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Cheryl Lynch Simpson, LPC
Executive Career & Life Balance Coach

With over 20 years' experience in every facet of corporate and not-for-profit career development, I help dedicated professionals get ahead.
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FIRST FRIDAY ARCHIVE:
w/ RIANE EISLER hosted by Coaching Circles

Listen to our audio archive of Coaching Circles' First Friday Call-In Workshop with RIANE EISLER, international speaker and author of the new book "The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics".
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How to Live to Be 100

HEALTH / NUTRITION: The Living to 100 Life Expectancy Calculator uses the most current and carefully researched medical and scientific data in order to estimate how old you will live to be.
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The Hammer that Breaks the Glass Ceiling  
by Alicia M. Rodriguez
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Despite Fortune Magazine’s look at the most powerful women in business, women are still in the minority at the uppermost levels. And what it takes to get there can be daunting to women now entering the workforce as they watch what it has taken the generation before to get there. There is the proverbial “glass ceiling”, a somewhat invisible barrier that becomes brutally apparent when you hit it on your way up. Ok, things are better now than before but considering how bad they were for a woman before, that isn’t saying as much as one would expect. Here are some findings based on a research by Catalyst. (See figure bottom of next page: The Catalyst Pyramid) What is clear is that women have a long way to go!

In 2002, women represented 15.7 percent of the corporate officers among all Fortune 500 companies compared to 12.5 percent in 2000. In addition, women top earners represented 5.2 percent of top earning corporate officers, compared to 4.1 percent of all top earners in 2000 and 1.2 percent in 1995. Women account for 9.9 percent of line officer positions in 2002 up from 7.3 percent in 2000. Line corporate officers have profit-and-loss or direct client responsibility, while those in staff positions provide functional support to the line operations. (Source: 2002 Catalyst Census of Women Corporate Officers and Top Earners – most recent data).

So what are the essential elements for women who are rising to top levels? What are some of the obstacles we can anticipate in developing women for leadership? Can we shift our mindset - from compromising who we are for an antiquated definition of leadership to engaging fully as humans and women as the only viable avenue for empowered leadership? Can we be individuals inclusive of a new leadership paradigm that applies equally to men as to women? Who will take the next step?

Leadership styles are evolving as much out of necessity in this fluid, ever-changing environment as out of the refusal to compromise our humanity for the sake of numbers and profits. What we have discovered is that these elements are not mutually exclusive, but indeed integral elements that are in service of one another. Leadership is becoming more and more holistic and inclusive. Allow me to suggest the four “P’s” of Leadership: Presence, Paradox, Power, and Potential.

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What’s Tom Reading? by Tom Peters
Tom Who? Tom Peters. He suggests “Naked in the Boardroom” which he describes as “the best book on strategy and tactics for women aiming to make it big in business”
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“The Yin and Yang of Leadership” by Alicia M. Rodriguez
Collaboration. Emotional Intelligence. Relationship.
Having an awareness of one’s own humanity and that of others will create a balance between what may have been considered “feminine” and “masculine” qualities that results in effective and inspirational leadership, regardless of gender. free
“Postpartum Depression” by the APA
About one in 10 new mothers experience some degree of postpartum depression.  free
“Thinking of a Massage?” American Massage Therapy Association
Some tips to help you find a massage therapist who is trained and qualified. free
“Female Sexual Issues” by AAMFT,
What are female sexual problems? free

A Directory of Advocacy and Support Groups for Youth with Emotional, Developmental and Behavioral Disorders

SOCIAL SERVICE: Organizations which provide advocacy and support services for this population who wish to be included in this list may contact the Office of Children's Affairs at the American Psychiatric Association (APA)
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TOP 10 Books on Personal Finance & Investing: March '07

1. Secrets of the Millionaire Mind
By T. Harv Eker
2. Rich Dad, Poor Dad
By Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter
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Kiplingers Retirement Report

MAGAZINE: Information and guidance necessary to plan smarter and live better in retirement.
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