Proof of Education

What have I learned this week?

Well I learned that i have a very energetic & talented group of people working with me to launch our business together.

I'm trying to see how I can apply that EQ I've been developing, but so far there haven't been any group conflicts. I am trying to keep folks focused, and to orient the process so we don't get ahead of ourselves. People are excited and they want to start looking at spaces to rent and creating websites, but we haven't even figured our costs yet, heck we don't even have a real name so I feel like my job is to help everyone think strategically and apply the breaks when necessary. Fortunately everyone is really supportive of my "Hippie Business School" tactics, and when I propose wheeling, brainstorming or 'living into' our ideas I'm met with wonderful enthusiasm, creativity and zeal.

What did I learn specifically about TRE? Well... I learned that I'm behind on the reading. Ha Ha! Should have kept one of the paper syllabuses, but I'm confident I can catch up. I'm enjoying reading Gibson and Blackburn. What I particularly connect with is this idea that "Sustainability is the old wisdom" (Gibson, 39). We get caught up in 'green trends' and hope for new technologies to save us, we forget that many civilizations were sustainable for thousands of years. It wasn't until this new-fangled agricultural revolution came along in that things started getting out of whack. My capstone business plan revolves around using traditional wisdom to create foods that can heal the body, and i' heartened to see this applied in more technical fields as well. Three cheers for hunter gatherers!