Un-Social Media

My friend invited me over for the weekend for a few days of fun, Fizz and hot tub madness.

We're currently sat at a table, at 10:30pm, both in front of our computers, talking to each other.... on FACEBOOK! seriously, has the world gone mad, or it is just us?

We've been so sucked in to being 'social' that we've forgotten what the word actually means. Naturally, I thought i would correct our bad ways and erm... write this blog.

A friend of mine likes 'digital down time' and is currently on a week long 'digital detox'. I seriously take my hat off to him. I tried it once and if i'm honest after about 6 hours I would have happily given my right leg to gain access to the bitter sweet world that is social media. You can read his blog HERE

The very thing that is making our world connected and smaller is in actual fact destroying our actual conversation and 1-2-1 human interaction.

You've no doubt heard this rant before from someone else so i'll spare you anymore blah blah blah but answer me this...

Could you do 24hours (or longer) without any digital interaction?

Comment below or tweet me @MIH_Dee and let me know. If you say you can, lets set ourselves a challenge. losers donate £$ to charity. Are you in?

Much Love
Dee
Miss Make It Happen.

Haven't done one of these blog things for a while

This will be my first blog of 2015. It's June.

I've not been lazy or anything like that, In fact, quite the opposite. I'm writing a book, to be released later in 2015 and every time I have a good idea for a blog i realise that it would make a great part of the book. Dilemma! So, I decided to focus on the book. Truth is, It was a massive mistake. 

By not blogging, I started to reduce my reach and audience. The same reach and audience who will, hopefully,  buy the book later in the year. This got me thinking a little further. What other compromises have cost me my goal or taken me in the wrong direction??

Choosing outfits, choosing friends, what to eat, to take on that new client or not? Every choice we make we not only gain something, we sacrifice something too. 

Now what??

I decided to go back to basics. Discover what my goals and values are. Now i have those clear in my head I can make the right decisions, not what I THINK are the right decisions. I'm not a simple person, I have actually been known to have more than one 'clever cookie' moment and i've now realised that sometimes you don't need to make a choice, you can have the best of both words. 

Great news for you lot. You get me blogging AND you get a book at the end of the year. 

*Cue screams of terror and people burning their laptops all over the world*

The moral of this rather oddly written blog is that

1) You need to know who you are and where you're going to make the best decisions

2) Sometimes you don't have to choose - you can have it all

3) Cookies are yummy. 

Until next time...

Much Love

Miss Make It Happen

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#TBS2014

Last week (15-16th May) was the start of show season for business owners across the UK. The Business Show, Accountex and Legalex were at Excel in London. To me these shows are like the Oscars of the business world. If you're not attending then you're missing out on something BIG.

To me, the business show starts approximately 2 weeks before the event itself. I do a social media campaign to see who will be exhibiting and attending, i'll book times to see speakers and I also volunteer on the 4Networking stand. During the 3 days before the event I work like a horse, ensuring all work is up to date as I know full well that working as normal during the show days will go out of the window.

I'm constantly hearing people say they're too busy to attend or they don't see the point in attending these events. They are missing massive opportunities... At this years events I had several hours of networking, I got to see people from all over the country who I usually talk to online, I landed a new client, I helped people and at one point inspired someone. That's just what I personally took from the show.

The shows themselves are a hive of activity. From exhibitors to attendees, everyone is buzzing. There is constantly something going on from talks to workshops to networking. The way to know if you got the best out of the shows if you have a brain overflowing with ideas and a feet that hurt. It may take you a couple of days to get over the impact of these shows but its totally worth it.

Thank you to everyone who makes these events what they are, from the organisers, exhibitors and attendees. I would write a list of everyone who had a personal impact on me last week but i'll be here all day, you know who you are...

I'll be attending smaller events from now until the end of the year but the next BIG event in my calendar will be The Business Networking Show. Check them out HERE.

Until next time, keep smiling...

Miss Make It Happen

www.MissMakeItHappen.co.uk

 

 

 

How It All Began

Miss Make It Happen was born in March 2014.

The idea first started back in 2013 when a business event I attended didn't quite go to plan. The venue wasn't open, there was no furniture, no food and no COFFEE! I happened to be at the event a hour & a half early and stepped in to help. By the time the event was due to start everything was in place. The people attending the event were none the wiser and everyone was happy.

I was told that day that I had a male brain, that i'm a quick thinker and without my logical thinking things may not have worked so well. It was nice to hear but I didnt think much of it, I've always been the type of person to look at something and be able to fix it or see a solution. Apart from the Rubiks Cube, I've never been able to do one of those. Anyway, Months went past and I helped several other people out of sticky situations and pickles. Some people needed advice or ideas, some needed help with social media accounts, others needed help with recruitment. I should probably point out that I have been in the recruitment industry for 12 years and have owned an agency for the past 4 years.

Over those months people started to mention how good I was at problem solving and a good friend of mine started calling me 'Miss Fix It' and Miss Make It happen'. After a lot of thinking I decided why shouldn't I help others? There is obviously a need for this service and i'm more then capable of delivering it to a high standard.

So what are we and what do we do exactly?
Well, that is down to you. we are what you need us to be...
Social Media Management
Ghost Blogging
PA Services
Recruitment
Event Help
Sales Support
Research / Brainstorming support
and much more....

Why not pop over to our website, facebook page, or twitter account and say hi.

We'd love to hear from you and help with any problems you may have...

Until next time, Take Care

Miss Make It Happen x