SFEA Articles

Synthetic vs “Real” Ice Rinks

Synthetic vs “Real” Ice Rinks

Self-care is a trendy term that has been bouncing all around lately, but actually spotting the real thing is fairly rare. True self-care is more than just an extra treat on a hard day or binge-watching your favorite show on the weekend.

Self-care is a practice – an organized, deliberate set of actions designed to keep you mentally healthy and to stave off destructive and perilous burnout. It takes discipline and dedication.

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Dress (Your Food) to Impress!

Dress (Your Food) to Impress!

Event planners understand the importance of engagement, which they harness by providing their guests with a unique and memorable experience, including variety in their attractions, activities, performers, and fair foods. When planning your next event, consider...

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Imposter Syndrome

Imposter Syndrome

Imposter syndrome is a psychological phenomenon that affects many professionals, including event planners. It is characterized by feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt, even in the face of evidence to the contrary. Essentially, it is the belief that one is a fraud,...

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The Future is Here!

The Future is Here!

A new technology has arrived in town, and it is revolutionizing many aspects of the way we work. It's name is Chat GPT, and it is an AI chat bot that can work wonders with anything language-based. But what can it do for event planners? As an AI language model, Chat...

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How to Prioritize When Everything Is a Priority

How to Prioritize When Everything Is a Priority

Everyone, everywhere, in every industry, is really starting to feel the crunch of understaffing combined with returning consumption. As the COVID situation improves and restrictions lift, we’re trying to make up for lost time. We have more to do with fewer people to do it all. And the days just stubbornly won’t get any longer, no matter how many times we ask. So, how do you prioritize your ever-growing task list when everything seems like a priority?

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The Importance of Downtime

The Importance of Downtime

The fast-paced, interconnected world in which we have all been living for the last decade or so prides itself on its focus on productivity. From improved worker training to digitalization, businesses will do anything to increase productivity and improve the bottom line. But what we don’t realize is that all of this focus on worker productivity actually pushes them to make decisions and form habits that directly compete with their ability to be productive.

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