It's all be quiet on here and there is a very good reason for this. I have been through a rapid transition both professionally and personally and have just come back to the UK after an amazing 3 week trip travelling from the UK to Corfu via France and the East Coast of Italy. Russell and I were inspired by Gino D'Acampo's The Italian Escape series.

I have a love of photopraphy so if you want to see the amazing places we wentt to please go to our blog on facebook: @livingthedreamcorfu

It was one of the most interesting journeys in a T5 VW van and latterly some quirky hotels. During the journey I wanted to test how easy it was to continue to work with clients remotely and on the whole this worked well.

So our social experiment is over and we are looking forward to seeing everyone next week at the Festival of Work at Olympia.

This week saw the launch in the New Forest of our 3 hour discovery events and what an inspiratonal group of delegates. We had a blend of HR, Learning & Development , Employee Relations, Employee Engagement, Award winning Nutrionalist, South Coast Influencer and a specilaist in the Defence Industry.

They all had one passion though, to grow their own businesses.

Thank  you all x

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and just call if you want to know anymore, I'm happy to talk !

This week has been full of coaching calls for HR Consultants. The key themes this week revolve around :

• How do I charge for my services ?
• Should I discount to get work?
• Is networking still the best way to get business?

Working out your "Why" and then your "What and How" are some of the first steps when setting up. Even before this though is to explore what your ideal work/life balance looks like.

We will be exploring all of these topics next week on our "Is Consulting Right for You" events . Still a few places left so it would be great to see you there.

More info on the events page.

Sarah :-)

On International Women's Day I want to reflect on a conversation I had with a lovely lady earlier this week.

I have always been passionate in seeing potential in people and inspiring and motivating people to stretch themselves to try new options. I heard the sadness that this lady had in her voice as she thought she had no option but to retire at the age of 60 because she couldn't get a role in HR, after many years at a senior level.

We spoke about the options of being a consultant and smashed some myths about age and that you can have contol over the hours you work and when you work.

A few hours after this call she contacted me to say that she had now changed her LinkedIn profile from Retired to Consultant and was going to attend our workshop.

and this is why I love what I do. There is nothing better that somone having hope for a better future.

Have a great weekend.

Sarah

“ Books are very important; I would actually have written books sooner, and Vishal teaches you how to write the right book and get it out in the world within 3 days. This book will serve you well on your journey. ”

Jack Canfield, Star of the hit movie "The Secret", Co-creator of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series, and Leading Transformational Coach and Speaker

I am excited that I am with Vishal this weekend in London continuing to write my book and it is great to be surrounded by a room full of authors, all with their own stories and expertise. I now have over 20000 words and it reminds me of writing a dissertation, except this is more fun !

Everyone has a book they would like to write....if you write one in the future what would it be?

Have a great weekend