Archive for August, 2009

The Bridging Futures’ August 2009 Learning Social was a fun opening to new directions in visioning, mastermind collaborations and product creation.

The break out sessions in Mastermind Series options, Visioning sessions, products and services all lead to conversations and discoveries about interconnecting skills and knowledge.

Data collection is leading to new initiatives in the Bridging Futures community.
Please contribute to our research by answering any or all of the following questions.

1. E-commerce research
What product(s) or service(s) would you like to sell online?

2. Mastermind research
What goal(s) could a mastermind group help you with?

3. Visioning research
Please rank your choices of what you your want to envision for your future:
____ Health and fitness
____ Career
____ Wealth
____ Family
____ Relationships
____ Spirituality
____ Adventure

4. What’s Next research
What would you like to know more about Bridging Futures?

Send your answers to Sherry@sherrylowry.com or place your answers in comments.

Anna Carroll and her Vision Board Summer 2009

Lots of people we all know have the wish or dream to start a business or professional practice of their own–as they blast away from corporate roles through choice or forced layoff. On that path, it’s easy to focus on the logistics of going into business—LLC or corporation? Advertising? How do I convert that garage into an office, etc. All important, but not an exciting VISION that can catapult you to success.

Your vision is the DNA for your business, and can brand it as unique and draw attention to the way you do what you do! What do people out there need that you can provide? How will service be provided? How do you and your customers and employees interact? A vision helps you identify and describe TO YOURSELF your business’s unique areas of strength and helps you develop and deliver the right mix of products and services, a mix that plays to your strength.

The best way to envision the future is to actually do it visually, through a drawing or collage that shows you the key elements of your inner vision. Some call it “vision boarding”–a process in which people create a poster size collection of words and images to describe what they are attracted to.

Taking some time to tune into your vision is what you really need to do BEFORE getting lost and frightened with the logistics.

– Anna Carroll

Here’s Sherry at Product Camp interviewed by Will Rodenbusch about the history behind the foundation of Bridging Futures.  To find out more visit BridgingFutures.com

The Bridging Futures team is gearing up for a very fun learning social party. Did I say fun? We’ll have learning stations, drawings for prizes, and introduce our amazing collaborators and friends. We planned the layout of the learning/playing stations on this sketch.

Learning stations for the social

We’ll introduce guests to the elements of a successful mastermind group and find out what goals a mastermind group could help you with. We’ll have sample products with the authors. We’ll have a visioning station that introduces our 2-part visioning and vision-mapping techniques.

There will tasty treats and guess who is in charge of the music?

Thursday, August 27, 7 – 9 pm OR
Saturday, August 29, 10 – noon

Welcome to this free social event. A reservation is needed because our lovely, indoor space looking over downtown Austin/the river is limited.
Cole Apartments 300 S.Lamar right next to Zilker Park

A reservation to hold your spot IS necessary.
Email to reserve sherry@sherrylowry.com
512 -527 -0097