Making Wholes From Parts

When I think I have filled my brain to the brim of information I have to find a way to cram more information in there. Which is exhausting. I feel like my brain has thought about every step taken in a marathon and it is tired. I feel like I am ready to be done. However, with each new piece of information, I learn that is equivalent to taking another step. When I feel like I’ve gained more understanding, I can look back and see that I was able to go further. Even though my brain has reached its max, I find I can learn a bit more. Learning about business legal structure, licenses, and taxation makes me feel like I’ve run that mental marathon, but I’m not done. I know I’m not done because I don’t have the best understanding of all of this yet. I still have more steps to take and a great distance to cover. I did notice that when I reached out to my town clerk, I was able to ask my specific questions and get some answers. That helped me to gain more understanding, I was able to cover more d...

You have to go with your gut. As I was exploring my site builder this week, I was looking at all the possible themes I could use. There were so many that I liked, so many that would work, and many I didn’t like at all. I have been trying to come up with a good business name and mission. I’ve been trying to boil down my ideas into one solid idea. I realized that there are so many to choose from. There are so many names that sound so good. I also asked others for their opinions on my ideas. The feedback I got was very helpful. These insights lead to more ideas and possibilities. There were so many ideas to consider. My brain was spiraling this week with so many things to think about and to decide on. It got to a point where it was very overwhelming. I decided to write all of my thoughts down to see if I could make any sense of it all. I did. This part, the so many ideas and possibility part, is part of the business-making process. The process will keep going and begin to repeat i...

This week we learned about hosting and site builder websites and their part in creating a business website. There are many factors that go into choosing which ones are the best fit for you. The two main factors for me were the pricing and the length of the initial contract. One of the hosting websites that I found really appealing is Bluehost. Their deal was $2.95 per month for 12 months. They were also reviewed to be one of the top hosting websites. That price and contract were appealing to me; for one, the price was reasonably priced, second, I liked the 12 month contract. During this week, as I looked at all of the different websites it started to become overwhelming and I started to give this business website some real thought. How long should I try? At first, I thought the duration of this class (3ish months) would be enough of a trial run. But how much data could 3 months give me really? Not that much. I felt like 12 months would be a better trial period. Within a 12 month peri...

This week we studied finding suppliers. Like many things in life, there isn’t always a clear correct answer. You can have an idea of a starting point, but you won’t know if it will actually work until you try it. We had to develop an opinion about which supplier we would choose. I choose Alibaba for several reasons, but the main reason is their low prices. However, I wouldn’t actually know if that is the best reason until I purchase from them and try to sell the products. The whole process could go well or it could be a total bust. I wouldn’t know until I actually try. This is very similar to a lot of choices in life. For example, when there are several big money purchases that need to be made you have to choose which one takes priority. However, you won’t actually know if it was the right choice until you purchase it. You could find that it was the right choice or it could end up being the wrong choice. It looks like life is full of risk. Which is scary to me. What can help redu...