"The easiest thing in the world to be is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position."
Leo Buscaglia

To All Business Leaders of Niagara: Are you looking for a motivational, inspirational, challenging professional business group whose main purpose is NOT networking??

IdeaShare Niagara

Our Purpose / Manifesto

PURPOSE
To Educate, Challenge, Mentor And Uplift Other Business
Leaders In The Niagara Region Through The Sharing Of
Principles and Knowledge We Have Found To Be Successful

To Establish Our Identity As A Group Of Business Leaders
In Niagara Who Uplift, Encourage, And Educate Each Other With
Leadership Principles We Actively Use Every Day

WHAT IDEASHARE IS
It Is A Place Where Members Actively Participate In Sharing And Feedback To
Assist Each Other In Growing As A Leader And Overcoming
Challenges We Face In Our Business

Credibility, Trust, Interaction, Learning, Accountability, Structure, Sharing

Identify And Host/Support Leadership Conferences/Seminars In Niagara

WHAT IDEASHARE IS NOT
A Networking Club
If A Member Approaches You, Fine
Members Do Not Approach Other Members To Solicit Or Advertise Your Business

DIRECTION
Different Groups – Diverse Business Backgrounds - Secular
Proven Business Leadership Skills
Group Size Approx. 30 – 40 People
Guests Are Screened And Qualified By Group Members
Champion Groups Drive IdeaShare Success
Members Walk Away Each Meeting With Powerful Tools

Meeting Design

6:45 – 7:00 am Registration Table
Two Members (Should arrive approx. 6:30 am)
· Welcome all Members and Guests
· Collections, Issue Receipts
· Room Set Up
Each person arriving will pay the $20.00 investment and submit an Idea for the group.
Please bring enough copies for the group. (approx. 25)
Idea Forms available at the door for those thinking on their feet.
The Idea can be:
*Problem Solved *Leadership
*Experience *Business Tip
*Article *Market Trend
*Success Principle(s) *Promotional Idea
*Health Tip *Stress Reliever
*Organizational Tool *Web Site

7:00 – 7:20 am Expertise
One Member
Present to the group their unique business or personal expertise.
Give us something we can walk away with and use via tools.
Lead the room.
Include ideas that the group members can use in their own business’ or lives.
Talk about experiences, success’ and lessons learned.

7:20 – 7:50 am IdeaShare Lottery
All Members
Ideas submitted at registration are pulled randomly.
Present to the group your idea.
See list from above.
Involve the group where possible.
Present the group (handout material) something you have found that you would consider useful to the members of the group.
All Ideas submitted will be distributed to all members in attendance. (IdeaShare binders recommended)


7:50 – 8:15 am Accountability Reports
Report back on group accountabilities from the last breakfast.
What worked?
Advise for the group.

8:15 – 8:25 am Book”Share”
One Member
Nugget Report
From the IdeaShare Library, present a book you have signed out and read.
If the book is from ‘outside’ the library, a copy will be left for use.
Share the premise of the book and the nuggets you have highlighted.
Explain how the book will help others in the group.
Involve the group in a quick discussion.
Premise of the Library:
When a book is signed out, it is to be returned with more in it than when borrowed.
As the book is read, please look for useful nuggets and ideas.
Using sticky notes, mark these nuggets.
If the book has existing notes, add more.
As more people sign out the book, reading it becomes easier and faster.

8:25 – 8:30 am
Library Table
· Close……News……Re-Assign Roles For Next Meeting


Communications
All members of the group are encouraged to use and utilize the IdeaShare Yahoo Groups web-site for all communications, notices and posting of upcoming presentations.
The site is at: www.yahoogroups.com/groups/IdeaShare
To e-mail all members of the group: ideashare@yahoogroups.com

Mentorship
All members of IdeaShare Niagara are seen as leaders within their field of business or discipline.
Mentorship relationships outside the group are encouraged, as to access particular knowledge or expertise in certain areas.
Mentor relationships can take any form (one-on-one, group) and are presently not a structured part of the meeting design.
Mentor feedback and success stories are encouraged to be shared within the group.

Guest Speakers
Randomly a ‘guest speaker’ or ‘creativity session’ will be considered.

Investment
Each Breakfast Meeting: $20.00
($10 Room Rental/Breakfast, $1.00 Tip, $9.00 Yearly Event)

Procedure for New Members / Guests
Guests are invited by existing members.
Existing members are able to pre-qualify guests and new members.
New members will be selected based primarily on “what they will bring to the Mastermind of the group”.
Requested to Present to the Group a Bio Sheet including:
1. Who are they?
2. What do they do?
3. What they are looking for from the group.
4. What they will bring to the group.


This bio information can also be added to the IdeaShare Online Community by following this link:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IdeaShare/database?method=addRecord&tbl=3

To see other Bios on the IdeaShare online community, click on this link:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IdeaShare/database?method=reportRows&tbl=3

All new Members are to submit a book or material to the IdeaShare Library.

"If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere."

Frank A. Clark

Congusto Artisan Bakery
87 Hannover Drive, Unit #
St. Catharines, Ontario
L2W 1A3
(905) 685-0808

Con Gusto is a St. Catharines bakery that specializes in handcrafted breads, pastries and cakes. All of our products are baked from scratch on the premises, using high quality ingredients, with no preservatives and no trans-fats. Our business is set apart not only by the quality and craftsmanship of our products, but also by the convenience and excitement of a client-focused bakery which also serves Illy Espresso, Cappuccino, Coffee and Gourmet Teas.

Con Gusto means “in good taste,” and it is the perfect way to describe the mission of our business: to bring fine foods to people who appreciate them. Our name is both a reflection of our objectives and an indication of Executive Chef Giovanni Stanziano’s Italian heritage and influence.

Executive Chef Giovanni Stanziano was born and raised in the Niagara Peninsula, and began his culinary training at an early age. He has worked as an apprentice under Chef Mark Picone, C.C.C. at Vineland Estates Winery, and successfully completed Niagara College’s Culinary Apprentice program. In 2005, Giovanni was awarded Red Seal Certification; this qualification is recognized among chefs across the country.

1. Build a healthy self-esteem
2. Eat well and keep fit
3. Create positive family relationships
4. Make friends who count
5. Create a meaningful budget
6. Get involved/volunteer
7. Manage stress effectively
8. Learn to cope with changes that affect you
9. Identify and deal with your moods
10. Find a spirituality to call your own

www.cmhaniangara.ca

Here is a list of items that are most needed for The Hope Centre's food bank and shelter:

FOOD BANK
peanut butter, canned fish/meat, juice, cereal, juice boxes for kid's lunches, healthy snacks for kid's lunches, fresh fruits & vegetables, cheese, meats, milk

SHELTER
toiletries (toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, soap, shaving cream, razors), sheets, pillows, dishes, cutlery, towels, face cloths, bathmats

All donations can be dropped off at our office: 327 Scott St. in St. Catharines (we will deliver!) or at The Hope Centre: 179-181 East Main St. in Welland (tel: 905-788-0744). Thank you for your support!!