Thursday, December 21, 2006

Spread The News About Great Women-Friendly Companies

Have you ever had a great experience with a company that seems to go out of it's way to make your shopping experience, your service or your workplace the best?

We are trying to recognize companies that have done a great job of helping women as customers and as employees. We put out a survey and got quite a few responses.

This company took the prize for this month. And we can see why!

FranNet is a company that is on the move helping men and women entrepreneurs find just the right franchise business. With consultants around the US, they have grown extremely fast and women are enabled to succeed as both clients and employees with their consulting program.

As one person put it " I have worked for FranNet for over three years and have been promoted within the company to an equal level with male VP's, as a Director myself, within the organization. A woman was appointed as our President/COO in August, which was a first in our industry, long dominated by male leaders."

Another reader said "FranNet! Because it is one where women are both welcomed and where they do extremely well. "

I think that's great that they give women an opportunity to find the perfect business and also give women a way to act as consultants to help others. It's especially nice to see that a woman heads this up.

Congratulations go to FranNet and President Jania Bailey on a job well done!

Sunday, December 03, 2006

How rocks can change your life

If you don't know the story of the 3 rocks, let me tell you...

This story is about just how busy we think we are and what we can do about it. Because one of the most common complaints I'm hearing from business women is that they are just "too busy". They are tired of being tired.

The story of the 3 rocks is based on a science experiment.

Get a 3 cup jar and pour 1 1/2 cups of sand in it, then 1 cup of gravel then 3 nice size rocks, then 1/2 cup of water. Can't get it all in very well can you? Because the sand and gravel takes up all the room.

Instead, put the large rocks in first. Then put the gravel in. Then add the sand. Then add the water. It's amazing, but it all fits.

The moral is to figure out what the rocks are in your life. Those are the things most important to you.

Put them first, then add the "gravel" which is the secondary things, then add the sand and water which are the little things. You'll find that the little things take care of themselves and if they don't you haven't missed much. But if you leave out the big things, you will miss most of the things that are most important in your life.

Do it today. Write down your rocks, then your gravel, then the sand. See what happens when you put the right things first.