February 2023 President’s Message
Are you ready for our new year? February, the month of love and the month we kick off our meetings. I'm so excited to see what this new year brings for each and every one of us. Are you ready for new personal growth, challenges, new relationships and new financial growth? It's all ahead of us as we start a new year together as members of a great group of women who support each other. Just think, its like planning your garden for the summer on paper and knowing that as time passes away you'll be harvesting the fruits and vegetables of your labor. So much to look forward to this time of the year. PS... February is the month to plant your sunflower starts!
The new year at my business is also the time we do our previous year debriefing. It's a term used in the Forest Service that happens when the fire is over. (Fun Fact: I worked in the Forest Service for 27 years!) Debrief is a process used to see if there are lessons to be learned. It's a dissection of how the fire was put out. My husband Pete and I do a debriefing at the beginning of our new year. How did we do running our business, can we do it better? What worked and what didn't work? Did our events bring in the revenue we thought? And, alas the big question, did we make money? It's our biggest question and challenge. It's tough making money! And not just for mine (with 32 wineries 25 minutes away) but, for any business! That's why we sit down and strategize and plan, and it always starts with the financials.
So, lets start out our year together listening to Michelle Tascoe talk to us about finances. Michelle Tascoe is a financial life coach based in Los Angeles. She has appeared on the Dr. Phil Show as well as the Chelsea Handler Show as a guest financial expert. Read her full bio HERE.
I think this is a great way to start our new together. We will also be starting our new year of Operation Turquoise. Yes, that wonderful opportunity to win $500.00 at the end of the year for bringing in new guests, a raffle prize, writing a "Networking Works". So call that friend who is interested in learning more about who we are, bring her with you and share the love of this Valentine's month and the great spirit of the women in our network. Remember we are "empowered women, empowering women”.
Can't wait? Well head on over to our website and make your reservation now for our kick off meeting happening at The Peppery on Wednesday, February 15th at 11:30 am. See you there!
Karen Mariano-Luckhardt, President