WOW!! November all ready, my favourite time of the month as firstly it’s my birthday on the 16th and secondly it’s only 1 month away from my absolute favourite time of the year CHRISTMAS- I just love christmas- the weather, the bright xmas lights, the family get together’s EVERYTHING!!

I tell you what I attended the BEST program last weekend called Money & You, I highly recommend this to anyone weather you are in business or even for your own personal self development. I have attended numerous seminars, workshops etc however this one was the magic one that I got the most from. If you are keen to know more please visit www.moneyandyouaustralia.com.au, this is not a sales pitch I just wanted to share it with everyone whom I care about.

So whilst I was staying away for the 3 nights to attend the program my poor partner Dave got stuck with moving our house (yes settlement fell on this date) with a 1 year old, a 13 week old baby, a 9 year old and a 11 year old and also running the business- what a man!! Hey email Dave some
funny comments at david@signsbanners.com.au he can laugh about it now ( I won’t tell him to expect the comments) lol.

Ooohh how exciting my book is coming along BRILLIANT this is going to be such a great book. I am also meeting up with a lady whom arranges houses for homeless young mums. I am so excited to be working with and mentoring these young mums to show them anything is possible if you want it bad enough. I have also managed to gain myself a mentor whom runs a multi millionaire company, he believe’s in my dreams and most importantly he believes in me so has offered free of charge to mentor me 1 day a week, to say I was excited was an understatement- I am bloody EXCITED!!

On the home front my little baby Renee is now 14 weeks old, Toby 16 months old, my 11 year old daughter starts high school next year OMG, my 15 year old has scored a part time job and my 9 year old still loves his cricket. Oh my home my new home I LOVE MY NEW HOME!!!!

A great leader's courage to fulfil his vision comes from passion, not position.
-John Maxwell

Above all, be true to yourself, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it.
-Author unknown

Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.
-Anthony J. D 'Angelo

Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs are people who have come alive.
-Harold Whitman

Follow your passion, and success will follow you.
-Arthur Buddhold

Without passion you don't have energy, without energy you have nothing.
-Donald Trump

There are many factors that influence the growth and success of a business. One of the most important is determination. Without the will to succeed, many business owners find it hard to deal with the many obstacles that litter the road to success. For the team at Signs'n'Banners in Victoria, that 'True Grit' spirit has seen a hobby grown into a vibrant business that's firing with all guns blazing.

Partners Stacey and David are the duo behind Signs'n'Banners. For David, creating signage was really a backyard business/ weekend hobby. Already friends, I approached David with the idea of turning Signs'n'Banners into a fully functioning, successful signage shop. We both agreed. “As this was just a newly established business I was excited about the challenge”. I started being involved in the business in February 2007, by September 2007, Signs'n'Banners was a 'Business Achiever' 2007 finalist in our local paper.”

David's background is in mechanical engineering. However, he later went on to study marketing, real estate and quality control. Before Signs'n'Banners, David's work experience included a diverse range of fields such as quality control, sales of capital equipment and printed goods, and working in the field of real estate.

For myself, the road that led to Signs'n'Banners' has been an incredibly hard but inspiring one. I have lived life without my mum, was abused at age nine, fell pregnant at age fifteen, had a second child at age nineteen, and at one point when my son was three and my daughter was four months old, I was homeless and sleeping on a friends floor. For me, the hard years continued as I suffered a life of domestic violence. “Now you may be thinking this is a sad and sorry story, however these are my lessons I have learnt in life that are now my gifts to give and share with others”. “I discovered my higher purpose in life and that is to help other young mums gain back their self-esteem, discover their passions in life and to take action to achieve them.” I now have four delightful children Josh 13, Tahlia 10, Jack 8 and my little bub Toby 9 weeks. My life is finally where I have visualised it to be for many years.