Balance

Not to sure what to share, so I thought I would just share some personal thoughts that I have been having about this whole adventure.

First off is "Balance", balance is something we all need to get stuff done, simply put you don't have balance you will not be able to stand up and walk. I'm realizing that I need more balance in how I approach this venture. I tend to function more in the realm of an "idealist" as opposed to a "realist". When I function primarily as a idealist, I get nothing done. Because if its not done just the way I want it, or if I don't have all the resources and people that I think I need, I don't move , I don't make progress. Were has I were to function as a realist, sure I would get things done, but there would be no life to it, no joy, no hopes of dreams coming true.

So this is were I'm at right now. I have a vision of roasting and brewing coffee on a "speciality level" (this term is abused greatly) in a very small small community. There is about 1300 folks in the city limits of Grand Marais and about 4 to 5,000 in Cook County. Is there a demand for this product and service in this area? I do plan on going regional and state wide too...

Well don't worry things are moving forward and we are making progress. Met yesterday with our business mentor from "The Northeast Entrepreneur Fund" and it was a good meeting. We are making head way and still shooting to have this plan done by the end of the year.  The building side of things are moving slower then we would like, but our options are fairly limited up here.