Investing in Yourself and Your Business

By Angela Sanchez

Investing in yourself and your business is not a luxury, it’s a Requirement and taking yourself on a Beauty Business Retreat Should Be on top of your list for 2023.

One of the primary reasons people go on a business retreat is to learn new skills from experts in their field, and that’s exactly what you will do. With the perfect chance to get away from your usual routine, a business retreat will give you the opportunity to develop existing skills or gain completely new ones.

They are so much more than a 1 day seminar or networking event , where you come away inspired and tend to not know how to implement all the things you have learnt , that’s why having a longer time to connect with those also attending tends to create so many ahha moments and deepens your development.

Time and Time again the feedback from our retreats are that they have been life transformational which is really where the purpose of why you should

Designing a business and life you love is the sweet spot of where we all want to be but being able to navigate obstacles that come at us because we are human and nothing is perfect is where we find we feel stuck and sometimes for so many just keep in that mindset of why Is this happening to Me….

It’s what becomes possible after you say yes and all the positives will start to ripple in your business realising that you are the driver of your dream life and everything is happening for a good reason.

It can be scary to Invest in yourself; taking time away from the family can also be a reason why it’s always on the vision board but never making it a reality - but there is honestly never going to be a good time …. it’s always THE TIME when you say yes you can start to prioritise everything else around it as a non-negotiable. cooking dinners and when there you don’t need to give yourself permission to relax , it just seems like you fall into that state instantly because of being in a different environment than your usual hustle mode.

I often get asked why I started Facilitating the ‘Beauty Boss Retreats’. The answer is selfishly because I wanted an excuse to go on one every year for myself !

I’d put off going on some retreats that I was invited to back in 2015 and 2016 because I was a new mum but the truth was, I kept craving time away to work on myself personally and professionally- running my salon in between nap times and sleepless night just felt like it was out of reach.

After launching Beauty Business Co in 2018 and dipping our toe into hosting 2 successful Beauty Boss Brunches, I knew the power of connection and that 1-day events were great, but sometimes we go away with inspiration but without the ability to really make shifts in ourselves mentally to transform our businesses.

In Feb 2019 we hosted Beauty Boss Retreat 1.0. 9 beauty business owners said Yes for our first retreat held at the Gold Coast Hinterland. I finally got to attend my first retreat which fulfilled all I’d ever dreamt a retreat to be - Because I designed it !!!!

Along with this I also learnt a lot, I underpriced and overdelivered which put me in a loss of $4000 BUT I took that as a learning when planning 2020 .

Each year seems to get better and better. The locations are different , the workshops are different, the food is just divine, the whole experience is different each time, but the connection and Impact within these Beauty Business Owners always seems to be the #1 highlight. I’m a huge believer in following your dreams and having a positive mindset. If we wait until we feel ‘ready’ and stay in our comfort zone, we miss out on SO much that life has to offer. So, when looking back at my 2015 self , being solo in my business I wish that I had a supportive community and opportunity like this present itself to me and I said Yes !!!

For many Beauty Bosses who join us on retreat, it’s their first time saying yes to investing in such a high-level experience and solo, and often, that has been a big leap for them to take. Having a chance to break free and simply be yourself is so incredibly powerful and insightful.

So many of our Beauty Bosses discover just how much they have lost the essence of who they truly are along the journey of growing a business, running a household and being all the things to all the people. That’s why you are such an incredible therapist, because you are so darn good at taking care of others - but what about you?

Would you agree that it’s about time that you have some time back to yourself and reward yourself for the milestone of how far you’ve come in your business? Many of us go through life without celebrating our wins, small or large and that is what is so powerful about the Retreat Experience.

It’s normal to feel nervous before taking big leaps. That’s how it works. When you honour the dream or the pull, that’s when the magic starts to unfold!

What’s going to be your own story 10 years from now? What leaps are you going to reflect on and be really grateful for? Maybe the first one begins right here and saying yes to a business retreats.

Feel free to send me a DM on Instagram to see if our retreats are the right fit for you @beautybusinessco_