All women in the room are asked to “ask”.

Laura Booker took us through a focus group and we worked on our asks.

We shared our asks and as a group we gave suggestions for this ask.

Government funded/supplemented tampons. We do have free condoms, why not tampons?

“Take off your shoes” she said. There was a bit of hesitation from the ladies in the room however they did comply. This was followed by lifting one leg off the floor while maintaining our balance. Point the toes, then next leg.

Then sit down on your chairs and get off using your core.

Here’s what some of the ladies were doing.

Laura Booker discussed Authentic Connections.  Laura considers herself to act and live authentically but in her younger years (she’s only 31 so we are not talking that many years ago!) she was reading a book which listed female leaders of Canada and found her aunt among one of the women listed.  This wasn’t one of those distant aunts whom she barely saw, this was an aunt whom she was close to.  She had to read in a book that her aunt was a leader for women in international business – the very career that Laura was involved with.  This revelation helped Laura realize that even with family, friend and collegues that we know (or think we know) quite well we really are not always interacting authentically with every opportunity.

Laura Booker

It was a defining moment for her and one we were grateful that she shared.  We have met a number of each other in this event but have we really connected?  I know I have only done so on the surface and can’t wait for our next break to be much more authentic for the rest of my day and every day from now on.  Thank you Laura!!!!!

The back inside cover is a journal of gratitude and acknowledgements

Belanie Dishong

Do you know where your connections came from? Do you know how you got to where you are today? How often do you go back to the first person to thank you for your success today?

If you are talking word of mouth we must do it from a place of authenticity. Stop looking for the right door or the right opportunity, you must create it. The next is acknowledgement and gratitude.

She has done a lot of work with the deaf community and have now have radio for the deaf community. It’s time to bring down the walls that bring down a culture. Be inclusive.

Thanks for the light, gratitude and acknowledgement.

Nancy Clark

Lisa Lajoie, President of Tapping Into It spoke to a room full of overworked, way too plugged into our BB women about learning to face our fears and love ourselves.   She reminded us about taking notice and listening to our intuition.  She made us realize we are our own worse enemy and we alone create our barriers to achieve our life purpose and dreams.   I have met and worked with Lisa and can state with certainty that she is one of best in her field and can help you tap into the knowledge you already know about solving and overcoming your barriers.

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