Time to come together!

Well I've been blogging on here for over 4 years now and I can't believe how quickly the time flies.

My very first blog was back in February 2010 and it was called 'Emotional fire in the belly stays with frontline staff."   My last blog was written just a month or so ago and the title for that piece of writing was: "What does a Funeral Director and a Celebrant chat about over coffee - non religious funerals of course!"  How different these two blogs are!
 

But as with anything in life - things change and new systems move us on.

 

You'll now find my future blogs all together on my website.  It was time to bring everything under one roof and make it easier for everyone.

 

So if you pop over to www.sinceremoments.co.uk you'll see a brand new page called 'news and views' - you might want to bookmark it so that you can easily find it in the future.

I look forward to seeing you over on my website - do keep in touch!

Thanks

Carole



 

A day in a Celebrant's diary......when she gets to meet a Dragon!

So on the 28th November, in the bustling city of Birmingham, I finally met my Dragon!

You might remember that back in April, Theo Paphitis, former Dragon's Den entrepreneur, chose Sincere Moments as one of his top 6 favourite Small Businesses on Twitter for that week.  That meant:

• That I got to be in his business club with lots of tips, ideas and networking!
• And that I got to meet him!

And here's the picture of Theo presenting me with my winner's award:

It was a buzzing and inspiring day!  The one thing that stuck in my mind after he'd given his talk.....was his quote about being in business:

"If it doesn't rock your boat........go and get a job!"

 

Being a Celebrant certainly rocks my boat.............and I'm just as attentive and proud of my next ceremony....as I was when I did my very first!



A bottle of red wine.......just when you least expect it!

I had a wonderful surprise today.............I was awarded a bottle of red wine!

I'm a member of the Women in Rural Enterprise network (www.wireuk.org) and regularly attend the different networks around the West Midlands. 

Their networks are a great way to meet other women in business and hear their successes and challenges!  I always leave with a few golden nuggets that help me to grow my company and expand my brand and reputation.

Last year, I attended the local Cheshire WiRE network and was invited to give a presentation about my business, Sincere Moments.  I covered all those things that help people to understand what my product is and why I do what I do!  Namely:

• Why I chose to become a Celebrant
• What I enjoy most!
• How I'm growing my business
• My Values and Ambitions
• Tips and advice for other WiRE members

So imagine my delight today, when I received a bottle of red wine from Sue Roberts, the network leader from the Cheshire WiRE network.  It was awarded for the best presentation given at the Cheshire network meetings during 2012!

And here we are today......having a little radio exposure at a local radio station during our meeting........with a bottle of wine in hand!

Thank you so much Sue!

XCarole