Comments on: Unexpected life lessons and a song about milk

By: Alex Damien

Alex Damien — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:28:54 +0000

Great post! It was very useful that you listed all the technical and personal things that make a business something you want to encourage. thank you so much for this post. I am enjoying your blog a lot and think you are a very interesting person. Keep on rocking! Alex Damiens last blog post..Corruption Of The Self

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Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:50:46 +0000

[...] seem to be stalling tactics related to something we aren’t doing, and which are really our glorrrrrrrrrrrrious selves doing what we do best: making this up as we go [...]

By: Sonia Simone

Sonia Simone — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:34:59 +0000

Love this post, it's so near & dear to me. Just because you started a business doesn't mean you got turned into a robot! Be goofy and real and human and adorable! Sonia Simones last blog post..The Top 10 Writing Blogs for 2008/2009

By: Pace

Pace — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:16:39 +0000

Woo! I am indeed having a glorrrrrrrrious day! I hope you are too! Being able to check off all five of these things makes me really happy. Now for the hard part: convincing Kyeli to record a song about milk so we can send you the MP3. (; Paces last blog post..How to relinquish your manhood in one easy step

By: Havi Brooks

Havi Brooks — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:31:08 +0000

@Alex – I know … sometimes it’s hard to even believe that the now can lead to a then, or — conversely — to remember that it’s okay to rest and take your time now, because otherwise when you get to “then” you’ll be too burnt out to appreciate it.

Which is why we yoga types keep harping on the “process” part of things, because otherwise no one would ever have fun at all with all the waiting for everything to get better.

Like your thoughts on patience. :)

@Hunter – Oh, that’s brilliant. The thing that gets me the most is when someone I really like buys a crappy domain name (.info or something something home.com) because they didn’t want to bother me by asking first.

I’m thinking, bother me! Bother me! Just don’t tell me you already bought it. Argh.

Ooh, recently saw an ad for a consulting company that biggifies restaurants and THEIR website was a .info. Blind leading the blind.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:28:52 +0000

The “people, support local businesses!” and “local businesses, help people support you!” mini rant made my day.

Right on the nose, Havi, as usual …

By: Hunter Nuttall

Hunter Nuttall — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:04:42 +0000

I still think even CaffeRustico.net would be way less embarrassing than what this one guy did. SantaClaus.com was already taken, so he bought S-Claus2.net! Hunter Nuttalls last blog post..Best Blogging Interview Of The Century

By: Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome

Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:00:03 +0000

I’m hyper-aware of the patience thing right now because I never have any and it’s something that’s constantly coming up as something I should remember. Then I grumble for a while, complain about why should I work hard “now” if I have to wait for “then” and finally just get to it. (It’s kind of like my fear process – lots of complaining and moaning and then getting over myself and just doing it.)

Alex Fayle | Someday Syndromes last blog post..Picking a Goal and Pursuing It: Harrison McLeod Interview

By: Havi Brooks

Havi Brooks — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:48:40 +0000

Alex – That’s a very useful addition. Thank you. You are absolutely right — it relates to what we were talking about in the comments of yesterday’s post. That it isn’t about attitude, it’s about attitude AND strategy AND working on your stuff AND developing trust AND being in the process.

I think there is way too much pressure that people put on themselves .. that if we “hold the space” everything will happen. When in fact, there is a lot of work that needs to be done both “in the hard” and “in the soft” for something to work. And it’s not just a matter of having the right attitude.

Of course if I were going to write a list of “how to run a successful coffee shop” there would be way, way more than six points. There is a whole chapter on organization and systems, and another chapter on cashflow and another chapter on hiring … and so on.

But I get carried away. In terms of creating atmosphere with intention, your point is spot on … that you want to do work on creating the space without putting pressure on yourself to have everything “work” right away.

Every labor of love is a work in progress, which is something some of us (me) tend to forget sometimes.

By: rudy kehler

rudy kehler — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:21:11 +0000

I’ve been there. I agree. Completely.