests, needs and questions, you just need to call or email them to set up a chat: 800-617-7040 or coach@handelgroup.com There is more info below on the upcoming groups.

If you are interested in signing up for any of the below, please SUBSCRIBE for the pass code!

Finding “The One”

This group marks the end of any sense of a “drought” in regards to relationships. You will discover what is in the way of finding “the one.” Where do you settle? What don’t you say? Where do you sell out? This is about dreaming and sticking to your dream. It’s about believing and acting in accordance with your highest ideals when it comes to dating and love. The group environment is perfect for understanding the universal nature of this, gaining a sense of humor about it, and having fun doing the real work of finding the love of your life.

$250 for 3 payments – now $100 off for Alphanistas)!

Thursdays, starting Dec 10th, 8-9pm ET

Coach: Marnie Nir (please note: no calls on 12/24 or 12/31; calls will resume on 1/7/2010)

Rainmaking: How to Make More Money

In this advanced 13 week phone-coaching series, our Sr. VP Jo Sawalha will lead you into your own personal investigation of Rainmaking and get you in action to do “what it takes” for you to be a Rainmaker. See yourself as the source for all you create and allow in your life; learn from the daredevils in your life and become one yourself! Fly free without the chicken, learn to ask for what you want and expect more than linear or incremental results.

$300 for 4 payments – now $200 off total cost for Alphanistas)!

Thursdays, starting Dec 10th, first call 7-10pm ET, then 8-9am ET weekly

Coach: Johanna Sawalha (please note: no calls on 12/24 or 12/31; calls will resume on 1/7/2010)

SUBSCRIBE BELOW… If you are already a subscriber, please check your email for the code.

HOLIDAY REWIND: 9 Reasons To Skip The Singles’ Table This Thanksgiving

ENJOY! Gobble-Gobble…

This year, you may want to skip the singles’ table.

This special post right here is dedicated exclusively to the ladies and gents spending their holiday alone.  You can be alone for a number of reasons: recent divorce/breakup, recent argument with beau, no money, have to work, or you are just single and have no significant others right now.  But what about those singles who have family, have friends, and have the time, but still choose to celebrate alone?  Can you still do that and be okay?  Maybe you just want to see how it is to be alone on a holiday, something you never have before.  When we want change in our lives, we have to feel the pain of staying the same.  We have to learn to cultivate solitude in a way that generates more positive energy around us instead of forcing down how we really feel to make others happy.  This only keeps you in a rut.  We can be so attached to our families and their needs that we act like the 6 or 10 year old in us.  We “have to go” to the family dinner.  As an adult, you can now choose to do something different that is more in line with your future goals and current needs.

If you are alone this holiday, please do not stress.  Do not feel the need to defend why you want to be alone. It could be that you just don’t want to be bothered with the fake smiles you muster up to show everyone things are so great in your life.  Maybe you just want a break on a day where you can be yourself and be left alone. If someone doesn’t share your same view, that is their problem to work out.  Single people have a right to be selfish on the holidays   This too shall pass.  Below is a list of things you should do to make your thanksgiving day the way you want to make it, on your own terms, while remaining ever grateful and thankful for your blessings.

1. Movies, movies, movies.  Make sure you paid the cable so you can order some On-Demand flicks.  Something funny and lighthearted usually does the trick.  Try to get in 2-3 or at least one.

2. Indulge in one of your favorite hi-calorie treats.  You have permission today. You may bake some cookies for instance.  Have fun with it and it makes the house smell good.

3. Get started on a project, whether it’s an organizing project at home, listing goals in your journal, writing that book chapter, or sorting the pile up of mail. It will make you feel productive.

4. Stay off the Internet.  Do not go online to Facebook or any other social networking site.  All the cheers about the holiday are going to annoy you.  Remember this is about your solitude today, not making yourself feel bad.

5. Get a pile of books together you have been meaning to read or finish.  Make sure there are books you enjoy.  This is supposed to be relaxing so please put away the GMAT books.

6. If you have neighbors, offer to babysit their dogs or walk them on Thanksgiving.  You must like dogs.  You don’t want to get rid of one stress to add another.

7. Indulge yourself whether it is with a glass of champagne, a nice bath, a foot massage or just an afternoon nap.  Do something that makes you feel pampered.  Men, you may want to clip those toenails today.

8. Do a “thankful” ritual.  Like praying or giving thanks in a special way.  You may light a candle, burn incense or whatever you like.

9. Go to Boston Market and get the thanksgiving day dinner or order from your favorite restaurant.  If all else fails, buy a box of Velveeta or Kraft. A bowl of macaroni and cheese is the ultimate comfort food.

If anyone has any other tips, please add.  Being alone for the holidays hurts especially if it is out of your control and you really want to be with someone.  Well, in order to change tomorrow you have to accept the rawness of how it feels to be unpartnered.  If you don’t, you’ll just attract a man who is emotionally unavailable, because you are unavailable to yourself.  In the meantime, celebrate on your own terms, but to give an iota of love to others during the holidays, you have to have some in your own life.

When Was The Last Time You “Thanked” Drama??

This Thanksgiving say “thank you” to the people, things, situations, jobs, etc. you don’t have.

Gratitude means being thankful for those parts of our lives that did not work out as expected.  And though we may still be disappointed, understand that every absence of a thing creates a void or vacuum that needs to be filled.  Nature abhors a vacuum. So, don’t expect that emptiness to be there for long.  Focus on the space and drawing in new opportunities.  The good and bad lead to expansion.  Say yes to yes, and yes, to no.  

What I am saying is this:  Agree with all adversaries and adverse appearances. Then enjoy your holiday.  Happy Thanksgiving!

Did you know that the Alphanista Inner Circle is back for January 2010?!  This month marked the end of the first Alphanistas who ventured on this experience with me to transform their lives, challenge themselves, and take it to the next level! And the results speak for themselves.  The new cycle will run from Jan 2010-June 2010. Stay tuned for more!

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