Founder Institute!

Its official ~ I have graduated from the Founder Institute (FI) with an engaging vision and a validated business! What I learned: 1. The kindest thing to say when someone’s idea description seems incoherent is simply: “that sounds esoteric”. A program mentor said that to me the first week. Remembering that things were happening “for me” rather than “to me” was a necessary perspective. 2. … Continue reading Founder Institute!

To Do: Contentment

Salvatore Zambito, rogue scholar, yoga teacher and author of The Unadorned Thread shared his wit and wisdom on the inner practice of yoga last Sunday at the La Jolla Yoga Center. He said: “Before you go through Bliss, you must go through Contentment.” A simple directive. Listening to conversations…there is a shortage of contentment. Why? Contentment requires practice. When the content of the moment is … Continue reading To Do: Contentment

The New Lean

“We thought we knew how to predict the future and we were wrong.” –Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup Last night we enjoyed three hours of Eric Ries storming through the key ideas in his book The Lean Startup. The sustainability concept of Zero Waste (nothing to landfill) meets Lean Startup (anything that doesn’t deliver validated learning is waste). Wow. Time flew. We all … Continue reading The New Lean

There is Power in Your Text

Have you ever had a day when your story sounds tattered and trivial? A time when messages sound hollow and repetitive? How can we light a spark in someone else if ….? I might not want the cookie but I’ll crack it open to read the fortune. There might be surprise, delight or imagination inside. And, it might be momentary relief from the numbing blizzard … Continue reading There is Power in Your Text