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Laura
Howard West is a certified professional coach, writer, speaker and the
President and Chief Creative Officer of The Center for Joyful Business.
She is the creator of The Joyful Business Guide™,
a creative business planing system using law of attraction principles
designed for solo-entrepreneurs and business owners. Laura and the
Joyful Business Guide™ system has been featured in
Choice magazine and in blogs around the internet.
Laura is also a contributing author to the book,
Spirit of Women Entrepreneurs and has been a contributing writer for
Motto magazine,
Inside Gwinnett newspaper, and
Connections, a publication for image consultants. Laura also publishes an award winning blog,
Café Entrepreneur and a bi-monthly ezine,
Joyful Business.
She
has spoken to organizations around the country including presenting
workshops at several international industry conferences such as the
Association of Image Consultants and the International Coach
Federation.
As a former Vice President of Marketing,
Laura survived five buyouts/mergers in six years while creating award
winning and innovative (and sometimes controversial) marketing programs
in the shopping center industry. She has created and managed events
ranging from simple Santa arrival parades to million dollar grand
opening events. She now focuses on supporting lifestyle entrepreneurs
in creating more passion, purpose and prosperity in their personal and
professional lives.
Passionate about people expressing
themselves in their lives and through their work to create meaning and
money, Laura brings a compassionate, warm and delightful style combined
with action-oriented focus.
11/22/2008 Announcing a New Book!
div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"pa href="http://joyfulmarketing.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/21/awe08.jpg"img title="Awe08" height="300" alt="Awe08" src="http://www.cafeentrepreneur.com/images/2008/11/21/awe08.jpg" width="200" border="0" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 5px 5px" //a I'm thrilled to share with you a new book coming out soon.nbsp; It's called Emerging Trends Every Online Entrepreneur Must Know published by the a href="http://www.associationofwebentrepreneurs.com/"Association of Web Entrepreneurs/a.nbsp; /p
pI have a chaptered featuring a href="http://www.joyfulbusiness.com/"Joyful Business/a trends. I'm very pleased to be in the company of such wonderful and successful online marketing experts and colleagues!/p
pWatch for it in January 09!/p
pWith Joy,/p
pLaura/p/div
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11/21/2008 Joyful Business Podcast #19: Don't Forget to Breathe
div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"pstrongDon't miss another episode - subscribe today and be the first to know when a new podcast comes outnbsp; - Join our quot;Creating Your Joyful Businessquot; newsletter - /stronga href="http://www.joyfulbusiness.com/subscribe.html"http://www.joyfulbusiness.com/subscribe.html/a/p
pa href="http://joyfulmarketing.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/10/29/itunes_jbp.jpg"img title="Itunes_jbp" height="150" alt="Itunes_jbp" src="http://www.cafeentrepreneur.com/images/2007/10/29/itunes_jbp.jpg" width="150" border="0" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 5px" //abr /Here is the latest episode of the Joyful Business Podcast featuring interviews with some of the most talented and joyful entrepreneurs on the Internet. Each interview is full of nuggets of wisdom about how being joyful and mindful in your business brings you the success you deserve. You'll find tips, stories, and real life ideas for keeping the joy, passion and creativity alive./p
pJoin us every two weeks in Cafe Entrepreneur for a new interview./p
pa href="http://joyfulmarketing.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/06/jill.jpg"/aa href="http://joyfulmarketing.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/20/vc_sepia.jpg"img title="Vc_sepia" height="289" alt="Vc_sepia" src="http://www.cafeentrepreneur.com/images/2008/11/20/vc_sepia.jpg" width="200" border="0" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 5px" //a /p
p align="justify" style="MARGIN-TOP: 0.19in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.19in"Our guest for Episode #19, is a href="http://www.tranceofscarcity.com/main/content/view/12/42/"Victoria Castle/a, coach and author of the book, quot;Trance of Scarcity.quot; Victoria teaches, coaches, and writes about enlivening practices that result in greater freedom and contribution.nbsp; She has over 20 years experience helping leaders and Fortune 500 organizations to be purposeful, effective, creative, and fulfilled in the midst of chaos and pressure.nbsp; As a Master Somatic Coach, Victoria teaches at post-graduate and professional programs addressing the issues of sustainability and resilience.nbsp; She speaks at national conferences for business, women, and social activism.nbsp; She also helped create the eco-friendly website, a href="http://www.tranceofscarcity.com/main/content/view/12/42/"www.hotwomenforacoolplanet/a.nbsp; Check it out today!/p
p align="justify" style="MARGIN-TOP: 0.19in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.19in"In today's podcast, Victoria stands by her mission: to Expose and debunk the Trance of Scarcity so that people have access to their inner greatness.nbsp; She begins by asking, quot;Where does your energy come from?quot;, then gives us some great tips on how to overcome our tendency to live in a state of quot;fight or flightquot;.nbsp; Her secret process starts simply with remembering to really breathe.nbsp; Take a few minutes to listen in, and you will be amazed at the results of these simple but necessary rituals for your business to be truly joyful. /p
pstrongListen Now:strong /strong/strong/p
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pstrongemstrongIf you enjoy this Joyful Business Podcast then you'll love our bi-weekly newsletter, Creating Your Joyful Business, filled with resources and how-to's for creating a financially successful business while honoring your lifestyle, your relationships and your creative expression!nbsp; Subscribe at: a href="http://www.joyfulbusiness.com/"www.JoyfulBusiness.com/anbsp; and receive your Free Business Attraction Success Kit!/strong/em/strong/p
pstrongemstrongEnjoy!/strong/em/strong/p
pstrongemstrongnbsp; Laura/strong/em/strong/p/div
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11/21/2008 Join us for a Business Retreat at the ocean!
div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"p,br /I had to send you a note to let you know about our exciting news! We have made plans for the location and date of our upcoming Attraction in Action Retreat! This is the two day in-person retreat that is part of the year long mastermind group: Attraction Marketing and Money Mindset . br /a href="http://www.joyfulbusiness.com/ammmp"More Information Here~/a/p
pThe retreat is going to be in Virginia Beach, Virginia right on the oceanfront. I am always pulled to the a href="http://joyfulmarketing.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/21/hilton_2.jpg"img title="Hilton_2" height="130" alt="Hilton_2" src="http://www.cafeentrepreneur.com/images/2008/11/21/hilton_2.jpg" width="200" border="0" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 5px 5px" //a a href="http://joyfulmarketing.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/21/hilton.jpg"/a amazing healing, creative and inspiring powers of the ocean. The retreat dates are Monday and Tuesday, February 16 and 17th. It's really going to be a business-shifting experience - from the cool amp; hip new hotel to the like-spirited attraction business owners to the shifts and clarity in marketing and money you will step into!/p
pWe will be staying at the new a href="http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/ORFVHHF-Hilton-Virginia-Beach-Oceanfront-Virginia/index.do"Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hilton/a - right on the Boardwalk! Here's the link so you can see photos of the eclectic new hotel. Learn more br /I actually grew up in this area and it seemed fitting for my first in person retreat to be held in a location that is near and dear to my heart. I've spent many days sitting on the beach dreaming about my life while staring out across the endless ocean. I am holding that it will be inspiring for YOUR business dreams as well! /p
pAt the retreat you will come home with your very own JoyMap - your Joy-based Marketing Attraction Plan. You'll feel clearer about the next 18 months than you ever have. And you know how the universe loves clarity! It's easier to serve up the opportunities and synchronicities that way! You'll also learn simple techniques for shifting your money mindset - if you listened in to my Success Strategy call this week then you heard how mindset is easily 80% of the reason why a marketing program works or doesn't work. It's time to line up your energy for the success you are ready for! /p
pAs a reminder: Today is the deadline for joining the Attraction Marketing and Money Mindset Program to receive the extra bonuses: An exclusive members only call with Money amp; Soul Coach a href="http://www.kendallsummerhawk.com/"Kendall Summerhawk,/a and my newest product: Creating Your Free Gift to Build Your Quality List of Fans! Don't miss out!/p
pJoin us today and put the Oceanfront on your calendar! (a trip to the beach that's a business expense - gotta love that!) a href="http://www.joyfulbusiness.com/ammmp"http://www.joyfulbusiness.com/ammmp/a/p
pDelightfully,/p
pLaura/p
pPS:nbsp; The deadline to save $1000 is December 1st.nbsp; You can still join in December but the investment goes up.nbsp; We'll be closing the doors to the group on December 30!/p/div
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11/20/2008 The Power of Gratitude
div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"pThanksgiving is right around the corner, and if there's one thing we canbr /
take from this holiday that will transform our lives, it's the habit ofbr /
gratitude. There is a power in gratitude that enables us to tap intobr /
blessings, receive abundance, seize opportunities, and find joy in life.br /
It's especially fascinating when you look at how you can bring gratitudebr /
into your business - a key attraction energy for creative entrepreneurs!/p
p
I'm thrilled to share with you a special program discussion I was recently abr /
part of called quot;The Power of Gratitude to Transform Your Life.quot; You maybr /
listen to this f.r.e.e audio or download a written transcript of it atbr /
a target="_blank" href="http://www.ideamarketers.com/emailmarketer/link.php?M=14413amp;N=58amp;L=358amp;F=H"http://www.ideamarketers.com/wbr/wbrexperts/calls/gratitude.cfm/aspan style="text-decoration: underline;"./spana target="_blank" href="http://www.ideamarketers.com/emailmarketer/link.php?M=14413amp;N=58amp;L=358amp;F=H"nbsp;/a/p
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Experts on this call include marriage amp; family expert Dr. Linda Miles,br /
a href="http://www.joyfulbusiness.com"attraction marketing/a expert Laura West, relationship expert Nancy Gerber andbr /
Marnie Pherson from IdeaMarketers./p
p
I hope you enjoy it!/p
p
Laura/p
/div
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11/13/2008 Are you interested in "Joyful Money"?
div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"pI will be hosting a FREE teleclass!nbsp; Learn more below..../p
h1 align="center"span style="color: #e4555b;"Joyful Money - Making More Meaningbr /
AND Money in Your Business!/span span style="color: #e4555b;"nbsp;/span/h1
nbsp; p align="left"span style="font-size: 0.8em;"Is
it time to shift from saying quot;It's not about the moneyquot; to a new
mindset of quot;It's ALSO about the money?quot; To keep doing your creative
work in the world, you need to be more successful! In fact, you want to
be more successful so you can sleep peacefully, give to great causes
and provide great experiences for yourself and your family. Join us as
we talk about shifting your money mindset to open up to the
possibilities of making quot;greatquot; money with your joy!/span/p
nbsp; p align="center"span style="font-size: 0.8em;"strongTuesday November 18br /
nbsp; Time: 2pm eastern/ 11am pdt / 7pm UK /strong/span/pnbsp; pspan style="font-size: 0.8em;"nbsp; nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;strongnbsp;/strongnbsp; nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;/span
nbsp; /p
p align="left"span style="font-size: 0.8em;"To
register and receive call in details for this free teleclass, fill out
the form below. You'll also receive access to the audio recording after
the call, and Laura's bi-monthly Joyful Business ezine with tips,
wisdom and resources for creating more passion, purpose and prosperity
in your business and life! /span/p
pa href="http://www.centerforjoyfulbusiness.com/teleclass1.html"Click here to register!/a/p
pEn-JOY!/p
pLaura/p/div
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Laura
Howard West is a certified professional coach, writer, speaker and the
President and Chief Creative Officer of The Center for Joyful Business.