Where do you look for inspiration?

Inspiration is a funny thing. It can appear in the most random of places and can lead to the most amazing things, can't it? A lot of the time, inspiration appears with no input from you at all, but what happens if you put yourself in different situations and expose your mind to a whole new set of possibilities?

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending Theo Paphitis's #SBSEvent2023 and was also asked to host a breakout session. It was an incredible day for lots of different reasons, but going outside the industry where I spend a lot of my time was interesting for lots of different reasons too.

I think it's important for anyone on a small business journey- or any journey at all- to always be looking for opportunities to learn, develop and grow. There are plenty of ways to do this that are very close to what you do, but it's also worth taking a look a little further afield to see if there's any golden nuggets or sparkling gems you can apply to what you do that others have had success with in different places. Here's my thoughts on it all. I would love to hear yours...