I have just come back from my little boys swimming lessons & sat down to do some work to not only read your reply email from yesterday, but to also see me & my Nest on your blog today!!

You have absolutely no idea what this means to me, most of all because you appreciated my heartfelt thank you! But to have inspired you to use as a blog, well that has just made me a little speechless & bursting with excitement!

My little blog has taken more hits than it has almost seen since i started, all in one day! And, if it doesn’t rain it pours – i have in the past week received orders from 2 gorgeous little Sydney retail shops who want to stock my ‘mud tags’!

One thing i have learnt in marketing my business thru social media, in particular facebook, is that there are so many amazingly talented Mums out there all balancing there creative passions with family – & that itself is so inspiring.
I will post the link to your blog on mine, as I also hope that it is a story that will inspire somebody else in a similar situation to dream, believe & create!

Thank you so very much!

Must be off to make some tags now

Warmest Regards
Kim
stylist & ‘mud’ artist
nest interior styling

I just wanted to say congratulations on your 628th blog! I have been following you for about 5 months or so and always enjoy reading what you have to say. Best of luck for the coming year

April

I am repositioning my husbands business at the moment which will focus on John Elkington’s Three Pillars of Sustainability. This is a mammoth job, but one which must be done for the very same reason you support Voiceless and The Elephant Conservation Park.

To this end I have been reading “The White Man’s Burden: Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good” by William Easterly and trying to decide what type of cause we should support. There are so many agencies, and it is difficult to shortlist. It is an insightfull and poignant read the nub of which is this – Find the change agents within the culture and help them innovate change. You can’t change everything, but you can change specific things.

So this year, beside the repositioning, that’s what we are doing. We are not going to change the world, we are going to support a local change agent who demonstrates accountability and results in one area and we are going to help them to make a positive difference.

And across the next 10 years we will not stop until we succeed. That’s what we are doing. Good luck with your journey this year.

Women in business continue to be the shining light in the current market and it’s your commitment and dedication to highlighting this through your personal and professional successes that is an inspiration.

I recently read a quote from Tom Peters that went along the lines “My “business” is haranguing business leaders about my fact-based conviction that women’s increasing power–leadership skills and purchasing power–is the Strongest and Most Dynamic Force at work in the American Economy today”. This emphasises the growing and substantial impact women in business are having.

It is opportunities like this one that will continue to build foundations, create networking opportunities, enable sharing of experiences and ultimately secure the longevity of women in business.

I currently work as a Marketing Manager in a very male dominated industry. I am working on my “Board” of mentors and this would be a great starting point for me to gain some direction in my personal and professional development.

Thank-you for this opportunity – I look forward to hearing more about it.

Kind Regards,
Tara

What a fabulous opportunity. I have only recently come accross your blog and look forward to referring to it frequently in the future for inspiration and ideas. I am currently feeling a lack of inspiration around me in my workplace and am looking to re-energise our leadership in 2012 to help take our team to the next level.
Kate