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Professional
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Marcie Willliams-Browning

Cook Up
a Passion for
Community
Service

Designing
with Heart
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Management Robyn Crigger, CEO Compass Career Management Solutions–OI Partners Inc.

Conflict Management:
An Elementary Breakdown of this Challenge

T
oday’s workforce is jam- Not only do we have this in common,
packed with a variety of but we also recognize that we
ages, ethnicities, religions, each have different personalities.
races, and sexes. For instance, some people are
more aggressive, while others are
These factors alone can cause more passive, regardless of their
numerous misunderstandings and backgrounds. Studies about these
confusion. Men and women have distinctions make us aware that each
different views and perspectives, as person has “core values/priorities/
do different generations. So how can preferences,” which is where
any workforce find a way to work conflicts arise.
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providing successful gains for their assessment done, such preferences
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Companies will look for employees with
strong leadership and management skills
who can help their fellow employees to
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respectful, be more open-minded, etc.
Being intelligent doesn’t necessarily
make you a better leader or manager of
people. In fact, even the best employee
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some have traits that make them better
listeners and able to be more respectful.
Being intelligent doesn’t
necessarily make you a better
leader or manager of people.
When you are in a position of company
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Communication Janet Anderson, Anderson PC Training

How to Get the Most

Out of a Virtual Learning

T
ips for Making Your Online
Training Experience the
Best Ever
The sun is shining, outside is calling,
and you need more software training.
You’d rather not spend a whole day in a
training class, but you agree you need
to brush up on some skills or maybe
learn something completely new. Here
are some ways to do just that.
Training using a computer
is not new. Remember
Computer Based Training
IN F O
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(CBT) and the e-learning
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raining
.com revolution? CBT and
d e rsonpct 066
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www.a 980.428.2 e-learning are methods
where students learn at
their own time and pace.
It could be on the web or on
a CD or through another form
of portable media. Podcasts, too, are
a popular way to learn at your own
speed.
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The Virtual Classroom
Now there’s a new option - synchro-
nous online training. This is where the
instructor is on the computer at the
same time as you and other students.
This set up mimics the classroom.
Instead of being in the same room
physically with your instructor, you are
in the same virtual room. The instruc-
tor can present, demonstrate, and
test new material. The students can
discuss, try out, and practice the new
information. This is accomplished by
a central virtual location, for example
at a server space at a software com-
pany’s site or at your company.
This may seem quite foreign to older
students, but may be easier for
younger ones who tend to be more
computer savvy. Degrees are now
awarded to students using this mode
of learning. For instance, you can
graduate from the University of Ari-
zona while living in New York City!
Time Commitment
BEFORE you commit to a class,
make sure you are available during
the time frame given. I mean AVAIL-
ABLE to learn. Be sure the entire
time period is blocked off so that
you can give the session your full
attention and will not be distracted.
I had a student who was doing the
class in a coffee shop….NOT A
GOOD IDEA!
Mental Commitment
BE mentally ready. You want to be
committed to learning the subject.
After all, you are spending your time
and money.
Hardware Compatibility
Make sure you have all the
necessary equipment and that it is
compatible with what is required
for the course. Check to see what
software is being used and if your
machine is able to connect, has the
required bandwidth and accessibility
to the web.
Audio Requirements
How you will hear and participate in
the class is critical to know ahead of
time. Many classes are conducted
in a VOiP (Voice Over IP) mode. In
other words, the voice and speakers
are coming through your computer.
If your bandwidth connecting you to
the web is limited, this may not be a
good choice. If you are using VOiP, a
good quality headset is important.
You can graduate from the
University of Arizona while
living in New York City!
Another way to deliver the audio
portion of the class is by using the
software’s bridge number. The stu-
dent calls into that number, enters
the appropriate ID number, then their
voice is ‘connected’ to the name on
the participant’s list. Everyone can
tell who is talking.
A third way, is to have the students
call into a separate bridge line. This
is quite popular with training com-
panies, since there is no charge to
them. Each student pays for their
own call. Most people have free long
distance so this is not a problem.
Learn the Software
Training companies purchase a li-
cense to use products such as Go To
Meeting, WEBEX, InSinc, and Con-
nect Pro. These are products that
have an interface that allows col-
laboration in a meeting or a training
event. Some are better than others
and so is the cost. Some even have
products specifically designed for
training that allow you to have break-
out sessions.
As a student, you need to download
the software and become familiar
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 Instructors are always
trying to improve
their service, so
learning what you
liked or didn’t like
about the class is
critical to them.
with it. Some training companies
have a required “learn the tool”
event or a recorded session show-
ing you the features of the soft-
ware. Instructors often find this
helpful because they don’t want
to take too much time dealing
with struggling students lost in the
delivery software. In some cases,
students may be required to com-
plete a software orientation ses-
sion before they get the password
to the training event.
Get on Early
Ask if you can “arrive” at the meet-
ing a few minutes ahead of time to
make sure the equipment is work-
ing right. Once on, you can check
email or do something else while
you wait for others. Some instruc-
tors have a question the students
can work on or ponder while they
are waiting.
Always make sure your computer
and phone are fully charged and
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your headset is working properly.
Included in your invitation to the
event, you will be given a meeting
number and password. Write this
down and have it handy. Not only do
you need it to get online, but also
you need it to get out of the meeting
and to return. Once you are in the
meeting, usually some kind of in-
struction regarding the audio part of
the event is given. Again, write this
info down, and be sure to use that
info when you “dial in.” This will con-
nect your voice to your name (if you
use the product’s phone bridge).
During the Learning Class
You now have entered into a totally
new and different way of communi-
cating! Unless you are using video,
which takes up valuable bandwidth,
you don’t have body language or
facial expressions to rely on for
interpretation. Unlike communicating
with email, you DO have inflection
in your voice. Be sure to ask lots of
questions if you are unclear about
ANYTHING.
You can participate in a variety of
ways, depending on what the class
provides:
Verbal response. You can answer a
question or share a story verbally.
Annotation tools. You can draw a
check mark or type to share your
response.
Chat. You can use the chat tool to
answer or ask questions.
Raise hand/lower hand. You can
do this to show your agreement or
Be sure to ask lots of questions
disagreement with something. if you are unclear about
Sharing desktop/application. You can ANYTHING.
use this to show learning has oc-
curred, or to try out something new.

After the Class is Over

Participate in the test or survey. In- for follow-up classes available and
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their service, so learning what you learned.
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 Rita Miles:
A Woman Who
Should Be Seen
12
and Heard
by Cristina Cassidy
This Dynamic Entrepreneur
Brings Glitter, Glamor and a
Giving Heart to The Queen City
W
hen Rita Miles walks into
a room, you can't help
but notice.
She brings with her a certain charm
and an exciting sense of style. For
today's interview she's brought along
her adorable little dog, Casey Chanel,
along for moral support--not that she
needs it. She sits down, smiles broadly,
and when she laughs you know right
away that this Woman With Know How
is the real deal.
As I sit across from this engaging wom-
an, I notice her enormous brown eyes
and long, thick brown hair that give her
a distinctly European look. I wonder if
she might be from Paris, Rome, or Ma-
drid. What a surprise to discover that
Rita Miles, owner of Miles Interiors and
founder and co-owner of the Charlotte
Seen, is from a little town in Georgia.
Rita was born in California, and moved
to Chadsworth, Georgia, with her
parents and older sister when she was
seven years old. She spent the next
several years growing up there.
A Series of Jobs
After graduating from high school, Rita
worked at Chadworth's WQMT radio
station. She was young and inexpe-
rienced, so they put her on the early
morning shift. One day, a co-worker
and she were bored and decided to
make a prank call during the morning
show. Their little stunt got her in a bit
of trouble, and Rita soon decided that
radio was not for her.
After the radio station, she attended
college for a short time, but didn't like
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 that either. According to Rita, "If it's not
right, I don't do it."
Next, she took a job at a Coca-Cola
bottling company in nearby Dolton. She
as a server. As Rita puts it, after she
has broken a few plates they decided
she would be better at planning and
organizing events for the club, a job at
which she excelled.

“Every day is amazing, when you Making Her Luck Happen

see it coming together, and you have One day when Rita was at the club
working, a striking woman walked in
amazing clients. Every design is wearing a Chanel suit and looking very
different. It’s just inspirational.” sophisticated. Rita asked a co-worker
what the woman did for a living and
was told she was an interior designer.
didn't like the corporate world much, Rita says that right then and there she
or the politics that went along with it. knew what she wanted to be. When she
Rita says, "One day in the boardroom, was introduced to the interior designer,
they asked me 'Rita, what do you think Sandra Walter, of Walter and Kyte Inter-
of that?’ And I said, 'I think it's my last national, Rita said to her, "I don't care
day!'" She called her mother and told what I get paid, but I want to work for
her she was leaving town. "Where are you, and I think you are a fascinating
you going?" her mother asked. Rita an- woman." Walter's response was imme-
swered confidently, "I think I'm going to diate. "Well, I'll see you tomorrow."
Atlanta." And that's just what she did.
Sandra Walter became Rita's mentor,
In Atlanta, she got a job as a food broker and was responsible for inspiring Rita's
for a well-known grocery store chain. love for interior design. She assisted
Rita left that job after about a year when Sandra in re-doing the interior and ex-
she experienced sexual harassment is- terior of Atlanta's famous Myer's Park
sues, and decided to move on. Country Club, along with many other
projects.
Her next job was with an architectural
firm in midtown Atlanta. Rita knew Rita kept working for the Peachtree
right away this job was not for her so City Club while working for Sandra, and
she quit. On her way home from the at the same time decided to go back
office, she happened to stop by one of to college to get her business degree.
Atlanta's prestigious private club. The Her parents weren't able to pay for
assistant manager of the Peachtree her tuition, so Rita paid for it herself.
City Club asked her if she was look- "Two years after I graduated," says Rita
ing for work, and hired her on the spot proudly, "I had paid it in full."
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One weekend, on a visit to see her
folks in Chadsworth, Rita met a man
who was to become her husband. They
started dating and in 1996, got married,
moved to Charlotte, and built a house
together. Rita got a job working for a
computer learning center, and launched
Miles Interiors at the same time.
have been hard times. In 2008, she
faced perhaps the most difficult mo-
ment of her life. She lost a great deal of
money because of a failed venture. She
never got paid for her work, and some
of her clients lost money, too. Making it
even tougher was the worsening econo-

In 2001,Rita and her husband realized

that "the fit was not right," and decided
to divorce. They remained friends. He
moved to Greensboro, while Rita stayed
in Charlotte, where she spent the next
several years growing her business.

Rita’s Business Blossoms

Miles Interiors has developed into a full
service interior design company that
provides top quality design to residen-
tial and commercial clients. Rita and
her team have designed private homes,
restaurants, nightclubs, lounges, a hair
salon, a retail store, and even a bowling
alley. They also have designed homes
all across the country, and even have a
client as far away as Hong Kong.

Running Miles Interiors is a labor of

love for Rita. Her company motto--"A
dream. An inspiration. A reality."--de-
scribes perfectly how Rita approaches
her work. "Every day is amazing, when
you see it coming together, and you
have amazing clients. Every design is
different. It's just inspirational."

Hit by Hard Times

As happy as Rita is, she admits there
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 my that put a direct crunch on many of
her clients, and subsequently affected
her business.
Out of the Dark and Into the “Seen”
She struggled to think of ways to
improve her situation. One day, sitting
in her office, she said to herself, "I'm
“If you’re just a hermit, and you stay in
your office and wait for the telephone
to call, it’s not going to call you. So
get out there and be seen!”
not being seen." That's when she met
Pierre Rattini, a fellow entrepreneur
who was adept at social media. She
shared an idea with him about a way to
help worthwhile charities to get "seen"
and at the same time launch her own
business. That's how Charlotte Seen,
the city's premier red carpet events
and promotion company, was born.
Rita especially loves the red carpet
events, and the way they transform
people. As Rita describes it, "They stop
on the red carpet, they pose and get
their photograph taken, and they just
have a blast! Once you step on the red

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 Rita is on the
Board of the Maven" T. Strong does interviewing for
Charlotte Seen's red carpet events,
Charlotte Juvenile Women with Know How's very own Kim
Diabetes Research Hughes, of 704events.com helps to get
the word out ,and Bryan Paschal of Pas-
Foundation that chal Innovative Promotions helps put it
hosts the Hope Gala. all together.

Her Personal Life Impacts

carpet, you have a new character
of yourself."
Charlotte Seen works with other busi-
ness partners to help promote their
clients. Charlotte's well-known "Style
on Professional Choices
There is an even more personal motive
behind the creation of Charlotte Seen.
Rita is on the Board of the Charlotte
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
that hosts the Hope Gala, and is also

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 on the Committee for the American
Heart Association's local Heart Ball.
Her sister suffers from severe diabetes,
and has lost a leg and half of a foot to
“When making a relationship
connection, let the business know
what you are going to do for them,
and ask what they can do for you.”
the disease. Her mother has had three
heart stent procedures. Rita wants
those charities to be "seen" so that a
cure can be found for both diabetes
and heart disease.
Though her charity work is serious
business, Rita laughingly describes
herself as "not a fun hater. Life is just
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too short. Every day is new and fresh
and you can make it what it is, you can
make it bad, you can make it good...
and for myself, I make it good."
Rita takes this positive attitude into all
areas of her life. Several years ago, she
found love again, with Rob McDowell,
who runs a local electrical company.
"We were friends for a year-and-a-half
and then an amazing relationship be-
gan, and it's been happy ever since."
Rita enjoys offering practical advice
to other women entrepreneurs. "When
making a relationship connection, let
the business know what you are going
to do for them, and ask what they can
do for you. It's a give and take. You
can't just all take, and you can't just
all give. But you have to be very clear
and very black and white on what your
 Rita and her team
Her advice on being seen is simple and
have designed private to the point. "If you're just a hermit, and
homes, restaurants, you stay in your office and wait for the
nightclubs, lounges, a telephone to call, it's not going to call
hair salon, a retail you. So get out there and be seen!"

store, and even a

bowling alley.

expectations are, so that there is no

cloudiness about it."

A Multi-Tasker Extraordinaire
For many of us, running two businesses
would be too much. But Rita seems to
thrive on it. "You hit the ground run-
ning, and you think your job is over in
interior design, and then Charlotte Seen Debbie Winchester Designs
kicks in. It's multi-tasking all day long."
earth e le me nts j ewe lr y
When asked where she gets her en-
ergy, Rita answers with her customary
wit: "Why, chocolate covered expresso
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She depends heavily on her Charlotte 704-607-0678

Seen business partner, Pierre Rattini
and describes him as the social medial
expert, while she is more about meeting
people face-to-face and connecting.

Sailing Towards the Future

When I ask her how she looks to the
future, Rita again catches me off guard. Check out our
She gives me a serious look, pauses
for a moment and then with a big smile online store!
says, "Well, with shades on because it
www.womenwithknowhow.com
is very bright!"
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 Cook Up
a Passion
for Community Service
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articipating in charitable service and
volunteering locally not only benefits
and strengthens your community, it can
also strengthen your family ties.
Volunteering is a great way for your family to
get active, meet new people and spend quality
time together – all while instilling the value of
community involvement.
If you’re not sure where to start, ask around.
Neighbors, colleagues and friends may have
great ideas – and many popular products have
launched charitable partnerships that encour-
age community involvement. One example is
The Glad Family of Products and its partner-
ship with Cookies for Kids’ Cancer, a non-profit
organization committed to raising money for
pediatric cancer research through local bake
sales. The partnership, which began in 2009,
has grown into something bigger this year –
inspiring and encouraging families to get in-
volved, too.
And now through June 30, families can share their
own “Recipe for Giving” – a story, idea or example
of how their family gives back with food – at
gladtogive.com. Four lucky finalists will be chosen
to receive $1,000 and a chance to compete in a
Cookies for Kids’ Cancer fundraising event for a
grand prize trip to the legendary island of Saint
Lucia. So if you deliver a homemade pumpkin pie
to the local fire station every Thanksgiving or host
an annual charitable bake sale, Glad wants to
hear from you. Also, starting in May, if you pur-
chase specially-marked Glad products and enter
a code online, the company will
donate $1 to Cookies for
Kids’ Cancer, up to
$200,000.
Here are some other great ideas for cooking up
a passion for community service in your family:
n Take inventory of your family’s special
skills
If you have an artist in the group, offer painting
classes at a local senior center. If you have a
musician, plan a charity concert.
n Garage sales are plentiful in the spring
and summer
Swing by when things are winding down and
offer to help transport unsold items to a local
donation center.
n Turn a family hike into a good deed
Bring along plenty of trash bags and clean up a
local park or trail.
n Organize a group car wash
In exchange for your car washing services, ask
for a donation to a favorite local charity. Have
cookies, lemonade and other treats on-hand to
sell and boost your fundraising efforts.
n Try a new twist on a traditional
cookie exchange
Have neighbors design a custom “cookies
and cream” flavor with their own homemade
cookies mixed in to ice cream. Swap flavors
and then pack up the extras to share with an
elderly neighbor. GladWare is perfect for mix-
ing, transporting and freezing ice cream.
Part of the fun of volunteering is coming up
with an idea that’s perfect for your family. Use
family dinner time to brainstorm ways to give
back, getting everyone excited and engaged
from the very beginning. For more ideas on
community service activities that you can do
with your family, visit www.GladtoGive.com
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 Your Career Mary Cantando, Growth Expert, The Women’s Advantage

Top 10 Productivity Tips

Record a Dynamic Voicemail Recording

W
hen was the last time you as boring as I predict, use these steps
actually listened to your to get it right!
own voicemail recording?
1. Write a fun message/Show
Most of us consider ourselves inter- your personality. People want to deal
esting, creative women, but that’s not with those who are fun, not boring.
how our voicemail sounds. Your voicemail recording can make you
stand out from the crowd.
I wonder how many thousands of times
I’ve heard that the person I’m calling is My title is “Growth Expert.” I selected
“…out of the office or on another that because that’s how women
line, but your message is im- business owners think of me.
portant…”  Well, if my mes-
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someplace interesting like Maui!
There is no reason for any-
one—with the possible excep- 3. Use upbeat vocabulary.
tion of a funeral home—to have a Consider words like “great day,”
mundane voicemail message. Get over “excited,” “just as FAST as I can.”
it girls! Do us all a favor and create an
interesting, upbeat voicemail recording. 4. Stand up. This is an important
step. When you stand, your energy
STOP everything and listen to your rises and you can project that through
voicemail recording RIGHT NOW. If it’s your voice.
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5. Smile. This is equally important.
I don’t know why or how it makes a STOP everything and listen
difference, but I can tell you that it to your voicemail recording
does. If you smile while you’re talking
your voice comes across as bouncy RIGHT NOW.
and lighthearted.

6. Record your message a little
faster than you ordinarily speak.
This is the reason you want to write
your message out, so that you can just
read it QUICKLY.
7. Play it back. Listen for ways you
can improve.
times to get it right, but it will be heard
by hundreds of people for a long time,
so do get it right!
9. Ask a few friends to call
you and listen to your message and
record…right then and there in a
voicemail to you…their thoughts on it.

8. Re-record. It may take a few 10. Listen…and SMILE!

Karen Hund

Overture introduces you and your colleagues to

potential clients using our acclaimed multimedia
presentation. Many businesses, especially those
in professional services, need more than a website
and print collateral.
The prospect has to meet you. Establishing personal
chemistry is the key to cultivating a relationship, then
earning a client’s business.
“ We like to buy from people we like.”

To find out more, call Karen Hund at 704.907.4376 or visit our website — www.cv-vision.com

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 Young entrepreneur Kimberly Hughes

Mastering the ‘C’

Word – Confidence
This Young Business Professional Offers
Tips on How to Improve Your “C” Word

K
im Who?
Hello, Women With Know
How! You may remember me
as the cover writer for the Women
With Know How eMagazine. Well,
I am reintroducing myself as Kim
Hughes – columnist for Women With
Know How! I look forward to bringing
you some light-hearted yet thought-
provoking content each
month to help you take yet
another step forward to
I N F O
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being your best.
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Not Cancer
You wouldn’t know it, but
my biggest struggle and
what consistently holds me
back is lack of confidence. It is
troublesome because I have no right
to be self-conscious. Not because I
am entitled, but because there is no
reason for anyone to not feel good
about themselves.
It is ridiculous how my lack of self
confidence can be a predator on
so many areas of my life: dating
(more specifically, dating the wrong
men), not being aggressive with
sales, my communications with
friends and family, over-reacting,
over-analyzing, forgiving those who
have hurt me, giving myself credit
for achievements, trusting people,
trusting myself... Care for me to
continue?  You get the picture.
Sticks and Stones...When We Let
Words Hurt Us
What is sad is that our lack of
confidence can come from a single
word or string of words, words taken

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the wrong way, over-analyzing a
situation, a look, or something within
our own heads.
Recently, my insecurities have hit
Code Red because I am a new
business owner in a completely male-
dominated world and somewhere
along the line I adopted a “me against
the world” mentality. I have let
people’s perceptions, whether real
or imagined, get the best of my self
esteem,from not looking good enough,
to being too ‘green’ in business.
A woman recently said something
negative about me in front of over 20
successful business professionals.
The statement--“I am not sure why
anyone should listen to what you say.
You probably don’t know anything
about business”--immediately took
me back to a place of disconnect and
borderline shame. I was surprised to
learn later that the woman considered
me her “competition,” and that was
the reason for her cynical comment.
So let me get this straight…When
someone is self-conscious about
their own business and stability, it is
necessary for them to make someone
else feel self-conscious? To make
someone look bad, you in turn, have
to make yourself look bad? Even
though I rationalized this situation and
ultimately felt sorry for her, I took her
attack personally.
Looking back, I smile because that
Kimberly Kristin Hughes of then, is not
the Kimberly Kristin Hughes of now. I
am progressing through my life journey
and appreciating how much I evolve
day to day. Though, I still take things
personally, I have grown within myself
and I know that people will always
try to break me due to their own
motives, but I have the power and the
confidence to not let their words affect
me negatively, only to empower me
and strengthen me.
Real Talk
This is what it comes down to. At
the end of the day, we individually
create our own destiny. We create
our happiness, thoughts, attitudes,
and opportunities. We might want to
blame everything on someone else
because it is easier to do that, but life
isn’t always easy. Self-confidence isn’t
something that anyone can give you or
compliment you enough to have. You
have to garner it on your own. Whether
someone near and dear to your heart
hurts you or someone you don’t know,
you have to have the confidence to
shake it off and move on.
How to Rock Your Confidence!
As I continue to cement this concept
within myself, I have found a few
tried and tested ways to start and
continue the process. They work
for me and hopefully will be equally
beneficial for you!
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 n  top judging other people.
S at yourself in the mirror while your
Just stop. Judging others means
that you are only judging yourself
by trying to tear someone apart
so you can make yourself feel
better. If being a “Chatty Cathy”
and trying to destroy someone
to make yourself feel better isn’t
in Webster’s Dictionary under
“self-consciousness,” then the
editors need to look at their editing
practices.
n Take a good look at you.Really--take
a look at yourself. When you get into
the bathroom in the morning, look
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eyes can barely be pried open with a
crow bar, you are makeup-less, and
your hair resembles at rat’s nest.
Smile and tell yourself five things
that you love about yourself and
MEAN IT! Once you are ready for the
day and are “beautified,” tell yourself
five more things (no repeating) that
you love about yourself and again,
MEAN IT! It’s not being cocky, it is
about bringing to light what others
see in us that we don’t always
acknowledge. If you don’t love
yourself, how can you expect to love
 anyone else or allow anyone to
love you?
n Write out your insecurities and
problems. You will be amazed
at the conclusions that you will
come to and no, you don’t have to
be a writer to do this. Don’t think
about what you’re writing, don’t
judge yourself; just let the pen
and paper do the speaking that
your heart cannot. Don’t think
about what you are writing
because otherwise your mind will
filter out what your heart wants
to say.
n  hen someone gives you a
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compliment – TAKE IT! Embrace
it, say thank you with conviction,
and remember it. We all know that
criticism can come a lot more freely
than compliments. Don’t think that
there is an ulterior motive behind the
compliment, just be grateful for it.
Reflect on a compliment when you get
down. I have a folder in my Outlook
entitled “Compliments” and inside, it
hosts emails from people who have
said something that brightened my day
and made me feel good. I look at it
every time I need a boost of positivity.
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 Personal Forecast Marcie Williams-Browning

June is the Time for Activity

O
ver the coming year I will
share with you areas of focus the magical day for wishes to be ex-
for each month. As you create pressed.
your plan for success and work that
plan these suggestions will give you a
clear focus for the month. Write down
your goals, dreams and aspirations and
look at them often. Writing them down
brings them into the physical world
and makes them tangible and real.
As you consider areas on which
to focus your attention this
E I N FO
MOR pnosis Center month be sure to look at each
s a lis Hy o m
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emotional state, your physical
well-being, your spiritual needs n Learning. June is all about informa-
as well as your financial ones.
The color for the month of June is
green and the theme is “I find clar-
ity in motion.” It is the time to look to
the future with positive thoughts and
objective eyes. Some of the areas to
consider are listed below. The best
day in June to write down your desires
and wishes is the 12th. This is the day
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of the new moon which is considered
n Motion.This is the time to
concentrate positively on
automobiles and mechanics. June
is the perfect time to take a short
trip. Focus on your transportation
in a positive way and address any
challenges with mechanical items.
Use motion this month to tame
your restless energy. Allow motion
or movement to be a voice for your
excitement.
tion. Discover new things about your
world and your community through
all media sources including the
news, print and the internet. This
is a great month for satisfying your
curiosity by educating yourself. It is
also the perfect time to explore for-
mal education of any kind.Commu-
nication. This is the month to really
understand how other people think
 It is the time to look
to the future with
positive thoughts
and objective eyes.
by listening effectively. Be clear
and concise in your communication
especially in writing and speaking.
Teach through effective communica-
tion both verbal and nonverbal. Seek
to fully understand all communica-
tion in each of its forms this month.
n Logic. Remember, this month, that
an important piece of our logic is the
awareness of our options. Be clever
in your pursuit of success. Concen-
trate on short-term results with the
long-term goals in mind. Incorporate
ingenuity and variety in your journey
toward manifestation.
n Social Skills. Tact is required this
month in all social situations. Ac-
ceptance is our greatest tool in
any social situation as it is in life in
general. Use the tool of wittiness
and quick thinking in social environ-
ments. Be in the moment and enjoy
being present in the moment this
month.
n Close Relationships. It is impor-
tant to recognize and honor those
close to you. Embrace and strive to
understand family, neighbors, peers
and roommates. This month is all
about our relationships of proximity
and cultivating those relationships
through acceptance and ingenuity.
n Release “Over Thinking”. This is
the time to notice excessive ques-
tioning, twisting or trickery with
words, indecision, nervousness and
superficiality. This is the month to
get “out of your head and into your
body.”
As you create and work your plan this
month take a look at yourself with
objective eyes and include those areas
where you need some work and cel-
ebrate the areas where you have done
well. Life is a journey and one we are
meant to learn and teach from. Every
single experience we have we are
learning through and teaching from.
Learn well and live in joy!
June affirmation: As I move my
body I find clarity in motion.
Dr. Kandyce Thomas
Chiropractor
T: 704.543.5508 10440 Park Road
F: 704.543.5509 Suite 200
www.thomasfamilychiro.net Charlotte, NC 28210
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 Professional Spotlight Cristina Cassidy

Marcie Williams-Browning
What is hypnosis, and why is it helpful in
assisting people change their lives?

H
ypnosis is a relaxed state of
mind in which the mind is open
and receptive to suggestions
or directions. We spend time in hypnosis
everyday without realizing it. Many
people have driven to their place of
employment and after arriving asked
themselves if they stopped at the stop
sign or how they even got there. We also
go through our daily shower and then
have to stop and ask ourselves if we
washed our face or hair.

These actions are so familiar that the

mind doesn’t need to concentrate
on them and we are able to do them
automatically. This is hypnosis. The mind
is able to relax and it is highly susceptible
to suggestions during this time. In formal
hypnosis we relax the mind and the
body, so that the subconscious mind can
be fully present to receive and accept
suggestions and direction regarding the
change that you desire to make. You
then follow through with daily actions
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to reinforce these suggestions and
directions and the change you desire
happens quickly and efficiently.
What sorts of issues do your
clients bring to you?
Many times you decide to make a change
and are able to do that on your own with
will power and determination. It is those
changes that you find you are unable to
accomplish on your own that hypnosis
can help. We are simply helping you
reframe how you think and feel about this
change so that you can move through it
easier and quicker.
Some of the challenges that hypnosis
helps with are weight loss, smoking
cessation, performance challenges like
public speaking, test taking, sports and
sales, sleep challenges – when it is has
been properly established that it is not a
physical or medical problem, trauma or
highly emotional events that are difficult
to move beyond. It also works well with
events that happened in childhood but
are challenging you in a negative way as
an adult. Some clients just feel stuck or
blocked and we are able to help them
move through the blockage.
Anything that is emotionally based works
well with hypnosis because emotions are
stored in the same place in the mind as
the memories. Hypnosis works with that
part of the mind.
Your center, the Chrysalis Hypnosis
Center, has a wide range of services.
Tell us a little about what kinds of
services you offer.
We offer individual hypnosis sessions
including regression sessions, spiritual
counseling sessions, do-at-home
programs which include eBooks
and audio hypnosis files, meditation
and hypnosis audio files for specific
challenges, customized hypnosis

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 audio files and coming soon we will
offer energy analysis through Kirlian
Photography and computer generated
pictures of your body’s energy field.
You mention on your website
that you have had to overcome
difficulties. Did these difficulties
lead you to do the work you do?
I went through a particularly difficult
time in my life and did the traditional
counseling. The counseling helped me
talk through a lot of the challenges but
I still felt stuck or blocked when trying
to move forward. A friend suggested
that I try a hypnotist to release some
of the residual emotions associated
with challenging time. I took my friend’s
advice and the experience was life
changing for me.
Everything on, in and around
our planet has an effect on our
environment and on us.
As I was contemplating leaving my
corporate job I knew that I wanted to do
something that would help people feel
better about themselves and circled back
to that experience for me and how much
it changed my life.
I firmly believe and KNOW that
everything in our world starts in our mind
so it was simple logic to incorporate this
wonderful modality that allows us to
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change our mind in such a profound and
expedient way.
You also mention that you are an
intuitive. What does this mean, and
how old were you when you realized
you possessed special gifts?
I use the term intuitive but most people
would call it psychic. I use that term
purposefully because to me we are
all intuitive and we choose whether
or not we develop that skill. Being
intuitive, to me, is a very spiritual gift and
responsibility. I was very young when I
realized that I knew things about people
that no one else seemed to know. I chose
to close off that part of me for many years
and then realized that it is a large part of
me and that I could help people through
accepting and acknowledging my gift.
One of my goals in life is to help people
learn to listen to their own gift of intuition.
You are an amazingly positive
person. How do you maintain that
positive approach to life?
Being positive truly is my nature,
however, I do have my moments of doubt
and fear. I purposefully surround myself
with people who are not only positive but
who will help me when I am not feeling
positive about my world. I count on them
as much as they count on me.
What is your reaction to phrases
such as “I can’t,” “I should have,” “he
made me do it”?
These reactions are patterns that people
have established in their minds and
they can really be automatic reactions.
It takes some work and awareness to
move out of these patterns. One of the
tools that I teach my clients is a way to
break free of those old patterns. I also
teach them how to establish a new and
better pattern. Hypnosis helps to anchor
and then reinforce the new pattern.
You are a regular contributor to
the WWKH eMagazine. I notice
that in your articles you talk about
each month in very specific ways.
Can you tell us what makes each
month special, from a metaphysical
standpoint?
My information comes from a variety of
sources including astrology, numerology,
colors and their meanings and using
the planetary movements and energy to
maximize results. Everything on, in and
around our planet has an effect on our
environment and on us. We tend to go
against the flow and I am simply giving
you tools to work with those sources to
capitalize on that energy.
Your Center’s motto is “We Help You
Change Your Mind.” Tell us about the
body, mind, spirit connection that is
such an important ingredient of the
work you do.
Our human mind likes to separate
everything and we try to separate
body, mind and spirit when in reality
they cannot be separated. Everything
in our world begins as a thought. I use
the example of my desk in my office.
Someone created that desk in their mind,
Hypnosis helps to anchor and
then reinforce the new pattern.
then drew it on paper or in a computer and
then it was physically created from wood.
The same is true with everything else in
our world including our negative habits.
It starts as a thought which we accept
as truth or ignore. It will then show up as
an emotion which we accept or ignore.
Finally, it will show up in the body in a way
that we can no longer ignore like pain,
illness or dis-ease.
Each facet of us is interrelated and they
all function beautifully together especially
when we let them work in harmony and
recognize that each part of us is simply
giving us messages that we need to hear.
Tell us something about yourself
that very few people know.
As a military wife many years ago, I
was able to tour Her Majesty’s Ship the
Britannia and was given a gift from the
officer giving the tour. I have kept that
gift for many years because I knew it
was not the customary gift to visitors
and that it was something special just
for me.
What is the most gratifying aspect
of the work you do?
The “Aha” moment for clients when they
realize they really have changed their
mind and are able to change their life.
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 Relationships Mary Elizabeth Murphy, Managing Director of S.T.A.R. Resources

Listening Button

D
ear Mary Elizabeth,
I have been told that I am
not a good listener. It is
just so difficult to listen when I
have so many other things on my
mind. This is a skill that is integral
to my job, and I want to get better
at it.
How do you RESET Your Buttons
and become a better Listener?
Sincerely,
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Good listening skills are
not only integral to your job,
but to your life and interac-
tion with friends and family
members as well. In order to commu-
nicate well with others, you must hear
what they want and need and respond
in an appropriate fashion. Poor com-
munication is a learned trait, and can
be unlearned in favor of listening and
responding well to others.
Though it may sound contrary to talk
while you’re listening, one of the best
listening skills one can adapt is to ask
good questions. When you ask perti-
nent questions, you not only convey
understanding of the other person’s
concern, but you also ensure your own
interest in their answers by asking for
information that you want and need.
Establish with your questions that you
have been listening to details from
earlier in the conversation and that
you want to know more about the situ-
ation, whether in its entirety or only
certain aspects.
Here is a list of more ways to RESET
Your Buttons and become a better
listener:
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n Stop talking
n Empathize with people
n Concentrate
n Look at the person
n Smile appropriately
n Get rid of distractions
n Get the main points
n Share responsibility
n React to ideas, not people
n Don’t argue mentally
n Don’t antagonize
n Avoid hasty judgments
Action suggestions – print this list and
keep it in view. Every day choose 3
listening skills that you want to mas-
Good listening skills are not only
integral to your job, but to your
life and interaction with friends
and family members as well
ter. You will have RESET Your Buttons
when listening when your conversations
become more engaging for all parties
involved, when fewer errors and mis-
understandings occur, and when fewer
repetitions are needed. Listening is a
great way to improve and increase your
relationships. Which 3 listening skills will
you focus on today?

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 Legal issues Mitzi Kincaid, Attorney at Law

What’s in a Name?
A Lawyer Explains Trademarks
and the Importance of Registration

C
ongratulations Mimi, Coca Cola®, “Just Do It®” and Dunkin’
on your recent federal Doughnuts® are a few examples of
registration of your famous trademarks. A service mark
trademark name, Women with is the same as a trademark, except
Know How! that it identifies and distinguishes
the source of a service rather than
Clients ask me every day about trade- a product. BellSouth®, Roto Rooter®
marks and how they get them, so I and Terminix® are some examples of
thought I would explain some basics service marks. For the purpose of this
to familiarize you with the trademark article, trademarks and service marks
process. Each month I will answer a are going to be referred to as trade-
reader or client question so that our marks because they are obtained in
entire business community can ben- the same manner through the United
efit from quality information to States Patent and Trade Office (USP-
help your business become TO).
the best it can be and Protect Yourself and Your
R E I NFO
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maintain its profitability. Business Name
tes,
a n d Associa If you think of a catchy name (not
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or a combination of words, your products or services, you can
phrases, symbols or de- claim the name or phrase without
signs, that identifies and dis- registering the mark with the USPTO
tinguishes the source of the goods but beware, like all things in life you
of one party from those of others. get what you pay for. If you simply
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 A trademark is
a word, phrase,
symbol or design,
or a combination
of words, phrases,
symbols or designs,
that identifies and
distinguishes the
source of the goods
of one party from
those of others.
use the name and do not register
your name or phrase or check to
see if your name or phrase infringes
on someone else’s name or phrase
you could be in for legal trouble
down the road. Registering your
name, phrase or logo provides
notice to the public of your claim
of ownership of the mark; a legal
presumption of your ownership of
the mark and your exclusive right
to use the mark nationwide on or
in connection with the goods and/
or services listed in the registration.
You do not have to be an attorney to
file and register a trademark but it is
best to use an experienced attorney
because the USPTO uses strict
guidelines and a language all their
own that is difficult to understand if
you are not an intellectual property
attorney.
A Trademark is Something You Own
Registration of your mark usually
takes six to nine months. It is also
possible to file for a trademark before
you actually start selling your goods
and services to ensure you protect
your name, phrase or logo. Once you
receive your registration certificate
you can renew your mark by peri-
odically filing statements of use with
the USPTO. Trademarks are actually
intangible property that you own, can
transfer, assign and sell. Once you
own the trademark you can usually
prohibit your competitors from getting
a similar mark for similar goods and/
or services which can give your busi-
ness a tremendous advantage.
Trademarks are actually intangible
property that you own, can transfer,
assign and sell.
Have you registered your business
name, catch phrase or logo yet? Call
an experienced intellectual property
attorney today to protect your most
important asset, your name.
Do you have a business legal
question you would like for me to
answer? Submit it to mkincaid@
kincaidandassociates.com. I will
choose a new topic each month to
discuss.
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W
atching all the commercials about the
suave products that leave your hair
silky, strong, vibrant and manageable
like the celebrities can make you feel like – I can
do that. Yes you can! Looks carry a price and ce-
lebrity looks are even pricier. Do not be fooled that
these products alone can give the ultimate look
and hair care that professionals study and hone
their skills to provide.
We leaped from winter to summer for a few days
recently. Hair reacts to weather just as our skin
does. Knowing how and when to condition, strip
hair of residue buildup, and protect strands and
follicles from the elements is important. An im-
mediate difference can be felt from shampoo to
styling with professional products.
Alan Daniels Salon is proud to carry products that
are eco-friendly and not tested on any animals. To
complement our products and concern for the en-
vironment, we are converting our lighting system
to an eco-efficient one. The interior lighting will
offer a softer, relaxing atmosphere while allowing
you to see the immediate results of your color and
highlights.
Our guests are invaluable and we continue to look
at ways to improve service and care.
Please stop by and see our new salon, enjoy a
light fare, libation and meet our professional team.
Call Alan Daniels Salon and speak with a profes-
sional stylist today.

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Charlotte, NC Winter 2009-10
Border Concepts, Inc.

Charlotte’s African-American Magazine Business Issue

“If you love to eat, but fear the kitchen, follow Stacey Simms to the stove. Imagine delicious
this isn’t your typical cookbook.
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I Can’t Cook, But I Know Someone Who Can is
skills.
Kroghie, withA Maggie,
fun, helpful,
after aand yummy
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a collection of essays, recipes and culinary tips.

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hunt at Lake Mattamuskeet, N.C. in 2004.
Sheri Lynch It’s a tell-all collaboration between twenty-five
Bob & Sheri co-host and best-selling author of “Hello, My Name is Mommy” of Charlotte’s greatest chefs and one of our Concrete2Green
Stacey Simms is the award-winning About the Author
city’s worst cooks. revitalizes communities,
spreads love of soccer
But I Know Someone Who Can

Kroghie Andresen has enjoyed hunting

Cook,
co-host of Charlotte’s Morning News
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“Having worked with her on the anchor desk, I always knew Stacey could deliver the Stacey Simms, co-host of Charlotte’s Morning
and the outdoors since his early teens in
with Al Gardner and Stacey Simms and news. Now she’s delivered a wonderful book of recipes. This book will not only make News on NewsTalk 1110 WBT, discloses the dark
eastern North Carolina. His waterfowl
Health Headlines: The Show, both heard hunting
yourexperiences
stomachbegan
happy; when
it’ll he shotyour heart, since all the profits go to help the millions of
help side of her own kitchen: the roasted but still half- Reading, writing
Featuring The Collection of Kroghie Andresen

on NewsTalk 1110 WBT. Stacey started

two lesser scaupjuvenile
kids with from a stake blind in the
diabetes.”
frozen holiday turkey, the emergency visit from the and diversity
mouth of Bath Creek at the age of fifteen. local fire department, and the just-cooked soup at Trinity
sinceJeff
thenGlor
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her broadcasting career as a TV news his passion for hunting has

grownTheandEarly Show National Correspondent, CBS News
flourished.
poured down the drain. Her stories are as honest Episcopal
Daniel Stowe
anchor and reporter, first in upstate New as they are humorous. But Stacey isn’t ready to
Kroghie worked as a banker for First School

But I Know
York, then in Charlotte at CBS affiliate hang up her oven mitts just yet.
union National Bank, now Wachovia, for
WBTV. She’s a graduate of Syracuse thirty“This
threeis years before
the first retiring inI’ve
cookbook 2004.
seen in all my years of reading them like novels (and She has somehow convinced the best restaurants
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in Full Bloom For founder of

Someone
Though his work had no connection with
University’s Newhouse School of Public writing a few myself) that is for everybody, Stacey delivers a delightful, entertaining,
hunting, he continued to pursue his hobby
in town to share their favorite recipes for this book. real estate firm,
Communications. Stacey lives in Davidson, duringand useful
spare timerepertoire
away from of recipes
work. Whilein the same wonderful manner she gives us ‘news Many of the featured chefs have generously priorities are about

Who Can Mooresville’s

livingwein can
raleigh ineach
1979, morning.”
his wife ross, offered practical advice, along with their recipes,
NC with her family. She tries not to set off
use’ more than finances
bought him his first decoy to decorate to help both serious foodies and hopeless home
Barbara McKay
Artistic Side
the smoke detectors too often. their new den. This started a collection cooks like Stacey.
Media Personality
that has grown into over 1,100 North Self-taught topiary
Carolina decoys. An early decision to Recipes range from Albóndigas, Bruschetta, artist’s yard is a

Great
limit his collection to Back Bay, Virginia,
and North
“Stacey Carolina
has been decoys led to time
a long a veryadvocate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
and Cucumber Soup … to White Chocolate cut above
&
specialized
Whencollection.
her two yearKroghie
old always
son was tried
diagnosed, she immediately went from advocate to fully
Recipes Bread Pudding, Yam Soufflé, and New Zealand

to document the history and provenance of Advice From Lamb. Some of the recipes are easy, others
committed volunteer. She is not willing to accept that her son and millions of others may s
his decoys. The lack of information on many Charlotte’ more complicated, but all of them yield
have to live the rest of their lives with diabetes. Thank you, Stacey for all that you do to
North Carolina decoys led him to research Top Chefs delicious results.

Winter
manyhelppreviously
find aunidentified carvers asthe
cure and improve welllives of so many.”
as those that are well known. This research This book also has another purpose—to raise
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Patrick
and thirty yearsMcFeeley
of collecting decoys have awareness and funds to help in the fight against
JDRF International Board Member
Border Concepts, Inc.
George
culminated with this book. type 1 (juvenile) diabetes. Stacey’s son has type

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Kroghie received a B.s. degree in Civil
1, and by purchasing this book you are helping
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