Be inspired

When we put together the Truth About Resilience report earlier in the year, something interesting stood out in our research: 50% of males we spoke to believe that a mentor is a number one priority when developing the skills to be self-reliable, compared to 11% of women. To explore this unexpected finding and why it might be the case, we spoke to Miles Protter, a WA-based expert in mentorship.

As self-starters growing small businesses from scratch, 66% of you say you’re harder on yourself than if you were someone else’s employee. But pressure, as the saying goes, makes diamonds. We can build our resilience. And when we do, we embrace an attribute that powers us through hours of hard work, and prepares us mentally and physically for taking the risks that come with being a self starter.

Resilience. It’s an essential ingredient of small-business success. What can self-starters learn about resilience from startup companies that make an art form out of agility?

On November 27, 2018, we we proud to sponsor RedZed x One Roof Paving The Way at One Roof Melbourne. It was a night of inspiration as a panel of four successful self-starters - Justin Dry from Vinomofo, Cyan Ta’eed from Hey Tiger, and Hannah Spilva and Verity Tuck from LVLY - spoke candidly about their passions, challenges, failures, and successes.

RedZed hosted our first Sydney Brand of Sisters event, presenting two inspiring speakers and a gallery of their work to a crowd of like-minded self-starters.

Being resilient means being able to cope with challenges. One of the best ways to build resilience is to know how to read the play. You can’t always know what’s ahead, but you can be proactive in understanding as much about your business environment as possible.