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December 19th, 2010 by Richard
With just a few days to go before Christmas, it’s not too late to organize a gift certificate for someone special.
As you know, time out from a busy routine is essential for good health and good relationships. Schonegg is the ideal place to stop, take a breath and recharge batteries.
Just give us a call. We can arrange everything over the phone and have a beautiful Gift Certficate on its way via Post or Email in minutes.
December 1st, 2010 by Richard
Richard is relishing his new career as a small business coach. With a growing roster of clients, he is loving the opportunity of getting out and about and working with his clients to make real progress with their business planning. And now the time has come to officially launch the business in Canberra.
Naturally, you are cordially invited to attend. Here’s your invitation, we’d love to see you there.
Small Fish Canberra Launch Invite
If you would like to know a bit more about Small Fish Business Coaching, here’s a copy of the full page that is appearing in the 2nd December 2010 edition of Canberra Weekly.
Small Fish Canberra Launch Canberra Weekly 2 Dec 2010
October 26th, 2010 by Richard
The entrepreneurial spirit is running stongly in the Everson household. Our clever daughter Katja is offering beautiful Gingerbread Houses for sale. Visit her website Katrox Kakes, to get an idea of what she is producing and place your order.
They are an ideal, handmade gift – perfect for families or the ‘young at heart’ with a sweet tooth!
Well done Katja.
By the way, she built the website herself, with a bit of support from her brother Mathias. His website is here.
October 5th, 2010 by Richard
Since the 1st of September our guests have been enjoying our new dining options. We have been overwhelmed with the response – all positive of course! Here’s what Renate and Ron had to say..
‘We’ve spent some lovely days here – peaceful surroundings and excellent hospitality. Your attention to detail makes all the difference. The platters you prepared were just perfect..’
Guests visiting our dining partners in the stretch limo have all enjoyed the experience, we got a taste of the paparazzi lifestyle ourselves after enjoying a great night out at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show presentation dinner hosted by Flint in the Vines.
August 30th, 2010 by Richard
On Thursday 26 August 2010 we launched our new range of dining options. Our MC was the wonderful Sarah Dawson, CEO of Capital Country Tourism. We were joined by Tom Moore from Grazing Restaurant, Lauren Allen from Poachers Pantry and Jai Dawson and Grant Kells from Flint In The Vines, Shaw Vineyard Estate and representatives of Australian Capital Tourism, the Canberra and Region Visitors Centre and the Yass Valley Visitors Centre, plus many friends colleagues.
The yes message of the launch was that we now offer our guests a great range of new dining options.
Breakfast. Breakfast has always been good, now it’s great. We’ve added complimentary sparkling wine and a tasty selecitonn of cold cuts and cheese.
Platters. You’re had a big day out and beautiful lunch. Finish the day with one of our freshly prepared, delicious Schonegg platters, enjoy it in the guest lounge, on your deck or in the dining room.
Dinner Packages. Ready for some serious dining? We’ll send you to one of the region’s top restaurants in a stretch limo, we’ll even bring you home to Schonegg. And our restaurant partners will ensure you enjoy a great meal.
To view images of the event, click here.
August 5th, 2010 by Richard
Like many small businesses in Australia, we use MYOB accounting software. MYOB are running a competition asking business owners to share what they love about their work and to describe how they would spend $20,000 improving their business.
Take a moment to have a look at the competition details here.
I think the competition is a great idea, it’s very important for us all to take a moment and reflect on what it is that really excites us about our job, and maybe rekindle the ‘fire in the belly’. And how to spend $20K? Sounds like fun to me, but imagine if the exercise helped you identify some much needed marketing priorities, regardless of whether you win or not?
Obviously #1 on your list will be…
‘Give everyone a weekend away at Schonegg’
- guaranteed to send morale skyrocketing, cut down stress and gain life-long loyalty from the team. But it wouldn’t be fair to send the team somewhere that you haven’t ‘road tested’ yourself, so give us a call and make a date. For the sake of the team, of course!
July 14th, 2010 by Richard
The Canberra region knows how to embrace winter with gusto. The Poacher’s Way collective have taken all that’s good about winter and turned it into a wonderful event – The Fireside Festival.
Throughout August enjoy music, fine food, great wines and a range of unique events throughout the Canberra and Capital region.
Click to view a copy of the brochure. Fireside Festival 2010 Brochure
Click here to visit the Fireside Festival website.
July 7th, 2010 by Richard
Elise was raised in Murrumbateman. She is currently studying for her Community Services Certifiacate IV and building her acting career in Canberra. She contacted us to seek support for her ambitious plan to spend 7 months in Uganda as a student volunteer worker for Student Partnerships Worldwide next year.
We were impressed by her passion to make a difference and a her professional approach to this daunting project.
Find out more about Elise and her dream here. Elise Wilson SPW Brochure We’re sure that once you’ve had a look, you too will be keen to help. Here’s how…
Trivia Night – Saturday, 14 August 2010
Elise has organised a Trivia Night to be held at Majura Hall, Dickson at 7.30 PM, Saturday, 14th August. Elise is lining up some great prizes, including an accommodation voucher from Country Guesthosue Schonegg.
Everyday Hero Website
Even if you can’t make it to the Trivia Night, you can still support Elise by making a donation via her ‘Everyday Hero’ website.
Cheque
If you would prefer to make a donation by cheque, details are included in Elise’s brochure. Elise Wilson SPW Brochure
Elise, we wish you all the best and look forward to news of how your fundraising is progressing.
July 1st, 2010 by Richard
In the latest copy of Spice magazine I spotted an article about Furk. Spice is a trade publication about events, incentives, conferences and exhibitions.
In the article, Kirsty Spraggon introduces the idea of combining FUn with woRK =FURK. She suggests that you should make an effort to get to know your clients a a level deeper than just business. As your relationships develop, spending time together is less about work and more about enjoying the relationship.
Her top tips include:
- Combine a meeting with walk or a game of tennis or golf.
- Use you iPhone to keep your networks up to date via Twitter or Facebook.
- Combine business meetings with a coffee or lunch at your local cafe.
- Host an annual client function such as bowling, a movie night, a picnic or wine tasting.
- Bored with the office? Take your laptop to the beach, park or favourite cafe.
- When working from home, play yur favourite music and rather than dressing in the corporate uniform, stay in your PJ’s and uggh boots.
- Load the numbers of your top 100 clients in your mobile and give them a call just to say hi next time you have a spare moment, such as when your driving (use hands-free of curse).
Evelyn and I love what we do and so I guess we furk too. We enjoy the freedom our lifestyle allows us and love spending time with people who are here to make the most of every moment. See if you can squeeze a little furk into your day.
June 20th, 2010 by Richard
I’m just back from a great run and I thought I would share these insights…
Insight 1.
The brain is a magnet. It attracts what you focus on, what you picture.
Insight 2.
Don’t think about what you want to lose, think about what you want to gain.
Conclusion
Picture winning and you will win. Forming a picture of losing is far more difficult. Take weight for example. When I try to picture losing weight, I just see .. well you can imagine what I see. And that is the picture you carry in your mind, and therefore attract. Not pretty.
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Instead of focusing on losing weight, focus on gaining health. Picture your ideal body. (Your own ideal body, not Elle McPherson’s!). Make it a realistic, vivid picture that is unmistakably you. You might be wearing those jeans that look great. Make achieving that goal (winning) your mission. Every step you take in the right direction is bringing you closer to that goal and the process is a winning process, which is so much more fun than losing, don’t you think.
