The Fall Empowering You! is available and can be view here.

In this issue of Empowering You!:

~ Give me a F-A-M-I-L-Y
~ Internet Marketing and Home Business
~ A special advertising offer

Side Bar:

~ MCB’s Vision
~ Featured Journey to Self Shows from Sept., Oct., & Nov.
~ Quote from Napoleon Hill
~ Empowering You! Sponsors

Life By Design Weekly News
December 22, 2008
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News this week:

~ A Holiday Message from Coach Tonya
~ Journey to Self on vacation over the holidays
~ I heard a rumor…about Al Cole
~ Quote of the Week

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A Holiday Message from Coach Tonya

‘Tis the season…it is sure starting to look a lot like Christmas here in Wisconsin, we have had to major snow storms in the last two weeks with more on the way this week.  It has been great weather to cuddle up on the couch with love ones and sip hot chocolate.

It was a busy weekend with Christmas shopping on Saturday and Christmas with my in-laws on Sunday.  Tomorrow, Logan and I are looking forward to baking cookies with my cousin and her daughters.

I can’t wait to watch Logan unwrap his presents, its been my favorite part of Christmas since I became a mother, but especially in the last couple of years since he has been able to understand more.  It has helped me recapture the feeling of Christmas, you know that feeling of getting caught up in the magic that seems to be in the air.  It’s the feeling you get looking at the Christmas lights all lit up against the dark cold night.  It’s the feeling you get when you know what you made someones holiday a little better just by showing that you care.  It’s is the feeling you get when you look at the crowed room and know that all is well with the world because you are lucky enough to be with your love ones at that moment in time.

I have so much to be thankful for everyday of my life.  I have a loving and supportive husband and son, wonderful friends that are always there for me, the opportunity to pursue my educational goals, and everyday I get to wake up and be passionate about the work that I do.

My wish to all of you is to have a wonderful holiday season and don’t forget to take a piece of the holiday magic to stay with you the until next year!

~ Tonya

*** Starting Tuesday December 23rd until Monday January 5th I will be out of the office taking a well deserved vacation and spending time with family and friends.  I look forward to seeing you all in 2009!! ***

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Journey to Self on vacation over the holidays

Journey to Self will be on vacation the next two weeks because of the holidays.

Join us for a brand new year as we return on Thursday January 8th @ 12pm cst as I kick off the new year with my guest Tara Meyer-Robson.

Visit the Journey to Self Website ~ http://journeytoself.info and catch up on missed shows.

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I heard a rumor…about Al Cole

Now, I am not one to spread rumors, but there is one out there that one of my all-time favorite guest, Al “Mr. Romance” Cole - the radio personality that all the women are crazy about because of his gorgeous eyes, sexy voice, and insightful love poetry, might do a personal performance online that will show us more than just his eyes! WOW!!

Al has heard about the Rumor, and likes the idea! So I think that Al might just let us all see more of his Face, and he might just do that Special Appearance for us, if we all send comments and message to his MySpace page (http://myspace.com/alcolemusic) – and let him know that we all love and support the idea!! Maybe then Al might cave in and Perform online for us all…entire face and all!!!

Al just Posted a Bulletin, click the link below to hear what he had to say:

http://www.youtube.com/v/RdiVGXq9O1E&hl=en&fs=1

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Quote of the Week

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

~ Eleanor Roosevelt

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Life By Design Weekly News
December 10, 2008
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News this week:

~ A Message from Coach Tonya
~ We are talking dragons on Journey to Self this week!
~ Let’s Talk About You, Wednesday Dec. 10th @ 7pm cst
~ Quote of the Week

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A Message from Coach Tonya

As the holidays move closer we got a true taste of winter here in Wisconsin with a couple of winter storms.  Logan loves to watch in snow and I have adopted his viewpoint.  While it might hinder getting out, it also creates the perfect excuse to make sure hot chocolate, cuddle up with your kids, and watch the lights on the tree!  And of course after the storm there is snowman building, snow angels to be made, and sledding to be done.

Where ever you are, I hope that you are really enjoying winter with your family.

~ Tonya

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We are talking dragons on Journey to Self this week!

This week we are talking about dragons - seven of them to be exact.  In the  book Seven Dragons: A guide to a limitless mind by Jen Blackert, she points to seven  thought patters - what she describes as dragons - that hinder success.

Your mind can change your life from a so-so life to the phenomenal life you have only dreamed about, the key is taming those dragons, those thoughts that keep us from success” ~ Jen Blackert

Jen Blackert is an intuitive, author, speaker, and coach. She has personally taught hundreds of individuals her unique principles and approach to success. Her principles are based on time-honored universal wisdoms. Blackert has authored several articles, books, and programs, including The Laws of Attraction Marketing. Jen has a B.S in Nutritional Science, and is also a Certified Professional Coach, NLP practitioner, and yoga instructor.

Join me Thursday December 4th at 10am pst/11am mnt/12pm cst/ 1pm est on http://blogtalkradio.com/journeytoself as Jen - The Attraction Diva shares with us how we can create a limitless mind!

You can join the chat room during the show, use the “click to talk” feature, or call in (347) 215-8942 with your comments or questions.

If you can’t make it to the live show - no worries, all shows are archived and available with the show notes soon after the show on the Journey to Self Website ~ http://journeytoself.info.

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Let’s Talk About You, Wednesday Dec. 10th @ 7pm cst

Women & HOPE is excited about its “Let’s Talk About…” monthly educational discussion series. Please join us on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 7pm cst/8pm est in the Women & HOPE conference room at http://tinyurl.com/6jzyfj.

Each month, Certified Life and Family Manager Coach Tonya Ramsey will lead the group as they explore different topics aimed at helping participants improve in all areas of life and offering the support that participants need to realize their power and to propel to excellence.

The first in the “Let’s Talk About…” series of educational discussions will focus on YOU. This will include the importance of taking care of yourself, how you can change your guilt into self-nurturing, and how strengthening your foundation of self can lead to success in all the other areas of your life.

Topic: Let’s Talk About YOU
Where: W&H Conference Room http://tinyurl.com/6jzyfj
When: Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Time: 5pm PST/6pm MST/7pm CST/8pm EST

Please note that the times are for the United States. To covert to your time zone, please visit http://www.time.gov

Please register for the event at http://www.womenandhope.com/hope/education.html to pick up your workbook.

By the way, if you missed the launch of our first Ladies, Let’s Talk, you may download it at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thewomensempowerhour.

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Quote of the Week

Cherish your vision and your dreams as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.”

~ Napoleon Hill

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Life By Design Weekly News
December 3, 2008
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News this week:

~ A special Journey to Self filled with wisdom
~ Ladies, Let’s Talk launching Monday December 8th
~ Quote of the Week

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A special Journey to Self filled with wisdom

I want you to know the power, the liberation of another kind of science - the inner science, the yogic science - through which you can become the master of your own destiny.”

~ Sadhguru

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, a yogi and profound mystic of our times, is a visionary humanitarian and a prominent spiritual leader. A contemporary Guru, rooted as strongly in mundane and pragmatic matters as he is in inner experience and wisdom, Sadhguru works tirelessly towards the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being of all. His mastery of the mechanisms of life, an outcome of his profound experience of the Self, guides in exploring the subtler dimensions of life.

At home in loincloth as much as he is in blue jeans, barefoot through the mighty Himalayas, or straddling a BMW motorcycle on the expressway, Sadhguru is the most unusual mystic that one can encounter. Marking a clear departure from mere customs and rituals, Sadhguru’s scientific methods for self-transformation are both direct and powerful. Belonging to no particular tradition, Sadhguru incorporates and presents what is most valid for the contemporary life from the yogic sciences.

Traversing seamlessly from the ancient to the ultramodern, Sadhguru bridges the gap between the known and the unknown, enabling all those who encounter him to explore and experience the deepest dimensions of life.

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=IshaFoundationVideo

Join me Thursday December 4th at 10am pst/11am mnt/12pm cst/ 1pm est on http://blogtalkradio.com/journeytoself to listen to Sadhguru and I as we talk about finding the real answers to life.

You can join the chat room during the show, use the “click to talk” feature, or call in (347) 215-8942 with your comments or questions.

If you can’t make it to the live show - no worries, all shows are archived and available with the show notes soon after the show on the Journey to Self Website ~ http://journeytoself.info.

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Ladies, Let’s Talk launching Monday December 8th

Women & HOPE(TM) is excited to announce the launch of “Ladies, Let’s Talk” on Monday, December 8, 2008 at 8pm CST/9pm EST.  “Ladies, Let’s Talk” will be a weekly segment of The Women’s Empower Hour radio show, with a round table format in which five ladies will come together from all over the world to talk about any and every thing affecting the lives of women today. Listeners can tune in and listen live at http://blogtalkradio.com/thewomensempowerhour.

Women & HOPE(TM) is a dynamic new global community of women committed and dedicated to supporting one another in the achievement of their endeavors and development so that every woman is successful and living her best life.  It is Women Helping Others Propel to Excellence, the mission and vision of Women & HOPE(TM).

In conjunction with the “Ladies, Let’s Talk” radio show, and continuing with the theme of helping others, Women & HOPE(TM) will also have an educational series called, “Let’s Talk About…” with the first topic “You”, Coach Tonya will help participants learn the importance of taking care of themselves, how guilt can be transformed into self-nurturing, and how strengthening the foundation of self can lead to success in all the other areas of your life.

If you find yourself facing challenges that you need help with or you have questions, the “Let’s Talk About…” series is here to support you. “Let’s Talk About…” will be launching on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 7pm CST/8pm EST in the Women & HOPE’s conference room ~ http://tinyurl.com/6jzyfj.

BlogTalkRadio is a social talk-radio network that hosts thousands of shows across all topics, including politics, sports, books, business, entertainment, health, paranormal, comedy and religion.  Since the company’s 2006 launch, over 73,000 shows have streamed from BlogTalkRadio.  The network attracts over 2.6 million listeners each month.  Talkers Magazine recently posited both that “…Internet talk radio has been growing steadily” and “…a strong case can be made that Internet talk radio is rapidly on its way to being a major media movement in popular culture” in a recent article featuring BlogTalkRadio.

It is the BlogTalkRadio medium in which the ladies will come together from all over the world to have a chat.  It will be an interactive show and listeners may interact with the ladies of the show in the chat room or on the call in line.  The host of the show is Dr. Deitra C. Payne in Arizona, with co-hosts, Serenity Raven-Wolf in Australia, Tonya Ramsey in Wisconsin and T. Daphne Kean in Canada.  Ladies, Let’s Talk will also have a fifth rotating co-host.  The fifth co-host will come from The Women’s Empower Hour networking group or on occasion, it may be a noted personality.

Some of the noted guests across the BlogTalkRadio network have included Yoko Ono, Brad Pitt, Jeff Goldblum, John McCain, Brian DePalma, Soledad O’Brien, Evander Holyfield and Oliver Stone, just to name a few.

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Quote of the Week

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”

~ Buddha

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