Latest News - January 2010 - News Flash
Launch of Free Spirit Adventures Club
The official launch of Free Spirit Adventures will be held at Kingston House - Kingston Park on Sunday Feb 7th from 9.30am. Join us for a morning of fun and celebration - To RSVP by Jan 29th, pleas Click Here
New Free Spirit Adventures Website - stay tuned for our new website, dedicated exclusively to Free Spirit Adventures. You can log on to the new site: www.freespiritadventures.com.au from Feb 2nd, 2010.
Kokoda Coffee Table Book - this inspiring and beautifully presented book will make a perfect momento or gift. To preview the book, please click here
Kokoda Information Nights - Feb 17th & March 3rd - Click here for more info.
The Learning Zone
The Learning Zone is a newsletter for individuals and organisations interested in improving performance and quality of life.
We provide a quarterly update on the services we are offering and share articles on a range of topics including leadership, teamwork, life balance, adventure travel, experiential learning, health and other subjects which might interest our clients. The most popular articles included in each newsletter are available as PDFs in the 'Popular Articles' section of our website. Just click on the tab above to browse articles that might interest you or your staff.
To view our feature article for this issue, click here - 'Leading Teams Through Challenging Terrain'
Learning Zone Update - Summer 2010
2009 was an interesting year for most businesses, including ours. The year started with uncertainty for many, not knowing what local impact the global financial situation would bring. Some businesses that were not flexible enough to ride out the challenging business terrain struggled, while others saw it as an opportunity to review their strategy and direction.
Our response, to use an adventure metaphor, was to check our map (business plan) and compass (vision & values) against the changing terrain we were potentially facing and to do what we call a 'SDOC-take' (analysis of Strengths, Development needs, Opportunities and Challenges) in relation to our services, skills, resources, assets and liabilities, so that we could make good decisions about how to respond in a proactive and responsible manner.
This required us to work smarter in 2009 as many of you have - staying focussed on serving client needs as well as investing time in reflection, evaluation and development so that we could adapt to the changing terrain and come out of the year with our personal and business relationships intact.
The result has been renewed growth. In much the same way as plants do after a good dose of weeding, pruning, watering and fertilising. We trust that you had a challenging but rewarding year as well and that in 2010 you will harvest the seeds that you may have sown this year.
New Offerings in 2010
As mentioned in our last update, we have now grouped the key services we offer under different trading names. Following is an update on what we will be offering in 2010 in the different areas of our business:
Healthy Teams
Will continue to offer quality leadership and team development programs using a combination of relevant outdoor experiential learning activities and range of indoor seminars, workshops and conference activities, together with coaching and consulting services that are designed to meet the specific needs of each client group. We also plan to collaborate more with other service providers who are leaders in the field of team and leadership development.
Living Balance
In 2010, we will be engaging the services of a business development manager to launch a new program for emerging leaders. This program is a leadership focussed version of the Living Balance program which is designed to equip future leaders with have highly developed self-management skills that will result in peak leadership performance.
We will also be offering the Living Balance program to those in the general public who want to improve their 'Health Age' and live a more balanced quality of life.
The Living Balance program will also be available online - including life balance and health age assessment tools, E-seminars, coaching and self-help resources.
Free Spirit Adventures
In 2010 Free Spirit Adventures will be taking groups to Peru in April/May, Kokoda in Aug-Sept-Oct and Tassie in November.
(see below for more details)
Adventures to the Kimberley and Kilimanjaro are being planned for 2011-2012.
Free Spirit Adventures Launch
All of our clients are invited to our Free Spirit Adventures launch which will be held on Sunday Feb 7th at Kingston House - Kingston Park.
This will be a morning of fun and celebration and will include a launch of our new website and Free Spirit Adventures Club, offering new adventures and benefits to our clients including outdoor gear discounts, social events and other membership offers.
The following adventures are scheduled for 2010.
Kokoda Treks 2010
This year marked our 12th Kokoda trek.
In 2010 we have two treks planned so far for the following dates:
August 8 - 18th
Sept 26th - Oct 6th
There are still a few places available on each trek, so please contact wayne@freespiritadventures.com.au if you'd like to join us.
Our unique 'Remote Adventure Preparation' Program includes a series of group prep walks and a 2 day team expedition in the Adelaide Hills. Personalised quality service and safety are our priority.
If you are interested in our 2010 treks, please click here to reserve a seat at our next information night on Wed Feb 17th, 2010
Tassie Trek & Raft Adventure - November, 2010
We have just returned from an unforgettable trek across the Overland Track and an inspiring raft trip down the Franklin River a few weeks ago.
We are now taking advanced bookings for our next Tassie Trek & Raft Tour in Nov 2011, so if you are interested and would like more information, please click here.
We also offer an option to just walk the Overland Track or raft the Franklin River.
Inca - Amazon Tour - April 19th - May 6th, 2010 & 2011.
In April 2010 we'll be taking a group of 16 people on an exciting adventure to Peru which will include a stop over in Beunos Aires (the Paris of South America) a 3 day tour of Inca Ruins in the Sacred Valley, followed by a 4 day trek along the Inca Trail which culminates in a visit to Machu Picchu. We then return to Cuzco before flying to Puerto Maldonado where we will catch a boat down river to an Amazonian Jungle Lodge. From this base we will experience the beauty of the Amazon for 4days before completing the trip in the city of Lima.
This trip is fully booked for 2010 but we are taking advanced expressions of interest in our next trip for 2011.
Please contact us if you are interested in receivig information about our 2011 trip to Peru. click here
www.freespiritadventures.com.au
Best wishes for 2010
We'd like to wish all of you and your families all the best for 2010. We thank you for your support and friendship and look forward to working and adventuring with many of you again this year.
To view our latest articles on Leadership, Teamwork, Health & Life Balance, together with other inspiring stories, please click on the 'Popular Articles' tab above.
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