Please read - updates/ clarifications - 2/21/07

Wed Feb 21 12:23:48 EST 2007

- OOOPS, WHEN ONE ASKS..... I BETTER ANSWER THIS ONE TO THE LIST!
- CONFERENCE REGISTRATION/BROCHURES/HOTEL AND FLIGHTS
- BULK SHIPMENTS OF BROCHURES
- DENVER LOCALS

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- OOOPS, WHEN ONE ASKS..... I BETTER ANSWER THIS ONE TO THE LIST!

> Dear Diane  
> We will be registering for the conference and, living in Australia, travel
> planning must be made a long time in advance!
>  
> Am I correct in assuming that P.7 on Sat. June 30  ³Saturday Night Live 
> Ultimate Relationships²  is solely a DVD programme, and that neither Chloe nor
> Anthony will actually be present?
> Stan Levine 

EEEK, this is the same question I got about John Gray last year.  Both
Anthony Robbins and Cloe Madanes will be live and in-person on Sat night.
And, John Gray will again be live and in person at this year's conference
and will present at the Saturday luncheon. ALL the keynote presenters listed
in the brochure and on the website will appear live and in-person including
the broadway, film, TV stars, Tony Plana and Ada Maris. In trying to figure
out how you got the impression about Robbins and Madanes, I see how the
keynote description posted at smartmarriages.com might have mislead you.

> P-7  Saturday, June 30, 7pm
> Saturday Night Live -
> Ultimate Relationships
> Cloé Madanes, HDL, and Anthony Robbins
> This DVD-based program can help even the most hopeless couples reconnect by
> understanding each other's six core needs, mastering eight essential skills,
> and learning how to be totally present.
> 
I THANK YOU and will change it right now. I'll also add answers to questions
I've just been answering individually about what's included (lunch?, banquet
meals?, etc.).  Let me know if you see other info I should clarify:
http://www.smartmarriages.com/keynotes.html

> P-7  Saturday, June 30, 7pm
> Saturday Night Live -
> Ultimate Relationships
> Cloé Madanes, HDL, and Anthony Robbins
> Madanes and Robbins will explain the foundations of the approach presented in
> their new DVD-based, teach-right-out-of-the-box program that can help even the
> most hopeless couples reconnect by understanding the three levels of
> relationship, recognizing each other's six core  needs, mastering eight
> essential skills, and learning how to be totally present.

However, even IF it were "just the DVD program" it would be worth the trip.
AND, while you're planning, you might want to plan to stay an extra day and
train with Cloe in the post-conference Institute #918 on how to get the most
out of using the DVD program in clinical or education work with couples.
This is a highly promising new teach right out of the box resource.  I've
been sending samples all over the place and have great hope for it.  The
Smart Marriages Conference brochures include a special discount for
purchasing the program at http://www.robbinsmadanes.com or at 800-537-0820 -
use code CMFCE for a $50 discount - the CMFCE price of $249 includes 8
full-length DVDs, 8 CDs, and a 240 page workbook, plus. NO, I don't get a
cut, I'm just enthusiastic in my belief that this is a breakthrough approach
for reaching men, giving them hope, and motivating them about their ability
to "do marriage" - help them with the age old dilemma of "what DO women
want, ANYWAY?!" and how do I deliver.  They also offer each of the DVDs
packaged individually - that's what I've been sending as samples.  You might
buy just one and take a look.  I especially recommend "Man Enough to Stay
the Course  Being Present in the Relationship" and "You Come First  The
Power of Alignment", though I like them all.  I also especially appreciate
that they do six month or longer follow up interviews.

> 918 One Day - Monday, July 2
> The Ultimate Relationship Program
> Cloé Madanes, Lic HDL
> Use this easy-to-teach DVD-based program to help even the most troubled
> couples understand their core needs and
> master eight essential skills to develop trust, rekindle passion, break
> barriers, align goals, and design a
> compelling future.  Ideal for clinical, coaching, or educational settings, or
> for couples to use on their own.
> $50 spouse discount. Click for more information:
> http://www.smartmarriages.com/ultimate.html

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- CONFERENCE REGISTRATION/BROCHURES/HOTEL AND FLIGHTS
We had a small glitch - a hiccup - at the printers when an ad wouldn't
"open" and print.  Lost our place in line on the presses (it's rather like a
jet losing it's take off spot on the runway).  However, we're all printed
and are now folding and I expect to have the brochures in the mail by Feb
26th.  I also hope to have the downloadable pdf on the web site and ON-LINE
registration open by March 1st.

Your challenge, however, is not registering for the conference (I think if
you do that by the end of April and you'll be fine).  Your challenge is
being SURE you make your HOTEL reservations NOW - the hotel will sell out as
soon as the brochures land on people's desks. I anticipate that the hotel
will be sold out by mid-March.  We have the total hotel, all 1,200 of their
sleeping rooms, so there is nothing more I can do once it's sold out to get
you a room.   Call 800-444-2326 and ask for the Smart Marriages rate of $109
single/double.  Do not say I didn't warn you.

AND, you need to book your flights, NOW.  This is the July 4th weekend (one
of the busiest travel weekends) and flights - especially frequent flier
spots - are fast disappearing. For our conference discounts on UNITED use
Smart Marriages code #563XA at 800-521-4041 or at http://www.united.com

I'll let the list know the minute I get the conference brochure posted.
HOWEVER, all the info is already available at
http://www.smartmarriages.com/conference.details.html

BE SURE you check out the PRE AND POST CONFERENCE TRAINING INSTITUTES BEFORE
you book your hotel and flights.  Note that you need to be in place the
night prior for the pre conf institutes that start at 8:30am.
http://www.smartmarriages.com/institutes.html

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- BULK SHIPMENTS OF BROCHURES
If you've already let me know to send you a bulk package, that should arrive
sometime in first week of March.  If you did NOT let me know, it's not too
late.  There is no fee for the brochures or for shipping.  Just let me know
how many you can distribute and where to ship them.  - diane

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- DENVER LOCALS

I've been getting questions from locals in the Denver area asking if they
can buy tickets to attend JUST the Sat night Robbins/Madanes session.  NO,
they can't.  This is a conference event, just like the banquets and is open
only to conference attendees. They can register for the full Sat program AND
see keynotes by Robbins/Mandanes, Michele Wiener-Davis, Bill Doherty, John
Gray plus two 90-min workshops (40 from which to select).  BUT they can't
purchase tickets just for Sat night.  They can, however, purchase individual
tickets for $15 for the Sunday afternoon seminars - and there are some
great, top of the line sessions on Sunday afternoon.  For list see:
http://www.smartmarriages.com/workshops.html/#seminars

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