All Entries in the "Women’s Issues" Category
Your breasts or your life!
This post has questions and a few tips on that. I am not a doctor. (Photo Dr. Michele Y. Halyard, Mayo Clinic) I am a cancer conqueror – a term I prefer over survivor. I’m wondering whether women especially Black/African American women are choosing not to be treated, diagnosed, or have a mammogram, change life styles, and do other things to take care of themselves and their bodies out of their fear, family history, cultural beliefs about hospitals, or myths about the Big C… Tips include creative expression and more.
Wise Words for Wannapreneurs
Wannapreneur: A person who talks about organizing and managing enterprises, esp. businesses, usually with considerable initiative and risk, but never actually does. If you’ve decided the answer to your economic situation is to move from government or corporate work to become an entrepreneur but haven’t taken the plunge, you may be a wannapreneur. Here’s a [...]
Dr. Joel Martin eWomenNetwork International Conference Speaker
On July 16, 2010 you will find Dr. Joel P. Martin on the stage inspiring, entertaining, and educating women with her power presentation on “How To Be A Positively Powerful Woman”. The break out session for eWomenNetwork’s International Conference & Business Expo will be from 11:45am to 12:45pm in Dallas’ Hyatt Regency. Dr. Martin an [...]
“The most inspirational event I’ve ever attended.”
“The most inspirational event I’ve ever attended.” That’s what was said about this year’s Positively Powerful Women Awards Luncheon. It’s a different sort of luncheon. And like all things new, started with a dream. With the support of personal and corporate friends who believed in it too, this year’s Awards Luncheon inspired, empowered, entertained, and educated a filled to capacity audience at the Ritz-Carlton Phoenix. It began when [...]
Lorena Valencia 2010 Positively Powerful Woman Entrepreneur
Lorena Valencia, President/CEO, Reliance Wire & Cable is selected as this year’s Positively Powerful Woman Entrepreneur Award Recipient for her business success and leadership of nonprofit organizations especially The Grand Canyon Minority Supplier Development Council. She is the GCMSDC Council MBEIC Chair and national MBE co-chair of the upcoming National MSDC Convention. Lorena’s motto is [...]
Debbie Paine, First Positively Powerful Woman Nonprofit Executive Winner
Debbie Paine, Executive Director, Arts & Business Council of Greater Phoenix is the first Positively Powerful Nonprofit Executive Award Recipient for her vision and programs that bring together art, artists, and businesses as well as her organization’s “Business On Board” program that prepares diverse executives to serve and lead boards of directors. Debbie, mother of Brian, [...]
3rd Positively Powerful Women Celebrate! Creates History
“How many of you give to yourself as much as you give to others? What is the secret of your success? How do you find balance in your life? If you had a magic wand, how would you change the world?” Author, renowned international speaker, and president of Triad West Inc., Dr. Joel Martin will [...]
Health: Eat to Live Long, Conquer & Prosper!
Okay I admit it, I thought that I was relatively well-educated. That is until I got breast cancer. Bang! (This post is for you men too.) My ignorance on proper eating was horrific. Maybe you too grew up like I did: loving fried foods, fruits…sometimes, the c-foods for desert always - cakes, candies, cookies, chocolate, pies [...]
Extreme Leadership: On Coaching Trust
If you feel your faults and defects prevent you from seeing the faults and defects of others, remember, you may be the only contact with God someone may have today. Be proud of that.” Iyanla Vanzant I read that quote this morning. It is from Iyanla’s One Day My Soul Just Opened Up. One Day… [...]
Respectful Aging LGBT Services
Loree Cook-Daniels delivered a comprehensive tutorial on respectfully serving the aging LGBT populations at the annual conference of AAHSA. She has a wealth of information on her website. Here are some of the points she made and there were more available. Respect is a must for everyone and in any situation: Use the client’s terms: [...]
