by theEmother | Jul 7, 2014 | 4 hour work week, business ideas & thinking, inspiring women, MEinc, single parent l single mother, women in business case studies
Thank you to Guy Kawasaki and Adriana Huffington for this enlightened SlideShow… please pay attention.
A great reminder for us all (Yes, me included), about this nothing of “busyness”.
Does anyone ever tell you, when asked how they are, that they are not busy?
“Oh, I’ve got a lot on”, or “busy, busy, busy”, or “always” seem to be a fairly typical type response when asked “how goes it?”
STOP
by theEmother | May 5, 2014 | business ideas & thinking, events, inspiring women, MEinc, women in business case studies
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Elizabeth Gilbert was once an “unpublished diner waitress,” devastated by rejection letters.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….
by theEmother | Apr 21, 2014 | entrepreneurial mothers, inspiring women, MEinc, women in business case studies
Pakistani educator Ziauddin Yousafzai reminds the world of a simple truth that many don’t want to hear: Women and men deserve equal opportunities for education, autonomy, an independent identity. He tells stories from his own life and the life of his daughter, Malala, who was shot by the Taliban in 2012 simply for daring to go to school. “Why is my daughter so strong?” Yousafzai asks. “Because I didn’t clip her wings.”
A lesson for all entrepreneurial mothers too…
by theEmother | Apr 14, 2014 | build a Mother of a Business, business ideas & thinking, inspiring women, MEinc, single parent l single mother
imperfection…
“How To Be An Imperfectionist”, an article worth reading…
“It’s worth it to get scratched in the face if you reach the treasure chest. You can’t reach your proverbial treasure chest without having a problem on the way there. The world has too many variables that can mess you up. You are imperfect, and will create your own problems too.
Imperfection isn’t glorious and I’m not glorifying it—it’s just the way forward. There isn’t another way, and when you refuse to believe it, you’ll be the person who turns away from opportunity, looking for an alternate trail that has no thorns.”
by theEmother | Apr 7, 2014 | business ideas & thinking, events, exit strategy, inspiring women, MEinc, women in business case studies
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.
by theEmother | Mar 10, 2014 | build a Mother of a Business, business ideas & thinking, events, inspiring women, MEinc, so you think you're in business
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!
