In an article entitled; “Leading Ideas: Don't Stop...Start” they certainly had the right idea about getting your “it” together. "Nature abhors a vacuum" -- François Rabelais (1494?-1553), French Renaissance satirist, from his book Gar-gantua and Pantagruel

Consider This:

If you want to change something in your life, it's common to try to stop the behaviors you don't like. While this certainly seems logical, it seldom works. The reason is simple - it unintentionally creates a vacuum where the old be-haviors used to be. And since nature hates a vac-uum it will fill it with any-thing it can find - usually the very behaviors you're trying to stop since they're

so familiar. Instead of stop-ping certain behaviors, try focusing on what you want to create - and the new behaviors you need to get there. Eventually, with practice, new behaviors will develop enough mus-cle to naturally replace the old ones.

One place this idea can be important is in changing one's management style. Often I have clients who are abrasive with staff members and want to change how they interact. One in particular admitted that he really hated his own behavior. He then asked for my advice on how to stop it. I said, "Before we try to stop your current behavior, let me ask you one question - what do you want to start doing instead?" He looked

at me blankly and said, "I'm not really sure." "That's the problem," I said, "Let's start there."

Try This:

1. Notice any place in your life where you say you've got to stop doing something. 2. Shift your mind to think about what you need to start doing in that area. 3. Be specific. Write down the exact things you want to do. 4. Don't admonish yourself for doing the old behaviors, rather stay focused on start-ing the new ones and the old ones will diminish on their own.”http://blog.fastcompany.com/archives/2006/05/30/leading_ideas_dont_stopstart.html

Getting your...‘it’ together

Style... Is it time to bring back tie dye? Yes, more sophisticated sense, yet contemporary trendy pieces: cocktail dresses in vibrant colors. Here’s what a few designers have recently used forms of tie dye in their current col-lections.http://fashionindie.com/bringing-back-tie-dye/

Special points of interest:

What about Hilary

Arizona’s Women Have Something to Say

Women Behaving Badly

Travel 101

Who’s Who in AZ... 2

Community, Business & Service 2

Hot Topics 3

Climbing the Ladder 3

Travel 3

Leadership & Development 4

Instinctive Expression 4

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ance Program, the Adoption and Safe Fami-lies Act, and the Foster Care Independence Act. Like most women, she has had struggle and stresses—She was also the 1st First Lady to be subpoenaed, testifying before a federal grand jury as a consequence of the Whitewater controversy in 1996—never charged with any wrongdoing. Also, several other investigations during her husband's administration and victim of Lewinsky scandal in 1998. Elected as senator for New York State in 2000, she initially supported the George W. Bush administration on

some foreign policy issues, which included voting for the Iraq War Resolution, later opposed the administration do to the war in Iraq, and has opposed it on most domestic issues. She was re-elected by a wide margin in 2006. In the 2008 presidential nomination race, un-fortunately lost the campaign to Senator Barack Obama.

What about Hilary...Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton was born on October 26, 1947. She is the junior United States Senator from New York and was the first female candidate for the Democratic nomina-tion in the 2008 presidential election. A native of Illinois, she embarked on a career in law after graduating from Yale Law School in 1973. Unfortunately, her major initiative, the Clinton health care plan, failed to gain ap-proval from the U.S. Congress in 1994. In 1997 and 1999, she played a role in the estab-lishment of the State Children's Health Insur-

Arizona’s own Brooke Elizabeth White was born (born June 2, 1983) in Phoenix, Ari-zona, and raised in nearby Mesa with three younger siblings (Tyler, Katie and Quinn) and her parents, Brad and Kaylene. She also has family members in Nova Scotia, Can-ada.

White graduated high school from Heritage Academy in 2001. She at one time attended beauty school, describing herself as a "beauty school dropout", and stated on Idol that she started doing hair when she was eleven years old. She worked as a nanny and an aspiring singer-songwriter prior to auditioning for American Idol. During her elimination video on American Idol, White stated "It's probably not a secret that I strug-gled with my own confidence, but I'm stronger than I thought I was and that's a

great thing to get out of this." White cur-rently resides in Van Nuys, California with her husband, David Ray, an accountant. White is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

The American Idols Summer Tour Starts July 1st Glendale, AZ! Tue, Jul 1, 2008 07:00 PM JOBING.COM ARENA Season 7’s top 10 finalists – Brooke White, Carly Smithson, Chikezie, Jason Castro, Kristy Lee Cook, Michael Johns, Ramiele Malubay, Syesha Mercado, David Archuleta and new “Idol” winner David Cook . The seventh season of American Idol, the annual reality show and singing competi-tion, began on January 15, 2008 and con-cluded on May 21, 2008. Ryan Seacrest continued to host the show with Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson

women to help shape and define what it means to be a woman in business. If it re-flects Arizona business women and their zest for success, it’s in Arizona Woman magazine. Arizona Woman readership profile: Arizona Woman reaches more than 131,500 women. Age: 25-64 Income: 14% have annual household incomes of $75-125K+ Home values: $500- $1 million+ Education: 47% possess a college educa-tion and 35% went to graduate school Posi-

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vocatively dressed businesswoman in a position of power. But as long as she's the secretary, it seems most people won't mind. "Playing up sexiness is sort of a dangerous game, particularly for higher status jobs. It's something that has more costs than bene-fits," said Peter Glick, the Lawrence Uni-versity psychology professor who con-ducted the study. The study, which appears in the December issue of Psychology of Women Quarterly, focused on how women who emphasized "sexiness" were evaluated within high status work roles. Participants

in the study viewed videotapes of women who were deemed to be equally attractive and then dressed both conservatively and provocatively. The results showed that a provocatively dressed women in a manage-rial role evoked hostile emotions and were deemed less intelligent. But when study participants were told that the woman was a receptionist, there were no negative emo-tions or negative perceptions of the woman's competence.” By ERIC NOE http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Science/story?id=1362956

Can Sexy Women Climb the Corporate Ladder? A New Study Suggests That Bold, Revealing Clothing May Keep You From Getting a Promotion. “A new study on women in the work-place finds that people are likely to feel nega-tively toward a pro-

Do you find yourself bitchy and jealous of other women? For a person to learn to con-trol jealousy, it is first important to under-stand what underlies the irrational think-ing. Frequently, an individual who is prone to jealousy may have problems with low self-esteem, feelings of insecurity, fear of vulnerability, or fear of abandonment.

“Some women find it harder to get along with other women than it is to get along with men. That may be because women can be catty. They may be jealous of each other or read too much into what is said. They over-analyze things and may be insecure with themselves and their own successes. By treating others in a kinder way, you'll open the door to female friendship: Be a nice person.. A nice person doesn't back stab or secretly think mean thoughts about someone else. Keep the judgments to your-self. When asked why they have more male friends than female, women answered that

they find each other to be very judgmental. Consider yourselves in the same boat in-stead of competing with each other. Create a feeling of solidarity. This will help form a bond between you and female co-workers.

Look for female friends who share some of your interests. No one can blame you for not wanting to make small talk about a hobby you have no desire to participate. Ask other women for their opinion. Whether it's about a work project, commit-tee idea or your scarf, if you show a woman

that you value her opinion, she'll appreciate it. Mutual respect will be born. Find things you have in common and talk about them. Women love to gab. Talk about what your kids are doing in school, what's happening with you husband or how your mother-in-law is driving you crazy. Having a good venting session bonds most women.” How to Get Along With Other Women eHow Relationships & Family Editor http://www.ehow.com/how_2127052_get-along-other-women.html

per, sanitizer, toilet paper, condoms… and did we mention toilet paper? Check out in ad-vance what constitutes 'appropriate dress' and bear in mind that lone women are very often mistaken for prostitutes in certain places. A

When travelling alone, the sheer volume of baggage you carry is a greater factor when travelling alone, the sheer volume of baggage you carry is a greater factor than you would think. weight limit of less than 23kg (about 50lb) Be aware that flirting or provocations are based on wholly different norms and so-cial fabrics in every country. Do not carry any weapons other than a can of mace, and check whether the law in your choice of destination allows even that. Always carry a mobile Bring your own toilet paper, pads, toilet pa-

small handbag, just big enough for your valuable documents etc. yet small enough to hold on to at all times rather than set down; comfortable shoes; compact make-up; maps. If you think walking in heels is bad enough in Britain, bear in mind that much of the rest of the world does not have as good quality roads and paths as we do; and maids do steal from hotel rooms, it's a fact, so don't carry anything valuable that is not

essential. http://www.travellingalone.co.uk/advice-for-women-travelling-alone.html

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Organizational Development Training Program for women in Small Business” is based on designing a presentational training program to solve misconcep-tions in organizational and personal development that may otherwise stifle growth for women in small business. ODATS is educationally based in na-ture. The ODATS Program for women focuses on building self values, leader-ship, team building and personal plan-ning for the individual. ODATS now has a place for YOU! Join Arizona Thinking Women. Arizona Community of Thinking Women would like to inform you of a new interactive network for women looking to connect new ideas, new con-cepts and community action and in-volvement with the hopes of spreading knowledge and exchange in global is-sues. The mission is to encourage women’s involvement in the Arizona communities; promote women in participatory social action, events, research, and endorses commu-nity leadership that is mindful of cultural diversity and welcoming of the opportunity that this diversity brings. A collective goal is for women to create and give a voice to the online community in Arizona. The membership is open to writers, educators, researchers, students, community leaders and professionals. Our goal is that Arizona Community of Thinking Women will contribute to better understanding of women’s needs to better impact our culture in community and interaction among women.

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have you said something that just didn’t come out the way you wanted it to? How many times have we said something that we really didn’t mean, but we were too frus-trated to stop it from being said?

What’s more, some people have a fear of expressing themselves at all. They’re afraid to say something that might cost them a friendship. Or they bottle everything up tight and seize up at the mere thought of sharing their true emotions.

This can be a constant struggle for people. However, it is something that can be con-quered. If you are struggling to express yourself to others, or you know of someone who struggles, then read on. This article will show you what you can do to open up with others.

THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICA-TION

Every being on the planet communicates in some fashion. And the more complex the form of communication is, you will find more complex relationships as well.

Self-expression and communi-cation is one of the strongest and most natu-ral desire we all have. The natu-ral desire to share life with other and ex-press who we are is one of the best ways to find peace of mind. “One of the hardest things to do when you’re communicating with someone is expressing yourself. How many times

Human speech is the most complicated form of communication in the world. We have so many ways to express ideas, feel-ings, dreams, suggestions, thoughts, intents, love, rage, desire, and so forth. Consider use more descriptive words in the future!

DANGERS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO EXPRESS YOURSELF

If you have a fear of people, people will avoid you. It’s a vicious cycle. You avoid people because you fear that they will hurt you. People see you’re that you’re stuck up and leave you alone. Then you wonder why it is that no one likes you. When you can’t open up to people, people will feel that you are unapproachable. Your relationships will all be shallow. Your inability to express yourself will haunt you in times of trouble. You’ll need help, you’ll want help, but you won’t seek it. You’ll hide Another danger is that of isolation.” http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Express-Yourself-to-Others&id=695513

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Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions. Aristotle

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