TEMplate – Its all about ME…this Mothers Day
Wouldn’t it be great if every day could be as special as Mother’s Day?
More time at home with family, rather than at work?
Well. “that’s what we’re talking about!”
the entrepreneurial mother is about designing that lifestyle for all mum’s (and dad’s)…
By continuing to be a part of the entrepreneurial mother community I show you how you can work less and still earn an income!
What this means?
Doing the stuff you want to do rather than have to…
Well what have I been up to? I am trekking around the globe with my daughter (lucky me!). This time we are visiting beautiful Spain, Morocco, Portugal, France and the UK. If you’re interested in hearing more about our adventures, check out the blog at http://www.theentrepreneurialmother.com.au/blog
So as I am kind of in ‘holiday-mode’ I will keep it short and sweet this time around.
The first of the ‘Design your Business’ workshops run in Mornington June 4.
This is about doing just that; designing your business around the lifestyle you want…
interested in knowing more? email mother@theentrepreneurialmother.com.au
Further in June, it is set to be a great month with the official launch of ‘MEinc’.
Services will include:
* Workshops on how to design the lifestyle that you deserve
* Online lessons for MEinc. members that teach the same
* A full-interactive MEinc. website
* Plus much much more!!
Watch this space!
Know anyone that may want to know more about this sort of stuff?
Please have them email mother@theentrepreneurialmother.com.au
http://www.theentrepreneurialmother.com.au/enews/temenewsmay09.htm
TrendWatching – Innovation Jubilation
another gem from www.trendwatching.com Innovation Jubilation…
MAY 2009 | By now, virtually everyone has chimed in on how innovation is the only way out of the recession. So instead of adding more theory, let’s have a look at actual B2C innovations from recession-defying entrepreneurs and brands around the world.
INNOVATION JUBILATION | There will never be a shortage of smart new ventures, brands, goods and services that deliver on consumers’ wants and needs. And if those wants and needs currently revolve around practicality, efficiency and responsibility, and less about traditional luxury, splurging and upgrading, then that’s what brands should deliver on.
The link between INNOVATION JUBILATION and trends? As focused as we are on emerging consumer trends, we never tire of pointing out that trends are only good for one thing: inspiring you to innovate, to come up with new goods, services and experiences for (or even better, with) your customers… click here for much much more
philosophy our professors never taught…
Just came across this whilst going through the Inbox from hell!
So many adventures, too many emails to file…
Anyway, staying on the philosophy theme, these do tickle my fancy, enjoy!
TWENTY NINE LINES TO MAKE YOU SMILE
1.. My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God and I didn’t
2.. I don’t suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it
3.. Some people are alive only because it’s illegal to kill them
4.. I used to have a handle on life, but it broke
5.. Don’t take life too seriously; No one gets out alive
6.. You’re just jealous because the voices only talk to me
7.. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder
8.. Earth is the insane asylum for the universe
9.. I’m not a complete idiot — Some parts are just missing
10.. Out of my mind. Back in five minutes
11.. NyQuil, the stuffy, sneezy, why-the-heck-is-the-room-spinning medicine
12.. God must love stupid people; he made so many
13.. The gene pool could use a little chlorine
14.. Consciousness: that annoying time between naps
15.. Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?
16.. Being ‘over the hill’ is much better than being under it!
17.. Wrinkled Was Not One of the Things I Wanted to Be When I Grew up.
18.. Procrastinate Now!
19.. I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That?
20.. A hangover is the wrath of grapes
21.. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance
22.. Stupidity is not a handicap. Park elsewhere!
23.. They call it PMS because Mad Cow Disease was already taken
24.. He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless DEAD
25.. A picture is worth a thousand words, but it uses up three
thousand times the memory
26 .. Ham and eggs…A day’s work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig
27.. The trouble with life is there’s no background music
28.. The original point and click interface was a Smith & Wesson
29.. I smile because I don’t know what the hell is going on
indeed!
Alain de Botton – The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
I read Alain de Botton’s latest gem whilst swanning around Spain, on “adventures with daughter”. I really enjoyed it. I do like the way he writes; and I do like what he says, and how he says it. I am a fan of his offerings I must admit.
I’d like to see him extend that to the Pleasures and Sorrows of being Entrepreneurial…I’m sure there would be many a good tale to be told and many great questions to ask.
I am particularly encouraged to see that he, and noted others, are putting their money where their philosophy is, and have set up The School of Life. Oh to be involved in something like that here in Australia…
Lynn Barber from The Age got to interview him whilst we were away. I’ve included it here, “The Way Words Work” for your viewing pleasure.
Been back nearly a week now…my, where has that time gone?
Slowly but surely getting back into the routine and rhythm of what is our daily life. Can’t wait for the next adventure though. But until then, daughter has basketball training this evening!
London – the final H = Heathrow
Our 6-leg journey back to Melbourne went something like this:
1. Carpool – Alton Towers (near Birmingham) to Stratford London (3 hrs)
2. Train – Stratford London to Paddington London (30 mins)
3. Mini cab – Paddington London to Heathrow London (45 mins)
4. QF10 flight – London to Singapore (13 hrs + 2 hr stopover)
5. QF10 flight – Singapore to Melbourne (7 hrs)
6. Taxi – Tullamarine Melbourne to Camberwell (45 mins)
Total travelling time = 28.5 hours. No wonder we’re exhausted!
Given we are both struggling to stay awake at 19:00 (actually daughter has already crashed asleep), I suspect it will be a very early morning wake up.
What a fine way to top off yet another fabulous adventure. What with…
the majestic of Spain
the magic of Morocco
the mellow of Lisbon Portugal
the magnifique of Paris France
the melting chocolate moments of Bruges Belgium
the movement of London UK
and the madness of Alton Towers
…what a wonderful way to spend 6-7 weeks of oné’s precious time. It’s always rather sad finishing off an adventure…
but then of course the next one is already on the drawing board!
Apart from Bali May 2010, how does Peru, Bolivia and Argentina sound? Want to come too? Go on, you know you want too…
