March Round-Up

Great to see so many new faces at London Women Mean Business in March.  Back at our "home base", The Embassy Club, it was another energising meeting with the opportunity to meet some great ladies.  An interesting mix of women, including our first ever private investigator!

Speaking for us on the evening was Cory Cook, who gave us tips on how to make the best use of our time.  We're all so busy, running our businesses, looking after our homes & kids, spending time with friends & family, that we need to be so organised to make this all run smoothly and Cory offered some interesting ideas to make this happen such as:

• Think of time as tangible rather than intangible - visualise it as a container and allocate your time within it.
• Are you an early bird or a night owl?  Use your own natural energy cycles and schedule the work in when your energy levels are highest. 
• Miscalculating the time things take - time how long it takes you to complete a task; often longer than we imagine!  This will allow you to plan your schedule more accurately in future.
• What are your big goals?  Ask yourself if the task you're working on is helping you to progress towards your goal.
• Dig deep and find out where you're spending your time - create a timemap and re-structure your day, having a framework helps.
• Consolidate everything into one place/planner
• Schedule your to-do's into your planner
• Take 15 minutes at the end of the each day to see what's coming the next day.

And not forgetting the four D's - delete, diminish, delegate, delay.  Contact Cory for further information on these or if you need some help with your time management or just getting more organised.   http://www.corycook.com/

And a big thanks to our 5 minute speakers:

Tiina Erameri - of Studio Erameri, a fabulous photographer specialising in still life, lifestyle and interiors.  With a career spent working with some of the best known names in the industry, take a look at Tiina's website for more info: http://www.erameri.com/

Karen Flint - of New Direction Partnership, talking about the North East London Business Expo taking place on 17th May.  Open to businesses in any area, to find out further details & to register to attend, or book an exhibition stand (just £100) go to:  http://www.northeastlondonbusinessexpo.co.uk/

Caroline Thomas - of Snapshot Films, who spoke about the services she can offer, both for your business or to capture that special family moment.  A video on your website seems to be an essential these days so why not employ the services of a professional such as Caroline.  She is offering a 10% discount to all LWMB.  http://www.snapshotfilms.co.uk/

Next event is on Thursday 7th April, at The Embassy Club, so we look forward to seeing you then.  To book your ticket, click here.

Until then, happy networking!