Be a DUCK!

Be a DUCK!

Recently someone asked me to explain the vision of the So Now Professional Network for Women.  In actual words their vision statement is....To Create an Influential Network that Welcomes Women to Connect and Support each other While Pursuing their Dreams.  Visually though, I was stumped, until one morning I was eating breakfast and looked out the window and saw an eagle circling the lake.

The determined eagle kept swooping down toward the water. Curious, I rolled over to the window and it was then I noticed why.  There was a group of 15-20 ducks huddled together and the eagle was diving toward them hoping to grab one of them for his breakfast.  Every time the eagle circled around the lake and prepared for another dive, the ducks would pull together, flutter their wings and escape under the surface of the water.

Time after time the same thing. Finally the eagle gave up after about 15 minutes and flew away. What struck me was how committed the ducks were to staying connected and supported by one another. Never once did they even think about leaving the group and going it alone. They knew instinctively they were stronger and more powerful together.

Then it hit me - The ducks were reacting just like the women of the So Now Professional Network for Women! When they face a tough spot they hook onto one another, combine their talents and gifts and together they become unstoppable, wiser and more confident.  So much more than when they go it alone. Just like the group of ducks.

I LOVE IT...I now have the perfect story to help others remember the Vision Statement behind the So Now Professional Network for Women. To put it simply...BE A DUCK!

1 Peter 4:10
"God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another."

Many Blessings, Jenn

Newsletter - November 2016

Have an OUTSTANDING October! 7 Pros Share Their #1 Leadership Tip 5 Powerful Tips for Female Professionals Can't Keep Up? Schedule a Complimentary Business Strategy Session www.sonowcoaching.com View this email in your browser

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This is YOUR YEAR! Are you celebrating your successes?  "Our essential purpose is to become the-best-version-of-ourselves....Once we discover it and place this purpose at the center of our lives, everything begins to make sense.  Until we discover our essential purpose, nothing makes sense, and we wander around aimlessly, slowly being numbed into lives of quiet desperation."  - The Rhythm of Life by Matthew Kelly WOW...such powerful advice.  I'm in the process of reading Kelly's book and I can't seem to put it down. Kelly goes on to say that there are "FOUR simple steps that will empower you to make a difference in other people’s lives and lead you along the path of greatness. STEP ONE When you wake up tomorrow morning, remind yourself of your goal, your point B, your essential purpose—to become the-best-version-of-yourself. STEP TWO The next step is to ask yourself, “Whose day can I make today?” STEP THREE Now ask yourself, “How can I make that person’s day?” STEP FOUR When you have made these first three steps, shower and have breakfast, but then, just before racing into the day, take a few minutes to plan, reflect, and pray. Find a quiet place, and in that silence visualize how you would like your day to unfold. Make plans to fulfill your legitimate needs physically, emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually. Take a moment to become aware of, and to appreciate, all you have and all you are, and then you will be ready for the day." I can't wait to incorporate all FOUR steps into my daily life. Many Blessings, Jenn September Leadership Tip  "What Makes a Great Leader? 7 Pros Share Their Views" By Nicole Fallon Taylor, Business News Daily Assistant Managing Editor, March 15, 2016  "Throughout history, much has been written about what it means to be a leader. Ancient Chinese military general and "Art of War" author Sun Tzu described a leader as one who "cultivates the moral law, and strictly adheres to proper methods and discipline." Nineteenth-century historian Thomas Carlyle believed leaders were born and not made, while English philosopher Herbert Spencer argued that leaders were the result of the society in which they lived. The decades that followed brought countless studies and research reports that detailed a wide variety of leadership skills, styles and characteristics, with researchers identifying distinct leader "types." Some authors even devoted their work to all the personal factors that influence an individual's approach to management. With all of these differing schools of thought, it's clear that there's no single definition of leadership. What works for one leader may not necessarily work for another, depending on the circumstances and personality type. But there's one thing that nearly every academic, historian and even leaders themselves agree upon: A true leader must be able to inspire his or her team. Business News Daily spoke with current business leaders about what leadership means to them, and how leaders can achieve the ultimate goal of inspiring others." 7 Pros Share Their Top Leadership Tip. So Now Professional Network for Women Join us in Sylvania, Maumee, Lima, & Findlay, Ohio. We declared 2016 as "The Year of the Dance!" How will you dance to your unique music in 2016?  Visit our Facebook™ Page for Updates Register for Networking Events The 3 O's to an OUTSTANDING October! 1. Organize what is most important to you by identifying your Top 10 Values.  Design goals around your values and align your life and business according to them.  2. Step OUT of your shoes and INTO the shoes of your future. Are you focusing on the things that will take you to where you truly want to be in life? 3. Optimize your Appreciation....watch the sun rise...smell a flower...experience each stroke inside your favorite painting.  HELP!  I'm stuck! Are you ready to put the pieces of your life puzzle together and highlight your best self? Are you STUCK and looking for a way out? Have your dreams been shattered and you want help picking up the pieces. I was diagnosed with ALS in 2013 and am finally speaking out about my rugged path and internal demand to live a fulfilled life in spite of ALS. (For some reason in the video I mention 2015 as the date I was diagnosed with ALS - it's 2013) Stop by each month and listen to a 2-minute video on Jenn's insight on how to love life in spite of the path it may be on. Wait!  I thought I had a dream   Video 1 Grab Jenn's Chapter Here!   "The Soul of Success" Jenn teamed-up with Jack Canfield and several leading experts from various industries and captured the core strategies to their heart of Health, Wealth and Success. Download Jenn's chapter Life is SHORT, LIVE it! Can't keep up?  Looking for a way to organize your life? Find out how at your Complimentary Business Strategy Session. Email JennWenzke@jennwenzke.com and Jenn will schedule a  Session with you.

Psalm 18:32, 35 - "It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.  You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great." Tony Gaskins - "If you don't build your dream someone will hire you to help build theirs."

Jenn Wenzke Life & Motivational Coach NLP & MBTI Master Practitioner Co-Author w/Jack Canfield, The Soul of Success Founder of So Now Professional Network for Women Copyright © 2015 * So Now Coaching, All rights reserved. P. O. Box 350251 | Toledo, OH 43615  Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list