The Heart and Soul of Life and Business: Building Relationships!

 Supporting Resources to Build Relationships

• ·    Blog Talk Radio Shows
• ·    Mastermind Power Connection (TM)

Newest Offerings: 

*Personal Leadership plus Networking, *Personal & Team Leadership plus Networking

Expert Speaker Events

Series

• ·    Social Networking Events

Blog Talk Radio Shows

Tuesdays, 11:30 AM (EST) Listen from phone lines, your computer or download anytime.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/the-power-connection

“Maximizing Working Smarter through an Efficiency Engineer” Alicia Butler Pierre, Owner, Equilibria 2/16 http://www.eqbsystems.com

“Teacher for Life” Nancy Davis, Relationship Coach, 2/23 http://www.bhwandw.com    

Upcoming Radio Guests: Steve Beecham, Wendy Watkins

 Mastermind Power Connection ™

Intro to Personal Leadership Series  Plus Networking!

 Society and leadership have shifted…today’s leaders are great collaborators and initiate from grass root movements and networks.  Relationship building is key in life and in career/business. Are you today’s leader? Are you a role model for building strong relationships? Are fulfilling relationships prevalent in your life and career/business?

•  Enrich your leadership foundation
• Build effective relationships
• Create & nurture your network
• Enhance Interpersonal Skills
• Learn to operate from your unique strengths
• Improve your understanding & interaction with others
• Lead from your core foundation – authenticity

Presented By:

Marie Pijanowski, Founder, Center for Social Connections http://www.centerforsocialconnections.com

 Maria Forbes, Owner, Firepower ™ Business Catalyst http://www.linkedin.com/in/mariacforbes

 Farah Mihoubi, Founder, 360 Degrees Consulting http://www.360dconsulting.com

 Tuesday, February 23^rd 7:00 – 8:00 pm

Five Seasons Brewery at the Prado 5600 Roswell Road Sandy Springs 30342

$10 includes presentation, appetizers & networking

Register: marie@centerforsocialconnections.com

Relationships Rule Now & Beyond!

 Intro to Personal & Team Leadership Series  Plus Networking!

 A new era has developed, providing opportunities for those who know growth and change must be a constant. Effective team management stems from strong personal leadership. Creating strategic alliances, strong networks and creative problem solving are differentiating actions separating today’s sought after collaborators.  Relationship building is key in career/business, as well as life. Working through challenge and interacting  effectively, as well as authentically, are paramount in experiencing success and fulfillment.  Programs, companies and individuals are seeking this emergent individual and leader. More than ever before, transition and transformation are key movements defining your personal leadership. Has your personal leadership evolved?  Is your team or company innovating and creating a strong relational model?

•  Evolve  your personal and team leadership
• Build strategic alliances and lasting relationships with clients
• Create & nurture your network
• Enhance Interpersonal Skills
• Operate from your unique strengths and position your team to do the same
• Improve your understanding & interaction with others
• Authentically interact with peers, staff and clients for real results
• Presented By:

Marie Pijanowski, Founder, Center for Social Connections http://www.centerforsocialconnections.com

 Maria Forbes, Owner, Firepower ™ Business Catalyst

http://www.linkedin.com/in/mariacforbes

 Farah Mihoubi, Founder, 360 Degrees Consulting http://www.360dconsulting.com

***************************************************************************************************Tuesday, March 9th 7:00 – 8:00 pm

Ray’s Killer Creek  1700 Mansell Road Alpharetta, GA 30004

$10 includes presentation, appetizers & networking

Register: marie@centerforsocialconnections.com

 Relationships Rule Now & Beyond!

  Expert Speaker Events

Thursdays 6:30-8:30 pm; Fridays 1:00-3:00 pm.

2/ 18 Th

“Getting In Touch with Your Brand” Speaker: Jeff & Kendra Armacost, Owners, Whole Brain Creative http://www.wholebrainbrands.com

2/19 Fri

“Know Your Type”, Speaker: Farah Mihoubi, Owner, 360 Degree Consulting http://www.360dconsulting.com

 Mastermind Power Connection ™

This is not just ANY Mastermind group! This is an innovative growth forum designed and customized for you in pursuit of your goals, to continually increase your business and life effectiveness, while you receive practical solutions from coaches who have expertise in specific areas, including:  relationship-building including strategically building your network, creative promotion of your business including social media applications, time management, work efficiency, work/life balance, and other topics of relevance to propel you and your business/career forward.

  Social Networking Events

 “Social Networking for Professionals who Happen to be Single” ™ plus Lock n Key Event March 10^th

“Special Wine Tasting & Social Networking for Professionals who Happen to be Single” April 14^th

Above events:  http://www.centerforsocialconnections.com

Center for Social Connections 2010 Resources and Tools for Growth Plus Connection

Center for Social Connections

2010 Resources and Tools for Growth Plus Connection

Blog Highlights – Scroll down for details on all!

Blog Talk Radio

2/2 “Rock with Social Media : Create Effective Conversation” ,  Nathan Kievman 2/2 Corporate Social Media Solutions; Social Media ROI Strategist,  Author, Speaker,Founder &  CEO Deminghill   http://www.businessuccessunlimited.com

Expert Speaker Events

*Efficiency Engineer *Entrepreneurial Growth *Relationships and more

New Mastermind Power Connectors ™

Experts enriching  your Mastermind Power Connection Experience.

* Maria Forbes, Owner, Firepower Business Catalyst, Entrepreneurial  Growth Partner

* Farah Mihoubi, Owner, 360 Degree Consulting, M.S., Graduate  Wharton School of Business, Certified MBTI Practitioner

 Mastermind Power Connection ™

This is not Just any Mastermind!  Read details further down the page.

Social Networking Events

 * Dialog in the Dark, The Grape; *Lock n Key * Around Town

Blog Talk Radio

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/the-power-connection.com

Beryl Pleasants 2/9 Founder, Style with Aplomb – Image Consultant http://www.stylewithaplomb.com

Alicia Butler Pierre 2/16 Efficiency Engineer  http://www.eqbsystems.com

Nancy Davis 2/23 Relationship Coach, “Teacher for Life” http://www.bhwandw.com

Past Episodes

David Finkel 1/19 Nationally respected multi-millionaire, Author, Speaker, CEO http://www.mauimillionaires.com

Ricky Steele 1/26 Chief Development Officer at HUNTER Technical Resources, LLC Rainmaker & Author of “The Heart of Networking” http://www.rickysteele.net

 Expert Speaker Events

Thursdays 6:30-8:30 pm; Fridays 1:00-3:00 pm. For more information, Marie 678.689.7859

1/ 14 Th, 2/19 Fri

“Know Your Type”, Speaker: Farah Mihoubi, Owner, 360 Degree Consulting http://www.360dconsulting.com

1/21 Th, 2/5 Fri

 “Effective Relationship Strategies for Business, Personal, the Opposite Sex & Life”, Speaker: Patty Farinola, Owner, PFCoaching http://www.pfcoaching.com

 1/22 Fri, 2/4 Th      

“Practical Applications of Working Through Performance-Related Challenge including the Kolbe Effect”, Speaker: Maria Forbes, Owner, Firepower Business Catalyst http://www.linkedin.com/in/mariacforbes

2/ 18 Th, 3/19 Fri

“Getting In Touch with Your Brand” Speaker: Jeff & Kendra Armacost, Owners, Whole Brain Creative http://www.wholebrainbrands.com

3/ 4 Th, 3/5 Fri

 “Manage the Only Time You Have: 24/7” Speaker: Louisa Kamau, Client Manager, Errand Managers http://www.errandmanagers.com

3/ 18Th,3/19Fri

“Maximize Working Smarter through an Efficiency Engineer” Speaker:  Alicia Butler Pierre Owner, Equilibria http://www.eqbsystems.com

Mastermind Power Connectors™

Experts enriching your Mastermind Power Connection (TM)

 Maria Forbes

 Maria Forbes, Owner, Firepower Business Catalyst, Entrepreneurial Growth Partner – Converting Personal Power into Business Performance, Certified Kolbe Consultant® . Twenty-five years consulting experience. Key team member of Life Transitions Advisors, LLC, and a faculty member of The Life Transitions University®. BS, Missouri State University.

Maria’s mission is to empower independent business owners and their teams by engaging their personal and collaborative strengths toward a shared vision that will fire-up their unique business offering and achieve lasting success, maximize performance and ignite new energy into a workplace culture. Using her branded process, FIREPOWER Business Catalyst™, Maria inspires new perspective of specific business capabilities; the owner’s expressed vision for the future, and the way in which unique abilities of their team can be arranged to power their client relationships and corresponding service offering.

Maria has extensive experience with entrepreneurs. She has taught them how  to re-shape the way the business engages their clients. Maria’s process reveals the true purpose of the independent business and the unique market advantage it provides. Her work focuses on your unique business culture by merging experience and education, with a desire for success, and identifies instinctive problem-solving strengths, to empower professional capabilities both individually and collaboratively to support the strategic vision.

Farah Mihoubi

Owner, 360 Degree Consulting, M.S., Graduate Wharton School of Business, Certified MBTI Practitioner

Farah’s company provides consulting and workshops on a variety of personal and relationship betterment topics.  She also has an M.S. in Consumer Economics and an undergraduate degree in Economics (Marketing/Consumer Behavior) from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.

 A Certified MBTI® Practitioner, Farah uses a variety of interdisciplinary tools to help individuals find clarity, self-awareness and authenticity in their lives, as well as practical and customized solutions for their lives, relationships and careers.  She then helps her clients showcase their innate talents and skills, to create a life that is fulfilling, satisfying, authentic, and congruent with the essence of who they really are.  In her consulting work, she creatively and fully utilizes her own core competencies:  her passion and enthusiasm for understanding people, her love of problem-solving, her tenacity as a researcher in her role as a life-long seeker of learning and growth, and her tireless devotion to analysis and synthesis of information to assist in personal and relationship betterment.

Farah Mihoubi brings her lifelong understanding of consumer behavior and behavioral economics (the why of consumers) to the business of becoming a successful entrepreneur.  She comes from a long line of entrepreneurs and feels inspired by her innovative and forward-thinking grandfather who created a (now-multinational) holistic herbal healthcare company from scratch in the 1920’s, long before any kind of mind-body holistic thinking was even on the scene. 

For almost a decade, Farah created, researched and wrote innovative teaching materials for future managers at a top-ten business school, some of which have been used at leading business schools around the country.  She infused this curriculum with a dose of social responsibility and ethics-based leadership, hopefully influencing managers to realize that “doing well by doing good” is a viable possibility.  She has also worked in the non-profit world in the field of financial literacy and consumer education. For more information: http://www.360dconsulting.com

Mastermind Power Connection ™

“I have been participating in one of (Marie’s) Mastermind Networking Groups for some time now and have been extremely impressed with not only the quality of the contacts I have made but also with the spirit and professionalism of the group. It is by far one of the best-managed groups I have ever participated in. I highly recommend CSC’s services to anyone.”

                                     – Elise Ocello Aunapu, Owner & Designer, Gambrel Designs,  Inc.

 

This is not JUST any Mastermind! This is an innovative growth forum designed for you to continually increase your business and life effectiveness while you receive practical solutions from coaches who have expertise in specific areas, such as, relationship building, creative promotion, time management, work efficiency, work/life balance and other topics of relevance to propel forward. We engage two powerful processes: relational strengths and problem solving strengths.  This forum is tailored to you as we give you the tools to identify your blind spots,  create resources for them,  help bridge the gaps and channel you in direction of growth according to your unique strengths.  A collective meeting of the minds is taken to a whole new level while you interact within a peer group of peak performers and high-reaching achievers. Additionally, you will receive introductions and connections from a large social community, as well as be schooled in implementing social media using the “hands on” approach.   

 The Mastermind Principle is and has been practiced by the most successful people: Napoleon Hill, Andrew Carnegie, Thomas Edison, Bill Gates and thousands of others! Ours is a cutting-edge program which is all about being PROACTIVE in the marketplace, as well as in your life. Team synergy is developed through brainstorming, sharing connections, and encouragement, as well as through well-respected guest speakers on a variety of appropriate topics. Surround yourself with a large network of people who want you to succeed, who will provide you constructive feedback, who will provide you with resources to help your business grow more efficiently, and who will give you the edge not only to achieve your goals, but to far surpass them! Prior and current group participants have said that this is the best group they have ever joined, and it has exceeded their expectations.

 • Grow your business, enhance your professional development, acquire a trusted sounding board for your ideas, and achieve break-through experiences

• • Receive 18+ hours of group coaching
• • Set goals and have accountability for your goals
• • Feel safe sharing business ideas with a group confidentiality agreement which is signed by all members
• • Benefit from expert speakers on a variety of subjects, including work/life balance, time management, leadership, social media, relationship-building, managing your “brand,” core strength identification, operating your business from authenticity, and many more
• • Receive introductions and connections from a large social community (including other Mastermind Power Connection groups, which can help you with your business and professional development.

  Social Networking Events

“Dialog in the Dark & the Grape at Atlantic Station – Social Networking for Professionals who Happen to be Single ™”Feb 3^rd

“Social Networking for Professionals who Happen to be Single plus Lock n Key Event” March 10^th

Above events:  http://www.centerforsocialconnections.com

Around Town

Weekend Getaway to Washington, D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival, April 8^th. More information: http://www.atlantaupscalesingles.com

Mastermind Power Connection…Connection Details

Mastermind Power Connection….Connection Details

Your Power Realized thru Mastermind

Mastermind is one of the most powerful things you can do to realize your vision, your goals and your dreams.  See below to see if anything resonates with you!

Where are you now?  Is your business growing at the rate you would like it to?  Is your career satisfying?  Are you where you want to be on the corporate ladder?  Is the place you are one of happiness? Success?  Fulfillment? Dream achievement? Status quo? Wherever you are, your thoughts and belief systems are what got you there! When is the last time you have allowed yourself to dream? To be happy?  Do you think you have to settle in life? Do you know you are just as capable of achieving your goals and dreams as the next person? Do you have all the resources you need? Do you realize that if you keep on doing what you are doing, you will keep on getting what you have? Is that what YOU want? Are you currently in the state of readiness to give freely and receive so you can achieve your goals and dreams? 

Where you could be…Harnessing mind power!  Discovering the power of minds working together in a synergistic way to accomplish goals, offering support, sharing resources and developing community. Mastermind is a place where this happens and growth occurs. 

Are you tough enough to make things happen? It gets tough sometimes for every single person.  It was tough for Helen Keller, too, but somehow she managed to not only get through the day, manage her disabilities, program her mind, create a place for herself in history and become an unbelievable source of inspiration for the world!

Yes, YOU  are tough enough because you have the power to control your mind and habits.

Is your mind made up to succeed and/or is there an option?  In Mastermind Groups, you will further train your mind , further define your purpose and enhance your habit of persistence.  You will need to discover what your plan is to give freely to others in order that you receive reciprocity in the way of goal and dream achievement.  There is a universal law:  nobody gets something for nothing.  Great ideas start with good intentions; Results only happen with plans.

Is knowledge truly power?

Knowledge , in pure form, does not give yield, unless it is directed.  Purposefulness harnesses knowledge. The mind of one person is great; the minds of a synergistic group of people are an unstoppable marvel! This power is harnessed on all of you achieving your goals. who will help you achieve your goals.

Collaborate with other high achievers

There is a high level of competition in the workplace and the market. 

Do you belong to a referral group and are left unfulfilled because this depth can’t be created.

Peel the layers.

Those who know me, know I’m a high energy person. I have good follow through and a positive mental attitude. I have achieved many great goals I have set for myself. Because I have aligned with others who have done this as well and who are striving for more, it has motivated me to adjust my vision and to remove the limits I had placed on it. Because I have been a motivator most of my life, and motivated others around me I would have never thought a Mastermind group would catapult me to the next level. I was happy being happy & goal oriented. Now that I truly know within my heart, mind & soul, what can be achieved…I wonder had I done this earlier in my life where I would be now.  I have half a life yet, God willing, & since I know the greats were people just like you and me, but they used masterminds & coaches.  Imagine where we all could be .

Your belief systems come into play.

Success, no matter how small, breeds more success. Revise vision or ReVision!

You know how one person can make a difference by smiling or complimenting you during a bad day…imagine the power of an entire group who want you to succeed

Making the Mastermind Connection

Today:  The economic climate, the rate at which globalism and technology are changing our world and the high level of competition in the workplace, as well as the market, warrant you to be the best product you can be while also living your life with happiness and fulfillment.  

Solution: Mastermind Groups accelerate your success, as well as take you to levels you never thought possible.

 How do I know this?  I’ve experienced this first hand.  Additionally, the Mastermind Principle was identified and has been in existence since the early 1900’s.

Mastermind Group Participants:  Andrew Carnegie, Charles Schwab, Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Ford, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and thousands more.

Napoleon Hill After twenty years of research, Napoleon confirms the Mastermind Principle by stating: “The Most Successful People In Life Never Reach The Top All By Themselves!” 

What is a Mastermind Group?

A Mastermind Group is harnessing the power of minds working together in a synergistic way to accomplish set goals, receive support, share resources and develop community. It’s the opportunity to collaborate with other high achievers to gain feedback in a climate of trust and to gain access to a collection of knowledge at your finger tips. Test out your ideas, brainstorm solutions to your challenges amongst peers of different perspectives, and share your knowledge with others to give back. Imagine the power of an entire group wanting you to succeed!  An additional way this group increases productivity is through motivation and accountability for reporting on the progress of goals and accomplishment during the time period.

For further information, Marie Pijanowski marie@centerforsocialconnections.com  678.689.7859

“Mastermind Power Connection Sessions start January 8^th and run thru March 19^th

The Mastermind Principle is & has been practiced by the most successful people:  Napoleon Hill, Andrew Carnegie, Thomas Edison, Bill Gates & thousands of others!

Ours is a cutting edge program that is all about being PROACTIVE in the marketplace as well as in your life. Team and further synergy are developed through brainstorming, sharing connections, encouragement and much, much more. 

 Surround yourself by people who want you to succeed, who will provide constructive feedback for you, who will provide you with resources to help you grow in POWER & give you the edge not only to achieve your goals, but to far surpass them.   Prior and current groups have said it’s the best group they ever joined and has exceeded their expectations.   

Meeting Format

•  Regular Two Hour Meetings: 1st & 3rd week of each month
• Conference Calls: 2nd & 4th week of each month 
• New topic discussions each meeting
• Brainstorming
• Fantastic resource speakers
• Group limit 12
• Participant synergy application process
• Various days & times available: Fridays 7 – 9am, 9-11am, 1-3 pm, Tuesdays 1-3 pm, possibly 6:30-8:30 pm, possibly Thursday evenings
• Locations available including satellites:  ATL/Vinings, Sandy Springs, John’s Creek, Buckhead
•  Empower your true potential, career and/or business by becoming a Mastermind Power Connection Member
•  Investment: $297 includes plated meal at each meeting. Options: $267 Early bird rate by 12/15/09 or  paid in full rate $267; Two payments of $141- First payment 12/29. Second payment 1/22
• “Mastermind Power Connection for Business  Professionals & Entrepreneurs who Happen to be Single”     Tuesdays or Thursdays 6:30-8:30 pm
• “Mastermind Power Connection for Business Professionals & Entrepreneurs”  Various days & times available: Fridays 7 – 9am, 9-11am, 1-3 pm, Tuesdays 1-3 pm, possibly 6:30-8:30 pm, possibly Thursday evenings

Is your mind made up to succeed?  Is failure not an option?

This is the stuff they don’t teach you in school or in the workplace.

Though I’m a sincere person of integrity, you don’t have to take my word for it. There are countless examples of the Mastermind principle at work:   Look at Andrew Carnegie. Do your own due diligence to satisfy curiosity.

Testimonials on Center for Social Connections Mastermind Groups

“This is the best group I ever joined! Being part of this Mastermind group has given me accountability towards my goals, a group of people to bounce ideas off of, brainstorm with, get feedback from, and share leads, with the added bonus of making new friends! ~ Teryl Jackson, Teryl Jackson Photography

 “Marie is very comfortable with people of all professions and working with entrepreneurs of all levels to promote business and personal, growth and connections. She understands business peoples’ concerns and knows how to manage business meetings effectively.”

“Marie is one of the most dynamic and charismatic individuals you will ever meet. She is competent and highly engaged at every level, whether it be business, social or personal. Marie has the ability to weave connections between people and create relationships designed to enhance your business or your personal life.” – Meral Clarke, Owner

“I have been participating in one of her Mastermind Networking Groups for some time now & have been extremely impressed with not only the quality of the contacts I have made but also with the spirit & professionalism of the group. It is by far one of the best managed groups I have ever participated in. I highly recommend CSC’s services to anyone .” – Elise Aunapu, Owner, Gambrell Designs

“Through this group, I have become aware of so many things to help me grow my business.  I’m developing my brand, doing more effective marketing, becoming better at self-promotion, creating more effective business practices, increasing my self- confidence, learning a great deal from the others in the group and networking more effectively! I couldn’t imagine not continuing on in this group! Marie is an excellent group leader as she keeps us focused on our goals and has an unbelievable energy which she shares.”
Robin Bhatia, Director
Creative Software Solutions, Inc. 

The program has exceeded my expectations.  Our core group came from very different backgrounds where we were able to draw from a wide range of experience and creativity to help one another.  The goal of accountability was a big plus.  It’s so easy to put off making that call or sending that correspondence when no one knows you need to do this to enlarge your client base and make your business more viable.  Monica Schreiber, Green Track Solutions, LLC

My Credentials

• 30 years experience facilitating, managing, training groups and creating programs  
• Successful entrepreneur who created high profitability in two businesses.  Awarded Top Ten Business in Amarillo, TX, as well as numerous awards and certifications.
• Chosen as Lead Trainer to deliver the “Be Remarkable” program, the Ritz Carlton Training Program.
• Bachelor of Science, Education

Mission for Mastermind Power Connection

Through the power of the group & facilitator, the individuals will work synergistically to achieve growth in their personal & business life.

It’s been a high for me to see the light bulbs go off in people’s heads as they see how EFFECTIVE connections and relationship building  strengthens their business & enhances their lives.  This translates into DOING BUSINESS and GREAT RELATIONSHIPS!  I love what I do!