Challenge Toastmasters Salute the Authors

Ron Chapman - Susan Cooper - Sharon Jeffers - Marianne Powers

In no particular alphabetical order, what these four erudite and creative people have in common is that they are Toastmasters AND published authors.

Saturday, May 10, Albuquerque Challenge Toastmasters will host them with a special Salute The Authors meeting, featuring speeches by these four talking about the message of their books. We'll also have a brief discussion period for questions about the writing process.

Please make it a point to come and bring a guest - this will be a fantastic meeting - we're looking forward to hearing from our speaker/writer friends.

It is okay to bring your wallet - you might even feel inspired to buy a book!

Your Saturday Toastmaster, Gregory

Hastings Tramway & Candelaria, Friday, May 9

Book Signing
Friday, May 9, 2008
5:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Hastings
12501 Candelaria Road NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111
(505) 332-8855

Local Authors!

David Corwell
Cloaked in Shadow
Dark Tales of Elves

Lela Belle Wolfert
Wishes in the Wind

Marianne Powers
Doing the Right Thing
and Achieving All Your Goals at the Same Time


Doing the Right Thing
and Achieving All Your Goals at the Same Time
www.mariannepowers.com

NMAWC Big Spring Schmooze!

New Mexico Association for Women in Communications invites everyone to their Big Spring Schmooze tonight, Thursday, May 8th, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at:

O'Niell's Pub
4310 Central Avenue SE (Central and Washington)
Albuquerque, NM
(505) 255-6782

The cost is $12 for members and non-members.

That's where I'll be!


Doing the Right Thing
and Achieving All Your Goals at the Same Time
www.mariannepowers.com

Toastmasters, Friday & Saturday, May 2 & 3

I am usually at Page One Bookstore in Albuquerque on the first Saturday of the month for the Local Author Book Fair in the Blue Moon Cafe from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. If you're in Albuquerque on May 3, please stop by to meet the local authors!

But if you're in El Paso, join me at the Toastmasters District 23 Spring Conference! This is a special one because the President of Toastmasters International is coming. This honor only comes to each District about every 10 years or so, because there are so many Districts (and so many Toastmasters!) and only one International President. Find out more about it at the Toastmasters District 23 Website.

Doing the Right Thing
and Achieving All Your Goals at the Same Time
www.mariannepowers.com

Hastings Los Lunas, Friday, April 18

Book Signing
Friday, April 18, 2008
5:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Hastings
2341 North Main Street
Los Lunas, New Mexico 87031
(505) 866-4300

Local Authors!

Marianne Powers
Doing the Right Thing
and Achieving All Your Goals at the Same Time

Lela Belle Wolfert
Wishes in the Wind

David Corwell
Cloaked in Shadow
Dark Tales of Elves


Doing the Right Thing
and Achieving All Your Goals at the Same Time
www.mariannepowers.com

Page One Bookstore, Saturday, April 5

The first Saturday of the month!

That's when Page One Bookstore hosts their local author book fair in the Brew Moon Cafe from 3:00 to 5:00 PM.

Page One is at the corner of Montgomery and Juan Tabo in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

I'll see you there!

Doing the Right Thing
and Achieving All Your Goals at the Same Time
www.mariannepowers.com

Hastings Wyoming & Montgomery, Friday, March 14

Book Signing
Friday, March 14, 2008
5:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Hastings
4315 Wyoming NE
(Wyoming and Montgomery)
Albuquerque, NM 87111
(505) 299-7750

Local Authors!

Marianne Powers
Doing the Right Thing
and Achieving All Your Goals at the Same Time

Lela Belle Wolfert
Wishes in the Wind
Deception and Desire

David Corwell
Cloaked in Shadow
Dark Tales of Elves

Margaret Tessler
Tangled Webs
Class Disunion
Black Widow White Lies



Doing the Right Thing
and Achieving All Your Goals at the Same Time
www.mariannepowers.com

Oprah and Eckhart Tolle, Monday, March 10

Oprah said that over 800,000 people had signed up for the event last night and over 1,600,000 people had viewed or downloaded the March 3 video!

The discussion last night was from Chapter 2. The main idea is that there is a difference between who you really are and your ego. Your ego is created by and feeds off of your thoughts, which are always focused on the past or the future. The real you exists in the present and is revealed and fed by your senses -- seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching. Being in the present, being aware, brings a special kind of peace, power, and joy.


Doing the Right Thing
and Achieving All Your Goals at the Same Time
www.mariannepowers.com

Oprah and Eckhart Tolle's Live Web Book Event, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

I was late signing on tonight and couldn't get in at first. When I did finally, the video and audio kept pausing. But I left it on and after awhile it started working. Either people signed off because they couldn't see it either or Oprah's people put more technology online. Oprah said that over 700,000 people signed up for the event.

My favorite parts (of the parts I saw):

There is nothing you could have done to anyone or that anyone could have done to you to destroy that part of you. It's still there. No matter what madness there has been in your life, that part of you is untouched.

No matter where you are, become friendly with the present moment. Acceptance first, then change.

Practice being aware: Ask yourself, "Am I still breathing?"

Doing the Right Thing
and Achieving All Your Goals at the Same Time
www.mariannepowers.com

Oprah's Worldwide Book Event with Eckhart Tolle starts TONIGHT!

As of Saturday, over 500,000 people had signed up for Oprah's remarkable worldwide book event with Eckhart Tolle, which starts TONIGHT! Oprah and Eckhart will host webinars weekly for 10 weeks, starting March 3, for the reading of his book: A New Earth, Awakening to Your Life's Purpose.

Check it out here: Oprah's Book Club

Local discussion groups are forming all over the world. There is one in Albuquerque at the Hastings at Tramway & Candelaria. It meets the Tuesday after the webcast. You can come either from 2:00-3:00 PM or from 7:00-8:00 PM. Our group leader is Barbara Tomlin. You can reach her through the www.abqreaders.com website or through Oprah's Book Club once you sign up for the event.

I like the book very much so far, but, just now, I am even more excited about the way the reading of it is being shared around the world!

Doing the Right Thing
and Achieving All Your Goals at the Same Time
www.mariannepowers.com