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We offer specialised business coaching services to "services for one" and empower families to step back whilst creating a purposeful, connected life for their loved ones with disability and safeguard this good life into the future

Save the Date! - October 16–18, 2025 - Good Life Builders Get Your Ducks in A Row RetreatBrought to you by The Good Life...
28/07/2025

Save the Date! - October 16–18, 2025 - Good Life Builders Get Your Ducks in A Row Retreat

Brought to you by The Good Life Builders + Inclusion Tree

If you're navigating the world of services for one or other models of family-governed supports this retreat is for you.

Step away from the busyness of life and join us in Sydney for a chance to connect, reflect, and get clarity on the tricky stuff like:

✅ Legal structures and constitutions
✅ Conflict of interest and good decision-making
✅ Money matters - spending efficiency savings and tax compliance
✅ Policies, procedures, ndis compliance

And much more, with input from experienced families and trusted experts

We’re creating space for deep learning, practical tools, shared wisdom – and a little breathing room.

More details to follow soon.

WEBINAR: RUNNING EFFECTIVE TEAM MEETINGSThursday July 31, 12 - 1pm Sydney TimeWhether your support team is self-managed ...
10/07/2025

WEBINAR: RUNNING EFFECTIVE TEAM MEETINGS

Thursday July 31, 12 - 1pm Sydney Time

Whether your support team is self-managed or led by a team leader, this webinar will show you how to run clear, purposeful, person-centred meetings that keep everyone aligned and moving forward.

We’ll explore what makes meetings effective in a "service for one" setting.

✅ Know what should come to a meeting—and what can be decided in other ways
✅ Create a shared agenda and prioritise what matters most
✅ Engage the team (even if you’re the leader!) in collaborative decision-making
✅ Make decisions visible: document outcomes and assign action items
✅ Define who decides what, and how to build trust around those processes
✅ Keep meetings values-based and centred on the person’s good life
✅ Rotate or share roles like facilitator, notetaker, and timekeeper
✅ Involve the person being supported directly or indirectly
✅ Paying staff to attend team meetings

👥 Ideal for family directors, team leaders, coordinators, and support workers in directly employed arrangements.

If you’ve ever left a team meeting thinking, "What was the point of that?"—this is for you.

As always this webinar will be recorded however attending will give you an opportunity to ask your burning questions.

Non members $77 - register and pay here - https://mt871.infusionsoft.com/app/orderForms/The-Good-Life-Builders-Webinar-OM

Members register via the members portal

Learn more about the webinar club here https://thegoodlifebuilders.com.au/webinar-club/

🌱 Team Meetings That Build the Good Life 🌱In our services-for-one, team meetings aren’t just a formality — they’re a pow...
01/07/2025

🌱 Team Meetings That Build the Good Life 🌱

In our services-for-one, team meetings aren’t just a formality — they’re a powerful part of how we deliver quality, person-directed support.

We’re sharing the load:
🪑 Rotating who chairs
📝 Taking turns with minutes
✅ Team members reporting on their own action items
📂 And managing portfolio areas that keep everything moving

Yes, these meetings take time — and that comes with a cost. But they’re worth it. They’re growing confidence, accountability, and momentum. We’re seeing stronger collaboration, clearer communication, and real pride in the work.

This is what building the good life looks like through a Service for One.

Need help setting up a service for one or designing and running your team meetings?

Message me for a chat

We are looking for an HR/IR Partner Who Shares Our PurposeThe Good Life Builders is seeking a values-aligned Industrial ...
28/06/2025

We are looking for an HR/IR Partner Who Shares Our Purpose

The Good Life Builders is seeking a values-aligned Industrial Relations / HR Consultant to co-create and deliver offerings that support families who directly employ support workers under the NDIS.

We're not offering a job — we're offering a joint venture opportunity to build something powerful and practical together. You’ll bring your HR/IR expertise, and we’ll bring our platform, network, and deep understanding of family-governed disability support.

We work with families who use a "service for one" model — an approach where a legal structure is created solely to support one person with a disability. It’s about building a life, not just managing care. These families take on full responsibility for employing and directing their support team, embedding support into ordinary, meaningful life experiences.

The values that underpin this model include:

Self-determination: the person with disability and their family are at the centre of all decision-making

Personalisation: support is tailored, flexible, and integrated into real life

Relationship-based practice: support is grounded in trust and long-term connection

Community inclusion: building meaningful roles, belonging, and contribution

We're looking for someone who:

Has HR or industrial relations experience, ideally with SCHADS and the Fair Work Act

Understands (or is open to learning about) the NDIS and direct employment

Is working independently or wants to step out of agency work into purpose-driven consultancy

Has the drive to co-design and market their own services within our supportive ecosystem

This is a revenue-sharing model, not salaried employment. We provide systems, branding, and visibility — you bring your expertise and shared purpose.

Interested? Submit an expression of interest here:
👉https://thegoodlifebuilders.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Expression_of_Interest_JV_HR_IR_Partner-2.docx

Isaac has become very good at greetings  —  here he is thanking the RACQ mechanic for fixing his car.  So one of Isaac’s...
20/06/2025

Isaac has become very good at greetings — here he is thanking the RACQ mechanic for fixing his car. So one of Isaac’s big goals is to have two-way conversations with people in the community.

Isaac's team is working hard to support him to not just quick greetings, but genuine back-and-forth chats where stories are shared, questions are asked, and people connect. 💬❤️

Thanks to our Service for One model, we’re able to focus deeply and consistently on goals like this. Because Isaac’s team is built just for him, we can:
✅ Take the time to understand how he communicates
✅ Build communication into everyday moments — not just formal sessions
✅ Track what works (and what doesn’t) across shifts using shared systems
✅ Train and support the team to use tools like Pictello consistently
✅ Celebrate wins and adjust strategies together as a team

✨ This kind of progress is much harder — and more expensive — to achieve with a team of independent contractors.
Why?

Here’s why:
❌ Contractors often don't work well in teams - they prefer independence
❌ No obligation to attend training or use consistent strategies
❌ Focus is often on hours worked, not outcomes achieved
❌ Higher hourly cost than well-supported employees — with less impact

In contrast, our Service for One model creates a coordinated, committed, and cost-effective team. And that makes all the difference.

We know Isaac’s getting closer to his goal when:
🔁 He initiates or continues a conversation
🧍‍♂️🧍‍♀️ Community members respond with interest
🏞️ It happens in everyday places — cafés, shops, walks
🙌 He needs less support and more confidence each time

This is what real inclusion looks like.
Not just getting through the day — but being heard, understood, and connected.

Want help transitioning from contractors to a service for one? Message me to find out how I can help.

Did you miss today's Peer Q&A group for Service for one Directors?Good news, they are run twice a month at the following...
18/06/2025

Did you miss today's Peer Q&A group for Service for one Directors?

Good news, they are run twice a month at the following times:

The first Thursday of the month from 6pm - 7pm Sydney Time
AND
The third Wednesday of the month from 10am - 11am Sydney time.

So if you missed today's you can catch the next one.

Remember you will find the log in link in the members portal.

Go to My Projects > Service for One Director Peer Q&A

Not got access? You can sign up here https://thegoodlifebuilders.com.au/peer-group-qa/

🔊 Calling all Directors of a Service for One!Got questions? Facing a tricky team situation? Wondering how others are nav...
17/06/2025

🔊 Calling all Directors of a Service for One!

Got questions? Facing a tricky team situation? Wondering how others are navigating NDIS changes or governance issues?

Join us tomorrow at 10am (Sydney time) for our Director’s Peer Q&A Session, hosted by The Good Life Builders.

👥 This is your space to:

Troubleshoot real issues with people who get it

Share what’s working in your service

Stay connected to others using the family-governed model

Bring your coffee, your questions, and your director hat. Let’s build better services for our loved ones—together.

🧩 Open to all directors doing the Set Up Your Service for One for Success program - 💻 Zoom link is in your members portal.

Or you can sign up to the Peer Q&A program individually here - https://thegoodlifebuilders.com.au/peer-group-qa/

Trust and Control in Services for OneWhether you’re setting up a service for your child or for yourself, one of the bigg...
16/06/2025

Trust and Control in Services for One

Whether you’re setting up a service for your child or for yourself, one of the biggest challenges is balancing control with trust.

You might know exactly what good support looks like—what works, what doesn’t, and what kind of people belong on the team. That knowledge is powerful. It means you can stay in control of who provides support and how that support happens.

That’s one of the biggest strengths of a service-for-one model:
you can shape it to fit your life, your needs, and your values.

But here’s the important part:
Being in control doesn’t mean doing it all yourself.

It’s easy to worry that asking for help—or bringing in a provider—means giving up choice or losing your voice. Especially if you’ve had experiences where providers took over instead of working with you.

But it doesn’t have to be like that.

You can bring in support on your terms. That might mean hiring someone to manage rosters or payroll. It might mean working with a provider who understands they’re there to follow your lead, not take over.

You can stay at the centre—calling the shots, building the team, shaping how support happens—while still getting the help you need to keep things sustainable.

Trusting others doesn’t mean letting go of control. It means letting go of doing everything alone.

Because whether you’re building a service around your child or creating the life you want for yourself, support should never come at the cost of choice, autonomy, or peace of mind.

Our Isaac is so precious to us as I’m sure your family member is to you.

We were let down time and time again by service providers and that ate away at trust.

We became so worried about his future and our own.

Now life couldnt be more different for us all. He is safe, happy and connected to his community. We have oversight and control without having to do all the the work. We have a trusted, reliable and skilled team. We know that this can all carry on without us being here when other people that know and love Isaac step in to the oversight role.

What a fantastic model of support services for one are.

Want to get yours started?

Check out how I can help here https://thegoodlifebuilders.com.au/setupforsuccesss/

David and I are back out in the van — something we’re able to do because Isaac’s service-for-one is working just as we h...
13/06/2025

David and I are back out in the van — something we’re able to do because Isaac’s service-for-one is working just as we hoped.

It definitely took some work to get it up and running, but now it mostly runs itself with just a bit of oversight from the board. Isaac has a reliable, skilled and trustworthy team around him, a community who knows him and keeps an eye out, and systems in place that maintain quality and catch anything that’s not quite right.

While we’re off exploring, Isaac is living his best life — out on the town enjoying live music. He even asked the singer to get back on stage when she tried to take a break! 😄

It’s a good life for all of us — built on trust, great people, and a lot of love. 💛🎶🚐

The work to get Isaac’s Band Pty Ltd set up was most definitely worth every minute.

Is this sometjing you would like for yourself? Message me today to get started.

Tired of the service provider merry-go-round?You’re not alone.❌ Support that chops and changes.❌ Staff who don’t stick a...
13/06/2025

Tired of the service provider merry-go-round?
You’re not alone.

❌ Support that chops and changes.
❌ Staff who don’t stick around or aren’t the right fit.
❌ Little say in how things run—even though it’s your life or your loved one’s.

That’s where a Service for One makes all the difference.

✅ Consistent, high-quality support from a team chosen and trained by you—not shuffled in and out by someone else.

✅ Better use of your NDIS funding—efficiency savings go straight back into more support, not corporate overheads.

✅ A future-proof model—with governance that can be handed on to family or trusted friends when parents can’t do it anymore.

It's not about doing it all yourself. It's about doing it differently—with more say, more stability, and better outcomes.

Let’s build support that truly works for one person—yours.

Message me to get started setting up your service for one

Team meeting update from the road! 🚐💻While I’m travelling in our caravan, we jumped online today for our regular team me...
10/06/2025

Team meeting update from the road! 🚐💻

While I’m travelling in our caravan, we jumped online today for our regular team meeting via Microsoft Teams — and it worked beautifully. Technology is such a gift when it lets you stay connected from anywhere.

The team is stepping up and sharing responsibility — taking turns to chair the meeting, keep time, and take minutes. So proud of how everyone’s growing into these roles and supporting each other to keep things running smoothly.

Great to be able to check in, stay in the loop, and see how well the team is doing and most importantly, Isaac is doing — even from afar. 👏💬🌏

Is this something you’d love to be able to achieve?

Message me today to chat about setting up a service for one.

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