The inspiration for Rich Women Sisterhood came one day in July 2008.  Leisa Watkins was facilitating a women's financial seminar for women in her local area.  The seminar was created by her friend and mentor Richard Paul Evans.  At the end of the presentation Richard encouraged the women to take something they had learned and share it with others.  He also encouraged them to band together in support of each other.  The combination of those two comments sparked the revolution known as the Rich Women Sisterhood.

Sitting there that evening Leisa asked herself how she could best do that,  "How can I continue to support these women beyond this initial seminar?" "How can I develop a system that will continue to support them in not only changing their financial life, but in changing their life in other ways?" 

When the mind is asked a question it answers, and often times it answers in a big way.

Luckily Leisa was prepared for big ideas.  In fact, she was expecting them.  You see Richard had taught Leisa to carry an idea journal with her.  He told her to always carry two books with you.  One you're reading and one you're are writing.  So Leisa quickly pulled out her "idea journal" and jotted down the initial concepts of a supportive organization for women, the organization that is now known as the Rich Women Sisterhood.

Now as you know many ideas come and go. How many ideas have set upon the shelves of a restless mind until they are dusty and forgotten?  Leisa was determined to not let this idea settle in the dark crevices of her mind and lay there forgotten.  So she went home that very night and began building the Rich Women Sisterhood website. 

In the process of creating the site she did extensive research to see what people were wanting in an online social network.  She found that most online social networks designed for women were in fact created by men. She found that many women were wanting something more.  They wanted a place where they could give back, where they could be a part of something bigger than themselves, a place that they felt at home.  They wanted a place where they felt enriched and enlightened. They wanted to be a part of something that made an impact! 

Leisa soon realized that she was fulfilling a huge need. The response was huge!

Women gasped when Leisa told them her concept and they quickly reached for a pen so they could write the domain name down.  On man had a difficult time talking as he thanked her for starting an such an organization because, "It is exactly what my four daughters need."   Internet searches for the "Rich Women Sisterhood" were happening daily and the site wasn't even open yet. 

Because Leisa really wanted to serve the needs of all women, not just the women online, she created the concept of a Rich Women Sisterhood chapter. What makes Rich Women Sisterhood unique is the fact that it combines an online social network, with a local community presence.  Women can join either or both. 

"The chapter is a place where women come together to support each other in enriching their lives," said Leisa Watkins.  "Basically, the women can come together to do what enriches their lives.  Some chapters may be formed by women who love to scrapbook, so they get together to scrapbook  Other chapters may meet once a month for breakfast and listen to an inspiratonal speaker.  Others will be Rich Women Dream EnRICHment Teams that meet with each other on a regular basis to help each other reach goals or be the best they can be." 

To be an official Rich Women Chapter there are only two requirements said Leisa, "Apply for an annual charter and do two projects a year that enrich other's lives."  "For a knitting club," Leisa explains, "it could be knitting blankets to wrap dying babies in as their mother holds them for the last time.  For another group it may be putting together a sub-for-Santa for a needy family, and for another it may mean mentoring younger women." 

"As far as I know were are the first international organization designed to reach women of all ages, and fulfill the needs of women both online and offline," Leisa said. 

All in all it look Leisa less than two months to put together a talented team of writers and editors, design the website, launch the BETA version, and begin to reach women.  In fact, Rich Women's website launched in a BETA on September 8th, 2008, less than two months after that initial idea hit the pages of her idea journal.  The Rich Women Sisterhood team expects to build to an organization of tens of thousands of women world wide. In fact, the website is dedicated to Rich Women everywhere, and to her friend and mentor Richard Paul Evans.

You may learn more about the benefits of joining the Rich Women Sisterhood organization here or tour the site here.