Planning, Focus & Feel

I've been to a lot of meetings lately, spending lot of face time with others throwing around ideas, talking about plans for the future, being honest about what went well in the past and what didn't. It's been great because I've been spending time with those who are very good at the "big picture" and creating movements or new business models and it's been very exciting.

I feel quite honored. I realize it's a huge time of transition both for myself, members of my family, and friends and business associates. Exciting things are coming together and I'm doing my best to not to get wound up and spin too quickly, but to instead take a deep breath, to step back, relax, and remember my intention to move forward with kindness and a genuine desire to connect in creative and conscious ways above all.

I love the Buddha in the window to the right. It's one I pass every time I walk downtown to run errands and it always makes me smile that someone wanted to share the idea of peace with their neighbors in such a way.

Personally I understand the big picture, I do, and I can take the long view, but my mind automatically starts to break down the steps that I feel that need to happen in order to get to the new there. I'm used to working with entrepreneurs and very small companies where gosh if I don't sew the booth backdrop for the tradeshow it won't get done. I'm used to obsessing over the flowers for the party, if the table cloths are ironed and laid on straight, if there are the right props for the photo shoot, if the wording on the press release is correct, it the tone of the text on the email is compelling and engaging and on and on. I love all of it, I enjoy all of it, but what I'm realizing more and more now is that if the feel is right to begin with that will all fall more naturally into place. That's why mission statements and mottos are so very important. They set the tone, they set the direction, and if they're good they set the feel that can guide you when you hit rough patches.

Long Beach California has made a commitment to become the most "bike friendly urban city in the nation." It's a both a tall and exciting order. It's a bold move, dreamed up by BikeStation co-founder John Case and then warmly embraced by the city officials of the LBC (headlined by city manager Pat West and Sumire Gant). It was this brash proclamation that attracted the interest of the well known bike advocate Charles Gandy who has just recently moved from Colorado to be named the city of Long Beach's "Mobility Coordinator."

So the LBC is now in a sort of unofficial race with city's like New York and Louieville Kentucky to see who can create the most cycle friendly city allure. It should be fascinating to watch. I'm excited.

I'm also very excited about some new things that will be coming online for my client Choura Venue Services in the next couple of months. I don't want to share more before things get rolling, but I will say that again things really jell and serendipity and synchronicity begin to spark when you hone and one your message, when you find the right mix of current authentic truth and forward vision of what you're going to make happen.