Inspiration Point

A once-a-month conversation with an expert on a topic that impacts our economic power and our lives.

Join us on the last Tuesday of each month to inspire and be inspired by women sharing their experiences and strategies to survive and thrive. Come for the topics and the advice; stay for the networking and the community; leave with ideas and inspiration.

Location:

Spiral Muse
3387-3389 22nd St
(between Guerrero and Valencia in the Mission)
San Francisco, CA  94110

Time: 6:30-9:00pm
Schmoozing starts at 6:30pm
Program starts at 7:00pm

Cost for a dose of Inspiration:
$10/fabulous woman

2006 Topics at Inspiration Point:

Jan 10, 2006: Revolutions for your Resolutions

Feb 28 , 2006: Real Estate for First-Timers

Mar 28, 2006: HMO v. PPO - Your Healthcare Choices

2005 Topics at Inspiration Point:

• Nov 29, 2005: Setting the Right Rate as a Consultant
• Oct 25, 2005: Be Happier In Your Work Right Now
• Sept 27, 2005: Know Your Business By Its Numbers
• Aug 30, 2005: The Art of Salary Negotiations
• Jul 25, 2005: Magic of Money in Relationships
• Jun 28, 2005: Mentors - Finding One, Being One
• May 31, 2005: Potholes in the Road to Entrepreneurship
• Apr 26, 2005: Making Peace with Money
• Mar 29, 2005: Work-Life Balance
• Feb 22, 2005: Being an Effective Woman Leader
• Jan 25, 2005: Women in the Workplace since the 60s!

Fall 2004 Topics at Inspiration Point:

• Sep 28, 2004: Women's Relationships in Business
• Oct 26, 2004: Finding Soul Satisfying Work
• Nov 30, 2004: Igniting Your Entrepreneurial Spirit

Feb 28 , 2006 Real Estate for the First-TimerA Womans Place is Not in the Home, It's Owning the Home!

Do you want a home and not have one yet? Are you afraid that you cant buy a home on a single income? Do you have a little money in the bank and okay credit, but youre not sure where to start or whether buying a house is even possible for you?
Today, homeownership is a prerequisite for a thriving lifestyle, impacting your day-to-day comfort as well as your long term economic prosperity and wealth building power.

Join us as we tap the expertise of Tara-Nicholle Nelson, M.A., Esq., a real estate broker and attorney who purchased her first home as a 25-year-old single mom as she unveils the 5 steps you need to take immediately to start planning for your housewarming party in 2006!

Jan 10, 2006 Revolutions for your Resolutions:

Learn the Secrets to Move from Quick-Fix to Making them Stick

Are you ready for some success this year? How about experiencing the satisfaction and fulfillment of seeing one substantial resolution through to completion? Have resolutions traditionally been too vague, too lofty, and just plain old uninspiring? Maybe youve simply given up on them! Well its time to reclaim the New Year!

Join us as we learn from Nikki Anderson, an everyday wellness coach and Jeffrey Van Dyk, a Spiritual Life Coach as they show us how to:

• GET CLEAR
• GET A PLAN
• GET MOVING

November 29, 2005 Your Time is Money Set the Right Rate as a Consultant

When you're self-employed, only about half of your time is spent on billable work – work you can actually bill to your clients. When you're not providing your service, you're logging long hours on marketing, business development, administration, bookkeeping, and other tasks that keep your business running.

Determining the right ‘consulting rate’ will ensure you get what you need over and above the costs of doing business.

Join us to learn:

Four ways to figure the right rate for you.
Whether you should charge by the hour or by the project
How to calculate your bottom line
• How to convert your old salary into a contractor's rate

You'll walk away empowered with tools, tips, strategies, and inspiration.

October 25, 2005 How to Be Happier In Your Work Right Now...
Even if things aren't perfect!

Join professional life coach Nikki Anderson for a fun evening of lively discussion and enlightening personal exploration.  Learn proven strategies for getting more satisfaction, enjoyment and fulfillment from your work right now – even if your work is repetitive, dull and boring (ie. you hate it!). 

• Explore your relationship with money and compensation, and discover how to be paid what you are worth.
• Learn how to lighten up and go with the flow when you feel totally overwhelmed and stressed out.
• Discover how to have more energy and take better care of yourself, even if you feel like you have no time.
• Understand the key ingredients for making a successful career change, if that's on the horizon for you.   
• Learn specific strategies and action steps that you can use to immediately increase your happiness, inside of work and out!

September 27, 2005: Know Your Business By Its Numbers

Your business ideas will fly or crash on numbers alone! But what numbers are we talking about? And what is an income statement or a cash flow and why do I care? The reality is that if you continue to treat your business like a hobby, it will never support you the way you want it to, and if you don't start treating your business like a business you risk losing it forever. Stop the love affair with your business and get committed to its long term success! Join us to find out the secret behind the numbers and how to create your own numbers for 2006. Get ready to take on your business in a whole new way!