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	<title>Comments on: Hmmm, something to think about&#8230;</title>
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		<title>By: janiemag</title>
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		<dc:creator>janiemag</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Holy Cow Lori!  You are the best...

Will you be my business mentor???  :)  What wonderful insights and ideas on what to do!  

I will definitely be using your information on how to proceed with this new venture.

Thank you!  J</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Holy Cow Lori!  You are the best&#8230;</p>
<p>Will you be my business mentor???  <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />   What wonderful insights and ideas on what to do!  </p>
<p>I will definitely be using your information on how to proceed with this new venture.</p>
<p>Thank you!  J</p>
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		<title>By: lorstrom</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I say go for it!  Hopefully you got to check out Shelf Made for some tips.  It&#039;s definitely sound advice.  My questions to you:

- If not now, then when?
- What&#039;s holding you back?
- What would you do if you knew you couldn&#039;t fail? 
- Have you written a business plan?  Put it on paper or in Word.
- Does this truly motivate you?  i.e. does this burn the midnight oil? 
- Or are you looking for an &quot;out&quot; of your current situation?    
- Can you do a litmus test?  Perhaps a focus group to understand if the concept would be well received in Fairbanks?  
- Enlist support from family and friends (which looks like you are) ... it may take a village to get it going!  

Last year I read &quot;Leaving Microsoft to Change the World,&quot; by John Wood and was touched by the heartfelt passion to transition to something you dearly love to do.  You can check out roomtoread.org for the cliff notes version!    

You&#039;ve got my support.  And the name -- The Knitting Room.  How perfect is that?  Who came up with that one?  ;-)  

~ Lori</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I say go for it!  Hopefully you got to check out Shelf Made for some tips.  It&#8217;s definitely sound advice.  My questions to you:</p>
<p>- If not now, then when?<br />
- What&#8217;s holding you back?<br />
- What would you do if you knew you couldn&#8217;t fail?<br />
- Have you written a business plan?  Put it on paper or in Word.<br />
- Does this truly motivate you?  i.e. does this burn the midnight oil?<br />
- Or are you looking for an &#8220;out&#8221; of your current situation?<br />
- Can you do a litmus test?  Perhaps a focus group to understand if the concept would be well received in Fairbanks?<br />
- Enlist support from family and friends (which looks like you are) &#8230; it may take a village to get it going!  </p>
<p>Last year I read &#8220;Leaving Microsoft to Change the World,&#8221; by John Wood and was touched by the heartfelt passion to transition to something you dearly love to do.  You can check out roomtoread.org for the cliff notes version!    </p>
<p>You&#8217;ve got my support.  And the name &#8212; The Knitting Room.  How perfect is that?  Who came up with that one?  <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' />   </p>
<p>~ Lori</p>
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