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Event Planning Beyond the Finite

Planners on Purpose Podcast - November 21, 2023 05:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
There is a whole other game that is being played that goes beyond the finality of the events that we plan. Do you know if you're in that game? The game is called the Infinite Game, and it is a game that is aligned with our larger purpose and the big causes that we are here to progress forward....

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Breaking the Habits of Busy

Planners on Purpose Podcast - November 20, 2023 04:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Being busy isn't a badge of honor. In fact, sometimes our busy-ness can be habits that we have unconsciously set up that prevent us from being as productive as we would like to be.  In this episode, we discuss how some of the bad habits that we do throughout our day can set us up for missing ou...

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Make Your Life Simpler With These 5 Steps

Planners on Purpose Podcast - November 19, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Ever been stuck in a rut with too much to do? Well, many times a little simplification goes a long way. This episode will take you through Naomi's 5-step process to simplify your life. When life gets so full, it's important to prune away to ensure that your life and work are aligned to what lig...

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Staying Present During Holiday Gatherings

Planners on Purpose Podcast - November 18, 2023 05:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
The holidays can be very tricky. The best thing about the holidays is getting some well-deserved time off. And usually, these times are times when you have some time off to enjoy yourself, but if you aren't too careful, you can go into the holiday season with lots of frustration. This episode w...

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Decision Mastery for Event Planners: Breaking Free from Fatigue

Planners on Purpose Podcast - November 17, 2023 05:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Have you ever ended your day in a complete brain fog, not able to make another decision? When you are in this position, who cares what you eat for dinner, you just need a little bit of rest. In this episode, Naomi will discuss the challenges of decision fatigue and how event planners can master...

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If You're Burned Out, Avoid These 8 Things

Planners on Purpose Podcast - November 16, 2023 04:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This episode uncovers 8 things that event planners should avoid when they find themselves knee-deep in stress and are overwhelmed heading towards burnout. When event professionals are stressed their relationships can be stressed too, as well as they are at a limit for taking on more capacity. S...

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Surviving Event Planner Burnout

Planners on Purpose Podcast - November 15, 2023 04:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
To prevent and survive burnout, you first have to understand how burnout affects you. This episode shares what burnout is, and discusses the elements of burnout and how it impacts you and your work. Additionally, it unlocks the secret to managing burnout.  Burnout has two main areas, stress and...

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Behind The Veil: What Is A Wedding Planner?

Behind The Veil - November 14, 2023 20:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
As a wedding planner, sometimes it is really difficult to put in writing what we actually do.  From finding the venue, to hiring the vendors, and event a nod to being a physcologist, a good wedding planner can make it feel effortless...but a bad wedding planner can make it feel like a nightmare....

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A Little More Kindness Please

Planners on Purpose Podcast - November 14, 2023 02:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
When you show and receive more kindness, a whole wealth of areas in your life can improve.  From an overall sense of joy to many overall health benefits, showing kindness is something that we cannot overlook as we set out to plan successful events.   On Global World Kindness Day, Naomi shares a...

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Building Trust with Your Event Teams

Planners on Purpose Podcast - November 13, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Building trust is a fundamental characteristic of a phenomenal event team. Trust isn't something that is ordered by a leader, but something gained by providing an environment in which teams can be comfortable with expressing themselves in a way that will promote team building and event success. ...

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Winning from Within

Planners on Purpose Podcast - November 12, 2023 05:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
In order to change our outside circumstances, taking a look at ourselves inside can make all the difference. In this episode, you'll learn about your inner executive suite adapted from Erica Ariel Fox's book Winning from Within. Naomi walks you through the four executives in your suite, the dre...

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A Simple Tool to Measure Your Well-Being

Planners on Purpose Podcast - November 11, 2023 05:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
In this episode, you'll be shown a simple tool in which you can measure your well-being. This tool is called the Wheel of Life and Naomi unpacks all of its facets and shares with you how you can evaluate your life and make a simple plan to grow in the new year. This is a perfect exercise to do ...

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The Silent Burnout Threat in the Virtual Workplace

Planners on Purpose Podcast - November 10, 2023 03:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Did you know that you are more at risk for burnout if you work virtually? Yes, it is true. Without the right tools, boundaries, and buffers in your workplace, you can be leading yourself into dangerous territory as it relates to your mental health. This episode explores the misconceptions about...

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Taking Imperfect Action

Planners on Purpose Podcast - November 09, 2023 04:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Many times we get "stuck" in taking the action that we need to take in our businesses and in our lives. This podcast episode explores the opportunity to take imperfect action and how this type of action can move us past our frustrations, overwhelm, and self-doubt to create the flow that we need ...

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Staying Positive in Busy Times

Planners on Purpose Podcast - November 08, 2023 04:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Maintaining a positive mindset in a high-stress industry like the events industry is a great skill to have. This episode highlights how a positive outlook can lead to increased productivity, innovation, and the creation of a better working atmosphere. We explore tips on staying positive that inc...

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Behind The Veil: What Really Is A Masters of Ceremony and Do You Really Need It?

Behind The Veil - November 07, 2023 20:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Everyone has heard the term Master Of Ceremonies.  Visions of a Bob Barker on Price is Right may come to mind.  But what is a Masters of Ceremonies?  And as more and more weddings start redefining their own rules, do they really need one? Our Guest: Artem Lomaz Artem Lomaz: Wedding & Event MC....

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Secrets to Unleashing Your Creativity

Planners on Purpose Podcast - November 07, 2023 01:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
In this episode, we explore ways that you can unleash your creativity as an event professional. We are all on a journey to become prolific and brilliant while maintaining our creative health, and this podcast episode will share ways in which our creative expression works best.  We will delve in...

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Prioritizing Your Mental Health in the Event Industry

Planners on Purpose Podcast - November 06, 2023 00:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This thought-provoking episode delves deep into the world of event professionals and mental health.  Mental health is a topic that's crucial for all of us, but it takes on a unique significance for event professionals. The demands of the industry can lead to burnout, stress, and overwhelming pr...

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How to Balance Your Home Like a Pro

Planners on Purpose Podcast - November 05, 2023 00:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
In this episode, Naomi shares valuable tips and strategies for effectively managing household responsibilities, finding motivation, and alleviating the burdens of maintaining your home, even on days when you're physically and emotionally drained. She understands the struggle of missing family ev...

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Diversity Dialogues with Lauralee Whyte

Planners on Purpose Podcast - November 03, 2023 21:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
In the midst of the pandemic, Lauralee Whyte had a major revelation when it comes to her work. She wanted to be intentional about creating diversity and representation with her work. Feeling that there wasn't any representation, belonging, or connection in her industry, Lauralee set out on a que...

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How to Finish Your Year Strong

Planners on Purpose Podcast - November 02, 2023 19:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
With only 60 days left in the year, it's time to finish strong and turn your year-end goals into reality. In this episode, we'll provide you with an action plan to make it happen. Naomi will review how you can get clear about your goals, break them into small steps that serve your purpose, esta...

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Can You Really Achieve Work-Life Balance?

Planners on Purpose Podcast - November 01, 2023 21:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Finding true balance in your life can be quite a journey. Especially if you're in a high-touch, high-performing role like event management.  In this episode, Naomi discusses how the concept of work-life balance can be looked at differently to show that it is very rare for a person can achieve b...

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Behind The Veil: Money Talk For The Newly Engaged and Newly Married

Behind The Veil - October 31, 2023 20:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Having a conversation about budgets can be hugely stressful, especially when talking about budgets for a wedding.  So how do you do that while keeping the joy in planning? Our Guest today is Rachel Durci Rachel Durci is a Financial Wellness Coach and the Founder of Effortless Budgeting. She is...

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Unveiling the Lucky Boxcutter's Secrets to Event Success with Sara Gorlick

Planners on Purpose Podcast - October 25, 2023 07:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Get ready to dive into the world of event planning with industry pace-setter, Sara Gorlick! In an unexpected twist of fate, Sara Gorlick kicked off her corporate career with a 1,500-person Health Care Summit. After being thrown into the fire of logistics, floor plans, programming, and solving on...

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Behind The Veil: Destination Weddings

Behind The Veil - October 24, 2023 20:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Planning a Destination wedding?   With Americans traveling overseas at record levels, so to are the weddings.  Our guest today has planned events all over the world and will give you insight into what it takes. Our Guest: Susan Southerland As president of Just Events! Group, Inc., Susan South...

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Behind The Veil: Getting Published! Navigating Wedding Submissions

Behind The Veil - October 17, 2023 15:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Event Pros, and even couples, dream about getting their wedding published.  Either online or in-print.  Prestige, PR, Marketing, SEO’s - Being published covers them all.  But how? Our guest today is Meghan Ely, considered by many to be the guru of PR for the wedding and event business. OFD Con...

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Behind The Veil: Wedding Rentals

Behind The Veil - October 12, 2023 14:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
For most couples getting married, the basics of hosting a wedding are pretty straight forward.  Venue, Catering, Florals, Music, Photography. But then there are the rentals to think about.  What do people sit on, eat on, and drink with.  Then there are the linen, up lights, and furniture... So...

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Behind The Veil: B2B How can busy event professionals stay afloat during season?

Behind The Veil - October 03, 2023 20:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Season is back! So are the long hours that come with it. From working with existing clients, to onboarding new clients, to finding clients at all, running a business can become overwhelming. Our guest today makes it her business to help planners become more efficient and more profitable: Caris...

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Behind The Veil: The Truth and Consequences of "Day Of" Planning

Behind The Veil - September 26, 2023 18:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
It has become the norm.  Every single couple toys with the idea of hiring a “day of” planner.  What does that actually mean?  And when is it the right match, and when is it not? Gaetan Kaplan is the owner of Gaetana Events, a company that specializes in Day Of  events and so much more.  Origina...

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Your Event Planning Career with Shanondoah Nicholson

Planners on Purpose Podcast - September 26, 2023 06:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
In this episode, I connect with Shanondoah Nicholson about many subjects, mainly event planning and how you can embellish your career as an event professional. Shanondoah shares her story of how she came into the event industry and gives some suggestions and advice for aspiring event professiona...

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