By Leslie Sturgeon, WIW Founder It was the 1970’s. It was a simple time with good music, groovy clothing, tight-knit families and shag carpet. It was also the time period in which I hid under the kitchen table or could be found clinging to my mother because of overwhelming shyness. Yup, the person you see today was painfully shy. Hard to believe I could go from full-blown social anxiety to speaking in front of 600 people and … [Read more...]
Member News and Happenings
February 1, 2016 By Leave a Comment
February 2016 MARGARET ANN INNIS Margaret Ann Innis of Decorate to Sell has announced her upcoming Home Staging: The Basics and Business Class at Northern Essex Community College in North Andover, MA beginning March 1st. Classes are Tuesdays from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. until April 12th. Learn to use existing furniture, basic staging & interior decor principles to stage a home for sale. You’ll also explore pricing, business … [Read more...]
Why I Hate New Year’s Resolutions
January 19, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Why I Hate New Year’s Resolutions By Leslie Sturgeon, WIW Founder I refuse to make New Year’s resolutions. I can’t explain why I have such an aversion to them, but I just do. Maybe because it seems like a negative or a bad habit that I need to overcome. I also try to tune out the mid-winter focus on “why you haven’t kept your New Year’s resolutions.” Again, that seems so negative as if we all fail after a month or two. For me January is the … [Read more...]
Why Women Inspiring Women?
October 26, 2015 By Leave a Comment
A Note From Leslie Sturgeon, WIW Founder I am the woman I am today because of the other women I met along my journey! Plain and simple truth. As a young 22-year-old entrepreneur, I knew that in order to succeed I needed to learn from those who blazed a trail before me, not just from my parents who were life-long business owners. It was 1989 when I started my first service business and in the small community of the Lakes Region there were … [Read more...]
How One Book Changed My Life . . .
September 16, 2015 By 6 Comments
It was Christmas Eve and it was my birthday. I was feeling restless in my life but couldn’t figure out why. Maybe it was that “mid-life” yearning for something different – but I couldn’t put my finger on what that “something” was. In an effort to get some clarity, I started reading “The Success Principles” by Jack Canfield. Although I had heard about Jack as the co-creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul and listened to some of his teleclasses, I … [Read more...]
Badass, Fearless Alpha-Women
February 27, 2015 By Leave a Comment
15 Things All Badass, Fearless Alpha-Women Do Differently From Other Types Of Women By Brenda Della Casa There’s a quote by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich that states: “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” It’s a often posted on Pinterest boards and slapped onto cards with women in 1920s-fashion kicking up their heels in unison. But for me, this sentiment is more than encouragement to go on a girls trip and go wild; it’s a celebration of women who … [Read more...]
Why Goal Setting and Resolutions Alone Don’t Work
January 19, 2015 By 2 Comments
Yes, I have talked a lot over the years about goal setting and resolutions. We have had speakers on these subjects at WIW events. Many of the women in our group coach individuals on goal setting. But hear me out before you get your panties in a bunch and call me a hypocrite . . . As the saying goes, you would never head out on a road trip without a GPS or map so why should you venture out in life without a plan? You can pull out your journal … [Read more...]
Live Free and Thrive at the NH Conference for Women
October 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment
I Lie To Myself. Do You? I often tell myself that "I'm fine. I got this. No big deal. I am woman, hear me roar." But the reality is sometimes that is just plain BS, and I don't feel like I'm living the life I had envisioned. Can any of you relate? Do you often say, "I'll start tomorrow when I'm done taking care of things for others or when I'm caught up?" That is why I am bringing Mel Robbins to our NH Conference for Women n November … [Read more...]
20 Inspirational Ways To Upgrade Your Life
August 3, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Author: Sharon Kaiser It seems everywhere you look these days, people are dishing out feel-good mantras and their take on what will make you happy. It can be overwhelming. After all, how do we really know what works versus what doesn’t? With life stress, chores and daily demands, it can be exhausting to cut through the clutter. Reaching happiness can be stressful, especially if you get tossed the wrong nugget of wisdom, which … [Read more...]
My Journey to Self-Care
April 15, 2014 By 8 Comments
Nearly a month ago I shared some of the challenges that I have had over the last few years that led to somewhat of a meltdown in early March. As the saying goes, “you have to have a breakdown to have a breakthrough” and boy was that ever the case! Here is a link to the blog I wrote about it. First I have to say THANK YOU for loving and supporting me through all of this. I was so nervous to share my “mess” for fear of being ridiculed or judged … [Read more...]
