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Congratulations on being invited to a select group of inspiring wo men! Know that it's an honor to be part of this potent culture of gratitude & sisterhood and a gift of tremendous value to your life.
Upon being accepted into a Circle, every woman in Appetizer agrees to willingly and voluntarily give the woman in Dessert a gift of $5000, along with a signed Gifting Statement from the woman joining the Circle to the woman receiving the gift. The gift must be given in full and all at once, and parts of the gift may not be given later.
Congratulations on being invited to a select group of inspiring wo men! Know that it's an honor to be part of this potent culture of gratitude & sisterhood and a gift of tremendous value to your life.
Upon being accepted into a Circle, every woman in Appetizer agrees to willingly and voluntarily give the woman in Dessert a gift of $5000, along with a signed Gifting Statement from the woman joining the Circle to the woman receiving the gift. The gift must be given in full and all at once, and parts of the gift may not be given later.
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Congratulations on being invited to a select group of inspiring wo men! Know that it's an honor to be part of this potent culture of gratitude & sisterhood and a gift of tremendous value to your life.
Upon being accepted into a Circle, every woman in Appetizer agrees to willingly and voluntarily give the woman in Dessert a gift of $5000, along with a signed Gifting Statement from the woman joining the Circle to the woman receiving the gift. The gift must be given in full and all at once, and parts of the gift may not be given later.
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Congratulations on being invited to a select group of inspiring wonen! Knov lhal ils an honor to be part of this potent culture of gratitude & sisterhood and a gift of tremendous value to your life.
Our co-creation in this Circle offers us an opportunity to empower ourselves in new ways through participating in this living workshop, with the goal of achieving breakthroughs and personal growth. Our commitment to personal and spiritual growth is paramount to the positive changes we experience in this container.
These Guidelines are created to guide & support you in your journey through this Circle process, and are the result of the experience of thousands of women across the span of several decades. Circles of any pace must follow these Guidelines, regardless of their speed. Please learn about and abide by our collective protocol so you can make the most of what this invitation offers, and experience a successfully completed journey!
Code of Honor
I. When we choose to engage in this Circle, we accept an opportunity to fully commit to our own success while simultaneously also committing to and caring about the success of our fellow Circle sisters. The beauty of our inter-connectedness lies in the intricate relationship of how our actions affect others, and theirs affect us. We all agree to stay lovingly committed to our individual and collective success all at once.
II. While we prioritize what is important to us in our daily lives, we also agree to make Circle a similar priority, and to give it the time & attention needed to properly care for our responsibilities & goals at all levels.
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III. The success & longevity of this particular Circle lineage is rooted in its abiding honor system, where we show up with our full commitment, create a verbal agreement with our most honest word, and follow up with our highest integrity. As we practice these qualities in Circle, we also amplify them within ourselves.
IV. Throughout our journey in this Circle, we agree to follow all the Guidelines, to protect the privacy of our engagement at all times, and to respect the trust & confidentiality of all our Circle sisters. These Guidelines are to be shared only with women who are invited into Circle.
Circle Activity
1. A woman can join a Circle in Appetizer if she is at least 21 years of age, invited by a close friend in our Circle, and has completed an Info call and an Invitation call.
2. Upon being accepted into a Circle, every woman in Appetizer agrees to willingly and voluntarily give the woman in Dessert a gift of $5000, along with a signed Gifting Statement from the woman joining the Circle to the woman receiving the gift. The gift must be given in full and all at once, and parts of the gift may not be given later.
3. Appetizers do not need to have their gift ready when they join Circle, and are welcome to fully participate while in the process of manifesting their gift. If any of them have not offered their gift, their name will be added to the chart in paienlhesis, indicaling lhal lhey have nol yel gifled, and aie unofficiaI.
4. If a woman in Appetizer has not given her gift by the time the Circle is full, she will stay in Appetizer for a second round after the Circle parts. If by the end of her second round in Appetizer she has still not given her gift, she steps off Circle, and is welcome to return again when her gift is ready.
5. When the gift has been given by the Appetizer, the parenthesis around her name on lhe chail viII le ienoved, and she is consideied officiaI and can move into Soup & Salad when the Circle parts.
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6. Each woman who has joined a Circle agrees to share the private Circle invitation with at least one other trusted woman who may freely choose to join her in the Circle.
7. Each position in a Circle can be occupied by one woman, and positions cannot be shared between two or more women.
8. When a woman in Appetizer invites a new woman, the Appetizer must have offered her gift & become official before the new woman can offer her gift & also become official. We agree to respect the chronology of how we are brought together in this sacred way and support each other in the manifestation process above all else.
9. If a woman in Soup & Salad has not yet invited a woman who has become official by giving her gift, she will stay in Soup & Salad for a second round when the Circle parts. If by the end of her second round in Soup & Salad she has still not invited a woman who has become official, she steps off the Circle. At this time she is asked to re-evaluate her relationship with Circle, and is welcome to return again when she is ready. This ensures healthy forward movement for the whole Circle.
10. When a woman steps off the Circle, she can choose to (a) le gifled oul, or (b) have her gift stay in the Circle as a backing. If she herself had a Backer, then this choice must be made by the Backer. Our precise guidelines for this process are oulIined in lhe Backing Protocol docunenl.
11. If an invited woman steps off the Circle after she has given her gift, then the woman who invited hei viII nainlain hei slalus as quaIified. If an invited woman steps off the Circle before she has given her gift, then the woman inviting her is not qualified, and would need to invite another gifting woman in order to qualify.
12. When a woman has given her gift and invited a woman who has also given her gifl, she is consideied quaIified, neaning she can nove inlo Lnliee vhen lhe Circle parts and join another OfficiaI Wonens Wisdon Circle if she chooses. If
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a woman is on multiple Circles, she must be qualified in all current Circles before joining an additional one.
13. When a woman has completed her training in Entre, she will move into Dessert when the Circle parts.
14. The position of Dessert is held by a woman who is facilitating the Circle process for the stages of Appetizer, Soup & Salad, and Entre, and for the success of the entire Circle. The Dessert is complete with her role when all eight gifts have been received and the Circle is full and subsequently parts.
15. A CiicIe is consideied fuII and ieady lo pail vhen aII eighl Appelizei positions have been filled by a woman and gifted to the Dessert. Upon parting, the current Dessert will step off, and two new Circles are birthed, with each current woman moving directly forward to the next stage, and opening up eight new Appetizer positions in each new Circle.
16. An oplion lo Ieap occuis vhen a vonan sleps off CiicIe, oi has nol yel fulfilled her commitments, and provides an opportunity for the first qualified woman to leap into her position. Leaping serves to encourage forward momentum at all times.
17. Every woman in Circle is free to share this private invitation with as many trusted women as she chooses and in every course in her journey. There are no limitations to how many invitations can be shared, and proactive inviting characterizes a strong Circle sister!
18. Each woman who joins Circle agrees to attend the scheduled calls consistently. All the women in a Circle agree to show up for their respective calls on time, and stay for the entire duration of the call, unless there is some unalterable reason why anyone must miss either parts of or the whole call.
19. All the women in Appetizer, Soup & Salad, and Entre agree to have a personal check-in with their Dessert every week.
20. A maximum of four calls may be missed by any given woman, and only for very important reasons, such as family emergencies, flights, silent retreats, medical
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appoinlnenls, chiIdiens needs, and olhei ieasons of an uigenl naluie. If a woman cannot make it to a call for any of these reasons, she can contact her Dessert ahead of time and communicate about her absence. All sisters are kindly asked to organize their time so that they can come to each call with their full attention, letting go of multi-tasking and other distractions.
21. Every Circle sister agrees wholeheartedly to commit to the following seven energies when joining a Circle:
1. Honoring the privacy of Circle. 2. Giving her gift of $5000. 3. Inviting at least one woman who gives her gift. 4. Clear, honest, and loving communication. 5. Holding a strong focus and a clear vision. 6. Taking 100% personal responsibility. 7. Honoring and following all Circle Guidelines.
22. Every Circle born in this lineage offers the opportunity for personal growth and does not exist solely for financial abundance. As such we agree that Circles live for a minimum of seven days before they can part into two new Circles. This will ensure all women are properly trained, connecting in sisterhood, and following the Guidelines as for the weekly commitments and trainings.
23. To ensure that Circles stay stable, and that we hold a strong focus for each Circle, and fulfill all our commitments, every woman circling in this lineage may participate in a maximum of five Circles at any given time. Joining more than five Circles does not necessarily ensure more success or more financial abundance, than staying solidly focused on current Circles.
24. Women who are not U.S. citizens or residents, and reside in a different country, cannot be invited to this Circle, with the exception of women in Canada.
25. Circle women who participate in Circle internationally must have a U.S. address for mailings, and a U.S. phone number for communications, and conduct all their Circle activities with respect to U.S. time zones.
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Position Responsibilities
APPETIZER:
- Shares a brief introduction about herself with the Circle (either on call and/or per email), and why she is choosing to participate in this activity. - Commits to give a gift of $5000 to the Dessert. - Is formally introduced on her first group conference call as a Circle sister. - Attends the weekly group conference call with her Circle. - Attends a weekly personal check-in with her Dessert. - Receives the Invitation Training after her first conference call. Note: new women cannot start inviting other women until they have received the formal Invitation Training. - Initiates the invitation process. - Supports any women joining Circle as her invites. - Responds to (phone & email) communications daily. - Welcomes her new Circle sisters per email. - Practices giving & receiving support from her Circle sisters. - Actively takes responsibility for her own personal growth. - Takes notes!
SOUP & SALAD:
- Welcomes her new Circle sisters per email. - Activates the invitation process and fulfills her commitment of inviting at least one official woman. - Supports any women joining Circle as her invites. - Attends additional Invitation Trainings as needed. - Attends the weekly group conference call with her Circle. - Attends a weekly personal check-in with her Dessert. - Attends the Entre Training when the Circle is ready to part, regardless of her level of experience. - Responds to (phone & email) communications daily. - Practices giving & receiving support from her Circle sisters. - Actively takes responsibility for her own personal growth. - Takes notes!
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ENTRE:
- Welcomes her new Circle sisters per email. - Continues the invitation process. - Supports any women joining Circle as her invites. - Supports the Dessert in grounded & creative ways. - Receives training & guidance from her Dessert. - Actively attends the weekly group conference call. - Actively attends the weekly Entre call. - Attends a weekly personal check-in with her Dessert. - Attends Info calls, Invitation calls, and Invitation Training calls, as often as possible, particularly for the women joining her side. - Co-leads the weekly Circle call, at the request of her Dessert. - Leads Info or Invitation Training calls as part of her Dessert Training, at the request of her Dessert. - Responds to (phone & email) communications daily. - Attends the Dessert Training when the Circle is ready to part, regardless of her level of experience. - Regularly reads and reviews ALL Circle documents. - Organizes all Circle documents on her private computer and in her private physical folder. - Prepares for her Dessertship in accordance with her training. - Actively takes responsibility for her own personal growth. - Practices giving & receiving support from her Circle sisters. - Takes notes!
DESSERT:
- Steps into her role of leadership. - Creates an inspired Circle container with a name, a conference call number, a chart, and call-times. Free conference call numbers can be obtained from: www.freeconferencecall.com and www.freeconferencepro.com or other sites of her choice.
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- Leads weekly Circle conference call, weekly Entre call, weekly personal check- ins with Appetizers, Soup & Salads, and Entrees. - Leads Info, Invitation, and Invitation Training calls for all the new women. - Leads an Entre Training call for Soup & Salads, and a Dessert Training call for Entres, regardless of their level of experience. - Updates her Circle chart as needed & emails the group in a timely manner any pertinent Circle information. - Passes on information and documents from the Senior Sister Council when necessary and in a timely manner. - Responds to (phone & email) communications daily. - Ensures all ladies have the right documents in the respective courses. - Supports any women joining Circle as her invites. - Maintains an updated list of Backers contact info, including name, phone, email address, and mailing address. She contacts Backers in case there are changes in the movement of any woman being backed. - Passes on a contact sheet with the contact information of the women and the Backers on her Circle to each respective Entre in a timely manner when the Circle parts. - Asks for support (from other Desserts or Senior Sisters) when needed. - Practices discernment regarding who to formally accept into her Circle. - Responsibly manages placement & movement of all the women in her Circle. - Updates and organizes her electronic & physical Circle documents. - Holds the Circle container with her willing heart until she has reached completion. - Maintains group morale and provides her highest quality of leadership. - Practices giving & receiving gifts, love, and support from her Circle sisters. - Completes the Circle successfully and passes on the torch to her Entres responsibly. - Sels a good exanpIe ly foIIoving & iespecling aII lhe OfficiaI Wonens Wisdon Circle documents. - Keeps the rest of her life in balance with her Circle responsibilities! - Inspires, supports, motivates, guides, and loves the women on her Circle! - Actively takes responsibility for her own personal growth. - Takes notes during calls and trainings!
Group Call Protocol
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The weekly Circle group calls are the heart of this living wisdom workshop. We strive to respect the beauty & sensitivity of this sacred container and do our best to bring our brightest light to share. We express ourselves lovingly, honestly, and authentically from our hearts, and remember to focus on the uplifting aspects of our gratitude and breakthroughs. Even though we may be experiencing difficulties, we are encouraged to see what the lessons and blessings are amidst those challenges.
As we share our piece on the group calls, we take our individual turns, and are mindful of the available time together.
Guests of Circle sisters are allowed to listen in on our conference call only after having completed an Info call. An exception to this can be made if the guest is already on another Circle in our lineage, in which case the guest is introduced to the Dessert first. The guesting courtesy is offered to any given guest once per any given Circle.
Our Circle group calls are not a forum for us to seek advice, feedback, therapy, or counseling. We do not complain, blame, gossip, badmouth, or create drama on or off these calls. Nor is it appropriate for anyone to promote their business, services or products to the sisters on calls. This applies to all email communications as well.
Women are welcome to have private conversations with one another regarding any of these matters, and are asked to keep the collective communication spaces free from commercial marketing, advertisement, or soliciting.
Gifting Protocol
The gift must be given to the woman in Dessert by the Appetizer in order for the Appetizer to move into Soup & Salad when the Circle parts. It is the responsibility of the Appetizer to manifest her own gift, and she is free to give it from herself or with the assistance of a Backer. IIease see oui Backing IiolocoI docunenl for our specific guidelines about backing.
The most important aspect of our gifting culture is to know that the financial energy in this Circle is always and only a GIFT and the act of sharing it is always and only an act of GIVING and RECEIVING. Like a present, a gifl is understood as personal property
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lhal is given fieeIy and voIunlaiiIy ly ones ovn viII, and vilh NO LXILCTATIONS of receiving anything in return whatsoever at any time. We do not give in order to receive. We give in order to be giving. The gift is always given as a gesture of generosity & kindness, and with no ulterior motives masking the genuine act of giving.
It is vital for every woman to accept that Circle does not offer any guarantees of their gift being reciprocated through this gifting cycle. THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES that any Circle sister can promise anyone else, of something that has not yet happened. Participants in Circle, whether Circle sisters or Backers, agree fully, entirely, and implicitly that participating in this Circle is an act of personal trust and with no promises of any guarantees of a successful completion.
This means that privately gifting another woman in Circle is NOT an investment of any kind, shape or form. Nor is it a payment, fee, cost, price, or donation. The giving of the gift does not buy the giver anything, nor is the receiver selling anything in return. For this reason, we do not use the terms recruit, business, invest, pay back, pay out, or return, as these terms specifically relate to commercial activities, which this Circle is not. Your participation in this Circle is NOT a business opportunity in any way shape or form, in any State or Country.
The Circle gift is simply a personal gift given by one private individual to another. To honor our gifting tradition we always and only speak about this financial energy as giving, receiving, sharing, gifting, inviting & participating, as part of cultivating a sacred gift economy amongst ourselves.
Gifting Logistics
When the gift is ready, it must be given in the form of certified funds, which means either as cash, lank deposils, noney oideis, poslaI noney oideis, noney gians, oi cashieis checks. Personal checks are not recommended for the purpose of their unreliability, unless specifically accepted by the Dessert. Some women opt to use PayPal (gift option tab) and can do so at their own discretion. We do not send money through wiring, meaning bank to bank transfers. The gift must be given in U.S. funds only, regardless of where the giver is located in the world. Keep a copy of your certified funds for your own records.
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Please deliver the gift to your Dessert either in person, via bank deposit, or via mail. If you send your gift via mail, please use FedEx or UPS, as they are private mail carriers. If the Dessert requests it, send the gift overnight or second day delivery, for a better rate. Gifts may also be sent via USPS if necessary, at the discretion of the Dessert. Each one of these mailing choices provides you with a tracking number which you must immediately send to your Dessert. The tracking number is proof of your completed gift and deleinines youi slalus as officiaI in hei CiicIe.
The gift must be accompanied by a signed copy of the Gifting Statement so that there is utmost clarity from the giver and by the receiver that this gift is sworn and stated to be no other category of financial energy besides a free gift. It is wise to keep a copy of the signed Statement for your own records. The Gifting Statement can be obtained from your Dessert.
Gifting Legality
Circle is not an endless chain of continued growth, but a rare invitation to participate in a private engagement for our chosen amount of time. As long as sufficient numbers of women are active in their Circle participation, this experience will be available, and when the very last woman ever invited ceases to participate, so will Circle cease to flourish. We accept the finite nature of this dinner party and are grateful to enjoy each other while we are here. We are not under the illusion that Circle is eternally sustainable, as life itself is not eternally sustainable.
There are state and federal regulations pertaining to gift taxes that apply to all participants of Circle, and laws can often change. For the most current tax codes, please visit: http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Frequently-Asked-Questions- on-Gift-Taxes for more information.
Regardless of the letter of the law, what is more important is how the various authorities who are tasked with enforcing these laws interpret our participation in this Circle, and their interpretation may be different from our own views.
It is therefore the responsibility of each woman who has been invited to this Circle to decide for herself what the most suitable decision for her is and empower herself to research the most current U.S. gifting laws. We encourage all our sisters to respect the
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legal codes on all State and Federal levels, do their own research, and gain their own personal clarity on the legality of their Circle participation.
Privacy & Confidentiality
Circle is A STRICTLY PRIVATE ACTIVITY that is shared with each woman who is accepted to join in full faith and trust and by private invitation only. By private, it is meant that the information shared regarding Circle is only intended for the recipient of the information in their capacity as a private individual, and is not the business of anyone outside of that agreement.
When we join this private dinner party, we agree through the spoken contract of our word, to respect and honor the privacy of these Guidelines, the process of this Circle, and all information pertaining to our Circle sisters. Any and all information regarding this Circle is of a strictly confidential nature and only privy to those who have been formally accepted into this agreement of TRUST.
This means if Circle content or documents are shared with a third party who is not in this Circle with us, or a Circle invitee, or a Backer, or our partner(s), the woman sharing the information is in breach of private trust, which is a legal offense. In order to respect this Guideline, please be mindful of the environment where you share Circle information, the profession of the person you share Circle information with, your reasons for sharing this information, and your trust in their discernment.
Due to its strictly private nature, Circle is not a public activity, nor is it a commercial activity. It is the proprietary private choice of only those women who have been duly trusted to partake in the select invitation.
For reasons of privacy, we do not ever talk about or reference our Circle activities in public spaces, including social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.). Circle is not a topic for general conversation, public speaking, dinner talk, gossip, academic research, or journalism.
Women are recommended to ensure the privacy of their email accounts at all times. Additionally, women need to be aware of how documents are stored on their computers, to password-protect their computers and smartphones, and to not save
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Circle files or documents on a public computer. Documents that are printed must be kept in a private Circle folder and must be in a private and safe location at all times, inaccessible to anyone else.
When a woman is invited to Circle, it is crucial to ensure that she understand the highly private nature of the invitation and maintains privacy even with her partner (husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, fiance, lover, domestic partner, and any other category) until she has received an Info call. If it does not feel right to her to attend an Info call, then Circle information is not to be shared by her with anyone else at all.
The decision of every woman to join must be of her own discernment and inner guidance, and not affected by the excitement or criticism of anyone else. Therefore, if she chooses to join Circle it is then appropriate to share her decision, and only if she feels her partner is capable of encouraging, empowering and respecting her choice, as well as the privacy of our Guidelines.
The importance of maintaining a strong boundary around our privacy is for our legal containment as well as to protect the sacred essence of our Work in this Circle. When we are representing a private container we create an opportunity for us all to feel safe, trust this process, be vulnerable, open our hearts, share our truth, and build loyalty. These are the milestones of our integrity, and our privacy protocol supports us in creating this journey.
When joining this Circle you are being entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining the privacy of this sacred agreement. Please honor this trust for the benefit of yourself as well as our communal Circle culture.
Positivity & Personal Responsibility
We understand that the synchronicities bringing us to this Circle are powerful forces and as such we agree to respect the container and content of this Circle with all our heart and mind. To show our respect and appreciation, we commit to do our best to maintain a positive, supportive, and loving attitude amongst our sisters in and outside of our own Circle, as well as in all our communications regarding Circle. We share ourselves truthfully, openly, honestly, and lovingly from our hearts, with a grateful
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attitude and an uplifting focus. The more we can set this as our standard for communications, the more we will see this reflected back to us in our personal lives!
While the focus of our Circle work is on our personal growth, the power of our strong intentions may create triggers for us at some point or another. It is very important as women committed to our own healing & evolution, to accept 100% personal responsibility for our experiences and actions. When things come up for us that may be uncomfortable, challenging, or downright frustrating, we remind ourselves to apply our personal empowerment skills to process and clear these issues with the goal of achieving breakthroughs in our own limiting patterns and belief systems that call for healing.
As Circle sisters we are here to support each other and be supported by each other in this beautiful expansion of our selves so that we may all benefit from our inter- connectedness!
Senior Sisters & Circle Council
In addition to the Guidelines, there is a group of women whose dedication to this Circle as a seivice piojecl piovides anolhei Iayei of suppoil foi lhe jouiney. A Senioi Sislei is our term for a woman who has completed five Desserts, has been consistently active in Circle work for a minimum of two years, and is invited by three other Senior Sisters to volunteer by way of this service project. Senior Sisters make themselves available, at their own discretion, to provide Desserts with extra support when needed, answer complex questions, assist with unusual dynamics, mediate between women, and ask any woman who is consistently breaking the Guidelines to step off this Circle. It is important for a Senior Sister to guide others towards their own inner leadership, their own personal source of strength, and not to assune lhe lask of iescuing oi saving any woman. Senior Sisters set an example of following all the protocol in these Guidelines, and maintaining the integrity of their Circles regardless of the pace.
Amongst these volunteers, some Senior Sisters are invited to join the Circle Council by way of their experience in this work, dedication to the Guidelines, and strength in their Circle participation. The Circle Council is a collective of hearts and minds, and only Senior Sisters on the Council can change the Guidelines, and they do so unanimously through a collective dialogue. The Council meets on a regular basis and discusses improvements to the Circle protocol based on feedback from the wider network,
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troubleshoots major structural issues, revises documents, and provides extra support to the Senior Sisters. The Circle Council is here to uphold the strength and potency of this Circle.
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These Guidelines have sustained the integrity, accountability, and longevity of the OfficiaI Wonens Wisdon CiicIe lineage, and we do not cross-pollinate with any other vonens gifling ciicIes lhal do nol foIIov lhis exacl docunenl void foi void as lheii Guidelines, so as to keep our own powerful process contained, clear and strong.
Remember, sisters! Strong women who invite strong women make for strong Circles! The Circle experience is whatever YOU make of it. If you choose to make time for your Circle and support it fully, the immense spirit of this work will reflect your efforts back to you multiplied, and there is no limit to what you can accomplish and receive.
It is our honor to enjoy this process and we approach this Circle with confidence & courage, the hallmark of a woman ready to transform her life!