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BREAK NEW GROUND. CREATE YOUR OWN PATH. DO IT YOUR WAY. THAT’S WHAT I’VE DONE, AND NOW IT’S YOUR TURN. HERE YOU’LL FIND ALL THE LATEST ABOUT MY JOURNEY, AND MAYBE THE ODD RANT OR TWO...
Let’s shake up the world of floristry
So here goes, this blog is controversial. It will no doubt divide opinions and most definitely ruffle a few feathers, but they probably absolutely need ruffling! I am going to be talking about floristry but not the nicey nicey flowery stuff, an honest up to date look at the floristry world. Lets start with…
Age is NOT just a number and why you are never too old to start your own business.
Women are often made to feel that with age, they have to shrink. The media would have us think that we lose our worth the older we get, but what if our age was actually our superpower? The question I get asked more than any other is am I too old to start my business and…
Confidence
It’s not always easy to be confident in yourself, particularly if you’re naturally self-critical, or if other people put you down. But there are steps that you can take to increase and maintain your self-confidence. Self-confidence is understanding that you trust your own judgment and abilities, and that you value yourself and feel worthy, regardless…
Is your money mindset sabotaging your business?
Let’s talk about a topic that is probably uncomfortable for most creative business owners, Money! As a business owner, money influences our lives daily and is at the forefront of what you are doing and thinking about every day. Why do we as creative business owners still feel insecure, guilty, or ashamed of their finances?…
Do You Have a Growth Mindset?
Having the right mindset for business is essential if you want to succeed, It is a very well-known fact that if anyone wants to succeed in life and business, they must believe in themselves. and you do want to succeed as a business owner otherwise you would not be here. We don’t start a business because we are setting ourselves…
Managing Overwhelm
Overwhelm can knock our confidence so work on managing your time, time block, create a strategy and stick to it. Worrying and stressing about the future will not get things done. If you notice this panic mindset setting in pull it back, stay positive and take control to get you back into the present moment.…
Goal Setting
Goals are resolutions to achieve a desired result. Whether short or long-term, they provide a clear understanding of what you are striving to accomplish. Setting short-term goals to reach related long-term goals is a key to success for most any business. Thinking of short-term goals as “stops along the way” to large goals can clarify…
Managing your enquiries and managing your time
You are a business so you need to remember that from now on time is money, do not waste your time chasing an enquiry that isn’t profitable or waste time going backwards and forward with a couple that are not committing to you You need to take control, have boundaries and be professional but do…
Wedding Consultations
Your first consultation is all about getting to know them and what they want from their wedding! You should keep it simple and at this stage you are not going to be giving your designs away. It is a getting to know you exercise, remember the know, like and trust factors ,they need to see…
Why you need to charge correctly so you can make that all important profit
If you are not making money there is no point working hard to run a business. You may as well work for someone else. You need to make money to cover your bills, pay yourself and make some profit so your business grows and is sustainable So where do we start, You need to be…