why success can be as disorienting as failure…

A delightful update to my past post…

Elizabeth Gilbert was once an “unpublished diner waitress,” devastated by rejection letters. And yet, in the wake of the success of ‘Eat, Pray, Love,’ she found herself identifying strongly with her former self. With beautiful insight, Gilbert reflects on why success can be as disorienting as failure and offers a simple — though hard — way to carry on, regardless of outcomes.

Does success scare you if your business works?
Does success scare you if the sale of your business works?

You know what, do as Elizabeth has done and that is, DO IT first, be successful and then worry about working out how to handle the success later!

Seriously, it takes an amazing amount of luck and a very large amount of continued effort to get anywhere. “Success” is elusive. Business is no different. So if you are fortunate enough to become a success (as defined by you) then milk it for all it’s worth. Only worry about how to deal with the following project once you do get there….

 

Australian woman on a mission to get the world being Grateful in April…

At times, global and personal events can leave us feeling overwhelmed. Australian woman and former journalist Melina Schamroth is on a mission to help change that with her global campaign Grateful in April.

Now entering its fourth year, Grateful in April is a free month long program designed to help people feel good about what they already have in their life. The Age and Sydney Morning Herald yesterday had this to say to their article.

Initially launched as a social experiment conceived by Melina, a Melbourne-based social entrepreneur, charity CEO, speaker and author, the Grateful in April campaign is fast becoming an annual must-do for people all around the world.

Grateful in April encourages people to spend 30 days developing positive-thinking habits, ultimately aiming to establish an on-going ‘attitude of gratitude’ in everyday life.

“People simply sign-up online for free and receive 30 days of tips and hints for developing a positive outlook on life,” Melina says.

 “The reality is life can be tough. Grateful in April provides people with an opportunity to regain some positivity in their lives by celebrating even the most basic of things like having a roof over your head and food in the fridge.”

“We want people thinking and acting in ways that make them feel great about themselves and the world around them,” Melina says.

People sign up for free at www.gratefulinapril.com and can get more Grateful in April inspiration by following the campaign on Facebook and Twitter.

Grateful in April is a non-for-profit, annual campaign that complements the objectives of Melina’s own, multi-award-winning business m.a.d.woman – making a difference and charity, the m.a.d.woman foundation.

m.a.d.woman aims to encourage, inspire and enable people to make a positive difference to their community and environment through creating opportunities for corporate community involvement and corporate social responsibility. Her programs have helped more than 300,000 people in Australia and New Zealand to date.

workshop debrief: make money on your business when you’re ready to sell…

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The Motivating Mum “Make money on your business when you’re ready to sell” workshop eventually got started as planned! One day of solid rain had the entire traffic grid in lock down mode and no way to quickly get to Albert Park. Even the presenter was a little late (yes that would be me!)

Nonetheless, once we all settled in with our coffees, learning and conversation flowed easily.

There was quite a mix of business in the room. Half were reasonably new i.e. < 2 years. The other half were established with one 5 years old, another 7 years and two who were 10 years old. The newbys were doing what all good business owners should do, that is “start with the end in mind”. The others were viewing the end from todays date and working out what to do from here on. Both perfectly acceptable.

The feedback so far was that they definitely got a lot out of it and are already ticking over in their minds what to do once back in the office! No doubt their stories are to be continued and I look forward to being part of it…

The top 5 points covered:

1. Starting with the End in Mind – what does that mean exactly?

2. it is NOT about Selling your Business, it’s about the Freedom you want/expected when setting up your business…and how well that’s working right now?

3. Focusing less on the selling part and more on building profitable business drivers and motivators.

4. Making it easy for a Buyer to not only understand what they’re buying but also that they can SEE/FEEL themselves in it.

5. 10 things to do right now…

workshop: make money on your business when you’re ready to sell…

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Last chance to attend the Motivating Mum “Make money on your business when you’re ready to sell” workshop…

Date: Thursday March 27

Time: 10:30am to 12pm

Venue: The Beach Hotel, 97 Beaconsfield Parade, Albert Park VIC 3206 (Paid parking is available on Beaconsfield Parade)

Cost: $28 per person – $24 for Biz Mum Club Members and low income biz mums

TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT, CLICK THIS LINK

The top 5 points that will be covered:

1. Starting with the End in Mind – what does that mean exactly?

2. it is NOT about Selling your Business, it’s about the Freedom you want/expected when setting up your business…and how well that’s working right now?

3. Focusing less on the selling part and more on building profitable business drivers and motivators.

4. Making it easy for a Buyer to not only understand what they’re buying but also that they can SEE/FEEL themselves in it.

5. 10 things to do right now…

TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT, CLICK THIS LINK

brilliant business mums awards… time to enter

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The Motivating Mum Brilliant Biz Mum Awards are halfway through and doing fab – but waiting for your nomination!! Entries are only accepted until March 15, 11.59pm so you had better get cracking..

I’m sure I have no need to point out why doing such a thing is a good one to do.
Apart from being a great positioning piece, it will also open up new frontiers that you have not yet been exposed to…

Nominations are in these areas:

  • Best Photo for Business (open to amateur and professional – it’s not so much technical as heart-based),
  • Best Plan of Attack (who has a great business plan, marketing plan etc and knows where they are going and sticking to it!),
  • Most out of the Box Marketing Campaign (who’s great at marketing their biz),
  • Best not-for-profit mum (this can be a mum who runs a not-for-profit or who has just hosted a not-for-profit event),
  • Best Budgeter (who does an amazing job of managing their budget for business) and,
  • Best Written Piece (non-blog) (who has written an article or press release that reads really well).

Link to info on the Awards is: http://motivatingmum.com/events/383-brilliant-biz-mum-awards-info-entry

I would normally say feel free to ask me to nominate you, but in this case I am a judge in one of the categories so I wouldn’t want to be looking to pervert the cause of justice! If you feel a little uncomfortable nominating yourself, then ask your partner, friend, parent, lover to do it.

Remember, entries close March 15 with announcements April 1.

Good luck!

party parents – for those who still love to party!

PartyParents

 

COME ONE, COME ALL…

PartyParents – a night out for parents and their pals.
Why not treat yourself with a night out!

The aim is that we have a fun night out for parents where you will know the music and won’t be hanging out with a bunch of 20 year-olds! Think of it like a 40th birthday party x 10 – with great tunes you know and you won’t be the oldest in the room!

Feel free to spread far and wide! 

March 22
8pm
Bobby McGees Melbourne
Bookings Essential www.partyparents.com.au 

Full details are as follows:

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