Dinners with a Difference is a facilitated discussion over a meal that dips beneath the surface of everyday conversations.

Come solo or bring a friend that you'd like to get to know better.

This month's topic is SUCCESS.

Success is often seen as the achievement of goals, the attainment of status, or the realisation of personal and professional aspirations. While society frequently measures success through wealth, power, or recognition, others define it in terms of happiness, fulfilment, or making a difference. Different cultures, beliefs, and personal experiences shape our understanding of what it means to be successful. We'll explore how our definitions of success influence our choices, relationships, and sense of purpose. We'll also share personal stories of success, whether they align with traditional metrics or reflect a more personal journey of growth and contentment.

> How do you define success in your own life?
> Has your idea of success changed over time or through specific experiences?
> Is success something that can be measured, or is it an internal state of being?
> Can success and failure coexist, and do setbacks play a role in achieving true success?

Join us for an evening of exploration and connection as we collectively examine how success has shaped our paths, our ambitions, and our understanding of what it means to live a meaningful life.

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Your ticket includes a selection of entrees and mains, with dietary needs thoughtfully catered for. Drinks will be available for purchase on the night, ensuring a well rounded dining experience. To enrich the conversation, a prerequisite questionnaire will be emailed to attendees the week before the event. We kindly ask that you complete the short form prior to attending.

With the entire restaurant exclusively reserved for our dinner, we'll have the freedom to express ourself authentically and engage in vibrant dialogue without hesitation.

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Feedback from previous participants

"Gretel creates a safe and inclusive space where people can be seen and heard amongst a group of complete strangers! Conversation is gently guided with good humour with a nod to complexity and nuance. Dialogue is liberated and reinvented in a fun and casual atmosphere."

"Dive in and give it a go. So worthwhile, stimulating and full of insightful conversation."

"A great night where you get to eat delicious food with a diverse array of interesting people all open to deep conversations. As well as the deep thoughtful conversations, there are always loads of laughs."

"It’s an opportunity to drop your guard - the normalities of day to day, and any roles/responsibilities. It’s quite liberating to discuss meaningful topics as a (relatively) anonymous person and speak truthfully without a filter. How bloody refreshing!"

"Chatting with random strangers was really fun."

"As a young Aussie guy, most of the conversations I have are surface level, sports-based, or just entirely sledging, which I love, but I don't really have the opportunity to philosophically explore topics or share meaningful (and related) anecdotes in a respectful forum where I could be challenged, encouraged and introspective, just for the sake of good conversation.
Finding good chats as an adult gets harder and harder, but this took me back to being freshly 18 and enjoying that good old Aussie tradition of a drunk 'DnM' (Deep and Meaningful). Happy to be philosophical and vulnerable - cracked open emotionally and intellectually - only now a little less drunk and much more comfortable."

"What a breath of fresh air. Shared a fun interesting evening with new people."

"I thoroughly enjoyed by first dinner, especially the deep dive conversation with generous strangers exploring the vast theme of friendship. The night was cleverly structured and hearing different perspectives is just so healthy."

"So, those questions you have about the way the world is right now, and your place in it, and how you would like people you can share that with, and how you are feeling about all that? Bring all of it. That's what Dinners with a Difference is for."