How to turn anything into a business
Turn your passion into added value, and an income
How do you turn passions like travelling the world, writing books, dancing the tango, and taking pictures for social media into a money-generating business?
- Do you want to quit your job and start your own business?
- Are you trying to find out how to turn your passion into a money-generating business?
- Do you want to make your current business more profitable/visible?
In this live online workshop, I will help you identify something you like, something that is unique, and show you how to make it profitable.
Date: November 15th, 12 – 13.30 PM (CET/Amsterdam time), via Zoom
“Esther knows how to turn obstacles into stepping stones”
Erik
“I couldn’t sleep because I was so excited by all the ideas and energy!”
Sofie
“What remains with me is saying ‘Yes’. I want to do more with that.”
Yvonne Verschure
“Esther shows that opportunities are everywhere, and it is often very close.”
Sharmila Angulal
“I have received new words for something I have been doing for a long time.”
Mariska Vonk
“Making time for new ideas and applying them is the most important lesson for me.”
Mariette
“Experimenting with saying ‘yes’; there is a profit for me.”
Hanneke
“… And also the stories of the others around the table: cool!”
Anke
See and seize opportunities
Entrepreneurship doesn’t have to be a struggle. However, opportunities are not always obvious. Many people wonder how I can turn a transatlantic cruise, a relationship with a playboy, or even picking olives in Italy into a successful retreat, book, or workshop.
In this live online workshop I will help you identify your added value, and show you the opportunities.
There are three important steps: Recognize, Seize, and Share:
- Be open and creative: recognize opportunities
- Take action: seize opportunities
- Be visible and communicate effectively to share your project
Make money doing what you love
The secret is: don’t think of it as a business. Do what you like and what you are good at and business will come to you:
- Realize that your added value often lies very close to your passion
- Find out what your clients need and how your offer meets that need
- You don’t need any more diploma’s: work with what you have
- Create a slogan that makes your service sound unique
- Start talking about it, be visible, offer tips and advice
- Stop listening to people who say what you want is not possible
- Try things out. Start doing what you love, be out there!
- Grow and learn
“The plan to take a world trip with my son is taking serious form.
We are now colouring a world map and making a list of what we want to visit and how we are going to do it …
In addition, I am also testing the possibilities of my treatments at locations abroad. I fly to Ibiza in October!”Audrea
“Esther’s no-nonsense approach has helped me to make huge steps in the past two years.
As a speaker, with free publicity and in my business.
Successful AND authentic, exactly like Esther.”Michele
About the workshop
Want to make a good start and get inspired? The online workshop ‘How to turn anything into a business’ is an interactive session for anybody who wants to turn their dreams into reality. Based on my personal experiences and adventures (which I will share) I will give concrete tips on how to create your dream life.
Each participant gets the opportunity to share their current situation and their dream. Then we all help to bridge that gap. It is interesting that by both receiving and giving tips, your added value becomes very clear. At the end of the session, you will have a better understanding of how you can contribute to others and your (business) offer.
An inspiring workshop about seeing and seizing opportunities, how to turn things around, finding creative solutions and access to a world of possibilities and like-minded people.
The workshop will be in English if there are any English speaking participants.
“With every experience, you can help someone. Have the courage to do it.
Just taking action is my biggest eye-opener.”Marian Koek
“You often have ideas but you don’t act on it.
My insight is that that is not saying ‘yes’, but saying ‘no’.”Bianca van der Zwet
“Listen to the questions that come to you.
I learned to open myself to these opportunities.”Hanneke
“I came here with a great idea. But I was stuck.
Esther helps to turn ideas into reality: razor-sharp, creative and practical.”Anneke
“I am inspired not to try and reinvent the wheel,
but to use what I already have.”Chantal Groot Kormelink
“Success is often found in win-win-win situations.
Esther shows how you can create them.”Cindy van Dorst
“Seeing opportunities and taking these opportunities.
We should actually be much more open to that combination.”Mirande Voskuylen
“What I want to do more consciously in the coming period
is to search for another paradigm.”Marja van Velzen
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Net als veel andere creatievelingen deed en doe ik heel veel verschillende dingen. Ik vind dat leuk, ik ben er goed in en ik help er anderen mee. Maar steeds vaker kreeg ik de vraag: “Wat DOE je nu eigenlijk?” Er stond zoveel op mijn website, dat bezoekers door de bomen het bos niet meer zagen.