HEART OF A WOMAN IN BUSINESS
Stories, Strategies and Skills for Business Success

Deadline for submissions —- July 14, 2008.

Supporting today’s women in business and her unique needs, professional speaker and internationally top-rated trainer Sheryl Roush is accepting submissions for the forthcoming publication in the Heart Book Series, entitled: Heart of a Woman in Business.

Sheryl is the President of Sparkle Presentations, Inc., based in San Diego, working with organizations around the globe to improve morale, boost attitude, and increase productivity through communication and customer service skills. Her conference keynote programs and on-site trainings, rekindle the spirit, raise the bar and create excitement.

The Heart of a Woman in Business book is “sisters sharing with sisters” at its core…. lessons learned, tips, insights… those precious conversations.

“If I knew then what I know now!”
How to get started in business… how YOU got started
How you found your ideal niche, clients and industry
How you are using your unique talents and gifts in service
How you nurture your mind, body and spirit
How your business has changed/evolved over the years, and why

Contributors are encouraged to submit success stories, tips, ideas… You will join colleague Business Owners, Managers, Supervisors, Employees, Speakers, Trainers, Coaches, Mentors, Entrepreneurs, Self-Employed…

CONTRIBUTIONS NEEDED:
   • Original Women in Business Stories, up to 1,200 words
   • Original Poems, Cherished Scriptures/Proverbs, Quotations
   • Advice, Anecdotes, Philosophies, Ideas, Suggestions, Quick Tips
   • Best Practices, Insights, Sage Wisdom, and?Success Stories

SUBMISSION IDEA STARTERS:

  • Attitude and Boosting Morale
  • Customer Service, Sales, Marketing and Dealing with Difficult People
  • Communication Skills
  • Creativity & Innovation Tips
  • Diet, eating healthfully at the office, snacking suggestions
  • Dressing up your office (personalizing your area)
  • Exercise for Busy People, Quick Tips
  • Funny things that have happened
  • Interviewing Tips, Recruiting New Team Members
  • Giving back…the heart of charity, mentoring others
  • How to keep the passion alive for what you love
  • How to Re-Center Your Energy throughout the Day
  • Keeping Employees Happy
  • Lessons Learned from being in business
  • Life Balance (work and personal)
  • Networking from authenticity
  • Professional Play-novelties, toys, hats, shoes
  • Public Speaking Tips, using your voice in today’s marketplace
  • Retreats, Special Celebrations, Holidays, Traditions
  • Stress Reduction & Relaxation Techniques (easy things you can do at your desk)
  • Supervising others, Teamwork, Cooperation, Trust
  • Tips for working with someone very different than yourself
  • Travel Tips and Favorite Places to Rejuvenate
  • Using Creative Visualization, Guided Imagery, Meditation, Treasure Mapping
  • Youth/Seniors in business – getting started at any age

Suggestions from YOUR perspective?
What would YOU want to read about, being a woman in business?

EMAIL your text or Word.doc to Sheryl@SparklePresentations.com, before July 14, 2008.
Include your company name (optional), position/title (optional), website (company or your own), a potential title and suggested chapter in the book.

Contributors maintain all copyrights to submissions. If reprinting your original submission with permission from another publication, indicate name of publication. There is no fee to participate, and no royalties are paid for submissions.

SCHEDULED RELEASE:  October 1, 2008.