Stay-at-Home Mom as Family CEO

Interesting article on Yahoo Finance -

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New Market Research Reveals Stay-at-Home Mom as Family CEO
Wednesday September 27, 10:29 am ET

NEW YORK, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Motherhood has become cool in the last five years, and today's Gen X and Gen Y stay-at-home moms are clearly comfortable in their roles as CEO of their families, according to The New American Homemaker, the latest research from Packaged Facts.

Living in a different universe than their predecessors of just a generation ago, today's homemakers have put careers on hold-or at least on pause, sometimes freelancing or consulting after hours-in order to participate in every facet of their young children's lives.

The emergence of electronic communications and new technologies highly affects how stay-at-home moms communicate, shop, and use media. And they've become accustomed to accomplish tasks at any hour and having instant access to virtually any information they need-factors that have changed their expectations of retailers, marketers, and media.

Using all the latest gadgetry and communication devices-from iPods and internet, to email and instant messaging-they tune in to their kids, their friends, and the world marketplace at all hours of the day, multitasking in spurts to fit around the nuances of child rearing.

The new study reveals not only the differences between today's homemakers and Boomer moms, but it also compares stay-at-home mom (SAHM) attitudes and behaviors to those of career women, women as a whole, and their male counterparts.

Read rest of article at http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060927/nyw089.html

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Those of you who might be stay-at-home moms - Do you feel as if you are the CEO of your family? Have your expectations of retailers changed? Let me know what you think.

Milk & PMS

What a great milk commercial! Make sure to watch it below, then read on.

Is that not the funniest? Who would have thought that men would ever care for milk so much!

Milk reducing PMS symptoms. What do you think? Lately milk (and dairy products in general) are advertising the great benefits of drinking milk. Like losing weight for example. Now they are helping men worldwide in dealing with PMS.

I just couldn't stop laughing when I saw this video. My husband also appreciated it greatly. Too bad I already drink a lot of milk! ;)

What do you think ladies? Does milk help with PMS?

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PREVIEW Call 2: September 27 – Loral Langemeier

Just a heads up that tomorrow night's Womens Power Summit Preview
Call features Loral Langemeier, a well-known Geurilla
wealth tactics trainer and coach. By the time she was 34,
Loral had established a multi-million dollar portfolio of
properties, businesses, and gas & oil notes. Loral's going
to be sharing some of her success strategies on this call.

The call is tomorrow night at 6:30pm PST and will run for 45
minutes, plus you'll learn even more about this exclusive event -
for businesswomen only.

If you want to get an idea of what kinds of information
they'll be providing at Womens Power Summit 2006 event in
Atlanta this October, definitely get on this call.

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Just like last week's call with Jeanette Cates, this call is
absolutely free and you won't want to miss it.

Space on the call is limited, so reseve yours now. I would
hate to see you miss it.

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I look forward to "seeing" you on the call.

Melanie

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In an effort to promote my brother's business and help get the word out - here's information on his business and website. Check it out!

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If you're in the Orlando or Central Florida area, give them a look.

Women Play to Win in Business and Life

Have you seen this happen to a woman you know?

She gets very close to success - then turns her attention in
another direction.

She has an opportunity to "shine" at a meeting, but turns it
over to someone else.

You compliment her on what a great job she did and she gives
credit to the team instead.

She has a million-dollar idea, but decides to take the safer
route and get a steady job and pursue the idea "later."

These are examples of "playing not to lose" and it's often a
common ailment of women in business. It's taking the safe
option instead of really going for it.

While part of this may be a result of our culture, we still
have choices. And that choice can be to "play to win!"

There are five principles for a "Play to Win" attitude.

1. Be Decisive. In business there are opportunities that are
time-sensitive and if you delay in making a choice, you may
lose the chance. From ordering lunch to signing contracts to
choosing the ideal outfit, you need to learn to trust
yourself and make decisions quickly. Start with the menu at
lunch tomorrow. Make your choice in less than a minute, then
enjoy more time for your lunch and the conversation.

2. Live with a Commitment to Learning. Part of the learning
cycle is recognizing and admitting that you don't know. Be
open to asking questions and give up the need to be the
ultimate authority. You'll enjoy a confidence that it's okay
to be you.

3. Learn from Mentors with Experience. Successful people did
not achieve their success alone, yet we sometimes think we
need to do it all ourselves. Seek out a mentor and absorb
their guidance and advice. It doesn't make you appear less
capable by asking for help. It evokes thoughts of "Winner"
when you are willing to ask for mentoring.

4. Be Resourceful with Daily Activities. Women are naturally
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Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, the power of the
Mastermind is emphasized. It is important to align yourself
with others who are on the level to which you aspire. So be
cautious in your associations with people, organizations and
even what you read and watch! Be sure they are on the same
winning level.

Learning to Play to Win is a process which can be learned
and practiced on a daily basis. Start now to stomp out that
"playing not to lose" attitude and start winning!

Put that principle into action and click this link to
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You see, only 101 Women will be allowed to
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I've made special arrangements with my
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The Summit's emcee, Alex Mandossian will lead
you in three powerful mini-workshops - each
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In addition, a luncheon will be provided as well as
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Recipe - Puerto Rican Arroz con Gandules (Rice with Pigeon Peas)

Arroz Con Gandules
*From http://www.hechoenpuertorico.org/comida/gandules.html

2 cups long or short grain rice (rinsed)
3 1/2 cups of boiling water
1 1/2 cups of chorizo (sliced bite size)*
2 Tablespoons of sofrito
16 ounce can of gandules (pigeon peas)
2 tablespoons of alcaparrado without liquid
one packet of Sazon with achiote
4 ounces of tomato sauce
2 Tablespoons of oil
Salt to taste

* Chorizo can be substituted with tocino (salt fatback crackling's) and jamón de cocinar (smoked cooking ham). If you are going to use the tocino be sure not to use to much salt to the rice because the tocino is salty.

In a dutch oven pot with lid fry the chorizo in oil. Add the tomato sauce, alcaparrado, sofrito and sazon to the pot and stir together. Cook at medium heat for 4 minutes. Add all other ingredients except the salt, pore the boiling water into the pot so the rice is submerge one inch below the water. Start with 1 teaspoon of salt stir and keep adding and mixing well until you are satisfied with the taste. Don’t cover yet, let the rice absorb the water. Once absorbed stir gently from bottom to top, cover and turn the heat down to low. Stirring once in between cook for 25 to 30 minutes or until the rice is tender.

Serves 3 to 4