I have to say that I am really enjoying the Girlfriend Club Events at Merilyn Ide’s home. They just are so interesting…the discussions across a broad range of topics, the ladies that I am getting to meet and develop friendships with and the opportunity to encourage and help others find and take the next step in their journey.

Special thanks to Merilyn for opening her home. It has been so great to have a lovely home to gather together in.

We wish member, Lesley Dewar, a great and fruitful trip to the States.

We also encourage Rosemary in her new business venture selling magnetic jewellery. I was sincerely surprised that there is now funky magnetic jewellery, all the way from Germany.  Check it out if you have a moment:  www.rosie.energetixaustralia.com.au.

Loved the new business cards for Mandy’s business.  Looking forward to seeing Mandy help employers and employees unite together.

Also the very interesting Brenda who has done so many interesting careers, including driving those big trucks in the mining industry.  Thanks for the advice about how to help my son’s constipation.

And of course, our very lovely Treasurer Susan Briggs, who has relaunched her Yes U Can 4 Business Solutions arm of her business and is ready to help business people get their head around the bookkeeping aspects of their business.

Looking forward to our next event!

Sue and Andrew Crawford

We are pleased to announce that Vice Chairperson, Sue Crawford, is going to be contributing her knowledge as a Pharmacist to Women Can International through a series of posts on health related topics.

A special thanks to Sue, who is currently the Manager of the 24 Hour Pharmacy in Mt Lawley, Western Australia, with over 30 years of experience in the industry.

So keep your eyes out for some great posts coming up!

A keen interest in making a difference in life

Our vision is to make a difference in the world around us.  We want to reach out into our communities and add something positive to their world. We want women who have that same desire to align themselves with us and to share their passions and dreams so that together we can make those dreams a reality.

A keen sense of themselves in relation to their world

We want women who are self-aware or willing to become self-aware.  Women who ask questions, who reflect and who desire positive change.

A keen sense of humour (should really be number 1)

I think this one is self-explanatory, as joy is something that this Association really values and we want people who are willing to laugh at life.

A keen sense of responibility and courage to respond to life’s difficulties

We want to empower our members to take responsiblity for their own lives and to offer the same level of empowerment to others in the organisation.

A keen sense of others and the ability to be respectfully assertive

We recognise that our members won’t always see eye to eye but we encourage a respectful approach to all interactions and live by the motto that it is okay to disagree.

A keen desire to contribute their skills and knowledge to the Association

We are offering some great benefits to our members and we have some expectations in return.  The Association can only function and grow if the members are willing to give of their time and ability.

By popular demand, I am offering as a gift the 10 mins Exercise Break music that I put together to help to motivate myself to get my butt off the chair and start exercising.

This came up today at the Health, Wealth and Happiness Seminar and I promised all the ladies that attended that I would send them the instructions on how they can get a copy of the music for themselves.

1. Go to this link…http://www.thecreaticians.com/products-page/music/affirmation-music/take-10-an-hour/

2.  Click on buy now.

3.  Click on checkout in the shopping cart above on right.

4.  Enter the discount code HWH2011 and click on update.  This should reduce the fee to $0.00.  If you have trouble, let me know and I’ll walk you through it.

5.  Fill in your personal details and then scroll down to the bottom and click on the Terms and Conditions and click Make Purchase.

4.  You should be able to access the music via a link that is sent to you.

It was a complete pleasure for me to connect with you all today.  Thank you so much for supporting Susan and the event.

Hayley

Here is a YouTube.com version for those that don’t want to download it but want to enjoy some of the music…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGXshfKePkA

After a fabulous Girlfriend  Coffee Club meeting on Saturday, we held our very first meeting of the year to welcome new members and elect the new committee.

New members officially welcomed were:
Susan Briggs
Sue Crawford
Sandi Teale
Ceselia Sze
Alison Roe
Mary-Lou Halvorson

Elected to serve on the committee in the following positions were:

Hayley Solich – Chairperson
Sue Crawford – Vice Chairperson
Susan Briggs – Treasurer

We still have two vacancies for committee members. Sheree Graham will be staying on the committee until we can find someone to take her place, as she is in the middle of a relocation to South Australia.

So if anyone would like to put their hand to come and work on our creative and resourceful committee, we’d love to hear from you!

We also have some new members who have signed up since the meeting. These members will be officially welcomed into membership at the next committee meeting.

Please check out our Calendar of Events for 2011 which has just been added to the site under the Events tab. I’m excited to say we have a lot of informative workshops in the pipleline and the list continues to grow as we are meeting new women and embracing them into our organisation.

New Workshops to consider:

Health, Wealth & Happiness Seminar with Susan Briggs from YesUCan4Womenon 29th January 2011 in Kalamunda, WA.

There are now only three places remaining for this workshop.

Process Mapping Seminar with Jodi Martin on 26 February 2011

We have only 12 places available for this workshop.
Day 1 – Process Mapping Day 2 – Case Studies & Application (Optional Extra) 26 and 27 February 2010 9:00am-3:00pm Cost $97 for members per day, $127 for non-members per day

You Can Choose Workshop with Hayley Solich, The Creaticians

Venue and date to be confirmed (Tentative Date 26 March 2010) 9:30am – 4:30pm  $97 for Members, $127 for non-members

Dreams Interpretation Workshop with Christine Camp, The Art of Dreaming – 27 August 2011

Venue to be confirmed.

Women Speak Out Forum – September 2011
Venue and date to be advised.

For all those who are unaware, we will be revitalising Women Can International Inc in 2011 and kicking off with a get together at Susan Briggs home, 7 Schmitt Road, Kalamunda, on 15th January at 2pm.

Susan Briggs, Personal Develpment Specialist

Your return on investment will be:

- Access to WCI online website in the form of the opportunity to submit specialist knowledge posts for our blog and reach our subscribers.

- A full one page intro of yourself or your business on our website, including the opportunity to add a facebook app for yourself or your business page so people can find you easily on Facebook.

-  The opportunity to join our member’s only Facebook Group where we will be hosting our Social Media Mentoring Group and posting interesting and relevant information about how to be successful in online communities and running a business online.

- Access at member’s rates to all WCI events (where there is a price differentiation).

- Invitations to social events and other educational events and women’s groups and the opportunity to advertise your own events on our webite and in our Facebook Group.

- Access to share events in our newsletter.

- Access to our Girlfriend Coffee Club where you can bring up to 5 guests per event.

- Access to a strong and empowered leadership team who are committed to helping women to find and take the next step in their journey and who have a large network of connections Australia-wide.

On the agenda for 2011 we are considering running the following programs:

We hope you will join us for what is going to be a really productive and strengthening year as we set our intention to find and take the next big step together.