Actually faqs – august 2024

Oh my goodness, no. We’re not closing down. But we are putting some core elements of our programmes and offer into ‘hibernation’ for a little while.

You may know already that Sara (Founder) has been very ill this year. She contracted sepsis in April and had to take a big chunk of time off after being discharged from hospital. In spite of all her efforts to prioritise her self-care, she had a relapse a few weeks ago and her doctor has advised radical change to ensure that she is able to fully recover. This has led her to make the very difficult decision that – in order to prioritise her self-care and healing – she is making significant changes to the way in which Actually operates including putting some of our key programmes into ‘hibernation’.

The main changes that will affect members of the Actually community are as follows:

• JFDI membership will be going into hibernation from the end of this month (August 2024) – with the exception of the Companion level of membership
• We have closed the doors to our flagship programme Foundations
• We are delaying the Actually Origins project to 2025
• Sara will not be taking on any more consulting clients in the short-term
• We will not be promoting or marketing the community, group or any of our programmes
• Plans to run the People programme and the Actually in Wonderland programme later this year have been shelved

We are gradually working through all the admin and logistics to get ready for ‘hibernation’ – which will officially begin on 31st August 2024

Yes. She’s been very ill and needs some time to properly rest and recover but we know that once she has done that – she will be back with her usual vim and vigour!

Both Morag and Hannah will continue to work with Actually but with a reduced workload that frees them up to develop their other business interests.

Morag will still be around in Actually world on a part time basis …supporting folks within the Coven and Circle Programmes and at the Planning retreat in November. She’ll also be hosting a monthly co-working day within JFDI Companion and will regularly pop into FB groups to answer your questions. If you’d like some fast focused support with a challenge you’re facing you can book Morag for power hours here. The rest of her time will be spent freelancing in business strategy and messaging (i.e all the bits of your business that need words and a plan!). If there’s tailored 121 support you’d like Morag’s help with, email her at morag@moragyoung.com

Hannah will continue to work with Actually in a support and community engagement capacity. The rest of her time will be spent freelancing in design and business support (Virtual Assistant) services. She will be spending her time doing what she loves best – helping entrepreneurs and small business owners! You can email her at hello@youneedahannah.com 

Yes we’re still holding our most excellent Annual Planning retreat (14-16 November 2024). So if you’d like to join us and get your plans in place to make sure that 2025 is your best year yet, then you can book your spot here: https://your.actually.world/annual-planning-retreat-2024

No! We are absolutely committed to our community of purpose-led entrepreneurs, coaches and consultants – and to providing you with support, insights and encouragement to help you to start, grow and promote your business. We’re keeping the Actually Making a Difference Facebook group open, with daily posts, tips and ideas. You’ll find the Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/makingadifferenceactually

Morag, Hannah and I will continue to pop in and out of the group to answer questions and offer insights. In fact, we have big plans for making this group the best place for you to find the support and encouragement you need.

The Birthday Bonanza is one of our FAVOURITE things to do each year and we know how much everyone in the community gets out of it. It won’t be EXACTLY the same this year but yes, we will be running Birthday Bonanza from 1-22 October.

We’re not disappearing altogether. So you can still email the office at talk@actually.world and Team Actually will get back to you. We promise.

Hmmmm…you may have noticed that since Sara has been ill, we’ve not sent the Insights newsletter every week. But she does love writing and she loves the connection that comes from the newsletter so we expect it to continue in an ad hoc form over the coming months.

We will automatically move you to Companion level membership on 1st September, which has a monthly fee of £9.99+VAT. With this level of membership you will retain access to the JFDI recorded content including training, resources and guides PLUS our monthly notable dates calendar AND the encouragement and support of our JFDI Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Actually.JFDI

Nothing at all. Your membership and access continues as before, with recorded training, resources and guides PLUS our monthly notable dates calendar AND the encouragement and support of our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Actually.JFDI

Head to https://checkout.actually.world/my-account. Your email address is the username. If you can’t remember your password, then please click on the ‘lost your password’ link to reset it. Go to the left of the screen and you’ll see My Subscriptions. Click on this and you will see your subscriptions. Click on ‘Cancel’ next to your subscription.

We don’t have any plans to run another Dances with Wolves event this year.

No, we will not be holding any further Notorious Networking events this year.

No, unfortunately the Origins book is something that we’ve had to ‘hibernate’ for the remainder of the year. We have been in touch with the Origins Authors – if you are an Origins Author and have not yet heard from us please check your spam folder!

You can book Power Hours with Morag as normal (https://calendly.com/actuallyworld/power-hour-with-morag), but unfortunately Sara won’t be accepting any new Power Hours for the remainder of the year.

If you already have Power Hours booked, we will be in touch with you to discuss next steps. If you’ve not heard from us in the next few days, please email the office via talk@actually.world

The People programme will not be running in 2024 but stay tuned for 2025 plans!

Sadly, the Actually in Wonderland programme will not be running in 2024. But look out for news about 2025!

Well, firstly we’re not in fact going away. Many parts of the Actually world will continue and unless you’re a member of JFDI or taking part in our Foundations programme, you probably won’t notice much of a difference. But when will we back to ‘full steam ahead’? That depends on Sara’s healing journey; how long it takes for her to fully recover and what comes up in her reflections during that time. This is how Sara puts it: ‘I am seeing this as a transitional period and an opportunity for reflection as well as recovery. There will be a letting go and some exciting new things are brewing. I trust that all will become clearer as my mind and body begin to properly recover.’