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"The purpose of WLS is to create leaders, empowered by their wholeness as women, and committed to living their Vision by actively contributing to the world."

"What principles would you stake your life on? Do you have the courage to live by those principles? Why do you get up in the morning? What do you do each day to make a difference in the world? How do you "show up" in your life as a leader? Do you get what you ask for? What does your future hold for you?
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Whether you are a Fortune 500 executive shattering the "glass ceiling", a mid-level manager, a young woman starting a career, a stay-at-home mom, a student, a teacher, married, single, divorced, with children or without, young or old...WLS will challenge you.
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For nine days, you will have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to truly be with other women. You will experience yourself first hand. You will see exactly what your level of commitments is, what you value, how you value yourself and you will come face to face with the woman called you. Sometimes this may be a shocking revelation, but far more often than not, you will discover your true greatness and learn that the woman you are is more than you had ever imagined.
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As a woman, you will do more than talk at WLS. You will be able to incorporate the experiences of these nine days into your being. You will know about empowerment, you will understand what stereotypes hinder progress and you will learn who and what really stops women from being all they can be. You will learn the true meaning of sisterhood.
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You will participate in a variety of experiences both in and outside of the classroom setting, facing challenges and obstacles that at times may seem impossible to overcome, yet you will succeed! You will learn the depths of strength, passion and ability you have at your disposal at all times. These are things that once discovered will be with you always.
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During WLS you will explore balance. Balance as a woman, is achieved when all aspects of yourself are understood, accepted and embraced. The aspects of female/male, work/rest, giving/receiving, introversion/extroversion, fight/flight, yin/yang and light/dark when brought together create a fully empowered human capable of greatness moment to moment.
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And WLS is about Vision. More specifically, your Vision for yourself and for your world. Through the experiences, challenges and insights you achieve at WLS you will discover your Vision, which is the greatest gift of passion you can give yourself. When you carry your Vision into your family, work and community you can alter the course of your life and transform the world you live in.
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Through the work you do during WLS you will learn to celebrate femininity in its entirety. You can come into balance with the opposite-sex, and new dimensions of male-female and female-female relationships and communication will be developed. You will walk away from these incredible nine days, grounded in the knowing of your worth and abilities. And you will be connected to a community of powerful Women Leaders that redefines the meaning of support, cooperation, success and sisterhood."

--Jody Olson, WLS Graduate

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