Why You Should Write Your Story for The Hot Mommas Project

The following is an edited version of an email sent from one inspirational woman to another as part of the Hot Mommas Project. Read below, and nominate someone you know – yourself included – as a role mode and be part of what we call the new “Sisterhood of Success.” Impact women’s education and make a difference this holiday season. The writing period ends January 31, 2009

December 18, 2008

Dear “Janet,”

When we first met, you told me your story about how you came to be at the position you are currently at in your life. It is a inspiring story. I have since volunteered to be on the Host Committee for The Hot Mommas Project. The premise is to develop a database of case studies for educators to use to teach young women and girls about the power that they have within to achieve great things through stories of real life women who have achieved personal and professional success and are true role models. Janet, you are a role model. Your story of entering a male dominated industry with no real background or education in it and through utilizing a philosophy of hard work, strong ethics and good old customer service, you have become a ‘force to be reckoned with’. That is a motivational and inspiration story from which other women could learn.

I chose to do this for two reasons:

1. I have four daughters that I want to see develop into the tremendous women that I know that they can be and seeing “real” women making great strides is a way for me to assure them that it can be done.

2. I believe that every women has a “case study” inside of them. The Hot Mommas Project provides an opportunity for women to be recognized and to give the gift of their “case study” to other women to role model after.

I know you are an extremely busy woman and this may be something that you don’t have time for. I hope it will be something that you will consider though. You would be surprised how easy it is to write 500-1500 words when you sit down to actually do it!

I would like to officially nominate you as a Hot Momma. Please take it as the compliment it is meant to be! Here’s all the information.

BTW, there is a contest attached to it with some pretty cool prizes. Hope you will think about it. It is a George Washington University project and case studies could be published in text books.

Janet, thanks for sharing your story with me. Have a great holiday! For questions, you can contact Kathy Korman Frey and her team.

Tina Williams

P.S. Here’s the latest Press Release

Here’s the OFFICIAL NOMINATION LETTER:

Congratulations. I officially would like to nominate you as a role model for girls and women. I am writing to encourage you to tell your story at www.HotMommasProject.org. Your official nomination notice is at the following link as well as information on where to start:

Nomination link: http://hotmommasproject.blogspot.com/2008/11/nominate-role-model-to-help-women-girls.html

Where do I start? http://hotmommasproject.blogspot.com/2008/12/where-do-i-start-in-writing-hot-mommas.html

Here is the summary: As a Nominee you are authorized to go to www.HotMommasProject.org and write a case study about your personal and professional experiences. Please find more on the project, below and attached. Here is what to do if you are interested in becoming part of the project and impacting women’s education:

1. Log on at www.HotMommasProject.org

2. Write your 500-1500 word case study using our case study wizard (see, below, what case writers are saying about this reflective process. We project 1 hour to 2.5 hours depending on how fast you write.)

3. Click “publish” and become part of our free online library available to women, girls, and educators. (Click publish on or before January 4, and be automatically entered into a drawing for one of 2 bags from Beijo’s Luxe Collection selected especially for the Hot Mommas Project by Susan Handley. You can change your case up until January 31.).

Winners of the case study competition will have the chance to be published in a major Prentice Hall textbook and win thousands of dollars in prizes.

See judging criteria and prizes/winners at www.HotMommasProject.org for more. You will find a variety of case writer resources on the “case competition” section of the site.

The Hot Mommas Project team is available for any questions or additional information needs.

The Hot Mommas Project:The Hot Mommas Project is an award-winning leadership project raising self-efficacy of women and girls through exposure to role models. We produce case studies showing the full range of factors influencing a woman’s success. We are housed at the George Washington University School of Business and are the recipient of a 2006 Coleman Foundation National Case Award.

Here is what case-writers are saying:

“I really enjoyed the process of writing my case. It made me reflect.”

“It was fun, the case wizard was clear, and the tutorial and sample cases helped a lot.”

“The case study project on www.hotmommasproject.org is great. Just finished mine. Was therapeutic. Women, check it out.”

“Writing my case made me feel like I mattered and that I have something to offer.”

Find more links and how to get started in your nomination notice:

http://hotmommasproject.blogspot.com/2008/11/nominate-role-model-to-help-women-girls.html