Pink Apple

Is This You?

Hi! Chris Owen here!

Not sure why you're here? Just know something is not quite right for you?

Not sure if you've got a problem or not?

At Pink Apple, we are passionate about helping people to find ways to talk to each other about the important things - and helping you put the zing back into your life, and the spark back into your relationship.

What the hell does that mean?

We firmly believe that a dose of disillusionment is a good thing!

It's there to tell you that your heart and mind want more than what they're getting right now!  And who knows YOU better than your own heart and mind?

So why aren't you taking action?

It's OK!  Don't whip yourself!  It's simply because you're not sure HOW, or perhaps WHERE to start.

That's where Pink Apple comes in!

Are YOU asking yourself "Is this all there is, in my relationship with _______?"  Then Pink Apple has got some more questions for you.

Or is the problem more to do with you alone?  Just know you're dissatisfied with what life's dealing up to you at the moment?

Why not browse through some of the blog posts on this site and see if Pink Apple is talking in your language and about your problems.  You can subscribe to Pink Apple's newsletter at the top of this page.  Or if you're more technically inclined, why not receive the RSS feed for the Take A Bite blog?

Pink Apple Services

So WHAT can Pink Apple DO for YOU?

At Pink Apple Connections, we’re in the business of providing resources.

No matter whether you’re looking for resources to

• put the “zing”  back into your relationship and hit that sweet spot,
• find new “zing” in your personal or professional life,
• build your networking confidence and success,
• tighten up your communication muscles into an attractive package,
• get you out of a “stuck” place
• rebalance your priorities in how you spend your time
• inspire an audience with an entertaining speaker at your next meeting

  … then Pink Apple can help you.

Pink Apple Connections provides an array of passive and interactive resources that will meet all your needs.

Take A Bite resources are our “freebies”  Click here for more information.

 Electronic Apples are information resources which are purchased directly from the web site, and delivered to/downloaded by you through the powers of the web. 

Pink Apple Time is when a conversation with Pink Apple can answer your individual questions.  Pink Apple Time is gained through group sessions.

Finally, Pink Apple offer a small number of one-to-one or one-to-two coaching and mentoring programs.

Crunchy Apples are individualized Personal Change sessions. They're the ones that'll really fill the hungry rumbles.   Because Crunchy Apples clients get so much “heart and mind” attention from Pink Apple, the numbers of clients accepted into these programs are strictly limited.

Take A Bite Freebies

Take A Bite resources are our freebies!

They include:

• Blog postings which are freely accessed at www.pinkapple.com.au or if you're a regular blog reader you can subscribe to the RSS feed which you'll find at the top right corner of the blog site.
  
  ("What's A Blog" did I hear you ask?  Simply, a blog is an interactive webpage.)
  
  It has a fairly casual chatty writing style.  New "postings", or articles, are placed on the site regularly.  At Take A Bite, it's usually about 2 or 3 times a week. 
  
  Most importantly, any reader can add comments at the bottom of the post, or take part in debate in the comments section, and your comments are public.  No need to send an email, just finish reading and start typing right underneath!

• E-newsletters (Subscribe here).  These are sent out fortnightly straight to your nominated Inbox.   They include an article from Chris Owen and some links to some of the blog posts you might find interesting.
  
  When you subscribe you'll receive an email noting your subscription and asking you to confirm your subscription before anything is posted to you.  This is to ensure we are complying with all the spam legislation.  We HATE spam!  And your address is safe with us.  We do NOT sell or share our reader's addresses with anyone.
  
  You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking a link at the bottom of the newsletter page.
• Tips sheets and articles
  
  When you subscribe to our e-newsletter, you'll receive one of two Tips Sheets and others will be released from time to time.
  
  Articles will be available on the website.

Electronic Apples

Electronic Apples are information resources which are purchased directly from the web site, and delivered to/downloaded by you through the powers of the web. 

Topics will focus on

• Relationships
• Communication Skills
• Networking in a Business Setting
• Personal Development

The resources include: 

• E-courses
  
  Regular delivery, via email, of a series of reflections, questions, considerations, and actions for you to follow at your own pace.

• Workbooks
  
  Single delivery of a PDF document for you to print up and work through at a self-directed pace.
  
  PDF Reader software required (and downloadable safely, and free, at the time of delivery if needed)

• E-books
  
  Short downloadable books and booklets, delivered as a PDF document for you to read on screen, or print and keep.
  
  PDF Reader software required (and downloadable safely, and free, at the time of delivery if needed)

• MP3s
  
  Digital recordings, that you can listen to on your computer, burn to CD, or download to your MP3 player, iPod, etc
  
  (Audio software required but is usually part of your computer's package.  (However software can be downloaded, safely and free, at the time of delivery if needed)

Electronic Apples range in price from AU$15 to $50*, depending on the resource you’re after.  Specific prices will be clearly marked with each resource.

* All fees are quoted in Australian dollars and include GST.

Pink Apple Time

Pink Apple Time is when a conversation with Pink Apple can answer your individual questions. 

Pink Apple Time is gained in group settings.

Topics will focus on

• Relationships
• Communication Skills
• Networking for Your Business
• Success for Women In Business
• Personal Development

Our Pink Apple Time resources include:

• Group phone programs
  
  This allows small groups of callers from diverse places to gather in the safety and comfort of their home and access Pink Apple Coaching at lower cost. 
  
  You can participate from anywhere.
  
  • Your home office,
  • on your mobile in the local park,
  • your car using a mobile (and of course for safety's sake, also using a car kit or Bluetooth)
  • AND it's all for the price of a local call.  Even though the bridge line is located in the US. 
  
  All callers use teleconference technology at the price of a standard local call.  Pink Apple gives full instructions and assistance with the purchase and use of Phone Cards.  (The minimum cost of suitable Phone Cards is usually $5.)  There are more details about Pink Apple Teleconference Calls and Phone Cards here.
  
  *Group Phone Programs range from $30-$50* per person/per session depending on the planned size of the group.  (The soon to be announced April Zing-By-Phone call will be a special offer.  So watch the Take A Bite Blog)
  
  Zing-By-Phone will be a regular offer from Pink Apple so keep an eye on the Take A Bite Blog for the next session.

• Small groups offered at Pink Apple’s office or other accessible location
  
  *Small Groups fees are usually $50* per person/per session

• Weekend workshops
  |
  *Weekend Workshops range in price from $180 to $350* per person


• Weekend retreats are also in the planning stages.
  
  *Weekend Retreats fees vary according to the venue location, and length of stay. 
  

Pink Apple Time fees vary according to

• the program types,
• session times
  
• program length
• venue. 

*Specific prices will be clearly marked as each program is promoted.

* All fees are quoted in Australian dollars and include GST.

Crunchy Apples - The CREAM of the Crop

Finally, Pink Apple offer a small number of one-to-one or one-to-two coaching and mentoring programs. 

Crunchy Apples are Individualized Personal Change sessions. 

Because Crunchy Apples' clients get so much “heart and mind” attention from Pink Apple, the numbers of clients accepted into these programs are strictly limited. 

Crunchy Apples fees are $100* per session.

Pink Apple retains just one place in our Crunchy Apples client list (10 clients) for a low-cost Scholarship Program. (Click here for further information)

* All fees are quoted in Australian dollars and include GST.

Crunchy Apples Scholarship Program

Pink Apple retains just one place in our Crunchy Apples client list (10 clients) for a low-cost Scholarship Program.

Potential clients for the Scholarship Program are invited to prepare a written proposal (max 500 words) to take a seat in the the Waiting Room.

The proposal needs to tell us about:

• what area of coaching you wish to utilize, eg relationship, communication skills, women in business, networking etc
• the goals you're hoping to achieve with the time allocated to you,
• the reasons why you cannot use other Pink Apple Services,
• how long you'd like to be using Pink Apple Services
• and what fee per session you can afford to pay.

Scholarship Program decisions are made by Chris Owen, and all decisions are final and non-negotiable.  No explanations will be given for refusal for admission to the Program.

A phone interview will also be undertaken to assess if we are a good match for each other!

Criteria which will be used to inform the decision include:

• financial hardship
• current access to coaching services
• degree of need
• change/improvement sought
• commitment to process
• agreement to enter a waiting list
• other alternative services open to applicants
• agree to time limit set by both you and Chris

Applications will always be considered.  Forward to chris.pinkapp@gmail.com

About Chris Owen

Hi! I'm Chris Owen and welcome to Pink Apple Connections, based in Melbourne Australia.

Well that's the introduction, but a name tells you nothing about a person. So, if you've got a niggling problem, and you thought I might be able to help, why not get to know me, by reading on?

I COULD tell you about my work with couples as an obstetrics nurse and an infertility nurse, or even my university grades in education and counselling. I could tell you about my coaching training and my successful, satisfied clients.

But what's the point?

I know, when I'm exploring solutions to a problem, I have to "feel" confident that person is right for me. I'm pretty wary of shysters and super-salespeople! I need to be a good "fit" with people, both clients and suppliers.

Really, relationships of all kinds are the most important thing in my world. I'd be lost without my husband / soulmate, my three sons, and my extended family, as well as my friends.

How lucky can I be, getting to nurture individual and business relationships and help others to do the same?

Along my life's journey, as an "outrageous extravert", I've had some wonderful people in my world. But, you know, I've also made some mighty stupid mistakes in relationships with friends, family, and business colleagues, over the years. So there's no pedestal under my feet.

As I tell you of my mistakes, I still feel the odd twinge of embarrassment and the occasional cringe! Especially when I recall how I lost a close friend through a thoughtless conversation. Several years later, I'm still regretful, but I learned a lot from taking responsibility for so carelessly wounding another.

I think that people believe relationships are as deletable as the items in the Recycle Bin.

I'm positive they're not! Deletable relationships are not for me.

Closed ones? Yes, as long as they're finished with integrity.

I'm proud that when I went into a business relationship with a good friend, we agreed to keep the friendship as the first priority. The business went, so we could still be friends. More hurts and lessons? Yes, but no shame or loss, because we'd got our priorities and values right!

The biggest struggle in relationships of all kinds is not the theory that we should nurture our relationships, but the question "How".

So it's a fellow traveller with a knack for helping who's sitting on the other end of the email or the phone, waiting to hear from YOU.

Contact Pink Apple

Contact me Via Email

Note: I always reply to my email. If you don’t get a reply within a few days, it’s because the email system has broken again, and I have not yet detected it. Please leave a comment at the bottom of this form if you think this has been the case.

email : chris.pinkapp@gmail.com

Contact me Via Phone

My business number is 03.9877.1469 (if you are calling from outside Australia you can dial +61.3.9877.1469)

Contact me Via Skype

My Skype name/number is :  pinkapple4295

Details About Pink Apple Teleconference Calls

Not everyone is familiar with Teleconference calls or Phone Cards.

As Pink Apple finds it an excellent low-cost way to offer our resources, we want teleconference calls to be as easy as "falling off a log" so you won't feel nervous about taking part!

The good thing about teleconference calls is that you can participate from anywhere.   Anywhere that is, that you feel safe and comfy.  That's the point!  We want you to get the most benefit by setting the best environment for yourself.

Places like

• Your home office,
• on your mobile in the local park,
• your car using a mobile (and of course for safety's sake, a hands-free, car kit, or Bluetooth)
• AND it's all for the price of a local call.  Even though the bridge line is located in the US. 

How do you take part in a teleconference call?  It's easy when you know how!  And you will very soon!

At least 24 hours before the call (or in Pink Apple's case the Zing-By-Phone), you purchase a Telephone Card either online (that's for Aussies) or at your local newsagent.

The minimum amount of value you can buy and put on the card is usually $5 or $10, but you can purchase greater value cards, or top it up later if/when you need to.

(If you have internationally-bases relatives/friend, you'll probably have already discovered the benefits to these cards!  They are big money-savers.  Or if you haven't discovered them before, then you'll now have another use for the card!)   

To actually access the Pink Apple Zing-By-Phone call, you dial the local number on your card, enter your special PIN (also recorded on the card) and then just follow the prompts.

You'll be given the number of the bridge line when you register for Pink Apple Zing-By-Phone call.   (A Bridge line is the overseas phone number that  you need to use, and the PIN you use to access "our Pink Apple" call.)

If you live in the US, you may still need a card to minimise the cost of a one-hour long-distance call.  If you live in Europe or the UK then here is where you should start your hunt for Telephone Cards.  Of course googling will give you more suggestions.

Pink Apple is happy to assist ANYONE who finds any of that "telephone card stuff" challenging.  (I know I did when Wild Boy moved to the UK for two years, and I realised that calls cost a fortune.  So email me if you'd like help.

So if you feel a little nervous, Pink Apple will hold your hand.  We know you're not dumb or difficult.

And we also want you to remember that you don't want to let this temporary challenge stop you from tapping into the Zing-By-Phone energy and benefits that YOU can gain!

One last thing, you only need the regular phone you currently use.  That might be a standard phone or a cordless/portable or mobile (cell) phone.  Of course, a pen and paper will come in handy as well.

April Zing-By-Phone -Energy Boosters For Your Success

Welcome to the New World where low personal energy gets A BOOST, so YOUR SUCCESS is assured!

Thanks for taking the time to find out more about Pink Apple’s April Zing-By-Phone.

On this group call, we’ll be focusing on Energy Boosters for Your Success.

When is this Energy Boosters For You Success (April Zing-By-Phone)?

Thursday April 26th at 10.30am Melbourne time (AEST) (check here to convert this to your region/timezone)

It's really hard to set a time that suits US and UK as well as Aussie participants.  So if you'd like to attend this call but can't make that time email me, and if there's enough interest I'll schedule a second call.

And How Much Will it Cost You?

Nada! Zilch! Nought! Nothing!      It's FREE!

______________________

If you’re SURE that this is exactly what you need right now then STOP READING and register below.  Why drain your energy doing something that's unnecessary!

Name*:
Email*:
City:
Country:
How Did You Hear About Us:	Business Mum's Magazine Take a Bite Blog Recommended by a Friend Brochure Invitation Other

_______________________

If you’d like to know some more, then read on.

Lately, have YOU been:

• noticing your own drop in productivity or creativity
• finding you're putting up with lots of energy drainers
• searching for time to get things done
• ignoring the squeaks and groans from your body trying to tell you it needs help
• putting off doing something until ...
• struggling to start work on a project or a goal, let alone complete it
• feeling down and disheartened by something
• ready to re-find your ZING

At times, we can all feel so overwhelmed that the energy and motivation just melts away. 

We’re left wondering what happened to it!

We’ve lost our ZING!

More to the point, we’re left knowing we need to get going again.  But what we DON’T know is HOW to get that energy and motivation back!

Where IS my zing?

So, the nasty little voice in our head starts chattering at us!  Nasty destructive thoughts zoom through you head. Thoughts like:

• What’s stopping you is that you're lazy!
• You've no idea where to start, have you?
• No-one else has this happen. 
• What a loser you are!
• What’s the point, you're hopeless anyway?  Why bother?
• Just forget it!

See?  With poison like that It’s no wonder you lose your confidence and just give up!

But in fact, what’s driving your confidence, your sense of achievement, and the success out of you, are energy DRAINERS. 

They are what stop us from putting our best foot forward. 

Energy Drainers can be things like:

• That nasty little voice that we’re so used to hearing, we just accept that it has authority.  (Our Inner Critic)
• The things we’re putting up with.  Often the “putting-up-withs” fly UNDER our radar (conscious awareness) and drain our energy without us even realising! (Tolerations)
• Not being clear about what it is we DO want.  (Confusion & Overwhelm)
• Being confused by the number of choices that are part of modern living.  They alone can make some people want to give up!  (Modern Living)
• Being convinced that we can’t start _____ until we’ve done ____!  (Irrational Thinking)

So, are you nodding your head in agreement?

If you're nodding, then this call is FOR YOU.

How will you be DIFFERENT AFTER the call?

You'll leave knowing:

• more about YOUR Energy Drainers
• the ways YOU "let out the plug" and allow the energy to draaaiiinnnn away
• how you can recognise if the plug is leaking again
• exactly what first step you'll be taking to reverse the slump and BOOST YOUR Energy
• what reward you'll give yourself for taking the first step, and the next one, and ...
• what you'll be doing to make sure you keep your promise to yourself!
• what strategies Pink Apple and others use to BOOST their Energy

In fact you'll leave feeling POSITIVE, ENERGISED and READY to take action!

There’s no need for me to say more …

Is the April Zing-By-Phone NOT right for you?

Then thanks for reading and keep an eye open for the future calls which may hit the nail on the head better for YOU.

Do you have further questions?

Then drop me an email at pinkapp@gmail.com.

If you're a bit confused about teleconference calls, then see if this information helps.

Is the April Zing-By-Phone RIGHT for you?

Then enter your info in the boxes below.  The ones with asterisks are essential information!

So, we’ll “see” you on the call!

DON’T FORGET, IT’S FREE!

So what’s stopping you?

Name*:
Email*:
City:
Country:
How Did You Hear About Us:	Business Mum's Magazine Take a Bite Blog Recommended by a Friend Brochure Invitation Other