Make It Happen Monday (otherwise known as MIHM) is a new event from the brains behind 4Networking, a business networking organisation with over 300 linked groups around the UK. I’ve attended three MIHM events at Swindon now (actually in Highworth, but that’s just a technicality!) and thought it was time I did a little review. The first point to …
I organised the first Faringdon Jelly today – well, I say organised – after my initial burst of enthusiasm I was so busy I didn’t have time to properly promote it, so I really wasn’t expecting anyone to show up. So I was really chuffed when Martin from Brickends saw a message on Twitter saying …
Just a quick news update before I wrap things up for the weekend. You may remember that I was renting office space during most of 2011, but that came to an end in December, after which I was back to working from the corner of the dining room – which wasn’t ideal. A change of personal circumstances …
I was thrilled to be invited to speak at Networking Women‘s Cheltenham meeting last week. Considering how nervous I was when I did my first 4Networking 4sight a few months ago, I’m becoming something of a dab hand at this public speaking lark! Anyway, I talked to the group about blogging and gave them some …
The shortened version for the Twitter generation …. (Read the full story here) Life before 4N … violent relationship, escape, uni degree, ADHD and me. Discovering 4N … New start, business, met Stef, 4N member, sell sell sell! 4N saved my life … 2008, annus horriblis, death and destruction, sanity through the 4N forum 4N …
Apologies in advance …. this isn’t your usual blog post because it’s actually a story, the story of a big chunk of my life. It is long, but I hope you’ll find it interesting, inspiring even. But if you haven’t got the time or the inclination to read it all, the shortened version is here! …
I gave my 4sight on Blogging for Business another run out today – at 4N Reading-not-Henley, so called (by me) as it was the Reading meeting, but being held in Henley at the Town Hall! The meeting was held in a very grand room and I felt quite honoured to speak in front of about …
You may know that I’m a member of 4Networking – well today I did my first “proper” 4sight, on 7 tips for blogging success. I’ve been meaning to do a 4sight for ages, but have never got round to it, partly through laziness, partly through nerves, mainly because I couldn’t think of anything that I …
Recently I’ve been to a lot of different networking events, as well as my regular 4N ones. Now I love going out and meeting new people, but it does get a bit wearing when everyone keeps asking you, “And what do YOU do?” Normally I say, “Well, I do some proofreading, copywriting, editing, that kind …
I love seeing people who are really passionate about their business when they introduce themselves at networking events. I’ve always found it difficult to do the same myself though, even though I love what I do. After all, proofreading and editing just isn’t very exciting, is it? I was proved wrong in a one to …
