How do I divorce with least cost and emotion?
We didn't promise magic wands at our How to Successfully Split workshop on Saturday 27 October in Hampton, London; we offered a unique collabaration of divorce professionals and workshop participants looking for cost-effective support and answers through marital breakup. I have to admit that I didn't know what to expect in advance but I was delighted that my gut feeling that we were fulfilling an unfulfilled need was proved right - by feedback from both attendees and my wonderful co-presenters and facilitators.
Bookings were slow initially, but wasn't that to be expected? Where has there been a 'divorce workshop' before? And what is a 'divorce workshop' anyway?
Fortunately, I took inspiration from my business coach Karen Skidmore, founder of CanDoCanbe.com who ran her first workshop with just two people two years ago and was determined not to cancel. Karen now runs workshops in collaboration with the University of Surrey which have a waiting list. She helped me see that by aiming at twenty five attendees, I would be more likely achieve that than if I aimed at ten. And she was right - attendance wasn't that far off my goal of twenty five.
What worked for the participants?
'I found the how to successfully split workshop extremely helpful, great to meet the people you e-mail and speak to on the telephone and of immeasurable help.' Paul, participant
Feedback from the co-facilitators
'The atmosphere was relaxed and informal and conducive to open discussion. This is an ideal opportunity to gain a greater understanding about the divorce process, how to tackle issues and what options are available to them.' Cheryl Fisher divorce mortgage specialist www.financematters.com
How will we help people attending the next How to Successfully Split workshop on Saturday 12 January 2008?
Frankly, by doing much the same: bringing together divorce professionals to help participants plan ahead knowing about the best resources available to them. Click here for the October programme. We guarantee a warm welcome and professional help and strive to be inspirational in reaching solutions based around a best possible split. Places are limited - reserve your place by reading more and following the instructions here