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	<description>Grow Your Life-Grow Your Business!  Connecting women to amazing resources and locally owned business in the East Bay, North Bay, South Bay, Peninsula and San Francisco!</description>
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		<title>The Journey to Equality: One Woman&#8217;s Perspective</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elinor Stutz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Elinor Stutz CEO, Smooth Sale As we age, we begin to see change in our society.  I am not old enough to have witnessed women gaining the right to vote but am enjoying seeing women run for political office.  Just this year, I have personally noted significant changes in the male female business dynamics.  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[by Elinor Stutz
CEO, Smooth Sale

As we age, we begin to see change in our society.  I am not old enough to have witnessed women gaining the right to vote but am enjoying seeing women run for political office. 

Just this year, I have personal]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Reach Your Goals by &#8220;Chunking It Down&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nikki-Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my all-time favorite books that I continue to pull off the shelf over and over is "The Success Principles", by Jack Canfield.   I love this book for so many reasons... first and foremost, the principles make sense and are do-able - which]]></description>
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		<title>SF Bay Area Authors: Opening the Gates of the Heart- A Journey of Healing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gate Lady Publishing Announces Launch of Debut Award-Winning Book...Opening the Gates of the Heart: A Journey of Healing.   Award-winning author and photographer Carolyn CJ Jones celebrates the release of her inspirational new book, Opening]]></description>
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Gate Lady Publishing Announces Launch of Debut Award-Winning Book...Opening the Gates of the Heart: A Journey of Healing.  

Award-winning author and photographer Carolyn CJ Jones celebrates the release of her inspirational new book, Opening ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Elizabeth Gilbert: Overcoming the Fear of Your Own Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SFWJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you a fan of Elizabeth Gilbert's book "Eat, Pray, Love"?  If so, you will really love listening to the talk she gave at the recent TED conference on overcoming the fear of your own success. (You'll find the video  at the end of this articl]]></description>
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Are you a fan of Elizabeth Gilbert's book "Eat, Pray, Love"?  If so, you will really love listening to the talk she gave at the recent TED conference on overcoming the fear of your own success. (You'll find the video  at the end of this articl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Starting a New Business in a Down Economy:  Meet Carol Procter!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SFWJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After taking a 10-year break, local SF Bay Area resident, Carol Procter is entering the workforce again—this time as a business owner!  In her own words she shares the ups and downs of deciding to start a new small business in a down economy!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[After taking a 10-year break, local SF Bay Area resident, Carol Procter is entering the workforce again—this time as a business owner!  In her own words she shares the ups and downs of deciding to start a new small business in a down economy! 
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		<title>Increase Your Energy by Check&#8217;n Out to Check Back In!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nikki-Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past week was one of ‘those’ weeks. I had to get a lot done in a short amount of time with less energy than ‘normal’.   During these times, there are always two voices that speak to me.  by Nikki Anderson Founding Partner]]></description>
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This past week was one of ‘those’ weeks. I had to get a lot done in a short amount of time with less energy than ‘normal’.   

During these times, there are always two voices that speak to me. 

by Nikki Anderson
Founding Partner ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Success Tool: Step beyond Exam Anxiety with Hypnotherapy!</title>
		<link>http://www.bayareawj.com/success-tool-step-beyond-exam-anxiety-with-hypnotherapy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SFWJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week a wonderful email landed in my inbox. It was Annie announcing the opening of her acupuncture office. She’d achieved her dream! And hypnotherapy helped make it come true. byJane Ransom, Certified Hypnotherapist]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week a wonderful email landed in my inbox. It was Annie announcing the opening of her acupuncture office. She’d achieved her dream! And hypnotherapy helped make it come true.

byJane Ransom, Certified Hypnotherapist
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		<title>Beyond the Silicon Ceiling: Janine Popick’s Tech Company, VerticalResponse Soars to Success!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 14:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SFWJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Janine Popick didn’t get the memo.  The one that says women don’t start up successful tech companies.  Not that it would have mattered! by Deborah Burstyn SF BAWJ Feature Writer (This article is available in the SF BAWJ magazine.) P]]></description>
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Janine Popick didn’t get the memo.  The one that says women don’t start up successful tech companies.  Not that it would have mattered!

by Deborah Burstyn
SF BAWJ Feature Writer
(This article is available in the SF BAWJ magazine.)

P]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Use Hypnotherapy to Make Surgery Safer and Recovery Faster!</title>
		<link>http://www.bayareawj.com/use-hypnotherapy-to-make-surgery-safer-and-recovery-faster/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SFWJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, as we were wrapping up her hypnotherapy session, my client announced that she carries the so-called “female cancer gene,” and was advised more than a year ago to have her ovaries removed. by Jane Ransom, Certified Hypnotherapist]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Last week, as we were wrapping up her hypnotherapy session, my client announced that she carries the so-called “female cancer gene,” and was advised more than a year ago to have her ovaries removed. 

by Jane Ransom, Certified Hypnotherapist
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		<title>Farhana Huq: Creating Economic Opportunities for Women!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SFWJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Farhana Huq’s decision not to pursue a lucrative Wall Street career has made all the difference! by Deborah Burstyn SF BAWJ Staff Writer Her aunt’s desperation is what Farhana Huq recalls. Her mother’s youngest sister’s arranged ma]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Farhana Huq’s decision not to pursue a lucrative Wall Street career has made all the difference!

by Deborah Burstyn
SF BAWJ Staff Writer



Her aunt’s desperation is what Farhana Huq recalls. Her mother’s youngest sister’s arranged ma]]></content:encoded>
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