I have a little book called; “It’s never too late to….” by Australian Journalist, Patrick Lindsay. I love this book because each page has a quote and some words of wisdom that remind us that it’s never too late to take control of our lives and find balance. The word balance is used a lot [...]
Once you have finally got that all important appointment with your potential bride and groom you need to start thinking about how you are going to conduct yourself in the consultation. This is where alot of consultants fall down. Why? Well a consultation isn’t so much about talking it’s about listening. And I mean you [...]
When you are 17 years old and asked to make choices about your future you generally have no idea what it is you want to be when you grow up. How can you be expected to? I know that for alot of people they spend half their life trying to figure out who and what [...]
Last week I promoted Virgina Woolf’s theory that every woman needs a ‘room of one’s own’ to be creative and we discussed the ‘Home Office’ and the need to have a room, or at least a designated space within your home, for this.
This week I want to get you to focus on personalising your space [...]
Getting more for your event dollar!
This year will be remembered as the year of the economic downturn and despite the fact that the global economy shows signs of recovery, most businesses and individuals are still feeling the effects. For event planners this has been an interesting year. Business knows the value of events; for everything [...]
How do you run a successful wedding planning business? If only I had a dollar for every time I have been asked that question. I know I have said it before in other posts but running a business and being a wedding planner do not go hand in hand. Unfortunately, just because you are a [...]
There are many wonderful blogs out there that feature weddings and events, but in Australian terms I don’t think there is one as comprehensive as Australia Entertains. Not only is it appealing to the eye but it covers a huge variety of subjects within the vast topic of entertaining. Some of the visual of cakes [...]
Are you in charge of planning your office Christmas Party this year? Or maybe you are an event planner with a crowded diary of events to plan over the coming months?
If this is the case you will already be on the search for ideas to make your event ‘sing’ and make you look good in [...]
In 1928 writer Virginia Woolf presented two essays to audiences at women’s colleges. Her book, A Room of One’s Own is an expanded version of these two essays. The text focussed on women and fiction and at its centre is its famous thesis; the idea that a woman needs a room of her own to [...]
My colleague Christine recently blogged about the Event Planners Notebook that she uses and how invaluable it is as a tool and it got me thinking about what I use. I also have my Notebook, 3 in fact, one in my office, one in my handbag and one onmy bedside table, but something else I use all [...]
