March 2012 - TWFG Business Showcase Event

On March 6 2012, TWFG had another first - members showcasing their business. 12 members participated to exhibit their businesses which for some were businesses not necessarily affiliated with TWFG or we were not aware of them being entrepreneurs in other areas.

Everyone enjoyed the time spent with members showcasing and explaining what they did and how they did it! We had all that participated introduce themselves and say a few words to the group.

The consensus of the group was an overwhelming approval – we are now going to have 3-4 exhibit tables at our meetings.

Be sure to let us know if you would like to participate!

If interested please email events@twfg.org.

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February 2012 - TWFG Goes Bowling!

On February 10,2012 TWFG had an evening of bowling at 300 Long Island in Melville. As a “thank you” to all of our committed members this was a free event. Each member was also encouraged to bring a friend and we invited our friends currently considering joining the group.

Tommie rented the private party room that welcomed “The Women’s Financial Group” on the revolving marquis! We had appetizers, a variety of thin crust delicious pizzas and salad.

We organized three teams for the competition and all 23 of us became bowlers for two fun filled, hilarious hours. Each of us did our best to help add pins to our team’s total score.

And for those they did not hear, Joanie’s team beat Audrey’ s team and came in FIRST!

Everyone said they had so much fun - and what a great way to have a meeting. The feedback was so positive, built camaraderie, and actually allowed people to connect & network to establish ongoing relationships - this will be an annual event! .

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January 2012: Make 2012 Your Year: Raising The Bar

January kicked off TWFG’s 1st meeting at our new venue The Milleridge Inn with an appropriate topic to bring in 2012. Our tabletop discussions focused on what happened in 2011 but more importantly what we can change in 2012 to make our lives better. Every table had a leader that reported to the room.

Here are some of the highlights:

What were some of the obstacles & challenges in 2011?
     • Hectic year & a year of multi-tasking
     • Dealing with judgment by others.
     • Struggling with setting priorities/unexpected schedules
     • Market uncertainty
     • Losing job and forced into career transition
What did you learn?
     • Support of each other • Learn to balance
     • Draw your strength from within
     • Always a keep sense of honesty and sense of humor
     • Women rally around each other
What will you do differently in 2012?
     • Keep building supportive relationships and connections
     • HAVE MORE FUN
     • Stop & listen
     • Find the right balance
How Do You Take Care of “ME”?
     • Reinvent Yourself
     • Take a trip, even for a day.
     • Schedule “It”, make an appointment with yourself and keep it!
     • “Can’t be a caretaker, unless YOU take care of yourself

We look forward to having this type of interactive meetings often to help us all learn and grow together. TWFG is a support system to be there to celebrate your successes and help your over come life’s challenges, Together! Remember TWFG is a support system, to help you.

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November 1, 2011 - You'll Never Eliminate Rejection

There's no getting around it... rejection is part of the selling experience.While you can't eliminate experiencing rejection, you can learn to deal with it. And, you can learn to overcome your fear of it. But first, you must identify what it is that you're afraid of. Is it failure? This was our topic for the 11-1-2011 meeting with Rob Fishman from Sandler Training. As usual, Rob imparted his knowledge & coaching with us on a very pertinent topic in today’s environment. What was so great about this meeting, was the interaction between Rob & the audience. He imparted to us the fact that rejection is a part of our everyday lives so how do we cope within, address it and handle it. The meeting was enlightening, educational, and gave us all confidence in handling our own rejections in life – whether it be in our personal or career lives. Thank you Rob for an evening well spent! Robert Fishman http://www.legend.sandler.com/content/show/65078.

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October 13, 2011 – What To Do With Your Thanksgiving Leftovers
Cirella’s Café in Saks, Walt Whitman Mall
Chef Anthony Trobiano, & Kendall Jackson Family of Wines

Chef Anthony Trobiano And Kendall Jackson Family of Wines demonstrated an evening of “What to do with your Thanksgiving Leftovers”. The food was so very delicious, recipes easy and the wine was perfectly paired with each course.

Chef Anthony made every course and explained in detail how to prepare. As he added the ingredients to the pan the smell of Thanksgiving filled the room. everyone really loved having our food prepared right in front of us. It was fabulous.

Adam, the Kendall Jackson representative gave an extensive education on all the wines presented from types of grapes to fermentation to paring it. A gift bag was given to each guest, compliments of the Cirella Family. We look forward to visiting again soon. It is a great way to do something for ourselves.

For more information about Cirella’s go to http://www.cirellasrestaurant.com/live/saksmain.html.

Special Thanks to Joan Reilly for all of her time and effort in making this wonderful evening possible. 

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September 13, 2011 - Knockout Networking
Michael Goldberg

On Sept 13 TWFG invited author Michael Goldberg to speak to us about Knock out Networking with this engaging and energetic style. We started out all playing “human bingo”. The goal was to find a person who had the same answer to a question as yours; what was your last movie, what is your zodiac sign, who has same pets. We had to ask each other the questions to try to get a match, so we both could mark a box on our human bingo card. It leveled the playing field we were all looking for the same result. It was interesting to see how we starting putting people together that we knew had a match.

Michael spoke about how there should be a set rules for networking, similar the rules posted at a public pool. Michael developed the Pool Rules of Networking, which as he explained should be posted at door of every networking event. My, a favorite is “No Selling Ever”.

Michael explained how important is to keep your peripherals open in order to pay attention to what is happening in the room. An important tool is to take notice of who in the room everyone is seeking out, you should introduce yourself to that person. He reminded us that networking is not an event it is a process, it is continuous and cyclical. It takes time to develop relationships and to build trust with others. Michael’s book Knockout Networking provides this in detail making it an excellent tool to help navigate the networking waters. We appreciate Michael taking time to join us.

For more information about Michael’s presentation and book visit his website, http://www.buildingblocksconsulting.com.