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Honoring Endings When You Love Beginnings
I don't know about you, but I love beginnings. Starting something new just fills me with so much excitement, hope, and energy. Endings, not so much. Don't get me wrong, I know that every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end. Thanks, Semisonic for popularizing this Seneca quote in the song Closing Time. It's a…
Farm in Progress
Recently, a reader asked me to share more about getting our regenerative farm going. I hesitate to share too much about our farming journey because I'm still in the middle. I don’t have it all figured out, I'm still making mistakes, and I don't want to lead people in the wrong direction if what we’re…
Worrying vs. Tuning Your Idea Antennas
If you’re reading this, chances are you have a very active brain. Perhaps even a little too active. Maybe your brain likes to jump ahead and imagine all the possible future problems that could materialize. You’re not alone. If left to its own devices, my brain will invent stuff to worry about on top of…
Influenceable
Recently, I found a video on my phone that my 8-year-old daughter recorded. It starts with her saying, "Hi, my name is Tegan and today I'm going to show you how to do a backbend, the splits, and a cartwheel." Then she gets interrupted by her little brother and the video ends. My first reaction…
Take the Stairs To Reach Your Destination
When my husband and I moved to Brooklyn, New York we lived in a 4th-floor apartment. The building had an elevator, but every day to walk the dog and do our errands we took the stairs. It was a beautiful old building with a slow elevator that took forever for the door to open and…
How We Can Protect Our Time Or Let It Escape Us
On a farm, fences are a big deal. They're often one of the biggest infrastructure expenses. They’re also necessary in many cases. Fences keep certain things in and certain things out. Some fences might be to guard smaller animals against predators. Or keep grazing animals like deer from eating crops or tree branches. Fences are…
Solving Problems Can Get Messy
In life and business, there are going to be challenges that show up. We can start by anticipating problems and figuring out how to overcome them before they happen. That's smart and can help prevent problems from sneaking up on us. But sometimes a surprise problem shows up that you couldn't prepare for. How do…
Is It Taking All of Your Time?
Certain things in life will take any time you give them. Like a dry sponge soaking up water, this activity will soak up all the time available. I realized that farming is one of those things, and so is business. There's always more you could do on a farm, or in your business. Because these…
The Sudden Urge to Bolt
Every plant has a different life cycle, just like businesses. A short-lived annual like lettuce has one goal: to establish itself, grow, and set seed for the next generation of lettuce to spread far and wide. As gardeners, we often want to prevent this seed-setting stage because it means there isn't as much to harvest.…
The Illusion of Control in Business
One thing I love about gardening and business is the feeling that you're making stuff happen. You might be setting things into motion and working hard at it… Making plans, taking action, and being in charge of it all. But at the end of the day, this feeling of control over things is an illusion.…
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