Are You Busy?

Yes? Being busy should not be a source of anger, stress, or lothe for one's work. On the contrary, being busy provides you with a measurement of exactly how necessary you are to the success of the organization. Being busy should make you feel happy and provide the invigorating eustress needed to accomplish anything!

However, if you are so busy that you are overwhelmed, perhaps all you need is some STRUCTURE ~ Reflection. Foresight. Coordination. Delegation. Time Management. Resourcefulness ~ Effective use of these tools can transform the thing that drives you to drink into a wonderful set of accomplishments that bring you satisfaction and reward.

The Brewhouse

So we "brew" coffee and we "brew" beer. Many of us love both. Some of us even like them together (think of Rogue's coffee porters or the Redhook/Starbucks espresso stout). Why not open a brewhouse that is coffee by day and beer by night? The place to go for the early risers and the place to be for the late nighters! Who's in?

The Big Idea

Hey, what's the big idea?!" Here goes... the personal computer has taken the shopping experience to a whole new level. In fact, online retailers have removed the need to leave your home and buy from the bricks and mortar store.

The Advantages:

1. No sales hassles

2. Don't have to leave the house

3. No time pressure

4. Access to research and product comparison

The Disadvantages:

1. Have to wait for product to arrive

2. No direct response to pointed questions

3. Cannot "touch" or "try on" the merchandise

4. Trust issues with online purchase / identity theft

Wouldn't the best thing be a combination of both? Why hasn't this been done? Why don't retailers have touchscreen devices located in their stores that provide customers access to information about the products availiable in the store? Retailers could provide most of the advantages of the online experience without the disadvantages of the retail experience to produce an informed sale and increase customer satisfaction.

Think about the ramifications on the wine/liquor/beer industry.

Are you being unreasonable? Congratulations.

“Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people.”


- George Bernard Shaw