The new year is upon us. I haven’t written here in a while. The holidays have come and gone, and a cold front is chasing us down. I have two candles on my desk for warmth.
I joined a small business group that read the book The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber. This book convinced me that I need to put processes in place for Red Room. The processes will make up the Operations Manual. (I’m a nerd, because this excites me!) It’s actually been fun to create these so far! They’re harder to write than you’d imagine. I keep saying, “Simplify, simplify.”
Mark and I are busy working on a new app for a very cool place in Nashville. We are planning for a future that is bright and creative.
Speaking of creativity, my fantastic friend Corey is undergoing a year of creativity. Each month she will focus on a different art form, such as dance, singing, painting, drawing, poetry, etc., and she’ll learn about it, practice it, appreciate it. I found this concept so simple and beautiful and fun that I’m trying it, too.
This month is: Dance.
I haven’t set any resolutions, because they’re hard to keep. But here I’ll share my feelings for 2014. I hope to be kind, open, honest, happy, helpful, creative, and expansive in the new year and beyond.
Cheers to the new year and the newness that each day brings.
jessica bates 