Guest Blogger: Ananda Leeke, Sisterhood, The Blog

by MichellePrice on March 4, 2010

I discovered Ananda Leeke via a surprising stream of @ tweets that she shared about me and some of the concepts and things I have been up to ;-) …how cool is that?

So I jumped over to her “Sisterhood, The Blog” blog to see who this leading edge sister-thinker was and I’m really impressed with what she is up to, too!

Now, I’m going to surprise her right back…by posting her poem “Sisterhood, The Blog” below.

(It’s  included in her new book That Which Awakens Me: A Creative Woman’s Poetic Memoir of Self-Discovery (iUniverse, Inc. - available on Amazon.com – http://tiny.cc/7uFsg).

anandamainphotoSisterhood, the Blog
by Ananda Leeke

Have you heard?

There’s a new feminine frontier where women’s voices emerge from the silence without fear, shame, or judgment.

Where women plant seeds of thought and infinite possibilities in gardens that promote freedom of expression.

Where women reveal their dreams and tell their secrets because a sanctuary of safety has been birthed by each woman’s soul.

Thanks to the Internet and an expanding portfolio of social media tools, women have discovered common ground.

They have become the architects of their own lives.

Their blogs, videos, podcasts, and social networking sites are prime real estate in online neighborhoods that form communities of support.

Their conversations build relationships and bridge gaps.

They make their own news and tell their own stories

The end result is a plethora of networks that serve as launch pads for personal and spiritual empowerment, information sharing, creative expression, healthy living, new friendships, social justice advocacy, career reinvention, and business opportunities.

All of their energy and efforts illustrate one truth:  women are standing in their power and reclaiming their sacred feminine on and offline.

They move with a power not seen before.

It is rooted in being fully

P – Present when they

O – Own their lives as

W – Women who believe they have

E – Everything they need to live out their

R –  Revolution of authenticity.

One thing is for sure, women know their investment in themselves will yield a high return.

So get on board and join the revolution of Sisterhood, the Blog before it’s too late.

Copyright 2009 by Madelyn C. Leeke

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Anada Leek is (www.anandaleeke.com), an author, artist, creativity coach, yoga teacher, Reiki Master practitioner, blogger, D.C. Social Media Examiner (for Examiner.com), social media strategist, radio host, speaker, and innerpreneur, established Sisterhood, the Blog in June 2009.

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Except on the internet. Everything’s FREE right?

This is an excerpt from a book that I thought was THE best book on social media I’d read. And I’ve read them all….(really – I get review copies sent to me by the publishers)…until this sentence had me do a double-take:

“[Insert name of VERY well known social media male icon who owns THE social media destination site here] recommends finding a firm or individual who would like to increase her (emphasis mine) exposure in your niche, and offering a trade of advertising space on your site and blog for free or discounted services.”

I am not usually hyper-sensitive to gender references in books or other media, social or not. Somehow, the way this is used in this particular context really bothers me though.

Now it has me really curious…pondering questions like, “Hmmm, was that a Freudian slip? Why did he say “her” and not “his”? (Or at least “his/her”?)…”Does he really think “she” should work for free or discount services in return for “exposure” in a niche that may or may not be “rich”?”

I think I’ll reach out and find out what was he thinking? Maybe he wasn’t.

More later.

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Why Men Don’t Promote Women More (A Forbes Leadership article. Really.)

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“Actually, it is mostly women’s fault. They simply don’t ask for raises or promotions as often as men do.”

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When I found this information on from Forrester Research , I immediately thought of “Social Climbers”. However, it’s not what you think
What it tells you  is “look before you leap” and find out HOW your audience uses social media. AKA “Social Technographics(r).
For example, say you wanted to create an online community or social [...]

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I’d like to introduce my mentor,  Gary Spirer, a.k.a. the $560M Man and founder of StepsTo.com. He  is my Guest Blogger today. We are co-creating a “StepsTo” Guide around Influence for Women Entrepreneurs.  He wrote this to show me that he figured out my pattern for influencing others…;-)
Stay tuned for more information….
Influence Match: The Insider [...]

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Dov Baron points out a blinding flash of the obvious today. Which is why I love his stuff. He is the master of “nuance”…

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Third Mind Think Tank: Visionary Thought Leadership (Or The Art of Original Thinking)

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A Twitter conversation sparked this post a while ago, and I wanted to revisit today (thanks @JDeragon)
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reBlog from socialmediasavvy.com: Do Friends Influence Purchases in a Social Network?

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I found this fascinating quote today:

While many sites are attempting to follow Google and generate revenues from advertising, will advertising be effective? If friends influence the purchases of a user in a social network, it could potentially be a significant source of revenue for the sites and their corporate sponsors.socialmediasavvy.com, Do Friends Influence Purchases in [...]

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Where are the Women Business Thought Leaders?

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That’s a question I’ve asked for a while now and none of the pretty enlightened leaders I know seem to have a clue either. So, I thought it would be fun to plan to find them and when I do, they’ll appear in this category.
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reBlog: 15 Things Social Media Can Do for You Today

August 1, 2009

FYI, “reBlog” is for bloggers what “Re-Tweet” is to Twitters.  I learned that today on my internet travels.
Using Twitter to discover conversations about thought leadership, I found this great list of 15 Things Social Media Can Do For You today and wanted to share it.  I couldn’t have said it better myself :

Allows you to [...]

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