4 Reasons Why You Can't Afford "Not" To Have an Event Planner

From your child's 1st birthday to a business launch party, we are providing you "4 Reasons why you  CAN'T afford "NOT" to have an event planner...

4. Who else will handle the mishap of your DJ not showing on the day of your wedding? (this actually happened to me and because I did NOT have an event planner, I had to find and book a DJ before 10 am the morning of my wedding. Side Note: Even event planners should hire an event planner for their own events.)

3. Event planners come with a community of affordable vendors that may not be within your budget if you attempt to hire them on your own. (Example: That remarkable photographer you saw in the last issue of your local magazine who's starting package is $4000, your event planner may possibly be able to get them for $2500 because of their connection in the industry.)

2. Do you carry an extension cord, electrical tape, clear nail polish, an extra android and IPhone charger, batteries for that microphone that just went out, stain remover, and $1 million dollars in event insurance? If you do, you need to be an event planner and I will personally hire you!

1.  Your time is priceless. Being your own event planner takes you out of your own event. Your big product launch party, you will look back at the pictures and realize you aren't in any of them because you were in the back serving the food or better yet, the one taking all the photos. 

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Taking the Leap

As an entrepreneur,  you are faced with many challenges,  fears, doubts and uncertainties. As many of you know (or maybe not), besides event planning,  I also create and sell personalized coffee mugs. I had created a mug for hair industry known Ming Lee of Snob Life Studios. (Google her, she is an awesome female entrepreneur who took the leap of investing in herself and created a million dollar business). I was going to present it to her at one of her Branding and Marketing Seminars. I purchased VIP tickets to have the chance to sit with her personally to discuss starting and maintaining your own business.
Unfortunately,  the seminar was cancelled. I kept the mug in a safe place and kept going with life.  Mug after mug I would create, store in the same area where Mings mug was, and then sell them. Months later, I was asked by a friend if I had ever sent Ming her mug. Then it hit me. Why didn't I think to just send it to her.  Unconsciously, was I afraid to "take the leap". I believed I had a good product, but did I feel it was good enough? I decided at that moment to ship of the mug to her. I was nervous. I had to re write the address label 3 times. I sent it and then I posted it on social media, tagged her in the post and guess what? Within 5 seconds, she acknowledged my post and loved it.
With being an entrepreneur,  its okay to be scared, nervous,  unsure but what matters most is that you use that fear as fuel and "Take the Leap". You only miss 100% of the shots you don't take. ~#ipartyforaliving