Reach Partners
  • Home
  • What We Do
    • Case Studies
  • How We Do It
  • Who We Are
  • Blog

First & Last Step for success

7/22/2013

4 Comments

 
If you want anything in life, you first have to imagine it. That’s a core tenement in personal development philosophies and it’s crucial in event planning.  The successful execution of any dream, desire or event relies on planning and planning requires an active imagination.

Even at the mere mention of an event, my imagination rolls. I consider the ideal person the client wants to serve, what they look like, how to anticipate their needs, what tools and talents are needed to teach, entertain, inform or surprise. The budget is a player too. Often needs and wants are constrained by funding so scrounging less costly solutions are a part of aligning the alphabet in the imagination soup.

We want the best for the event; that means the attendees are cared for and get the best value for their investment. Each person walks away armed with the truth, the tools and the experiences they signed up to receive.  

I encourage you to stop a moment at the beginning of your next meeting, social gathering, PR launch or conference.  Imagine the players, the venue and the outcome. Walk through the space and mentally experience the time that the event requires.

Walk in someone else’s shoes. Listen. You will find imagined pitfalls, mistakes and risks. Correct them. Imagine success whether that’s attendance, changed behavior or your product in the hand of everyone in the room, building, city or country.

Rachel,  Reach Partners


Picture
4 Comments
Heather Hoffart
7/22/2013 04:15:45 am

Good advice and well said. Congrats on the blog and good luck!

Reply
Rachel
7/22/2013 05:50:01 am

Thanks for checking in Heather. I appreciate your comments.

Reply
Barbara Christenson link
7/22/2013 05:47:11 am

Hi Rachel,
Good advice. I'm not sure that a lot of meeting planners take the time to imagine the outcome they desire -- they're too busy facing the facts and problems. I'm with you on this one, and will pick up the baton and pass it along. -- Barbara

Reply
Rachel
7/22/2013 05:57:31 am

Thanks Barbra. You hit just the point: if you take the time to think through and imagine the event, you get to avoid or plan for some of the pitfalls that lead to problems on the big day. Not to say that some issues won't crop up, because they do. It's the mark of a good planner when problems are anticipated. Imagination leads to anticipation. Cheers!

Reply

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Reach Partners

    Categories

    All
    Anita
    Beauty
    Communication
    Connection
    Empathy
    Events
    Facilitation
    Gratitude
    Integrity
    Meeting
    Partner Stories
    Possibility
    Project Management
    Rachel
    Resources
    Strategy
    Team

    Archives

    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    September 2016
    July 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013

Join our newsletter
CONTACT US
Reach Partners, Inc
3330 Fiechtner Dr. Suite 100
​Fargo, ND 58103-2321
701-271-8170
Copyright (C) 2022  Reach Partners Inc.
  • Home
  • What We Do
    • Case Studies
  • How We Do It
  • Who We Are
  • Blog