We like to kid ourselves sometimes that we can’t do action X because of reason Y.

Now reason Y may be very convincing, but we need to be careful to make sure that we’re not just a tiny-weeny little bit glad that it exists. Are we hiding behind that reason, because we’re afraid of taking action? Here’s a little secret… the ‘reasons not to’ are all rubbish. And here’s another secret – you ARE capable of doing what you want to do, if only you believed it.

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It actually has three tiers now, so it’s even more spectacular looking (if that’s possible!)

Hopefully ‘shabby-chic’, rather than just plain ‘shabby’…

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On Thursday 30th October, Hello Inspiration is going to be participating in a shopping and pamper event in aid of the Macmillan Cancer Support charity. This promises to be a great event in support of a fantastic and worthwhile charitable cause.

It also promises to be a nerve-racking experience for me personally

Thus far, Hello Inspiration has lived the whole of its short life on the internet. I’m free to create designs, publish them and watch the feedback (or not) from the safety of my little computer screen. I design and produce primarily for an audience of one – me. If I like it, and I’m happy with it, it gets published. If not, it doesn’t. Simple. I don’t have to worry about seeing people’s up-close-and-personal reactions – their love, their hate or worst of all, their ambivalence.

All of that will change at this event

I will be eye-balling potential customers, and they will be eye-balling me. In the flesh. Person to person. IN REAL LIFE. Arrrgghhhhhh.

They can look at my creations and react accordingly, and I will be able to see it all happening right there in front of me. Will they pause for a second, look and then move on? Will they flick through the display, pick out ten or twelve favourites and buy them all? Or will they walk on by, without even giving my work a second glance?

What will happen? I have no idea

This kind of in-person sales is completely new to me. The closest I have come to it previously was working on a trade stand at a telecoms technology exhibition, many years ago and in a different life. That experience did not go well. I spent the entire day looking into the middle distance, hoping beyond hope that no-one would try to catch my eye and horror-of-horrors, actually ask me any questions. That tactic worked well for most of the day, but on the two occasions where my defences were breached, I was quickly pulled in out of my depth by a rip-current of technical questions, and had to call on more experienced colleagues to save me from drowning.

Not a great experience

But Hello Inspiration is different – and deep down I know that. It is something I am very passionate about (something I would never have said about the telecoms industry). It is also something that I know a lot about – you can’t really avoid that kind of in-depth knowledge as the founder of a small business. And hopefully, it will be an occasion where I will be actively seeking to catch people’s eye and engage with them, rather than trying desperately to avoid their gaze.

So if you come along to the event, please do stop by the Hello Inspiration stall. I’ll be the one wearing the nervous/welcoming smile.

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We are going to be showcasing some lovely greetings cards and mounted inspirational prints at Darby’s Coffee and Arts Lounge in Urmston, Manchester. Now it’s just a matter of managing the logistics of delivering all this good stuff and getting it all set up!

If you don’t know Darby’s already, you should – it is a wonderful little independent cafe and eatery on Flixton Road in Urmston, serving great food and home-made cakes. Plus, the people who run it are super nice :-)

And if homemade cakes wasn’t enough of a reason to visit (and it really should be!), then you’ll be able to buy some inspirational artwork from of Hello Inspiration too – happy days.

Caffeine and inspiration – what better reasons could you have for shopping local and helping business from your area to thrive?!

See you there!

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This is a great opportunity to support some local business, get relaxed and even get some Christmas shopping sorted! All whilst supporting a truly worthwhile charity. Any questions about the event, please contact Ms Ruby Events on Facebook.

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Art by Ellie Depp is hosting a 3 day Pop Up Shop at the Showroom Workstation in Sheffield City Centre. This event will take place on the 18/19/20^th June (Weds, Thurs and Fri) @ The Showroom Workstation, 15 Paternoster Rd, Sheffield City Centre S1 2BX (Next to The Showroom Cinema)

Visit the exciting 3 day Pop Up Shop in June to find the most wonderful local products, with a selection of handmade delights ranging from art work, photography and jewellery to delicious chocolate, felted rugs and furniture. And most amazing of all, some greetings cards by Hello Inspiration!

PLEASE show your support by popping along to see what is on offer – contact organiser Ellie Depp for more details.

• Email: artbyelliedepp@hotmail.com
• Phone: 07590117972

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