Unplugged: A Childcare Retreat

A weekend away for our "Another You" clients to relax, unplug and strategize with other childcare leaders

Wow. We can hardly believe that our First Annual Another You: Unplugged retreat is in the books. We are almost at a loss for words…almost.

The easiest way to describe how the weekend went is to simply say, it was amazing. We had the privilege of meeting some of our newer Another You clients as well as welcome some clients that have been with us for a few months. Our guests were also able to meet each other and form a bond and camaraderie that they were all in the same (but different) boat.

For two days, we laughed, learned and strategized on a variety of topics that everyone in child care deals with on a regular basis. We were also very fortunate to have guest speakers talk on a variety of topics including

• banking & cash-flow
• purposeful communication
• the WHY of doing business
• working ON your business verse IN your business

Each of the speakers shared great and impactful information and left our guests engaged, excited and recharged with new ideas and a new outlook on their business.

We were lucky that the weather was mostly nice so we were able to enjoy the lake view, a fire at night, and music from Sony recording artist, Daniel Jens. Some of our favorite memories happened around the fire, where we found out- not everyone is as good a singer as Dan, but everyone sure tries!

The food, fellowship and fun was abundantly present throughout each day. Our guests had the opportunity to strategize with each other. They discussed issues that each other faced and talked about possible solutions.

As a leader in your organization do you feel burnt out? Part of being "Unplugged" was to give our owners and leaders an experience that included wellness and relaxation. We wanted our guests to be able to unplug from the day to day hustle and bustle that is child care and recharge themselves. With this in mind, each guest was given an ‘Unplugged: a guide to intentional recharging’ book (specifically written and designed for this event). This book gives one idea each month on something they can do to unplug and recharge.

The Another You: Unplugged retreat, far surpassed our expectations and we are already in full planning mode on how we can make next year’s event even better!

Some quotes from our attendees:

My expectations were met within the first two hours of this retreat! 

Best conference and training I have ever been too!

We have never experienced a training this impactful and intimate.