WBS Magazine - Issue 2

Welcome to the second issue of the WBS Magazine! This issue is jam-packed with articles and tips from an array of female entrepreneurs on topics that are interesting, fun and will help you grow - whether you are an experienced business owner or just thinking about starting up. WBS is focused on not only just promoting & supporting your business - we want to help you grow your business by empowering you with knowledge. Information is so important, and with this magazine, our podcast, our events and our website, we constantly pushing forwards to give our members the tools to reach the stars. WBS would like to thank all our members for making all this possible. A special thank you to our major sponsor, Bookit Bookkeeping, and to every one of you who have supported WBS over the last 5 years! Welcome to the second issue of the WBS Magazine!

This issue is jam-packed with articles and tips from an array of female entrepreneurs on topics that are interesting, fun and will help you grow - whether you are an experienced business owner or just thinking about starting up.

WBS is focused on not only just promoting & supporting your business - we want to help you grow your business by empowering you with knowledge. Information is so important, and with this magazine, our podcast, our events and our website, we constantly pushing forwards to give our members the tools to reach the stars.

WBS would like to thank all our members for making all this possible. A special thank you to our major sponsor, Bookit Bookkeeping, and to every one of you who have supported WBS over the last 5 years!

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I got cracking on all the processing, migrating of data and ordering of stock and fast forward 3 months from the end of pre-orders they were officially ready for market and in my hands. We cautiously ordered hundreds and hundreds of extras as we wondered whether we’d exhausted our warm market, whether anyone outside of our friends list would actually want to purchase one. "WE’D SOLD OUT WITHIN 6 SHORT But they did. We’d sold out within 6 weeks and it wasn’t even the end of the year yet. What a great problem to have you would think? Well no. We’d made errors. We hadn’t factored in GST, freight costs, ASIC charges, fees charged from banks and Pozible amongst others. So, I was reluctant to order more as with any printing production there are so many variables like the style of print, the volume etc. So, as a brand new start up the decision was made not to reprint…something I now still ask myself “what if?”. What if we did and sold out of those as well. Still to this day (and its now June) do I receive messages from people wanting one of our My Mindful Year Pliaries (I call them a Pliary because they are Planner and Diary all in one). So yes, the word pronounced Diary with a Pl is a word I’ve created which is unique to My Mindful Year. Twelve months on I’ve built a tribe of people that I’m proud to say are my Biz Besties, a community of people that I can share the highs and lows with and just get it and, more importantly, know themselves that someone else has shit days just like them. I’m more and more confident with where I’m at, with talking about my journey and I now feel blessed that my son has taught me so much because its lead me to where I am now. A nomination and finalist in a National Biz Mum awards for Best Life and Business Clarity and a growing connection with my 2 year old whom I’m starting to understand a whole lot better. He really has taught me so much. He’s taught me how to laugh uncontrollably at the small things, that mindset is everything when you hit rock bottom, isolation is in the mind because there is always - and I mean always - someone to talk to if you put your hand up and ask. Most importantly he’s taught me calm, positive language framework and gratitude of personal growth… I can’t thank him enough. I have a growing start up - its taking small steps in the right direction. They don’t need to be HUGE, nor do I compare my business or journey with that of others for this is unique to ME. WEEKS"

So, if there is anything I can share with you about starting a business, growing a business or being in business it's this. It is “allow yourself to grow, stay true to your why believe in your passion and vision because there will be tough times…it's these things that will see you get through it - with the support of a great community”. So, keep rocking your business, motherhood, business at home with children, no children, or just life in general because you are on your own journey to success, whatever that means to you. Success - to me - isn’t the money, it’s the wins along the way with my son, the belief I have in my vision and product to make a difference to many lives and the fact that I’m now comfortable to talk about my challenging journey with parenting my child. “ALLOW YOURSELF TO GROW, STAY TRUE TO YOUR WHY BELIEVE IN YOUR PASSION AND VISION" S My Mindful Year really did save my life and family. I hope I’ve helped someone out there in some small way. M U C H L O V E T O Y O U A L L X X Kara Vaina Founder, My Mindful Year www.mymindfulyear.com.au

I got cracking on all the<br />

processing, migrating of data and<br />

ordering of stock and fast<br />

forward 3 months from the end of<br />

pre-orders they were officially<br />

ready for market and in my hands.<br />

We cautiously ordered hundreds<br />

and hundreds of extras as we<br />

wondered whether we’d<br />

exhausted our warm market,<br />

whether anyone outside of our<br />

friends list would actually want to<br />

purchase one.<br />

"WE’D SOLD OUT<br />

WITHIN 6 SHORT<br />

But they did.<br />

We’d sold out within 6 weeks and<br />

it wasn’t even the end of the year<br />

yet. What a great problem to<br />

have you would think? Well no.<br />

We’d made errors. We hadn’t<br />

factored in GST, freight costs,<br />

ASIC charges, fees charged from<br />

banks and Pozible amongst<br />

others. So, I was reluctant to<br />

order more as with any printing<br />

production there are so many<br />

variables like the style of print,<br />

the volume etc. So, as a brand<br />

new start up the decision was<br />

made not to reprint…something I<br />

now still ask myself “what if?”.<br />

What if we did and sold out of<br />

those as well. Still to this day (and<br />

its now June) do I receive<br />

messages from people wanting<br />

one of our My Mindful Year<br />

Pliaries (I call them a Pliary<br />

because they are Planner and<br />

Diary all in one).<br />

So yes, the word pronounced<br />

Diary with a Pl is a word I’ve<br />

created which is unique to My<br />

Mindful Year.<br />

Twelve months on I’ve built a<br />

tribe of people that I’m proud to<br />

say are my Biz Besties, a<br />

community of people that I can<br />

share the highs and lows with and<br />

just get it and, more importantly,<br />

know themselves that someone<br />

else has shit days just like them.<br />

I’m more and more confident with<br />

where I’m at, with talking about<br />

my journey and I now feel blessed<br />

that my son has taught me so<br />

much because its lead me to<br />

where I am now. A nomination<br />

and finalist in a National Biz Mum<br />

awards for Best Life and Business<br />

Clarity and a growing connection<br />

with my 2 year old whom I’m<br />

starting to understand a whole lot<br />

better.<br />

He really has taught me so much.<br />

He’s taught me how to laugh<br />

uncontrollably at the small<br />

things, that mindset is<br />

everything when you hit rock<br />

bottom, isolation is in the mind<br />

because there is always - and I<br />

mean always - someone to talk<br />

to if you put your hand up and<br />

ask. Most importantly he’s<br />

taught me calm, positive<br />

language framework and<br />

gratitude of personal growth… I<br />

can’t thank him enough. I have a<br />

growing start up - its taking<br />

small steps in the right direction.<br />

They don’t need to be HUGE, nor<br />

do I compare my business or<br />

journey with that of others for<br />

this is unique to ME.<br />

WEEKS"

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