Bringing my two passions together, Events and Wellness = EVENT WELLNESS!!
A bit of a life update from me (and if this does not appeal or resonate or my overuse of emojis annoys 😝 – please continue scrolling 👇👇) But if you are a little curious, or even bored 😊 feel free to grab a beverage and read my tad vulnerable BLOG…
Hi family and friends 🙋🏻♀️
So, many of you in my network have noticed that I have been posting on my personal page a bit more recently promoting venues and destinations. I am doing a bit more travel too with a lot more to come!! ✈️🌏
and those I have caught up with are curious… 🧐
I was hesitant to share this vulnerable update (because I get it, really, in this day and age with our busy lives… who really cares??!! 🤷♀️) However, a few friends have asked more about what I’m doing, and I haven’t had the chance to share with my broader network – nor admittedly, I didn’t really know how to… 🤷♀️🤷♀️
To tell you the truth, I still ‘cringe’ a little bit when I post!! 🙈 Sometimes I do it happily and it keeps close family and friends around the world connected and that little bit closer. 🥰
But when I post about myself and what I am up to – the thoughts do cross…
- 🙈 “what will people think?”
- 🤔 “am I spamming everyone with my life?”
- ❓ “am I oversharing?”
- 🤷️ “do people even care?”
However, I don’t have the opportunity to worry about these things and simply can’t afford to because… 🥁🥁🥁
I AM RUNNING MY OWN BUSINESSES!!
(Note the plural is intended here… BusinessES!!) ✅
This is part of my marketing strategy!! (for better or worse!!!) 😩😩
I simply have to put myself out there and although marketing, let alone social media marketing, has not been my natural flow, it is what we must do to keep our businesses going and stay relevant!
Being an entrepreneur is a tough gig.
Sure, there are lots of pro’s, you get to:
- 👍 do what you love
- 👍 on your own terms
- 👍 in your own time
- 👍 you don’t have to work for crappy bosses…
But the downside!! oh the downside…
- 👎 sometimes it’s not what you love
- 👎 you have to do it anyway,
- 👎 you have no choice but to keep going or there ain’t no food on the table!
- 👎 there simply isn’t enough time and you have to work to impossible deadlines and
- 👎 sometimes a crappy boss would be welcome in exchange for the income security… (which face it, in this current environment, isn’t so secure either 🤷♀️)
So to clarify (I do digress…); 🙄
Yes, I am still carrying on as a support role in our finance business ✅
Though being an entrepreneur means you need to keep re-inventing yourself and continuously find creative ways in business to stay relevant.
AND I haven’t even mentioned finding your life purpose! Because that is very important too…
AND!! Let’s not forget, Turning 50 😲😲
It seems, after wearing the mumma hat for so long, I can once again start wearing other hats and turn my focus back to me now – just a little bit 🤠🤠
Events was my original career, it stems from my University studies and what I did in my former life (before kids)! I love the industry and who doesn’t love travel? I continued to freelance in event work but took a step back from traveling to have four beautiful children… and now those children are that little bit older, I can now step back in 🚶♀️🚶♀️
Hence the venues, destinations and travel posts – In essence, I assist with finding and booking venues – think anything that requires accommodation and venues, for groups of 10 people or more!!
but more on that later…
I have also, ALWAYS, been very passionate about holistic health, having studied, trained and taught yoga for many years when the kids were young. And I have quietly, stealth like, been honing my skills with lots of study 👩🎓📚👓
Over the past few years (and Covid lockdowns provided a good opportunity), I have…
- 📜 Completed a Diploma in Energetic Health
- 📚 Immersed in countless hours of independent study, and have
- 🙌 Completed Reiki Healing levels
I currently run a little healing practice which I haven’t marketed and to be honest, have been quite shy about this side of me 🙈🙈 I have beautiful, loyal clients from my student clinic days and through word of mouth that I conduct private sessions for 🙏
BUT – I also feel, that some of the bigger pieces are NOW starting to come together…🧩🧩
Stay tuned for part 2 of the life update series…