VivaNews™ – May 2007 Issue

Welcome to VivaNews™ - Vivacity’s EZine!

In this issue:

• A Jumping-Off Point – This month: “If At First You Don’t Succeed…Think Bigger”
• Great News!
• Vivacity Products and Events
• Vivacity Recommended Resources
• Other Outstanding Businesses and Networking Events/Resources of Distinction
• Our Advertisers

A Jumping-Off Point

“If At First You Don’t Succeed…Think Bigger”

Many people have written about the failures and heartbreaks Abraham Lincoln sustained on his journey to becoming the president of the United States.  Everything from early business failures, to betrayals by partners, to lost loves, repeated lost elections, depressions, a difficult marriage, death of children.  These make for a truly compelling story of triumph over adversity.  But an equally compelling lesson concerning these failures and heartbreaks is this: after each failure in business and in the political arena, Abraham Lincoln soon came back trying for something bigger.  What fueled this perseverance?  It was his passion for an ideal - ending slavery.  Lincoln was just 22 years old when he was hired to build and to pilot a flatboat loaded with cargo down the Mississippi.  During that trip, Lincoln was reported to have seen the slave auction in New Orleans and to have said:  “If I ever get to hit that thing (the institution of slavery), I will hit it hard.”  He was a man on a mission.   He was a man who recognized that he was a leader, long before he was one. His sense of purpose and his self-awareness propelled him forward – to do whatever it took to accomplish his mission. 

Most of us have an ideal or a purpose we are pursuing.  It can manifest in the form of a business that brings our purpose into the world and into the marketplace.  It can manifest in our writing, art, music. It can manifest in our volunteer work that serves people in areas that have a special meaning to us.  No matter what our purpose, all of us will encounter failure, challenges, adversity, criticism, and losses in the pursuit of accomplishing it.   If we learn from the example of Lincoln, a good way to counteract the frustration and dejection of these negative forces is to come back trying for something even bigger. Having learned this “Lincoln Principle” several years ago, I have incorporated it as one of my best antidotes to failures and disappointments.

Last summer, I had learned of an opportunity to apply to become a host of a show on an Internet Radio Station for Women.  Being on radio had been on my list of goals for some time and I was excited about this possibility.  There was a preliminary application procedure requiring a resume of qualifications and then several tiers of a selection process.  After several emails back and forth over the course of weeks, it came down to “we have so many applicants, we will have to get back to you at a later date via email”.   In that long waiting time, I mentioned to Ann, my webmaster and technology guru, my disappointment of not being able to move forward with my goal.  She replied “You know you can have your own Internet Radio Station”.  At the time, I think I replied something profound like “Really?” but her suggestion took root.  When the email finally did arrive from the previously mentioned Internet Radio Station asking for yet another round of a selection, I decided to stop hoping to be chosen and make a choice to think bigger.  The disappointment of not being chosen to be the host of one show was soon replaced by the excitement of being the owner of my own station.  Read the Great News section for the announcement regarding this choice to think bigger.

Failure, discouragement, disappointment are all part of our experiences as human beings, but thinking bigger as an antidote to them can be a jumping off point for our growth and success.

Great News!!

Introducing Viva Radio™…Internet Talk Radio for Women

"Listen while you work, listen while you play"

Vivacity®…Jump into Life™ is pleased to announce the launching of VivaRadio™…Internet Talk Radio for Women.  VivaRadio™ will present content-rich podcast interviews and pre-recorded programming that will serve to enhance the personal, business and career success, as well as the well-being, of women. 

Streaming audio will be provided live online 24/7 accessible from the “Introducing VivaRadio™…” link on Vivacity’s Podcasting page – www.vivacitymedia.com or by clicking on the link on the home page of www.vivacitynow.com.  Many of the interviews will also be available for listening and downloading from the Vivacity® Podcast page.  Live call-in shows will be added in the near future.

Content areas will be provided by experts (women and men) in:

Opportunities for advertisers will be available in several formats:

Text ads with links/icons on the Podcasting page

Radio spots

Infomercials

Banner Ads

VivaRadio™ has a niche market advantage, appealing to women who want more for their lives. Add to this the advantage of Vivacity’s Podcasting page currently receiving over1000 unique visitors monthly.  This is expected to increase as VivaRadio™ programming attracts a wider audience – locally, nationally and globally.  Click on Advertising Rates for rates.

Listen Live Online 24/7 to:

VivaRadio™…Internet Talk Radio for Women

At:

www.vivacitymedia.com

"Listen while you work, listen while you play"

Vivacity® Products and Events

Give the gift of experience to your daughter, family member or friend as she graduates and makes her way in her career… “What Matters in Business…For Women”

Melodie Reagan of Auromira Executive Advantage (www.auromira.com) asked accomplished entrepreneurs and executive women in Human Resources, Information technology, Engineering, Sales, Operations and Customer Service:  “What would have been the advice you would have appreciated receiving in your career?”  Her highly –acclaimed presentation at a VivaNetworking Breakfast for Women in Business provides thought-provoking answers and experience driven success strategies.

On DVD ($20.00) or CD ($15.00); comes with companion handout. Available now by contacting kate@vivacitynow.com and on Vivacity’s shopping cart which will be launched soon.

June 9, 2007

1:00 – 4:00 PM
VivaNetworking™ High Tea with a Panel of “Designing Women”
Speaking on “Adding Beauty to Our Lives to Enhance Well-Being”

To be held at a private residence in the Farside area of Ellicott City
Panel to include: Viviane, our hostess and the owner of “Boutique Viviane”, Monyka-Berrocosa, the Founder of the Women’s Wine and Dine® and MyCity4Her™, Gina Garunkstis of GG Design Inspirations, Debra McHale of Interior Transformations and Teri Rizzutti of Rizzutti Fine Art.  For more information on the presenters and their presentations, please click here.

$25.00 per person includes High Tea, speakers and networking opportunity.

In order to protect the privacy of our hostess Viviane, the venue's address will not be given out until paid confirmed registration is received. Parking is limited at the residence, so car pooling is advised. Attendees can arrange rides among themselves or can contact me to arrange it. Thank you for considering car pooling.

After the Tea, attendees will be able to shop in Viviane’s wonderful boutique.  Viviane’s jewelry and gifts from Paris are just beautiful!

Save the Date!!  July 14, 2007

Our last VivaNetworking Breakfast for Women of the season.  Speaker and Location TBA

Vivacity Recommended Resources

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Trainings and Information Provided Through Recorded Products Are Vital To Your Ongoing Growth And Success!

Through the years, Nightingale-Conant has provided me with the information I needed to grow personally and in business.  The NC program that I believe was critical to the shaping of my thinking which then led to the formation of Vivacity® is Lead the Field.

About Lead the Field

Hundreds of thousands of people have profited from the wisdom and savvy of Lead the Field. In fact, it has often been referred to as the "Program of Presidents" because so many top executives have incorporated Earl Nightingale's guidance and wisdom into their management philosophies.

When you listen to this landmark program you'll be awestruck by the simplicity and timelessness of Earl's words and ideas.

* Double your mental capability
* Recognize and easily overcome the biggest stumbling block to high achievement
* Dramatically improve your luck by changing one simple thing
* Make success unavoidable with an easy 3-minute-a-day exercise
* Assess your potential worth, and start increasing it now

Lead the Field has arguably changed more lives and created more millionaires than any other program Nightingale-Conant has produced. Order it today, and start moving into the top 5% of the world's earners!!

Now in MP3 format!

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Other Outstanding Businesses and Networking Events/Resources of Distinction

Want to become savvy about technology?

• Read Ann Squire’s (of Conference Experts and Kate’s tech guru) Blog:

Tech Tips for Busy Chicks

http://www.conferenceexperts.com/blog/

• Subscribe to Ann’s newsletter the CONFEXionery

Go to: http://conferenceexperts.com/mailer/?p=subscribe

• Listen for Ann’s Tech Tips for Busy Chicks on VivaRadio™

Go to:  www.vivacitymedia.com

"Are You Still Struggling to Get Clarity in What You WANT to Accomplish or Be/Do/Have in your life?"

Monyka Berracosa of The Women’s Wine and Dine® Has Done It Again!

A Whole New Way to View Women in Business!

The WW&D was the catalyst for this new resource which launched May 2, 2007!

This is the region's first locally focused women-led business online directory and community. . Click on the logo above to check it out.

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Thanks for reading VivaNews™
-Kate