Dear Creators and Big Thinkers,

Have you been waiting for literally the best time ever to join the National Association of Women Writers and the Association of Web Entrepreneurs?

For the next 24 hours, until February 20th at midnight (PST), you can join both associations for the price of one!

This is our way of supporting you and helping you move forward with your goals even when money is tight.

To take advantage of the 2 for 1 Membership Package at $137 (normally $264 when purchased separately), just click this link today: 2 for 1 Membership Package

And if you want to know more about the books and many monthly benefits you will receive within the next few weeks in the mail? Just click on the links below.

NAWW Benefits: http://naww.org/blog/benefits

AWE Benefits: http://aweconnect.com/blog/membership-benefits

But remember, to get the special savings, you have to click here.

To your success,
Sheri McConnell

PS
Remember, this is a one-time only, never been done before and will never be done again special promotion!

I hope you are all having a fabulous week and that the brand new month of January has been good to you!

Over here at Sheri McConnell Companies, Inc. (the parent company of this association), we’ve been working hard on the liquidation of one of our most popular programs – the Create Your Group program.  We just recently recorded a new audio about the liquidation with new, never-been-shared information on membership-based businesses and we wanted to get a copy of that out to you.

The audio is about thirty minutes long and there are some really, really great nuggets in there and a few ah-has along the way!

You can download it here:

http://naww.audioacrobat.com/download/CYGLiquidationAudio.mp3

If you’re contemplating purchasing this program, I am doing free 15-minute consultations during the liquidation with those who have questions about the Create Your Group program and around building membership-based businesses.  To schedule those simply contact my assistant Brenda at brenda@sherimcconnell.com.

You can find out more about the Create Your Group liquidation and grab your copy of the program today by visiting:

http://www.createyourgroup.com

Thank you!

Sheri McConnell
http://www.sherimcconnell.com

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Join the Global Institute of Associations for a Virtual Holiday Lunch Party on December 15, 2008 at Noon (CST).

This event is over now but no worries!

Download the call now and start connecting:

http://naww.audioacrobat.com/download/GiaVirtualLunchParty.mp3

Outside of the great sharing from all of the participants, I also had the opportunity to do some on the spot consulting too… so make sure you listen in, it is free!

Supporting YOU,
Sheri McConnell-CEO

PS

On the call, we offered $50 off GIA dues this week only!

You can use this special savings link below until December 22, 2008. Happy Holidays!

Click here to save $50 now off GIA Dues and to find out more about membership benefits, click here.

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Hi Creators and Big Thinkers!

I am writing from New York City this week. I am here with my husband who is here on business. I am using much of the time while he is in meetings to work on my next book that I am coauthoring with Melanie Benson Strick. Our tentative title is Smart Women Create Virtual Teams. More information to come in a few months.

If ya want to see a quick video of me in my room at The Michelangelo Hotel getting ready to grab a bite to eat and then cuddle up in warm blankets (NY is cold!) and write.

I also wanted to take a quick moment to share some recent family holiday photos with you too.

I hope you enjoy and Happy Holidays to you!
Sheri McConnell

Andrew (This is a rare picture of my 2 year old son looking like a little angel)

Natalie, Megan, Hannah, and Andrew (This is one of my favorites)

Megan, Natalie, Me, Andrew, Seth, and Hannah (This is our annual holiday card photo)

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As part of my community, I want to bring you practical tips and solutions to your most pressing issues. I want to invite you to a special series of free recorded calls that I recently participated in at Compass, Inc www.mylifecompass.com called the Get Real Solution Series.

These calls consist of five 20 minute recorded audio interviews with a team of today’s top financial coaches and money experts designed to help you Get Real in with your money and thrive in the current economic climate. My segment is called Invest in Yourself. You can access the calls at http://www.mylifecompass.com/FinancialSpecial.aspx or click here.

Below is a listing of all the topics and experts.

1. What’s Going on with the Economy? with bestselling and popular author Barbara Stanny

2. Save Money with author and internet top blogger Leo Babauta

3. Get out of Credit Card Debt with Certified Financial Planner and speaker Suzanne Fails

4. Manage Stress and Worry with nationally renowned financial success coach Jenifer Madson

5. Invest in Yourself with Sheri McConnell internet entrepreneur and CEO of several global organizations.  Download this audio recording here:

http://naww.audioacrobat.com/download/4b1907af-0e41-4987-231c-c40cc61500d8.mp3

Please enjoy these free recordings with my compliments and thanks for being part of this community.

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Hi Creators and Big Thinkers!

Since 2009 is only 6 weeks away, I wanted to encourage you to take a step today to be ready for a brand new year of possibilities in January.

To help you do this, my team and I sat down last week and created the Best “Create Your Group” Promotion EVER so that you could finally start an association or network for the people you have a passion to serve in 2009!

All the details on this promotional bonuses are below, ENJOY!

Purchase the entire Create Your Group Blueprint and Tool Kit Program before December 1st and receive all the BONUSES below!

To read what is included in the Blueprint and Tool Kit, visit: http://www.createyourgroup.com

PROMOTIONAL BONUSES:

1) Receive four 30 minute coaching sessions in 2009 with Sheri McConnell! (Value $2000)
Note: You will be able to schedule one session per quarter in 2009!

2) Receive the “Ultimate Learn To Leverage Mastermind!” (Value $1500)
Check out this mastermind http://www.smc-mastermind-online.com

These bonuses alone are worth more than the Create Your Group Program… I told you it was The Best “Create Your Group” Promotion EVER!

To take advantage of this PROMO and to read about the entire Create Your Group program, go to:

 http://www.createyourgroup.com

Oh, and there is one catch… we are only doing this for the first 50 people because of the time involved in the coaching bonus.

To your success,
Sheri McConnell
CEO

PS
If you have any questions at all, call my team at 866-821-5829.

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Last week I discussed, “My Favorite Entrepreneurial Tool–Deciding My SWOT” and I received dozens of e-mails asking for examples of SWOT in my businesses.

As a reminder, SWOT is a business acronym that stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. EVERY single company, no matter what size it is, has SWOT. Success is achieved based on how you leverage this tool. And I also told you last week that I apply SWOT to my companies by:

Deciding what my acceptable weaknesses will be

Predicting the threats to my business

Capitalizing on my strengths

and seizing opportunities

So here are some concrete examples of SWOT in my businesses to help you better understand the tool. Read the rest of this entry »

As we head into another new and exciting year, I really want to offer you the push you need to realize your potential in 2009. One reason I get so excited this time of year is because I always feel a sense of unlimited possibilities as the new year approaches. I love the starting over and reworking of what didn’t work in my personal and professional life last year. And after years of learning and growing and accomplishing some of the many goals I have set for myself, I decided that no matter what you decide to do in and with your life, your mindset matters most.

In fact, your mindset makes or breaks your success in this life in three ways:

One—Believing in Abundance Read the rest of this entry »

As the owner of four online companies, my job is to sit down every year and decide my SWOT for the next 12 months and then to consistently revisit my SWOT throughout each year and tweak as needed. I base my decisions on my experience and the emerging trends in the industries I serve.

I also network, engage in learning with mentors, and a lot of the time I simply go left when everyone else goes right. I am a rebel that way and it works simply because it helps my companies stand out in a crowded marketplace.

SWOT is my favorite tool to help me understand at the strategic level how to go left when others go right.

SWOT is a business acronym that stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.

EVERY single company, no matter what size it is, has SWOT.

Success is achieved based on how you leverage this tool. Here is how I apply SWOT to my companies:

• I decide what my acceptable weaknesses will be
• I predict the threats to my business
• I capitalize my strengths
• and finally I seize opportunities!

I have been known to say “yes” quite a few times to risky opportunities even when I have no earthly idea how the pieces will ever fall into place. I know that if I don’t say “yes”, someone else will and that my simply saying “yes” allows me to move forward and signal the universe to send those “pieces” my way.

Your overall goal in business is to communicate your strengths to your current and potential customers via your website and all of the communication systems (newsletters, blogs, podcasts, etc.) you use.

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Want To Use This Article In Your Ezine or Website? You have my permission, as long as you include this complete blurb with it:

Sheri McConnell is the CEO of Sheri McConnell Companies, Inc. and the president and founder of two national organizations, the National Association of Women Writers-NAWW and the International Association of Web Entrepreneurs-AWE.  Under the same corporate umbrella she is also the owner of two high-level product and consulting companies: Create Your Group and My Millionaire Friends. You can visit Sheri, access her free article archive, and find out more about all four of her companies at www.sherimcconnell.com. Sheri lives in San Antonio, Texas with her husband, their four children, a weenie dog, and two cats.

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Just a quick note to check in with you on this early October morning!  We’re about 10 days away from Halloween and Fall is in the air!

To celebrate the new beginnings that fall represents (even though most people look at it like an ending, it opens up the new season and the chance for trees to renew themselves, people to get back on track after a summer of holidays and children to get back into the routine of school) we’re holding a series of free preview calls!

We’d like you, our valued follower, to be the first to know about our 2009 Online Mastermind Group and the first to be invited to our free preview calls.  These calls have been set up so that you can come and learn everything you need to know plus ask questions of me directly.

http://www.smc-previewcalls.com

What we have launched and the program that we want you to get excited about too is The Ultimate “Learn To Leverage” Mastermind.  This is a must for 2009 when it comes to your business.  Not only that but you’ll also have the opportunity for plenty of personal growth too!

Here’s a quick and easy way to learn more… You can automatically jump on over to the information page to learn more about the mastermind group:

http://www.smc-mastermind-online.com

So, beginning Tuesday, October 21 and continuing for the following six Tuesdays, you can tune in to free, educational and informational preview calls to learn more about leverage and to learn more about our new mastermind group beginning in 2009.

Sheri McConnell will be live on this live, information-packed teleseminar, ready to share with you:

• Information about the types of leverage that can be used in business
• Why you need to be leveraging your time, knowledge and expertise
• How you can save time and money in your business

Why You Should Attend…

This group is an EXCLUSIVE online mastermind group that has been specifically created for women writers, authors, coaches and entrepreneurs at varying levels.

For 12 months, Sheri McConnell will teach you EXACTLY what it is that you need to know to grow a business in 2009. Sheri has been there and experienced business growth and wants to pave an easy to walk path for you so that you don’t need to experience the struggle!

During these FREE calls, you can find out about the subjects covered in the mastermind group and ask specific questions to find out if this is something you need in your business (and our guess is that you will!)

Yes! I Want In On the…

http://www.smc-previewcalls.com

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So, if you need a little motivation, inspiration or community in your business, join the free preview call series, attend live and see if this feels right for you. If so, we’d love to have you as one of our valued mastermind group members in 2009.

Thank you!

Sheri McConnell & Team
Sheri McConnell Companies, Inc.
http://www.sherimcconnell.com

P.S. – Attending is completely free and you’ll be sent the recording of the call even if you can’t attend!  So, make sure to register and we’ll send out the audio download links after each event.

http://www.smc-previewcalls.com

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