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Featured Associate

Media Buzz

Testimonials

Boomer Women Speak Forums

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One Word to Describe Yourself

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Dear Dotsie,

November15, 2009

I don't like the term mid-life crisis. ~Pamela Stephenson

I was happy to see that I'm not the only one who doesn't like the term midlife crisis. I've mentioned before that I prefer the term midlife opportunity, and that's what we're offering the next several months at the NABBW - Midlife Opportunities!

Teleseminar - The Path from Job Loss to Re-employment

Telesummit - Launching and Maintaining Successful Web Sites and Blogs Using Social Networking and Superb Search Engine Optimization

Teleseminar and E-Course - 30 Days To A New You: Get What You Want Through Authentic Change

Our first offer is for people who either own or are launching Web sites. I'm often asked how www.BoomerWomenSpeak.com and www.NABBW.com rank well with search engine results so I'm planning to share this information with you. You're invited to the National Association of Baby Boomer Women's first-ever, four-hour power telesummit that shares our Web, Blog, Social Networking, and SEO secrets.

Launching and Maintaining Successful Web Sites and Blogs Using Social Networking and Superb Search Engine Optimization
Thursday, November 19, 2009, from 12:00-2:00,
and 3:00-5:00 (EST)
Sponsored by our
www.Boomerwomenspeak.com and www.NABBW.com Web team.

Your online presence is probably the most important tool at your disposal but if you don't know how to capitalize on it, you're paddling upstream. The www.NABBW.com and www.BoomerWomenSpeak.com Web team has put together a one day, four-hour (broken into two, 2-hour sessions) power telesummit that will give our attendees the tricks of the trade for building and maintaining excellent online status. We're offering our listeners a way to cut years off the learning curve by taking advantage of the expertise that will be offered to them.

Join us on November 19 by registering today.

I have spent a small fortune to have what I've achieved online with two sites ranked #1 on major search engines for "baby boomer women." I'm willing to help you increase your online visibility by sharing what I've learned since being online since 2002.

The NABBW believes that this teleseminar will provide attendees with the leading-edge knowledge necessary for the success they desire with their online presence by bringing to the table invaluable SEO information, Internet Marketing tricks of the trade, Blogging savvy, and Web site design and development.

Join us on November 19 by registering today.

The program will cost $199.00, and we promise to deliver content rich power hours. Learn more about it at this link.

If you, or a friend or colleague, have, or want to launch a Web site or blog that works for you when you are playing, then this is the opportunity for you.

Our second offer is FREE to all members of the National Association of Baby Boomer Women only. Have you wanted to make certain life changes, but just haven't had the oomph to do so? If so, let the NABBW and Monica Magnetti, BFA/CPCC, author of 30 Days To A New You: Get What You Want Through Authentic Change be the help you've been waiting for. Be on the lookout for information about our December 15th teleseminar that will introduce you to the FREE program we will offer beginning Monday, January 11th, 2010. It will be a 30-day program which comes to your email box daily, for 30 days. This is our FREE gift to members of the NABBW only. If you have friends who also want to make life changes, tell them to join us now so they can get in on this excellent opportunity. Here's a quote from Monica about living a life of happiness:

If there is only one thing you take away from this "experience," let it be this: you are the sole and exclusive creator of your own happiness. To expect something or someone outside yourself to bring you happiness is completely unrealistic, and it relinquishes your power.

The sooner you surrender to this simple yet profound fact, the sooner you will tap your own resources when life goes sideways. Being happy does not mean you'll no longer experience unexpected turns; it means you'll be able to dance with adversity, no matter which way life turns.

When we are happy, there is flow and synchronicity in our life. Happiness is the way, not the destination.

Blessings,

Dotsie Bregel
www.boomerwomenspeak.com
www .nabbw.com

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NABBW Featured Associate

Introducing NABBW Associate . . .

Carol Sorgen
NABBW
Travel Expert!

Carol Sorgen, www.carolsorgen.com, is a nationally recognized writer, editor, and public relations consultant, and is celebrating her 21st year of self-employment!

Her articles-on subjects as diverse as travel, health care, education, architecture, interior design, the arts, and business-appear in both print and on-line publications, including WebMD, Today's Diet & Nutrition, The Washington Post, La Vie Claire, The Baltimore Sun, Chesapeake Home, and Maryland Life...to name just a few. She is the contributing editor for The Beacon Newspaper Group, monthly newspapers for baby boomers and beyond in the greater Washington/Baltimore area, and is also the executive editor of the Internet-based travel publication, JustSayGo.com.

In addition, Carol has also authored, contributed to, and edited a number of books on health care, the arts, business, and travel, including The Travel Writers' Guide to Their Favorite On-Line Travel Sites.

Carol received a Bachelor of Arts degree in French from American University in Washington, DC, and a Master of Arts degree in Journalism from Pennsylvania State University. She is a member of Who's Who in American Women and Who's Who in the Media.

When Carol is not squinting at her computer screen, you're likely to find her at an airport indulging her passion for travel-particularly to France (heureusement, that French degree still comes in handy!). Apart from travel, Carol is a confirmed bookaholic (and if the bookstore's in Paris, so much the better!), is addicted to "Amazing Race" (OK, she also admits to "Dancing with the Stars," "So You Think You Can Dance," and "American Idol," too) and is devoted to her best friend, her 13-year-old niece, Lia!

NABBW Featured Member

Introducing NABBW Member . . .

Leanne Arent, MS, CRC
Retirement Lifestyle Coach
Compass Representative

www.retireyourwaynow.com

www.mylifecompass.com

For the past 25 years, Leanne Arent, owner of Retire Your Way, LLC, has worked in retirement planning and employee benefits with large and small colleges and universities counseling employees on investments, saving for retirement and planning retirement income distributions.

In addition to a Bachelor's degree in Interpersonal and Group Communication plus a Master's degree in Human Resource Economics from the University of Utah, Leanne received her Life Coach Certification from Coach Training Alliance. A Certified Retirement Coach with Retirement Options, Leanne is also a representative with Compass Life Coaching.

Married for 28 years with three children, two grandchildren and assorted dogs, she still finds time to knit, weave and read science fiction. Having lived in Utah and Michigan, and eventually moving to Colorado in 1997, Leanne says Colorado is home and the family hopes to never move again.

Leanne on Retirement and Life Coaching . . .

I know that through creative conversations, women in their prime can discover the path to their ideal retirement. I work one on one with women and couples helping them to create the retirement they have always dreamed about.

My mission in life is to help women become the best they can be. I want to help them have more of what they want, and at the same time, become that which they desire to be. I've faced many obstacles in my life. In each situation there was someone there to reach out and help me move through the tough times and triumph. The people who helped me did so by believing in me when I was not so sure I believed in myself!

It is so important to have someone in your corner; someone who will listen to you, and someone who will hold you accountable when necessary. This is what those key people did for me, and it is what I want to do for you!

When we're in transition, life feels chaotic, unsettled and scary. And it also gives us the greatest opportunity to be at our most creative. Chaos begs for us to find order, which means that we have the opportunity to create the life we want. Remember that you can't do it alone! As humans we need community, we need each other to get through the tough times, celebrate the victories, and help each other along the way.

To learn more, visit:

NABBW Monthly Teleseminars

NABBW NOVEMBER TELESEMINAR
BABY BOOMERS:

The Path from Job Loss to
Re-Employment

with guests

Carol Orsborn, Ph.D.,
www.vibrantnation.com
and
Amy Hoster,
www.wiserworker.com

Tuesday November 17, 2009
3:00 pm (EST)

Have you been caught up in a corporate downsizing? Maybe you've recently lost your only means of income and don't know which way to turn. If so, then you'll want to join us on this free teleseminar.

Boomer expert, veteran marketing executive, and author of, "The Year I Saved My (downsized) Soul: A Boomer Woman's Search for Meaning...and a Job, Carol Orsborn, Ph.D., who has appeared on Oprah and The Today Show, and in the pages of People Magazine, Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, will be one of the NABBW guests for our November teleseminar, Baby Boomers: The Path from Job Loss to Re-Employment. She understands firsthand what Boomer Women face when caught up in a downsizing. Carol will discuss the top five things one should do immediately, and explain why attitude has so much to do with successfully becoming employed again. Some Boomer Women do better, attitude-wise than others.

Here are just a few of the topics that Dr. Orsborn will discuss:

It's the economy that's broken, not you.
There are times when all you can do is remember to breathe.
Not everything that happens is a message. Sometimes a rat is only a rat.
It is in the void that the status quo has the lightest hold on us. Released from the constructs of our everyday life, we have the least to lose. In the void, we are freest to make changes.
You don't need an upbeat or even a brave attitude to make progress. You just need discipline, putting resumes out, making phone calls, following up leads and the like. This you can do happy or sad, anxious or full of faith.

To further the discussion and to help Boomer Women everywhere with specific "tools for employment," Amy Hoster, Business Development Manager for www.wiserworker.com, who's been involved in the recruiting industry since 1999, will discuss the following topics:

The right kind of resume
What to say and NOT say in an interview
Optimizing your resume for results
Job Fairs - how they can benefit you

***The call-in information will be emailed to you prior to the teleseminar.***

By registering for this teleseminars, you will receive an email reminder for the call and be added to our mailing list. You may unsubscribe at any time.

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Boomer Reviews

Reviews are a service we provide for NABBW members. Email us for details. NOTE: Once submitted, please allow ample time for reading/reviewing. Books and other products will not be returned.

Click Book or CD Covers to read reviews

God's Funny That Way
By Marlene Chism

Retirement Can Be Murder

By Susan Santangelo

You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
By Allison Bottke

Boomerangst
By Judy Massey

Associate's Columns

Natalie Caine - Do You Want To Explore What's Next For You, Empty Nesters?
Jan Cullinane - New Vocabulary for the New Retirement
Jed Diamond - Dealing with the Irritable Male Syndrome: The Six Strategies Women Always Try and the Only Strategy that Actually Works
Barbara Friesner - How to Recall Memories More Easily
Regina Leeds - Ask the Organizer....How can I have a more conscious and relaxed Thanksgiving?
Sherrie Mathieson - It May Feel Counter-Intuitive But -
Sheri McConnell - How to Behave like a CEO
Georgia Richardson - Saying NO to Strays . . .and other things that will never happen
Nan Russell - The Art of Change
Judith Sherven - The Alchemy of Real Romance
Carol Sorgen - The Garden as Work of Art
Karen Stephen, Ph.D. - Life as a Human Being, Not a Human "Doing"
Cathy Taylor - Hot Flashes & Night Sweats - How to Use Vitamins and Herbs to Reduce Both

Member News

Jan Cullinane
www.thenewretirement.net
Jan Cullinane, co-author of The New Retirement: The Ultimate Guide to the Rest of Your Life (Rodale) presented a seminar to the eWomenNetwork in Cincinnati on "What Women Want (and Need) in Retirement."

Georgia Richardson, NABBW Humorist
www.queenjawjaw.com
If you'd like more of a taste (literally) of da Queen's humor, then visit her new blog, CHEW ON THIS and see what's cooking. Georgia's mixed up a batch of her favorite recipes adding a pinch of humor. The results is gob-a-lisous, or as this boomer woman gone glad likes to say, it's LARAPIN! (Note: No ex-husbands, cats, dogs, or small children were used in the making of these recipes; honest injun)

Drs. Phyllis Goldberg and Rosemary Lichtman
www.hermentorcenter.com
www.NourishingRelationships.blogspot.com
Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D. & Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D. say if you missed their Virtual Book Tour from Thursday, October 29th, with newspaper columnist Lucy Adams, you can still read it all at their BLOG. Lucy answered questions about her warm and funny memoir, If Mama Don't Laugh, It Ain't Funny.

Kelly Jackson and Sally Jackson

THE MIDLIFE GALS®

www.themidlifegals.com

The Midlife Gals were mentioned in a great article in Magazine Industry News about 'collaboration content models' (moving more toward the social media format for more viewer interaction). Check out their video, Caregiving The Ancient One (a star is born!): HERE. Videos can be viewed using Quicktime format (.mov).

Chloe JonPaul
www.maturingmodernwomen.com
Chloe JonPaul is extending a special offer to all NABBW members. To receive a 20% discount on Chloe JonPaul's book, "Entering the Age of Elegance: A Rite of Passage & Practical Guide for the Modern Maturing Woman," log on to www.maturingmodernwomen.com and enter Promo Code CJP37 on the order page.

Carolyn Howard-Johnson
www.howtodoitfrugally.com

Carolyn discusses Mormon life, tolerance, and history and how she melded the three into her award-winning novel, This is the Place, on the History Czar, aka Paul Bruno, on March 5, 2010, at 9:00 am Pacific at www.alltalkradio.net/historyczar. Ask to be on Paul's notification list for free podcasts.

p.m. terrell
www.pmterrell.com
www.maryneely.com

Internationally acclaimed author p.m.terrell appeared live on the television program Cover to Cover on November 3. The show airs live throughout Virginia (please check your local listings) and also at www.btw21.com. Visit www.pmterrell.com for more information.

Erica Miner
www.ericaminer.com
Though many people today think of the Sixties as a bygone era, Boomers hold these years dear within their hearts and minds. In her new novel FourEver Friends, Erica Miner takes us back to an era that Baby Boomers look to with nostalgia and young adults look to with curiosity, a time of new hope and idealism. FourEver Friends is now available online at Erica's website, Amazon.com, and Barnes and Noble.

Tina Turbin
www.TinaTurbin.com

NABBW member and celebrated author Tina Turbin was honored with 2 prestigious literary awards: 2nd place for Children's Literature in the AZ Book Awards of 2009 and an award-winning finalist in the National Best Books Awards of 2009. DannyTheDragon.com.

Carla Tara
www.boomingrelationships.com
Join SelfGrowth.com's Featured Expert and intimacy coach Carla Tara for this November. Specifically designed by and for Baby Boomers to rejuvenate intimacy, deepen connection, and rekindle those juicy feelings of excitement with your partner, Booming Relationships is an experiential, fun, safe workshop for all Boomer couples. See more info here.

EllynAnne Geisel
www.apronmemories.com

National Tie One On Day™ is a unique thanksgiving tradition for those with extra to share our good fortune with someone in need of a kind gesture. Celebrated annually the even of Thanksgiving, November 25 this year, National Tie One On Day™ puts the "give" back into thanksgiving. Participation is simple, as is easy entry to win one of six overflowing "Goodie bags," compliments of NTOOD sponsors. Details HERE!

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