Strawberry Communications: Writing & PR
Every business has a great story – let us tell yours!
Falling in the Chinese Year of the Dragon, 2012 is supposed to be lucky. So what does the year ahead look like to you?
Before looking forward I like to revisit the personal and professional goals I set at the end of 2010 and see how I went. If you look at my post When the Head and Heart Collide I wrote at the same time last year, you can see I set the following goals:
You may have heard me mention my book, Business & Baby on Board, before now, but it’s time to be more specific.
Until recently Wiley was considering publishing the book, but decided the fit wasn’t right so I am now self publishing it. I plan to launch the book around Easter next year.
I have interviewed some amazingly inspiring women about how they make businesses work around their family. These interviews are now finished and I’m about to get stuck into the writing phase with a vengeance.
While that is happening I wanted to share the list of women who have been generous enough to share their stories with me:
MyColourCups
Mums are pretty simple creatures – we want to see a smile on our kids’ faces, know the family is well and keep everyone happy.
Business mum Shelly Zimmerman has the perfect solution for mums in MyColourCups personalised cups for the whole family.
We have a set of these cups and the kids LOVE them. If you get in by tomorrow Shelly is generously giving 10 per cent off a set of cups.
Just go to www.mycolourcup.com.au enter “4mum” in the friendship code on the order page.
Now sharing cups is more sustainable, hygienic and manageable for the whole family.
The Strawberry Communications blog is in the Best Australian Blogs Competition People’s Choice award. If you love the blog please vote for me before 5pm on May 5.
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Thanks in advance, Johanna
The Power of 100 eBook
Janet Beckers from Wonderful Web Women honoured the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day last month by producing a book telling the stories of successful business women. I was thrilled to be invited to be one of those women and join 104 fellow authors to create an amazing and inspiring digital and printed book.
Women from around the world shared their stories on how to stay focused on their dreams and achieve their goals. The content includes more than 300 action steps you can use to stay focused on your dreams.
As well as inspiring stories, The Power of 100 includes more than $5000 value of gifts donated by all the authors to you so download your copy of the eBook now here.
Please grab your copy today as my gift to you and let me know which stories resonated with you the most.
This year has been one of great change for me personally and professionally – and I am a better person and business owner as a result.
I suffered a head injury in April which left me struggling to work for three months, but after some enforced recuperation time I was able to look back at those events and reflect on what – and who – were really important to me.
After live-tweeting at Australia’s first Media140 event in November last year, I was invited by my friend Mahei Foliaki (@iconic88) to guest blog at the inaugural Media140 for Foodies last night.
Mahei’s partner Bridget Davis (@Bridget_CooKs) set the scene with her fabulous canape menu, matched with wines from Robert Oatley Vineyards. The event kicked off with lots of passionate Sydney foodies enjoying the flavours and networking before listening to views from food writers, bloggers and a restauranteur.
Now we’re right in the swing of saving for FebuSave and thinking more frugally, my husband and I thought we’d forget about the flowers, chocolate and restaurants for Valentine’s Day and concentrate on spending some time together instead, which costs us nothing!
Last year he had a beautiful bouquet of flowers delivered on our wedding anniversary, which falls in January, and then followed this with a beautiful charm for my Sabo bracelet for Valentine’s Day. Between these two presents hundreds of dollars were spent – and that doesn’t even include the gifts I bought for him.
Whether you agree with the Federal Government’s calculation that is costs $384,543 to raise a child until they turn 18, or go with social researcher Mark McCrindle’s more alarming figure topping $1 million, raising children costs money.
From kitting out the nursery with a cot and change table, to the first ‘big bed’, clothing, sport, childcare, presents, food, school and the list goes on and on.
As 2008 came to a close I thought carefully abut my hopes and aspirations for the coming year and blogged my list.
When I look back at this list I can see I have achieved most of what I set out to do, but also much more than I imagined possible. Here is what I aspired to: