Archive for October 2010

28 October 2010

Create a SUPERLATIVE LIFESTYLE BUSINESS!

This week has been a very family oriented one for me… Friday night was a small engagement party in Hobart with my family-which was LOADS of fun.  I’m really close to my family here, and love catching up with all my aunts, uncles and cousins!


Then on Sunday it was my Mum’s 60th birthday.  We surprised her with a delightful cruise down the Derwent River to a wonderful venue called Peppermint Bay.  As my sisters Kath, Emma and I worked on the speech, we discovered she had packed over 7,200 lunchboxes in her time… WHOA!

The rest of the week was looking at wedding venues for our own Big Day in January.  Oh my Lord.  I’m in the events industry, but I’m telling you… finding a wedding venue is no mean feat.  I’ll let you know how we progress.

It honestly rocks to be able to take some time to spend with family like this though. Make it a mission to create a SUPERLATIVE LIFESTYLE BUSINESS!  You’ll never regret it!

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21 October 2010

Business Transformation Week

This week has all been about the wonderful MDM and the Business Transformation Week on the Gold Coast.  I have to tell you, the breakthroughs and growth we saw over the 7 days was INCREDIBLE!

We took them out on the high ropes course and it was absolutely pouring with rain.  If you haven’t seen it already check out last week’s BTS tip!  You know what though?  They all kept their spirits high and completed a really challenging course in the torrential flood-causing rain.  There were literally dozens of roadblocks and floods around the Gold Coast area, yet these guys still rose to the challenge.

Anyone can do a ropes course in the fine weather (phobias permitting!) but in the flood-causing rain?  I guess it was like making money in July 2008 vs post-GFC.  The ecnomic climate has changed but it doesnt mean we can’t succeed in business…it just means that we need to be a little more cautious.

Anyhow – they were such an amazing bunch.  Check out some of these photos from the ropes course and from our super fun awards nights.  There’s lots of photos on facebook for you.

 

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14 October 2010

I’m back!

It’s great to be back from my hols!  Thanks so much for my wonderful team for keeping things going whilst we were away.  I have to confess – I didn’t even have to check the occasional email!  Yay.

This was the longest holiday we’ve had since we started the business so it was just lovely to chill out and enjoy ourselves.  The highlight was sailing in the Aegean and also sea kayaking through the caves off the coast off Phuket.  AMAZING!

 

 

 

Lauren and Michael’s wedding was great.  See all the gorgeous piccies.  There’s more on my Facebook page if you’re a photograph fan.

 

We’re back in Australia with the MDM this week. It’s our Business Transformation Week over on the Gold Coast.   They might have got drenched on the high ropes course today but we’re having tonnes of fun.

It’s great to be back!

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7 October 2010

Reconnecting To The Colours Of Life

If you’ve been feeling that life has been black and white of late here’s 3 easy steps to reconnect you to all the beautiful colours that life can offer us.

  1. Play And Be Silly
    What silly thing have you done recently? When was the last time you made some space in your diary just to have a bit of fun?

    Look how much fun children have when they are playing – they brim with joy and a total sense of connection to the moment.  They are living in sunshine.  When we forget our ego and get lost in a moment of pure playfulness, it not only raises our frequency, it brings that shaft of sunshine to our day.

    Sometimes we get stuck into being too serious-minded with our business and as a knock-on effect, with our families and our lives.  We forget to make time for fun.  But it’s the fun times that lighten us up and adds a sunny yellow colour to our lives.

  2. Reconnect To Your Pipe-Dream
    When was the last time you thought about your pipe dreams?  You know, those dreams you had years and years ago.  They may have seemed crazy back then and they may still seem crazy, but they still light you up, right?  It might have been to sail the world, to go on a cruise, to watch the Northen Lights, to walk the Inca Trail, to visit an Ashram, to stand on stage in front of thousands of people…. What happened to these dreams?  Because they’re not just pipe-dreams, never to be realised, they’re dreams waiting to be coloured in.

    Dreams come in all colours – they’re vivid and alive.  Sometimes, I’ll make time to reconnect with my dreams.  I’ll look through my vision album, or I’ll journal them in my morning pages, or I’ll just take time out in nature to meditate on them.  When I allow them to come up to the surface repeatedly then I allow them to influence my life and that way I can act upon them.  

    Keep present to your dreams so you can keep them alive and vibrant. You’ll be more likely to realise them if they’re blazing in colour rather than in muted, pale tones.

  3. Do Something New
    When was the last time you tried something new or did something new for the first time?  It might be as simple as trying a new food, ordering a different dish at the restaurant, taking a different route to work.  Or maybe talking to a stranger, trying that sky-dive, booking that holiday to Egypt.

    When we do new things we light up the part of our psyche that likes adventure.   Then with each simple act of adventure you do, you encourage yourself to take bigger and bigger risks.  Red is the colour of adventure and also the colour of passion.  By trying new adventurous things each week, you make it easier to keep connected to the dreams you are most passionate about in life.

Summary

Breathing colour back into your life doesn’t have to mean making huge changes – it’s as simple as trying new things, taking the time to reconnect to your dreams and having fun.  

So see what colour you can add to your life and make a mental note of the impact that this has on your sense of possibility in all areas of your life.  I think you’ll be amazed. 

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