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It's been a grand week so far, I've met with new business partners and got some fantastic new virtual coaching plans which will really help businesses grow and develop...so exciting and uplifting to be working with such good people; not just good hearts but amazing knowledge and experiences.
Then mad dash to Doncaster to be on fabby Gail Powell sinefm radio show http://www.sinefm.com/a_z_of_shows/feel_good_factor : meeting amazing Maureen Shah who went from a size 22 to a neat size 12 and is now taking on the Jordan trek for Bluebell children's hospice because she feels so lucky and wants to give back was fabulous and I got to talk business and coaching and mentoring...another great love as many of you already know.
Hotfooted to meet the amazing Kate Hardcastle and honoured to be part of a brilliant team to organise the Secret Garden fashion show on 15th of May at Bradford bulls - humbled when you meet the rest of the team and listen to the superb things they do and how easily they support and share their experience and time to help support EVE - It's going to be fabulous - drop me a line if you want tickets or to sponsor or even have a stall (only £50 - we need sportswear, milliner and shoes at the moment) - I will be a sponsor as well as part of team - so check out http://www.whoiskatehardcastle.co.uk/business/bradford-bulls-2/the-secret-garden-fashion-show/
Met a new client to set up their first strategy and business development meeting - really looking forward to this as our target is to double growth in 2 years.............had a BIG COFFEE to keep me going - I never have enough work!
Trotted over to meet a great couple to coach and advise on their cafe and catering business - some great work through adversity and we generated excellent ideas to move forward and make even more successful............who knows what next, lots of food for thought.
Jumped in the car over to superb Forward Ladies dinner I was hosting at Nosh with Ben Franco giving us the 5 star treatment - great fun to catch up with top ladies in Huddersfield - Huddersfield Town Foundation and Charity Arc Angel Mandy B, Ramsdens Family Partner and great FL supporter Helen T, Christine and Gill from Wilby's ( we were fully covered), Nikki Bar 10 ( fab place for fun and laughter), Caroline (Peters class retail), Vikki keeping us on the roads (pink link) , Lorraine C ( keeping us compliant) - great fun, fab food, lots of giggles. check out www.forwardladies.com
Back to Sheffield for some top advice on how to write your book ...and I listened hard as I have a contract and need first chapter submitted to publisher for MAY....I'm not panicking at all...honest. The other ladies who attended (I was hosting) had some fantastic ideas, amazing stories and experience to share...wow ...brain cells in overload.
Got confirmation that I am looking after the VIP's for BUY YORKSHIRE conference so honing my walkie talkie skills in preparation. Looking forward to this as always so many great people to meet and get to know.
Got back to office and got news that telecall campaign that I just finished got great feedback and blew target set, so very happy to deliver on this one....plus I can invoice today.....hooray
Now all I have to do is read all the notes for Womencentre strategy day tomorrow, load a new FL event, grab a brew and thank all of YOU for been so fantastic
tootles till next time...I wonder what next week will bring ???!!
April 07, 2013
Today I was quite reflective, having visited Mum for her birthday this weekend, we talked about all the technology around and social media , etc etc and some of the things that she said struck me as common sense beyond all the guru's and headline makers
You see for the first time in 30 years of business I was let down badly by 'friends' from the business point of view: although I had supported based on pure friendship ( it certainly was not good business for me)..over the last few months I have seen some ridiculously childish and unprofessional behavior and petty point scoring.....I have to say I have avoided it ...up to a point until a couple of weeks ago.
To put all this in perspective...I have a passionate dislike for injustice and bullying of any kind and in the past have nearly got myself in some right pickles jumping in to defend (it always worked out well - by luck I think rather than desired outcome)...... I also believe in been totally professional on the business front and that you can always find reasonable solutions to any challenge, but the last couple of months have tested even me.
While chatting this through with mum, she made some very valid points
"In my day, people couldn't hide behind petty emails and stupid network thingies...they just sorted it out or decided to walk away and call it a day. They agreed to disagree and respected that...they didn't hide in fear behind this technology stuff"
Well...that made me think...social means been just that...connecting with like-minded people and building solid relationships based upon trust, integrity and honesty.....network means connecting, helping and promoting not just because of hidden agenda's but because you want to help without fear that someone else might just be better than you - THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMEONE BETTER THAN YOU (get over it and do what you do best). Social media is just a set of tools that you can use to promote lots of things - it's all about how you use the tools and what you do with them.
Another key thing is communication - isn't that just about connecting and listening and talking to people - ultimately it's all about showing respect.
I explained to mum that I had been asked to answer some questions about what I do - I answered them and had a red capital typed email back with the following advice : it's all a bit marketing and sales ( that's what I do), it's not about self promotion ( interesting as my contact details had been removed and it was followed by an email to the rest of the contacts suggesting connecting to discuss other business deals led by the email sender) and after all that faff the content appeared for the briefest of time without any way to contact me...interesting and totally against the group vision and mission.
Mum's advice -
" Silly, silly....just ignore it love...you're better than that and you wouldn't do silly stuff like that" yeah mum, you're right I wouldn't and I won't and it just confirms that there are always people worse off than yourself who waste time on silly pointless things because they want to be better but haven't moved on so they never will be.
So thank God for mums, who have only just got on to facebook (to check on the grandchildren) and skype to advise her children and wave at them manically and text like only a nanna would; on reflection I am going to stay just who I am and try my best to be as good as I can be for as many people as I can - I won't always get it right but hey I'll always have excellent friends and family to keep me in line and I'll still help people with their businesses, social media, presentations and talks....then I'll go home to a warm and loving family, absolutely solid friends and still be me!
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