In this episode, our guest speaker is Janet Douglas, the CEO of Feed My Creative CIC. Janet is a Multiple award-winning social entrepreneur working with young people and adults of all ages, with a history of good practice and social impact. In July 2020, she was listed as one of 55 inspiring entrepreneurs in the Social Entrepreneurs Index 2020.
Theme:
- Impostor syndrome
- Entrepreneurship
- Cancer Battle
- Isolation
Quotes:
“…everything that I have had a story.”
“As you go through a plan, it’s like biting a slice of cake. You’re not going to put it all in your mouth at once. You can take little bite-sized pieces. And that is what I was doing; I was taking little bite-sized pieces, testing out things, seeing how it worked, doing some trial workshops and seeing how that worked. And it just escalated.”
“Try not to do everything, all at the same time. You’ve got to pace yourself. And you know, it’s okay not to have a solid plan. But it’s good to have a plan because things can change.”
“…taking that time to reflect and think about what you’ve got to do or how you think about it. Who can you speak to before you go into a complete panic and a meltdown? It’s okay to have a meltdown once in a while. But don’t look at anything a step backwards. It steps sideways and pauses to reflect.”
“Check everything. If it doesn’t feel right or look right, go and get it checked. Don’t sit on something because you never know what might happen. “
“…find things that you like to do, and go to an event. Even if you’re sitting back, just observing.”
“…believe in yourself, that’s what you’re doing and give it a go. You’ve got to try it. If you don’t try and you don’t know, it’s going to work.”