Archive for August, 2009

RADIO-ENCORE: Smart Entrepeneurs

Monday, August 31st, 2009

ENCORE: Timeless Women Are Smart Entrepreneurs.

Tune in for Dr. Nancy O’Reilly’s conversations with two women who let nothing, not even their youth, get in the way of their success.

Starr Hall learned Public Relations while still a teenager.  Today, she’s an expert in brand building and social networking.  She is the host of her own national radio talk show – Keeping Company with Starr Hall.  She counts Oprah Magazine, The Today Show, Wall Street Journal and many more among her A-list placement contacts.

Starr will provide tips about using social networking as a brand-building tool.  What is a “brand-scape” and how has it changed marketing and buying behavior?  And what advice would she give someone thinking about starting her own business?

072609 Jennifer BrownSMDr. Nancy’s second guest, Jennifer Brown,  studied music and launched a successful classical singing career.  She performed at Carnegie Hall and with the Boston Symphony Orchestra before gave it up. She went back to school to learn new skills that would help other people achieve success.  In 2004, she created her own company, JBC Consulting, and implemented her own vision for change.

Today, at 37 years old, Jennifer Brown is one of the industry’s youngest and most successful workplace consultants, with revenues in excess of $1 million.  Jennifer will share some of her innovative ideas about changes in the workplace and how her company helps Fortune 500 managers develop strategies to lead their younger workers.

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Marriage And Family But What About You?

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

I will celebrate my 40th wedding anniversary in a couple of days and it dawned on me that in some ways my life has changed and in other ways it seems so very similar. I remember dating Larry and thinking that I would never marry and never have kids and now almost 40 years later I have had to eat everyone of one my words expecially when it comes to love and romance.  I think women work much harder keeping romance alive in a relationship than men. It must date back to our early beginnings when finding a mate (strong, muscular, good hunter and good fighter )was key to our survival and the survival of our children.  I have found that how women change depends oftentimes on their psychological and physical well-being.  I know of many older women who have left what appears to be strong, vital marriages to live independently and find their bliss.  I also know many other older women who have stayed in marriages and were able to carve out lives for themselves and still find their bliss and happiness. 

After almost 40 years of marriage I do believe a woman can find herself and become the woman she always was intended to be.  The woman I talk about is strong, fit, and able to care for herself and uses her talents to make the world a better place to live. She is able to bring other women to the table to build “women power” and connections that enable women to flourish and succeed at anything they might desire to be or do in their lives.  They have traded their fears of failure for a healthy dose of self-confidence and found their voices.  There is nothing sweeter than a woman who speaks her mind and shares her views of the world with others.  I have watched many women grow and find a piece of themselves that might at first cause shock and awe and later amazement and joy when they use their power to make a difference.    

Are you living the life you were intended to live and do you feel you are in the right place at the right time in your life? Right now take a  pen and paper and write down what makes you feel joy and happiness and see if you are following your own master plan.  If you find that a blank paper is all you can come up with than I would say it is time to create the life that you were meant to have and to live.  Make today you take time to think about what is important to you and what makes hours fly.  What thing you do that  you hate to stop and cannot wait to get back it. This is what is called “Bliss” and you can have it and you deserve it and do not let anyone tell you otherwise.  Do not tell yourself you are a victim of your life experiences and that you cannot try to change your life.  I recently received a touching email from a woman in her mid 50s who admitted she was in a bad marriage and wanted to get out  She said the years and the abuse had taken its tole on her and that  she was now fat, no longer pretty and had not worked for a long time.  She was worried that it would be especially hard for her to leave and who would want to give her a job and how would she care for herself.  It took a lot of courage for her to write to me and to share her story.  I told her she was courageous and that her healing had begun when she sat down to write to me.  It takes only a few moments in time to make your life different, to write a new chapter, to begin again and to clean the slate to make the life you want.  Whatever is holding you back take a good look at it and tell  yourself  it can longer hold your or control you.  Make today the day you begin the life you were intended to live and tomorrow will be a pretty amazing day.  You know you are worth it.

If you have a story of survival or triumph over being a “victim to a survivor” please let us know and we would love to share it with other women.  Your words can bring great comfort and support of other women.  Please join us in helping women “live the lives they were intended to live”.  Blessings and much joy to you all.

Oh, by the way I am going to go ahead and have that big celebration of being married to good man for 40 years but I am also going to celebrate the woman I have become in that time and also be thinking about the woman I am and the life I was intended to live….happy, free, and blissful.


Radio – ENCORE – Bullying 8/30/09

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

ENCORE:  Timeless Women Can Beat Bullying.

dcox - colorHave you ever been a victim of trash talk or backstabbing at work? Ever joined the crowd to pick on another woman?

Tune in to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly’s conversation with three bullying experts. The first two, Dr. Deborah Cox and Rita Westermann, specialize in the role that power plays in relationships,rwestermann1including the workplace. After a decade of research, they are dedicating their combined expertise to helping women end bullying and recover from being victims.

Her third guest, Dr. Joan Rosenberg, co-authored the book, “Mean Girls, Meaner Women” with another clinical psychologist, Erika Holiday.  The authors also co-host a weekly radio program, “Full Circle” in Los Angeles, which is dedicated to promoting a more positive culture. 062109 joan-rosenbergJoan will reveal why girls are so mean to other girls and why this is carried into adulthood. We’ll look at how society fosters this unhealthy behavior and discuss what women can do to create closer connections with one another.  Women CAN learn to cooperate and to compete in healthy ways.


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The Velvet Hammer versus the Glass Ceiling

Monday, August 17th, 2009

Not long ago I was speaking to a group of graduates students about women and if they felt in our current world affairs there was equality for women in their careers and other aspects of their lives.  I was surprised to hear that many of  the young female graduate students felt they were not always treated fairly.  To my greater surprise they told me it was other females who were the culprits.  One of the women said this may of been the Glass Ceiling Effect but was now the “Velvet Anchor Effect”.  What is a “Velvet Anchor” you may be wondering?  It is what is not like the Glass Ceiling which women have hit their heads on trying to advance their rights, their careers and their lives.  The Velvet Anchor  it is what is holding them down. 

My Question is: Do you think women in your work place and in your life  are holding you down or keeping you from being all you can be? I often wonder when I hear a woman put down another woman how that helps any of us to find our bliss.  I also wonder if women are not to blame.  We hear of a woman’s despair and about the hard knocks that life has dealt her and some women coldly respond to the story.  She may be  a  young woman, single, and maybe rearing a child on her own and a woman says “it is her own fault”.  What kind of person is that??

Today make a pact with me if you would and promise yourself  if you hear someone put a woman down, especially at your workplace you will step in and stop that from happening.  Also if  you find yourself  angry at one of your sisters….do not put her down do something about it.  Today is the day we can change the world one woman at time by helping her and bringing her along. If we all do this we have nothing to worry about we will all find the Glass Ceiling and the Velvet Anchor have disappeared.


Women Helping Women

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

I spend a lot of my time talking to women about helping women who are need…..Why shouldn’t women do this, aren’t we  better prepared to help women than anyone?  The question I pose is “Do we ?  I was playing golf a few days ago and I find it funny that women can be so nice and so sweet but when it comes to competition they have a hard a time really saying “I am gonna beat you”.  Men do not seem to have this kind of issue.  They will say “I am gonna beat you and smile saying it” and they all stay good friends and good business partners.  What is wrong with that? I see no problem with being open about wanting to win, being the best  and to let the other person know that is what your intentions are.  I sure do not want to say “I plan on letting you win today and I am gonna to beat myself so let’s play!”  Women need to be more upfront about helping each other but also helping themselves.  I think that is where many women fall short by cutting themselves off at the knees and in turn have a difficult time with good ole healthy competition and EXPRESSING THEIR DESIRE  TO WIN AND TO  BE AND FEEL ACCOMPLISHED.

Has this been a problem for any of you in business or in some aspect of your life?  Let’s get down to the real nitty gritty and talk turkey…..Do you think women compete fairly overall?  Do some women do this or attempt to sabbatoge one another with some passive-aggressive move which blocks her success and nobody wins.  I really think we all should make a pack today and say “We will not harm one of our sisters; we need each other”.  Start to day by bringing along another woman, with a kind word,  give her support and encouragement and be her mentor and coach if you can.  We will go far if we make this our mantra and begin right now. 

Radio: Powerful Networks 8/23/09

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Timeless Women Develop Powerful Networks.

Women are using today’s social networking tools to multiply their connections for fun and profit. Dr. Nancy O’Reilly interviews two amazing women who specialize in developing powerful connections.

Fern Kazlow The Queen of 140 Characters on TwitterDr. Fern Kazlow excels in shattering limitations—especially financial ones. She has shared her know-how with her trademarked programs in private clinics and mentoring programs: “Rapid Wealth System, “Shattering Financial Limitations” and “Getting What You Want When the World Says No.”  Now she has broadened her messages to include a global audience. Featured on ABC News, The New York Times, Dr. Joyce Brothers Special and many more, Dr. Kazlow has been called “The Queen of 140 Characters” at Twitter’s Brandchat.

Donna Fisher Power NetworkingDr. Nancy’s second guest, Donna Fisher, was labeled as an introvert when she was young. She transformed herself into a mega keynote speaker and author of ground-breaking books about power networking. Recommended by “Time Magazine,” her books: Power Networking, People Power, and Professional Networking for Dummies, have been translated into 5 languages are used as textbooks at major universities. Donna suggests ways to apply her powerful networking principles to the Women Speak Project.

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Radio: Art of Living 08/16/09

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Timeless Women Master The Art of Living.

Do you feel unhappy because something is missing from your life? Perhaps you wish for a mate or more money? Dr. Nancy O’Reilly interviews two experts who tell how you can be happy anyway.

Lauren Mackler Best Selling Author of SolemateLauren Macklin’s international best selling book, “Solemate,” provides insights for women who want to master the art of aloneness. She hosts the weekly “Life Keys” radio show on Hay House Radio. She once worked in the entertainment industry on the “PM Magazine” show with Matt Lauer and sang with the recording group, Tuxedo Junction. Lauren’s unique background also includes psychology, business and career management. This variety of experience gives her the expertise she needs to help people master change and achieve optimal personal and professional performance.

Patricia Lorenz The Five Things We Need to Be Happy authorDr. Nancy’s second guest is an internationally known inspirational humorist and art-of living writer and speaker. Patricia Lorenz has written 11 books and more than 400 articles. She contributed stories to 50 of the Chicken Soup books and co-wrote three of them. Her newest book is “The 5 Things We Need to Be Happy and Money Isn’t One of Them.” Patricia is a self-proclaimed “happy person” with great ideas for being happy, even when life throws you “zingers.”

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