February 15th
Networking Meeting Attend and give your 3-minute Info-mercial Yankee Pedlar, Torrington

March 21st
Disorganization; Common Causes and Cures with Linda Pulford, Farmington Valley Organizing, Yankee Pedlar, Torrington

Thurs, April 26
20th Annual Daughters Day.
Sign up to become
a mentor to the 8th grade girls of the Torrington Middle School for a day.

There will be NO Wed monthly dinner meeting this month.


 

Resources
The list of resources below are collected from our members. We feel, as an organization, that it is important to share both business and personal resources which we have used ourselves and found useful, interesting, and / or inspiring.

The LCWN Board does not specificially recommend or endorse any particular product, resource or service listed below. We are are offering them for informational purposes only; please use at your own discression.

If you are a member and would like to add a resource to this list or if you find a broken link or a resource mis-presented please email us. Thank you.

 
Resources Received from Monthly Meetings

June 2010 - with Rahna Barthlemess
Personal Branding Info & Worksheet (pdf)

 

November 2011 - with Kathy Caprino
Career Path Assessment (pdf)

February 2010 - with Michelle Porchia
Doing Deals Over Meals Guide (pdf)

 

May 2010 - with Abby Marks-Beale
10 Secrets To Get Back Control (pdf)
RevItUpReading.com (site)
Flylady.net (site)

January 2010 - with Suzi Craig
Community Coversation Connection (pdf)

The Social Media Bible
(Suzi's suggested reading - link to Amazon)

50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business (site)
Twitter 101 (site)
TweetDeck.com (site)
Seesmic.com (site)
Twhirl.com (site)
TwitterLocal.net (site)

 


Facebook 101 (site)
Inside Facebook (site)
32 Ways to Use Facebook for Business (site)

LinkedIn 101 (site)
Make Your LinkedIn Profile Work (site)
33 Ways to Use LinkedIn for Business (site)

Online Social Networking Etiquette (pdf)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

October 2009 - with Millie Calesky
13-Tips On Networking Effectively (pdf)

30-Second Elevator Pitch Approaches (pdf)

Recommended Reading for Networking (pdf)

 

November 2009 - with Chris Amorosino
Debunking Great Myths of Selling (pdf)

Before Communications Liftoff (pdf)

15 Question Quiz from Meeting (pdf)

Chris welcomes you to join his e-newsletter "The 30 second Writing Clinic" click here to see a sample. Join via his website.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business Resource Websites

Sales Dogs.com
Generate more sales for your business, quicker, easier and with less effort!

Step Into Success
Premier trainer for the direct selling industry, from seminars, corporate conferences to teleconferencing

Brenda Stanton
Helping you not settle for less than you deserve in life and business

 

Ladies Who Launch
Find information on successful women entreprenuers as well as resources for women in business online

The Marketing Motivator
We can help you move forward with your career, your business and your organization

Mari Smith
Relationship marketing specialist; sign-up for e-courses on Facebook, Twitter and more!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Personal Resource Websites

American Cancer Society

The Forman School

Sharon Hospital

 

Diva Toolbox
Timely articles, engaging stories, wise words, powerful testimonials, and an opportunity for differing viewpoints

P.A.C.T. Training
Tell me if it is what you have in mind: "Spike, a ten year old terror is out of control. His parents enrolled in a training program specifically designed for them all. The program is described on Dr. Andrew D. Gibson's website. There are helpful videos there as well as a detailed description of a book all about Spike and the program his parents enrolled in. The book is called, " Got an Angry Kid?" and the program is called P.A.C.T. (parenting angry children and teenagers).

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
Personal Recommended Books

Smoke, Fire and Angels by Mark Robinson
about the Rt 44 crash in Farmington on July 29, 2005 - all proceeds go to the families and victims of the crash

The Smoking Gun Research Agency "Truth, Fact and Understanding" investigating ghosts, UFO's, cryptozoology, metaphysics and unknown phenomena. Wesport, CT