Two Saturdays ago I hosted a lovely morning {Inspired for more} for young
business owners in the greater Durbs area. The heart behind the event, was two-fold:
Number 1...
I wanted to inspire girls who have taken the BIG, brave step
of following their dreams and starting their own ‘thing’ with some practical
tips and coaching tools.
Number 2...
I wanted them to have a chance to meet other inspiring
creative business owners; network a bit and basically just be reminded that
they are not alone in this venture to create something sustainable, successful
and beautiful!
After making cappuccinos and small talk, we started
the morning off with some inspiration & ice-breakers. And where better to
be inspired and to let-go-a-little than sitting cross-legged on the grass, barefoot
and beautiful! We had such fun finding out a little about each other, after
which I ran a fun activity where we all got to tap into the ‘why’ behind our
business. I am a firm believer that clients buy into your ‘why’, and not your
‘what’, so before we jumped into what they all did, I thought it worthwhile to
zone in on WHY they do what they do.
{It's so easy to forget why you doing what you are doing, and in that, to lose
passion}
So this activity got us on our feet, thinking, chatting & I even
added in a little creative garden hunt to meet the needs of these creative
minds J {You can read all about my passion for the ‘why’ behind your business here}
After some garden-inspirational-time, we made our way back up to the house,
where we indulged in both healthy & yummy breakfast niceties, more
coffee of course and plenty chatter.
With full bellies we dived into our
next activity which involved working through a simple but oh-so-effective
coaching exercise where I walked the girls through a process that helps to
visually reveal where your time {business-wise} is currently being spent, and
then to do some reassessing and goal setting around this exercise. We all had
little worksheets, which we filled in and {fingers-crossed} were able to take
home and put these ideas from paper into practice.
Finally, the morning ended with some
networking time, intentional conversations, and swopping of business cards all
the while nibbling on delicious brownies sponsored by Liquorice Gourmet.
PS - Special thanks to Desiree Dales for taking these gorgeous pics!!
If you missed out on this event, please don’t fret as…as-of August I will be running monthly networking brekkies, for young, dynamic business owners!! The morning will include an early light breakfast, an active business coaching exercise and then a guest speaker will be presenting on work/ideas from her business – this could be YOU. These mornings will be ALL about time to build your network, meet other inspiring business owners, grow your company through coaching exercises, goal-set & ultimately remind you why you love what you do!!
x C
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