September 2019 • happiful.com • 77“I know it was my idea, but
it’s so much more than me – it’s
this amazing team, and it’s the
power of positivity. If anybody is
feeling low, doing something to
help somebody else can be a lot
easier than doing something to
help yourself – but, in fact, you’re
doing both at the same time.”
A MEASURE OF SUCCESS
From the people that they visit,
to the team behind the scenes
whose lives are brightened by the
work that they do, Mini Donks is
the social enterprise filling the
small moments in people’s lives
with joy and comfort. And for
Sarah, all the hard work is more
than worth it.
“I haven’t gone to bed for two
years without thinking about
donkeys,” says Sarah, as she
reflects on what drives her. “But
when I worked for an agency,
advising on how to create
It’s so much more than me – it’s this amazing
team, and it’s the power of positivity
successful start-up businesses,
the chief exec said we need to
ask clients: ‘What does your
perfect day look like, and how
is your business going to give
you more of your perfect day?’
My perfect day is messing
about with my donkeys, and
giving other people their
perfect days, so I’m the most
successful person you could
ever meet.”Discover more about the work
that Mini Donks do by visiting
their website, minidonks.org.uk