Meeting Invitation

Cost: $30.00 for members - $40.00 for non-members and Guests. Young participants (18 and less / students) $25.00 for members - $35.00 for non-members. Cash or Cheque.

Dinner: a glass of wine, main course, dessert, tea and coffee will be served (vegetarian meal will be served only by reservation)

Cancellations: will not be accepted. Full charge will apply with no exceptions.. However; substitutions for registrants can be made at any time. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding in this regard.

Door prizes! If you want to contribute to a door prize, let us know. You give....you receive.. That's what it's all about!! Please don't forget to bring your business cards with you!

R.S.V.P (please type TORONTO on subject line) by email at: meetings@winwithresults.ca or (416) 226.3288

Topic: Breaking the Ice and Engaging Strangers. One of the biggest barriers to attending networking functions or not attending events where you don't know anyone is the fear of not knowing what to say or saying the wrong thing. First I will dispel the myths around why networking is scary, rather than fun and interesting. Then this interactive session will look at the professional way to engage, visit and disengage people at functions. From the time you enter the room until you thank the hostess at the end, you will walk away feeling more empowered, more confident and assured that you are "working the room" effectively and professionally.

Guest Speaker
Collen Clarke, Career Specialist & Corporate Trainer/Keynote speaker

Colleen Clarke is a highly regarded Career Specialist and Corporate Trainer/Keynote speaker in the areas of career management, communication and networking. She is the author of the books Networking How to Build Relationships That Count and Work in Progress: Work Search and Job Retention. Colleen is the Career Columnist for the Toronto newspaper 24 Hours and the career advisor for monster.ca.

In 1990-2000 Colleen founded and ran Canada’s most recognized networking support group for unemployed business professionals, E.A.R.N., the Executive Advancement Resource Network. Over 7000 people benefited the weekly meetings that featured networking as the best way to gain re-employment.

Her enter-training style has motivated and inspired audiences throughout the United States and Canada for the past 15 years.

Colleen Clarke
csc@colleenclarke.com
www.colleenclarke.com
416-686-3079

Sale & Book signing will be made available the night of the meeting, $2.00 per book will be donated back to the W.I.N Foundation.

SPONSORED BY The Ontario Club
located at 7 Commerce Court South, 30 Wellington St. W., 5th Floor, Toronto.

Final Thought: from Nikole with LUV...

LIFE IS THE COFFEE

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. The conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain-looking, some expensive, and some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee. After all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress."

"Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases, it's just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups & and then began eyeing each other's cups."

" Now consider this: Life is the coffee. The jobs, houses, cars, things, money and position in society are the cups. They are just used to hold and contain life. The type of cup we have does not define nor change the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us."

God brews the coffee, not the cups . . . enjoy your coffee. "Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect, It means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections"

Live in peace and peace will live in you.

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	Downtown/Toronto Meeting
	When: Tuesday January 23rd, 2007 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Registration starts 6:30 p.m. Dinner starts at 7:20 p.m. Where: The Ontario Club (416) 862.1270 - directions
	Topic: Breaking the Ice and Engaging Strangers with Colleen Clarke Cost: $30.00 for members - $40.00 for non-members and Guests. Young participants (18 and less / students) $25.00 for members - $35.00 for non-members. Cash or Cheque. Dinner: a glass of wine, main course, dessert, tea and coffee will be served (vegetarian meal will be served only by reservation) Display table: $25.00 for members & $35.00 for non-members. Cancellations: will not be accepted. Full charge will apply with no exceptions.. However; substitutions for registrants can be made at any time. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding in this regard. Door prizes! If you want to contribute to a door prize, let us know. You give....you receive.. That's what it's all about!! Please don't forget to bring your business cards with you! R.S.V.P (please type TORONTO on subject line) by email at: meetings@winwithresults.ca or (416) 226.3288 Topic: Breaking the Ice and Engaging Strangers. One of the biggest barriers to attending networking functions or not attending events where you don't know anyone is the fear of not knowing what to say or saying the wrong thing. First I will dispel the myths around why networking is scary, rather than fun and interesting. Then this interactive session will look at the professional way to engage, visit and disengage people at functions. From the time you enter the room until you thank the hostess at the end, you will walk away feeling more empowered, more confident and assured that you are "working the room" effectively and professionally. Guest Speaker Collen Clarke, Career Specialist & Corporate Trainer/Keynote speaker Colleen Clarke is a highly regarded Career Specialist and Corporate Trainer/Keynote speaker in the areas of career management, communication and networking. She is the author of the books Networking How to Build Relationships That Count and Work in Progress: Work Search and Job Retention. Colleen is the Career Columnist for the Toronto newspaper 24 Hours and the career advisor for monster.ca. In 1990-2000 Colleen founded and ran Canada’s most recognized networking support group for unemployed business professionals, E.A.R.N., the Executive Advancement Resource Network. Over 7000 people benefited the weekly meetings that featured networking as the best way to gain re-employment. Her enter-training style has motivated and inspired audiences throughout the United States and Canada for the past 15 years. Colleen Clarke csc@colleenclarke.com www.colleenclarke.com 416-686-3079 Sale & Book signing will be made available the night of the meeting, $2.00 per book will be donated back to the W.I.N Foundation. SPONSORED BY The Ontario Club located at 7 Commerce Court South, 30 Wellington St. W., 5th Floor, Toronto. Final Thought: from Nikole with LUV... LIFE IS THE COFFEE A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. The conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain-looking, some expensive, and some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee. After all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress." "Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases, it's just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups & and then began eyeing each other's cups." " Now consider this: Life is the coffee. The jobs, houses, cars, things, money and position in society are the cups. They are just used to hold and contain life. The type of cup we have does not define nor change the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us." God brews the coffee, not the cups . . . enjoy your coffee. "Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect, It means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections" Live in peace and peace will live in you. Top Copyright © 2000, 2007, Women International Network Inc.