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January 2007
Happy New Year! Well here we are at the start of a new year and a blank canvas full of potential. So what do you hope to achieve this year? January is normally when we make resolutions to get fit, lose weight, give up smoking and so on. However, all too often we've broken them before the end of the month. This year, how about imagining yourself at the end of 2007 having achieved everything you wanted to. Where are you? What are you doing? How do you feel? Make the scene real for you - describe your location, who you are with, what you can see, hear, feel and taste - and write it down. Now that you've put yourself where you want to be at the end of this year - what do you need to do to get there? Work back to the beginning of the year and start to determine what needs to happen and when. Write this down and you've got your goals for the year. In my vision, I'm standing on a balcony with a glass of champagne in my hand, watching an amazing fireworks display with a very special someone. I'm taking a well earned rest from my successful business and have left my assistant in charge whilst I'm away. Now, my vision needs more work to make it come alive for me, so if I look like I'm daydreaming you'll know I'm on my balcony, working out what steps I need to take to make it really happen. One of those will be getting organised for the first Ladies that Lunch of 2007 on 23rd January. In the morning I'll be learning how to laugh spontaneously at the 'Life Life Laughing!' workshop and reducing my stress levels and boosting my immune system in the process. Then I'll be listening to Hilary Farmer talk about the gift of dyslexia. I hope you can join me. I wish you a very happy and prosperous 2007. Lesley Reader Managing Director LTL and Emerging Potential SPECIAL EVENTS AT LADIES THAT LUNCH Live Life Laughing! 23rd January 2007 from 9am-12pm Would you like to start off 2007 learning to reconnect with your childlike playfulness and have a positive impact on both your health and your business as a result? Then the Oxford Centre at 333 Banbury Road, Oxford is the place to come on Tuesday 23rd January 2007 for 'Live Life Laughing!' - during which you will learn proven laughter techniques to help reduce your stress levels, increase your creativity and enable better communication and relationships. Join Akasha Lonsdale and John Gloster-Smith of The Laughter School, who are both certified laughter teachers. Laughter training has many benefits for individuals and organisations alike. Plus it's been shown to be good for businesss. Four Systems, an IT company in Copenhagen, Denmark, has reported a 40% increase in sales as a result of laughter training. For further information and to book your place go to the events section of this newsletter and click on Live Life Laughing! or call 0845 3301078. The cost is £45+VAT (£35+VAT for Ladies that Lunch members). JOINT NETWORKING EVENT The Secrets of Successful Women Entrepreneurs 13th March from 7-10pm On Tuesday 13th March, Ladies that Lunch joins together with the Faringdon Businesswomen's Networking Group and Chippy Lippys to bring you an evening with top US Chief Executive and author Margaret Heffernan and the opportunity to meet other business women in Oxfordshire, at the Feathers Hotel in Woodstock from 7-10pm. Margaret was named as one of the Internet's Top 100 by Silicon Alley Reporter and one of the Top 100 Media Executives by the Hollywood Reporter. She is a frequent guest lecturer at some of the top business schools in the United States. Margaret's first book The Naked Truth received international acclaim and her latest book How She Does It: How Women Entrepreneurs are Changing the Rules for Business Success is due for publication shortly. Copies will be available to buy on the evening. Places to this event are limited and include a 2-course dinner. For further information and to book your place go to the events section of this newsletter and click on How She Does It or call 0845 3301078. The cost is £25+VAT (£20+VAT for Ladies that Lunch, Chippy Lippys and Faringdon Businesswomen members). |
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CALENDAR Click on the title for further information and to book your place Live Life Laughing! Dyslexia – a gift in Disguise! Hilary Farmer, Davis Dyslexia Correction Facilitator How to Remember People's Names and Other Essential Networking Skills How She Does It: How Women Entrepreneurs are Changing the Rules for Business Success Joint Networking Event and Talk by Margaret Heffernan, Author and Successful Woman Entrepreneur Speaker TBC | |
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A Warm Welcome To new/renewing members: Mary Baxter Pegasus Evolution Lisa Kew The Art Partnership Ltd Jayne Murch Manches LLP Louise ER Rosborough Louise ER Rosborough Jewellery Jan Sprenger Matinee Sound & Vision | |
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THAMES VALLEY HR FORUM Tuesday 30th January 8:15-10am Seacourt Tower, Oxford Special Offer for Ladies that Lunch members
Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons are offering free places for Ladies that Lunch members (normally £15.00) at their upcoming HR Forum.
The Forum will cover:
This is an opportunity for HR and senior managers to keep up to date with topical issues and to network in an informal atmosphere.
The aim of the Forum is to share knowledge and understanding of employment issues with employers and HR professionals. It meets on a quarterly basis.
To book your place contact Katherine Quigley on 01865 253275 or email her at katherine.quigley@bllaw.co.uk .
Do you have some news or comment you want to share with our readers? Contributions are welcomed from everyone whether you're an LTL member or not. Please email lesley@lesleyreader.co.uk with up to 150 words. |
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