Secrets of Six-Figure Women
Surprising Strategies to Up Your Earnings and Change Your Life
By Barbara Stanny 

      Recently I attended a luncheon at the invitation of a new acquaintance, Raana Hasnat, a financial consultant with Smith Barney. I had met her at an event sponsored by the Women of Pasadena and talked her into joining. "This is a group of women who know how to network," I told her, exultant that I had finally found one. So after raving about networking, how could I refuse her generous and polite invitation? Still, I had my reservations. Would it be a situation where I felt pressured to invest? Experience taught me that there are no free lunches.

     Well, Smith Barney got it right. The Four Seasons hotel room was exquisitely appointed, the food was wonderful and Barbara Stanny, author of Secrets of Six-Figure Women, spoke. This author is a fire-cracker. Smith Barney educated over one hundred women that day without a single sales pitch. That doesn't mean they didn't get some very subtle branding in. As a parting gift, SB also gave each attendee Barbara's book.

     This review is the most whole-hearted endorsement of any nonfiction book I have reviewed this year, because this book is so sorely needed. Also because it is well-written.

     This is a book about strategy. How many women do you know who have one? Do you? Barbara is the bestselling author of Prince Charming Isn't Coming and she knows what she is talking about. All you'll need to do is read one chapter: "Raising the Bar," and you'll have enough information worth a whole lot more than the price of one little book.

     Thank you Smith Barney, for a free lunch, a free book and a free learning experience.