New Year’s resolutions or goals can be as daunting as they are inspiring.
But breaking down the goals into smaller tasks that are easier to accomplish can be a recipe for success.
With nearly 93% of people agreeing that people need to be more thoughtful on how they plan for longer lives, according to The Gift of Time study by the Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, many would benefit from the lesson of how to properly plan.
This is a lesson women in Lake County will have the chance to learn during the “Plan for Success Lunch” event hosted by The Bond Maker from 11:45 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at Ski Beach Bar and Grill, 21 Dozier Circle, Leesburg.
The event is for members of the Lake County Women Social Club.
The Bond Maker organization acts like an umbrella organization connecting women to events hosted by local clubs and social organizations in their area. There are clubs a part of organization in areas including Clermont, Melbourne, Sanford, Winter Haven, and beyond.
Ladies who attend the luncheon will be able to use a proven four-week system and receive a free Life Breakthrough Plan for Success planner and workbook.
The book, which usually retails for nearly $30, is geared towards helping women improve their planning skills for 2025 and create meaningful goals.
Sabrina Simmons, the CEO of The Bond Maker, said that success is personal and unique to each individual because it is shaped by personal values, goal and aspirations.
“For some, success may mean building a thriving career or business, while for others, it might be nurturing meaningful relationships, achieving financial freedom, or finding balance in life,” Simmons said. “Defining success starts with self-reflection — asking oneself what truly matters and identifying the milestones that align with one’s personal vision and purpose.”
She added that the key to overcoming roadblocks in planning is self-reflection, planning incrementally and staying adaptable. Simmons also said that hosting events like the “Plan for Success Lunch” helps because it simply gives women to a reason to be active outside their home.
“(The Bond Maker’s) purpose is to find ways to get women out of the house. Loneliness is a hard,” Simmons said. “We are still in the period after Covid-19 where women are still dealing with social isolation. They are working from home or doing hybrid work, struggling to build social connections. Some women just moved to the area and don’t know where to start.”
The Bond Makers organization works to not only get women out of the house and help them build connections, but on how to get the women to be more social and communicate with others.
“We find it becomes easier for them to be more social after they get over the hurdle of just getting out of the house and to the event,” Simmons said.
The organization uses feedback from members about their experience with other outside events to help learn what makes members comfortable.
“We’ve had feedback from our members who have attend other organization’s events and said that they felt like they were entering a clique where everyone already has connections. We work to make everyone feel warm and welcome. We encourage all members to make connections with new people when they come out to an event,” Simmons said.
At the end of an event, Simmons said all attendees come together for a group photo that gets shared in a group text thread.
“We do that to capture the moment and so they can have the phone numbers of the other attendees. They can make an account on The Bond Maker website to connect with people. It works like Facebook, they can make and like posts and make connections,” Simmons said.
For more information about the event, visit The Bond Maker’s Lake County Women Social Club at thebondmaker.com/lcwc-club-page.
Staff writer Brea Jones can be reached at 352-753-1119, ext. 5414, or brea.jones@thevillagesmedia.com.
