Friday, October 19, 2012

Networking Group Meeting: Group Introductions


Hello Everyone,
The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be each person will give his / her introduction speech. The facilitator for this week will be Barbara McKee. We will devote the first hour, from 10 to 11 AM to the following agenda: Welcome, Landings, Announcements, New Member Intros, and Needs & Leads. Please arrive early, so we can make every effort to start on time. In the second hour, we will have individual speeches by everyone.

Individual Introductions

Each person will give his / her introduction speech following the format of New Member introductions. We have not done this in many months, and it is time for the new members who have arrived during these past few months to know who the rest of us are.

Recap of HNG Meeting of October 5, 2012:

Our 85th meeting of HNG had 33 people, this is eight less than the previous meeting, and 6 signed the New Member list. Gil Krispien was our facilitator. There were five introduction speeches.

We had a speaker, Joellyn Schwerdlin, who talked about "Law of Attraction: Five Basic Principles to Make Your Career Dreams Come True." This entailed:
1) Five Basic Principles of Law of Attraction
* Understand sympathetic vibrations: like attracts like
* Raise your vibrations: the importance of feeling good
* Change your mood: you have the power
* Follow four steps to deliberate creation
* Allow the Law of Attraction to work: The absence of doubt
2) How to apply Law of Attraction principles to attract your ideal job and career


Schedule for HNG Meetings:

November 2, 2012 Jen Vondenbrink "LinkedIn"
November 16, 2012 Cheryl Landes "Working with Contract Agencies"
December 7, 2012 TBD
December 21, 2012 TBD

General Information:

The networking group meets in Hopkinton, at St. John the Evangelist Church parish hall. The meeting occurs, from 10 to 12 noon, and will meet the first and third Friday of the month. The parish hall has a capacity for 250 people and there is plenty of parking spaces in the parking lot and on the street. Around the perimeter of the parish hall are rooms to allow us to have focused network groups or for any other purpose we need. We chose the first and third Friday to allow everyone to attend the Acton Networking Group or any other networking group, if they wanted, on the Friday we do not meet.

We will maintain our close affiliation with Acton Networkers by using the same list-server to share information between the groups. Any e-mails specific to the Hopkinton Networking Group (HNG) will be indicated in the subject line either by "Hopkinton Networking Group" or "HNG"; this way anyone attending these meetings will know the e-mail is intended for them.

We will follow the following agenda items:
* Welcome
* Landings (with doughnuts)
* Announcements
* New member introductions
* Needs and Leads
* Speaker(s), Workshop, or Focus Group
* Cleanup

For those new members who give their introductions, this is what we would like to know:
* Name
* Skills and Value Statement
* Where have you been?
* Where are you going?
* Your title
* Your target companies
* Geography of search
* Name and e-mail address

If anyone wants to join our team, please let one of us know; we could always use the extra help and input for ideas.

Directions:
Take Rt. 495 North/South and get off Exit 21A. Go through three traffic lights. Colella's Supermarket is on the right at the third traffic light. The first street after the third traffic light is Church Street, take a right turn. The church is on the right. Go around to the left of the parking lot and go into the side entrance of the parish hall.

Depending upon where you live, perhaps you may want to use Mapquest for a more direct route. The address of the church is:
St. John the Evangelist
20 Church Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748

Regards,
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) Coordinators:
Sandra Cipriani sandraopps@comcast.net
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net
William Lam wmlam508@yahoo.com
Barbara McKee barb6635@comcast.net
Vincent Rocheleau vrocheleau@hotmail.com
Salpi Sarafian ssarafian@rcn.com

Daren Canfield (HNG Coordinator Emeritus; she is employed now)
Patricia Centola (HNG Coordinator Emeritus; she is employed now)
Marjorie Cernigliaro (HNG Coordinator Emeritus; she is employed now)
Andrea Haber (HNG Coordinator Emeritus; she is employed now)
Christine Hurley (HNG Coordinator Emeritus; she is employed now)
Marilyn Johnson (HNG Coordinator Emeritus; she is employed now)
Madeliene Moore (HNG Coordinator Emeritus; she is employed now)
Laura Nelson (HNG Coordinator Emeritus; she is employed now)
Del Richmond (HNG Coordinator Emeritus; he is employed now)
Ralph Sabatino (HNG Coordinator Emeritus; he is employed now)
Diane Shelley (HNG Coordinator Emeritus; she is employed now)
Steve Sherlock (HNG Coordinator Emeritus; he is employed now)
Nancy Spadorcia (HNG Coordinator Emeritus; she is employed now)
Jack Speranza (HNG Coordinator Emeritus; he is employed now)
Mark Sullivan (HNG Coordinator Emeritus; he is employed now)
Mario Tardif (HNG Coordinator Emeritus; he is employed now)
Qing Ye (HNG Coordinator Emeritus; she is employed now)
Denise Zazzera (HNG Coordinator Emeritus; she is employed now)

Thursday, October 4, 2012

HNG 10/5/12 Agenda; Speaker on "Law of Attraction: Five Basic Principles for Positive, Creative, and Successful Aging"


Hello Everyone,
The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by our speaker, Joellyn Schwerdlin. This is Joellyn's sixth presentation at HNG, and they have always been well received.  The facilitator for this week will be Gil Krispien. We will devote the first hour, from 10 to 11 AM to the following agenda: Welcome, Landings, Announcements, New Member Intros, and Needs & Leads. Please arrive early, so we can make every effort to start on time. In the second hour, Joellyn will talk about "Law of Attraction: Five Basic Principles to Make Your Career Dreams Come True."


Law of Attraction: Five Basic Principles to Make Your Career Dreams Come True

1) Five Basic Principles of Law of Attraction

* Understand sympathetic vibrations: like attracts like
* Raise your vibrations: the importance of feeling good
* Change your mood: you have the power
* Follow four steps to deliberate creation
* Allow the Law of Attraction to work: The absence of doubt

2) How to apply Law of Attraction principles to attract your ideal job and career
She will also be raffling off a book -- Law of Attraction: The Science of Attracting More of What You Want and Less of What You Don't written by Michael J. Losier.

About Joellyn Schwerdlin


Joellyn Wittenstein Schwerdlin is a Certified Career Management Coach in private practice (based in Worcester, Massachusetts) serving executives, managers and professionals in career transition. Since 1991, Joellyn has helped countless clients across multiple industry sectors find perfect career paths which are fun, fulfilling and financially-rewarding. Visit her website to learn more www.career-success-coach.com


Recap of HNG Meeting of September 21, 2012:

Our 84th meeting of HNG had 41 people, this is five more than the previous meeting, and 13 signed the New Member list. Salpi Sarafian was our facilitator. There were ten introduction speeches.

We had a speaker, Dorian Mintzer, who talked about "Here Come the Boomers: New Possibilities for Positive, Creative, and Successful Aging." In her interactive presentation, she talked about the following topics:
* Some of the "myths" of aging
* Normal "shifts" in identity and roles that occur as we get older
* Some 21st century strategies for thinking about work
* Is "positive aging" an oxymoron?
* Some important conversations for transitioning to the "second half of life"
* The importance of connection, engagement, and purpose and meaning of life.
* The importance of thinking about our "legacy."


Schedule for HNG Meetings:
October 19, 2012       TBD
November 2, 2012     Jen Vondenbrink "LinkedIn"
November 16, 2012   Cheryl Landes "Working with Contract Agencies"
December 7, 2012     TBD
December 21, 2012  TBD


General Information:

The networking group meets in Hopkinton, at St. John the Evangelist Church parish hall. The meeting occurs, from 10 to 12 noon, and will meet the first and third Friday of the month. The parish hall has a capacity for 250 people and there is plenty of parking spaces in the parking lot and on the street. Around the perimeter of the parish hall are rooms to allow us to have focused network groups or for any other purpose we need. We chose the first and third Friday to allow everyone to attend the Acton Networking Group or any other networking group, if they wanted, on the Friday we do not meet.

We will maintain our close affiliation with Acton Networkers by using the same list-server to share information between the groups. Any e-mails specific to the Hopkinton Networking Group (HNG) will be indicated in the subject line either by "Hopkinton Networking Group" or "HNG"; this way anyone attending these meetings will know the e-mail is intended for them.


We will follow the following agenda items:
* Welcome
* Landings (with doughnuts)
* Announcements
* New member introductions
* Needs and Leads
* Speaker(s), Workshop, or Focus Group
* Cleanup


For those new members who give their introductions, this is what we would like to know:
* Name
* Skills and Value Statement
* Where have you been?
* Where are you going?
* Your title
* Your target companies
* Geography of search
* Name and e-mail address


If anyone wants to join our team, please let one of us know; we could always use the extra help and input for ideas.


Directions:
Take Rt. 495 North/South and get off Exit 21A. Go through three traffic lights. Colella's Supermarket is on the right at the third traffic light. The first street after the third traffic light is Church Street, take a right turn. The church is on the right. Go around to the left of the parking lot and go into the side entrance of the parish hall.


Depending upon where you live, perhaps you may want to use Mapquest for a more direct route. The address of the church is:
St. John the Evangelist
20 Church Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748


Regards,
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) Coordinators: