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Talking About Money Makes Me Sick

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Tracie B. Threadford, My Money Makeup Artist

Talking about money makes me sick — literally. I once threw up before a trip to H&R Block to get my taxes done. (And I typically get a refund!) As an entrepreneur, I obviously have to deal with money a lot. I get heart palpitations and shortness of breath just thinking about doing the bookkeeping for my business. 

When I was growing up my parents had very little money. We were no stranger to eviction notices or having the gas or electric services turned off. And money woes often led to heated disagreements in our household. 

Today I am a proud homeowner and my bills are always paid on time, and yet I still don’t want to talk about money — EVER. 

Enter Tracie B. Threadford. 

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Celebrate Yourself at SOL Dance Experience

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What is SOL Dance Experience?

Finding the words to describe SOL Dance Experience is no easy task.

The SOL Dance Experience website simply states: “SOL Dance Experience is a LIGHTS OUT, free-form dance session for women of all fitness levels.”

And you could go to SOL Dance Experience to get in your exercise for the day. Dancing your heart out for a whole hour will certainly help you work up a sweat and burn off some calories. But to call SOL a fitness class just doesn’t seem sufficient.

You could go to SOL Dance Experience simply because you love to dance, but this isn’t the time to work on your technique or to show off your skills. You truly are in complete darkness, save the glow-in-the-dark tabs (or fireflies as the session leaders call them) that help you stay in your own area and keep you from bumping into other dancers.

The SOL mantra is “Find your light in the dark.”

Last night I went to SOL Dance Experience to celebrate my 35th birthday with a dozen members of See Jane Write. Using SOL Dance Experience as a birthday party isn’t necessarily a thing, but I certainly think it will become one after last night’s session.

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Win a Free See Jane Write Membership!

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Behind every successful woman is a tribe of other successful women who have her back.

Would you like to make See Jane Write your tribe? Well…

SEE JANE WRITE MEMBERSHIP IS NOW OPEN! 

And our membership program is now even bigger and better!

Those who join See Jane Write or renew their membership under the new program will receive a FREE 1-hour consultation via Skype with me, See Jane Write founder Javacia Harris Bowser. ($99 value)

New and renewing members will also receive a one-year subscription to The Jane Jump Start.

With The Jane Jump Start you will receive exclusive content delivered straight to your inbox every Monday to help you jump start your week, content that will help you build your blog, business or writing career. It’s the equivalent of a dozen e-courses all for the low cost of your one-year membership! ($450 value)

Topics covered in The Jane Jump Start will include: 

  • Goal Setting
  • Time Management & Productivity
  • Event Planning 
  • Creating a Blog Business Plan
  • Writing Query Letters
  • Developing a Media Kit
  • Social Media
  • Writing Personal Essays
  • Building an Email List 

AND MUCH MORE!

Plus, you’ll have input on future topics.

In addition to these new offerings, new and renewing members will also receive the benefits extended to See Jane Write members in the past, including:

  • discounts on e-courses designed to help you build your blog, business and writing career
  • an opportunity for early registration for limited seating events
  • invitations to special members-only events and workshops
  • discounted tickets to See Jane Write events
  • the opportunity to be assigned an accountability partner to be your writing, blogging or business buddy

You’ll also receive a discount on my coaching and consulting services and perks such as job opportunity announcements, discounts to local blogging and social media conferences, and other special offers frequently extended to See Jane Write will continue to be available to members.

See Jane Write membership is open to all women, but please note that currently all of our in-person events take place in and around Birmingham, Alabama.

The new See Jane Write membership program is currently ONLY $75 PER YEAR, however this price will increase to $97 a year after February 1. 

But you have a chance to win a free one-year membership! Enter the giveaway below!

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Member of the Month: Brie Cash

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The See Jane Write member of the month is Brie Cash of the I Am Woman Network.

When I met Brie last year, I had no idea she was facing so many hardships because, quite frankly, she always looks fabulous.

But as the old saying goes, you can’t judge a book by its cover.

“I have spent the last year and a half in a nasty custody battle,” Brie shares. “Most of 2015 I was homeless going from friend to friend.”

But from these hardships was born an idea — the I Am Woman Network.

“I prayed for purpose and He gave me a vision that is leading to my purpose,” Brie says, explaining that the I Am Woman Network exists to “equip and empower women to live purposefully.”

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A Look Back at 2015

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2015 owes me nothing.

I am truly overwhelmed by all the blessings God showered upon me this year.

This is not to say that 2015 was an easy year. It was not.

This spring I suffered several health issues that required so many doctor visits the receptionist at my doctor’s office joked about giving me a key to the place.

This summer the smile I wore at the Bloganista Mini-Con was a mask, hiding indescribable pain because the day before the conference someone I love dearly committed suicide.

And this fall I prepared to completely shut down See Jane Write because I had decided that the work was just too much.

But I changed my mind. And I changed my mind because of you. I changed my mind because I am committed to helping you become the author of your own life.

I’m not sharing these things because I want pity. I’m sharing because I want you to see that even when your world is falling apart you can still succeed in the end.

And I believe that joy is a choice. So as I look back at 2015, I choose not to dwell on adversity and trials. I choose to focus on accomplishments and triumphs.

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