Showing posts with label career. Show all posts
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Miss Invisible Review

Miss Invisible
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Freddie is a just your regular almost 30 something woman, who has a job she enjoys, with a boss she hates, trying to find that special guy. Oh and she's also on the bigger side which ironically makes her easy to miss. She's learned to blend in the crowd, pleasing society by eating carrot sticks in public and then going home and downing a pint of ice cream. She's learned to keep her anger inside and stay hidden. Then she meets Deborah, a caterer who gets Freddie to release her true self and become a new person. Once Freddie finds her voice, her life changes- for the better.
Oh I loved loved LOVED this book! The story is excellent, the characters are great, there's so much food in the book! I could really relate to Freddie. I'm not a big girl, but neither am I a size 6 either. I felt the same way she does about how smaller girls always get the attention from society and everyone else gets ignored. And I was really glad that Freddie showed realistic reactions to those girls that wear low cut jeans and belly baring shirts. I loved that there is a character named Deborah in this book. Usually when I read a book where there is a character that shares my name she usually gets it shorten down to Debbie (ugh). Not so here, and what an awesome character Deborah was. I wish I had a friend like her in my life. I really felt for Freddie when her father kept insulting her throughout her life. It really hurt during the party when he did it to her face right in front of everyone. I'm glad that the author did not feel that this book needed to have a tidied ending where Freddie and her father magically get along. I would not have believed it if it was written that way, it would have been completely unrealistic. I just loved how real this book is. Christians do tend to be prejudiced in regards to appearance no matter what they say.
I really loved this book. And I totally did not feel guilty about eating ice cream while reading it either! This is one of the best chick lit books I have ever read, Christian or secular. This is a perfect book to pass along to non Christian readers as well, it's not preachy at all, just a fun good read. If you haven't read any of Laura Jensen Walker's other books, I highly recommend reading those as well. I know I'll be anxiously awaiting her next one!

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A feast of romance and laughter featuring a delightful and courageous heroine that you can relate to no matter what your size.

Convinced that her larger size relegates her to wallflower status, Freddie Heinz hides behind the wedding cakes she creates as a professional baker.But life is about to change for Miss Invisible.

First of all, Freddie's found a new friend who encourages her to come out of her shell.Then Hal, the cute veternarian, starts showing interest in the woman behind the delightful cakes.And when Freddie decides to break every rule in the "big girl's" book and find out who she really is, life gets even more exciting--and hilarious.

Cinderella, look out!Miss Invisible is becoming the belle of the ball--and having a ball in the process.Because when you finally find God's call for your life, any size is the right size--and love can see what the rest of the world passes by.


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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Start Your Own Wedding Consultant Business (Entrepreneur Magazine's Startup) Review

Start Your Own Wedding Consultant Business (Entrepreneur Magazine's Startup)
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I found this book to be a great starting point for someone like me who really needed help with the business-end of starting a wedding consulting business. However, I feel that they really glossed over a lot of things, and went on a few tangents about other topics that are common sense.
This book has some great information about taking the first business steps in getting started, such as the difference between LLC's and Corporations, etc. It also has a good cost breakdown of the different fees for applying for a home-based business and such.
However, I was really hoping for more information about how to get established in the industry as well. How much does a start-up charge customers who haven't done any wedding coordinations, but have a background is corporate event planning? Do you do some weddings pro bono? How much do you charge when you've done a few weddings for free? How much do you need to charge for different packages to stay alive? What services should you offer at first? I would have liked to have seen the wedding planners who are interviewed throughout the book been asked how they each got their start in the business, which is just as important, I think, as getting the licenses, certification and vendor relationships.
It just seemed like the book jumped from, "Okay, get a desk, some pens and a computer" to "Get certification" to "Advertise your business." But what about in between?
I would have also liked to see examples of contracts and ways to protect your business, rather than the cop-out of "Hire a lawyer, it's real important." The "necessary office supplies" section could have been completely eliminated, and more valuable information could have taken its place.
Overall, though, it was a good starting point, but I'll definitely have to read a few more books to get a grasp on starting out in the industry.

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Wedding Bells Can Be Sweet Music to Your Bank Account

It's the most important day in many couples' lives, and everything needs to be perfect.With weddings becoming larger, costlier and more complex, more than two-thirds of engaged couples are turning to professional wedding consultants for help.Learn how to combine your creative vision with their individual preferences to create the wedding of their dreams.
Discover the newest wedding trends, such as destination weddings, tapas-style catering, disposable video cameras, wedding logos and more-and find out how to be the first to adopt new trends.Plus, learn everything else you need to know to start and run a successful wedding consultant business, including:
How to market your services and find customers
Tips from the pros for handling the unexpected
What licenses and permits you need
How to avoid common mistakes
How to negotiate with vendors to get the best prices
The most important contacts to make
And more!

You don't need an office or a lot of startup money.With your creativity and the tips in this book, you'll be well on your way to success!

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

How to Start a Wedding Planning Business Review

How to Start a Wedding Planning Business
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I was disappointed with this book. I didn't learn anything new from reading this book, which was really disappointing. For the price, it's just not thorough. There are many other books on the subject that offer the same advice and are a better value for your money. If I'd have had the chance to flip through this first I would not have spent the money on this book. Over-rated and over-priced.

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The Industry Standard Certification Course, covering wedding etiquette, wedding design, coordination and directing, as well as the business of planning weddings and operating a wedding planning company."What the other courses fail to tell you".Topics such as how to stay in business and how to avoid the most common mistakes.

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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

FabJob Guide to Become a Wedding Planner (FabJob Guides) Review

FabJob Guide to Become a Wedding Planner (FabJob Guides)
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If you are starting a wedding planning business, this is the FIRST book to buy.Give a lot of inside information, as well as forms that you will need and use when finally launch your business. This book has samples of contracts, timelines for bride and groom as well as a timeline for you the Wedding Planner!!
Is a very informative and complete book. I still check it a lot!

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The wedding business is a $45 billion a year industry. With more than 2.4 million weddings taking place in the U.S. in 2004, there are more opportunities for wedding planners that ever before.Wedding planners have an exciting high-paying job that lets them use their creativity to organize the happiest day of people's lives. No special education is necessary to succeed in this career.This book explains how to plan a wedding, including how to prepare a timeline schedule and budget, a step-by-step list of all tasks involved in planning a wedding, how to plan the ceremony and reception, how to select reputable vendors, and how to negotiate contracts and save money. The CD-ROM included with the book has many forms and checklists to use in wedding planning.This book also provides information on more than a dozen types of employers that hire wedding planners, how to find job openings, how to prepare a resume, and how to do well in an interview.Additionally, the book covers how to start a wedding planning business with little or no money and explains how to price services, find potential clients, create an impressive portfolio, and where to get creative ideas for weddings.

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