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		<title>No Woman, No Peace &#8211; Women in War Zones</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Women and girls are uniquely and disproportionately affected by armed conflict.  In modern warfare, an estimated 90% of the casualties are civilians, and 75% of these are women and children. No Woman, No Peace Wow, right? When I read this in an article today, I had to sit down and take a deep breath. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 in Forbes &#8211; Woot!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Woke up this morning listed in a Forbes article as a top 10 influencer on social media &#8211; note to self &#8211; blog more often!! Much thanks to Haydn Shaughnessy for the mention and to all who visit here today from the post. Let&#8217;s connect via social and get to know each other! I like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PR, Advertising, and Me</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is the latest Pulse from commPRO.biz, where I write about social media. This is one of many, so if you like this one, be sure to click through to see the others. I am proud to work on these SlideShare presentations for people who like short, fun, little blurbs of interesting. I share them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beauty in Business for Women</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The role of beauty in business for women can get pretty sketchy &#8211; it&#8217;s like walking through a mine field of sexuality, social morays, and prejudice (or preference). Many times, a woman&#8217;s beauty gives her an advantage, opens doors, makes her someone even the most hardened &#8220;women should be raising children and managing the home&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://smartwomanguides.com/2010/11/09/beauty-in-business-for-women/</link>
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		<title>Business Tip for 2011: Stop Settling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With all of our attention beginning to shift to 2011 business planning, I wanted to focus a bit on something I believe we can all do to have a better business next year. I talk a lot &#8211; and frankly. think a lot &#8211; about how to maximize my time and revenue in my business. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Great Everyday Marketing Example</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have another great everyday marketing example &#8211; this thrilled me almost as much as the Buy the Hyatt example I gave you. Let me know what you think&#8230; Recently my sweetheart came home with a boatload of toilet paper &#8211; two 12 packs. As a two person household, one that is frequently out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A No Strings Attached Gift For You &#8211; Info Product Angels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Feeling joyous and generous today and wanted to share something I am especially proud of. This is a 6 week telecourse that I created with my dear friend Jen Blackert as the Info Product Angels. Yeah, we were playfully spoofing Charlie&#8217;s Angels and we had a blast with the course. Here is the complete course, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://smartwomanguides.com/2010/08/17/a-no-strings-attached-gift-for-you-info-product-angels/</link>
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		<title>Scope Creep, Boundaries and Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a consultant, I find that much of my time spent in business is about drawing boundaries. If I set a project based price, which I typically do, I have to drive to the original project deliverables and protect against what project managers call scope creep. Scope creep is when the encompassing goals of a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://smartwomanguides.com/2010/08/09/scope-creep-boundaries-and-business/</link>
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		<title>To Know Your Customer, Walk a Mile in Their Shoes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week I am focusing on entering a new niche in my marketing consulting. It&#8217;s a high end business to business niche and I want to really know my customer. So, I am seeking out and enjoying luxury experiences. I have scheduled a facial. I will likely get a fancy haircut and pedicure. I will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://smartwomanguides.com/2010/08/03/know-your-customer-marketing/</link>
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		<title>Adventures to Transformation With Karen Hodges</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thought you&#8217;d all enjoy an interview I did recently with Adventures to Transformation coach Karen Hodges, at Synthesis Coaching. She asks me about my mid life transformation, the time right before I became a full time entrepreneur, and the process I applied to get through it. As some of you may know, I talk about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://smartwomanguides.com/2010/07/07/adventures-to-transformation-with-karen-hodges/</link>
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