WWRG Channel Guide: How to Find WWRG on The Real-Time WEB!

Technology has driven us to a new level of engagement.

We now have fourteen (14) Twitter channels to choose from:

@JBHIVofWWRG (John Brantley Hooks, IV Chief Content Officer)
Follow this channel for content curated by our Founder. He is always discovering new and compelling streams from which to draw. These often wind up in our other channels depending on their applicability or geo-specific nature.

@WWRGIcon_Mentor (Private Channel by request only)
Content curated from Twitter Icons and Mentors who offer advice and encouragement. List of follows in private.

@WWRG_Austin (Austin Texas Twitter Correspondent & Bureau Chief)
Content of interest to those who live in or visit the Capitol of the Lone Star State. Local Tweeps are active in Women's Empowerment and Technology.

@WWRG_BostonMA ( Boston MA Twitter Correspondent & Bureau Chief)
Content of interest to those who live in or visit Bean Town. Local Tweeps are active in Women's Empowerment and Startups.

@WWRG_Chicago (Chicago IL Twitter Correspondent & Bureau Chief)
Content of interest to those who live in or visit the Windy City. Local Tweeps are active in Women's Empowerment and issues of importance to gender equality.

@KaylaofWWRG (China Twitter Correspondent & Bureau Chief)
Content of interest to anyone following China.

@WWRG_Manila (Philippine Twitter Correspondent & Bureau Chief)
Content of interest to those who live in or visit the Star of The Sea

@WWRG_Dubai_ UAE (United Arab Emirates Twitter Correspondent & Bureau Chief)
Content of interest to those who live in or visit the City of Gold and surrounding Emirates.

@WWRG_Ottawa_CN (Canadian Twitter Correspondent & Bureau Chief)
Content of interest to those who live in or visit Bytown and other Canadian cities

@WWRG_Seoul (Korean Twitter Correspondent & Bureau Chief)
Content of interest to those who live in or visit the City of falling rain.

@WWRG_Tokyo (Japanese Twitter Correspondent & Bureau Chief)
Content of interest to those who live in or visit Tokyo or other japanese cities.

@WWRG_Moscow (Russian Twitter Correspondent & Bureau Chief)
Content of interest to those who live in or visit Moscow ir other russian cities

@WWRGFashionista (Fashion Channel)
Covering the Fashion world in real-time

@WWRGJetsetter ( Lifestyle Channel)
Covering the Jetset as they glide around the globe.

If you don't yet have a Twitter account, don't worry. You can see some of our feed on:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wealthy-Womens-Resource-Guide/135090446545532

or on LinkedIN:

http://www.linkedin.com/company/wealthy-women%27s-resource-guide

Monday's Motivational Makeover - The Mailslot Visionary

What is the best approach to life?: Perspective, Perspective, Perspective. Pardon the paraphrase of the popular "how to make it in real estate" mantra.

While the term "360 degree" view is compelling perhaps, when speaking of Customer Relationship Management or working relationships (watch your back, comes to mind here), I find a "looking at life through a mail slot" approach to be effective.

For those of you that rarely use the steel receptacles that are available at every street corner for "snail mail" (pre-dates email inbox), let me briefly describe them (see graphic above).

The epitome of "ugly", they are nonetheless very efficient. There are only two ways to gain access - a swinging door in front in which mail can be placed, and a larger one in back that is locked and can only be accessed by an authorized representative.

Image for a moment that you are inside this box. The only view you would have to the outside world would be when someone pulled down the lid in front, or back. In the case of the former, your vision is limited to what is ahead of you. No rear-view or side-view mirrors on these babies!

Which is precisely my point. Sometimes we spend to much time "looking around us", practicing "referential thinking" when we really can't do anything about the past, and the real-time pace at which we live is often overwhelming. Further, we open up our lives via relationships and pastimes like Social Media, over schedule ourselves and our kids, and increase our vulnerability.

Sometimes we just need to sit in our "mailbox" and think. Open the slot and look ahead to the future. Limit access by only allowing a few ways to "get to you". And Listen. Listen to your Inner Voice, and to your children. It is here you will find authenticity.

Most of all, trust your intuition, your unique perspective and vision. You'll find it inside the Steel Mailbox.

Thursday's Truth - GI Jane and Sexual Harassment in the Military

Thursday's WWRG blog is reserved for coverage of a women's issue that may be under reported, or just plain lied about.

As many of you know, The Wealthy Women's Resource Guide supports victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence through organizations like Jane Doe No More, Inc.

One of the facts that is seldom publicized is the number of rapes that occur against women who serve in our Armed Forces. Recent surveys have indicated this to be upwards of 1/3.

The truth speaks for itself. Here is a link to one woman's story:
http://www.militarywoman.org/forums/content.php?166-Hey-GI-Janes!

Wednesday's Women of Courage - Kathryn McManus

In an industry that has been largely male-dominated for the better part of the last 50 years, Kathryn McManus has created a name for herself by doing what women do best - work hard, be authentic, never give up!

In 2008, she took the first of several courageous steps and left behind a successful career at CNN, where she headed up their Japanese Business Unit, to form NewsCertified, an online service free to independent or newsroom-based journalists, featuring an array of certified interview-ready sources in more than 1,000 specialty areas.

Today, her hard work and dedication has borne fruit, and is helping other women find work in a new environment where traditional news organizations have closed bureaus around the world.

In a recent interview in Displaced Journalists, an online community for journalists in transition, Kathryn told Founder Susan Older "As a journalist, I would receive hundreds of solicitations a day from organizations highlighting story ideas and experts that I would promptly delete,” says McManus. “Then when I needed someone, I would scramble, trying to find ‘interview-ready’ experts (not generalists) who could comment. The solution seemed so easy: a database of certified ‘interview-ready’ experts that the media can draw from when the need arises.”

This is truly a win-win for all. The courage to make it happen and the work to keep it on an upward path is yet another one of the many women-led business success stories that visionaries like Kathryn are writing every day.

The Wealthy Women's Resource Guide is proud to be a Sponsoring Organization to their Influencing The Headlines community.

Please show your support by attending one of their events taking place in major cities across the US. The next one is April 8 in Chicago entitled "Empowering Women in Media".

Tuesday's Treasure - Texas Couture

Being half-Texan (Mother's side) and a frequent traveler to the Lone Star state, I could not pass up an opportunity to highlight some of the fashion trendsetters that have their roots there.

Hearing about all the festivities surrounding the recent SXSW Event in Austin made me a bit homesick. While all the focus seems to be on the Capitol City's lightning rod as a High-Tech startup breeding ground, I have seen some remarkable talent emerge in Fashion.

One Austin native, Tom Ford, recently re-launched his line of flattering designs for women after abandoning the gender in 2004. Fast Company named him one of their 100 Most Creative People in 2010 and his spring collection 2011 shows he is back with a bang.

Sadly, another one of my favorite Austin designers, Susan Dell wife of Billionaire Michael Dell, shut down her Phi luxury collection last year. I remember when Susan opened her first store in the tony Tarrytown area of Austin in 2003. 85 Broads member Lauren Santo Domingo whose new venture Moda Operandi we featured here last week, was also a big fan of Susan's work as I recall. I hope we see more of her in the future.

Monday's Motivational Makeover - Vernal Equinox a good day to promote Gender Equality!

Yes, today is the first "official" day of Spring. The wet snow accumulating here in the NE somehow sends a mixed message.

One thing I recall from the Meteorology course I took in college is that the forces that drive our weather patterns are constantly looking for ways to reach "Equilibrium".

Weatherbug.com describes this as "A condition in which all acting influences are canceled by others, resulting in a stable, balanced, or unchanging system."

Coincidentally, the term "equinox" means "equal light" referring to the fact that today there should be as much daylight as nighttime.

Wouldn't it be great if we could strike a similar balance in our own lives? Between work and life, plenty and poverty, happy and sad?

More importantly, can we have a "gender Equinox" where for at least one day out of every year we learn to respect the equality of the Sexes and the contribution both have made toward the betterment of society, our economy, and our children?

If any of you agree, I say we declare the Vernal Equinox "Global Gender Equality Day" and start a movement to get the UN or similar organization to pass a Resolution to this effect.

Sanctuary Sunday - War of the Romantics Concert Event

For those of you who follow this blog and live in the NY area, may I recommend spending next Sunday afternoon at the historic Round Hill Community Church in Backcountry Greenwich. There you will find a wonderful musical event taking place in a most idyllic setting. The theme of the concert is the "War of The Romantics" and features well-known musicians performing works by Brahms, Wagner, & Poulenc

My Dear Friend, Hadi Hajjar and his wife, Mirella, are hosting a reception following the concert featuring a feast of Lebanese Hors d'Ouevres and Pastries, many of their own creation.

Here is a bit about the program from their website:

"Greek Soprano, Eleni Calenos, will appear at the Round Hill Community Church performing the soaring solos in Poulenc’s Gloria as part of the program, War of the Romantics, on Sunday, March 27 at 4 p.m. Of her 2008 debut as Cio-Cio-San in Madame Butterfly, the Houston press said, “The phenomenon was the Cio-Cio-San of soprano Eleni Calenos, whose nuanced characterization was a true wonder to hear. She sailed thru her dramatic arias as if buoyed by the stirring music.”

War of the Romantics refers to the contentious aesthetic battles between the supporters of the conservative Brahms, the radical Wagner and the French composer Francis Poulenc, who eschewed German romanticism in any form.

The program also includes Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll which was written as a Christmas gift for his wife Cosima, and will be performed in the original instrumentation. After intermission, the chorus will sing Brahms’ Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes (New Love Songs), and dramatic soprano Jenna Hintz, will perform Dich Teure Halle from Tannhäuser. The chorus will end the concert with the rousing Entrance of the Guests. Instrumentalists are from New York ensembles such as the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Dorian Wind Quintet and Antares. The choir and orchestra are under the direction of Christopher Kabala.

Tickets are $25 and may be purchased at the door. For more information, call 203-869-1091."