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Jill Wolcott replied to the topic Designing a profitable business (overhauling an unprofitable one) in the forum Engineering 8 years, 11 months ago
Riin,
I've still not read the article, so I may be talking out my ass, but I think you have too many colors. 153 by my count (of yarn). I see why you have so many, because they are all wonderful, but I think it is overwhelming. It must be overwhelming to keep track of. Then you have them in all the bases! You are amazing that you can do that. I…[Read more] -
Jill Wolcott replied to the topic Designing a profitable business (overhauling an unprofitable one) in the forum Engineering 8 years, 11 months ago
Riin,
I've still not read the article, so I may be talking out my ass, but I think you have too many colors. 153 by my count (of yarn). I see why you have so many, because they are all wonderful, but I think it is overwhelming. It must be overwhelming to keep track of. Then you have them in all the bases! You are amazing that you can do that. I…[Read more] -
Lea-Ann McGregor replied to the topic Weekly Check-in, Q3 2016 in the forum Goals, Accountability, and Celebrations! 8 years, 11 months ago
@riin-gill I visited Happy Fuzzy Yarns website and looked at seven stores from your retailers map, at random and couldn't find your yarns listed in their vendor listings, if they had them, at all!!! I think that might be an issue with brand exposure.
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Lea-Ann McGregor replied to the topic Weekly Check-in, Q3 2016 in the forum Goals, Accountability, and Celebrations! 8 years, 11 months ago
@riin-gill I visited Happy Fuzzy Yarns website and looked at seven stores at random and couldn't find your yarns listed in their vendor listings, if they had them, at all!!! I think that might be an issue with brand exposure.
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Lea-Ann McGregor replied to the topic Weekly Check-in, Q3 2016 in the forum Goals, Accountability, and Celebrations! 8 years, 11 months ago
@riin-gill I visited Happy Fuzzy Yarns website and looked at seven stores at random and couldn't find your yarns listed in their vendor listings, if they had them, at all!!! I think that might be an issue with brand exposure.
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Riin Gill started the topic Designing a profitable business (overhauling an unprofitable one) in the forum Engineering 8 years, 11 months ago
I read this post by Tara Gentile — http://taragentile.com/business-design/ — and my mouth sort of dropped open and I said “whoa!” a lot.
It made me realize that my business, which grossed about $92k last year but netted zilch, needs not tweaks here and there, but major systemic changes.
We've already been looking at our more successful…[Read more]
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Riin Gill replied to the topic Weekly Check-in, Q3 2016 in the forum Goals, Accountability, and Celebrations! 8 years, 11 months ago
Jill, yes, I always feel like if I just had 10 times more energy! I always have ideas for things I want to do, but about 2 hours into the day, I'm tired. I manage to be productive the rest of the day (most days), but not the kind of high mental energy, super amazing “HEY! WE'RE GETTING THINGS DONE!!!” kind of productive that my business needs.
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Riin Gill replied to the topic Introduce Yourself in the forum Ten Forward 8 years, 11 months ago
Hmm. Somehow I never re-introduced myself when we got the new site. Ok, here goes.
I'm Riin. It rhymes with green. I live in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I've been in the Starship since…well, not since the beginning, but I think since it was about a year old? I'm time-impaired. I have no idea how long ago that was.
I have two businesses, Happy Fuzzy…[Read more]
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Jill Wolcott replied to the topic Weekly Check-in, Q3 2016 in the forum Goals, Accountability, and Celebrations! 8 years, 11 months ago
Riin, I'll put you in my newsletter, and mention you on social media.
I know exactly where you are: denial or depression, and being tired. I always feel like if I were just more amazing or more awesome, it would be different, but since I am not, it isn't. Thanks for the link. Something to read when I have the intestinal fortitude. Perhaps we…[Read more]
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Lea-Ann McGregor replied to the topic Weekly Planner Favorites? in the forum Engineering 8 years, 11 months ago
I'm a passion planner girl. With thin washi tape added recently. Their videos on customizing and adding space are awesome!
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Jess Cook started the topic Weekly Planner Favorites? in the forum Engineering 8 years, 11 months ago
Hey captains!
Confession time: I'm a planner junkie. Yet for all that I still haven't found one so good that it makes me want to use it for more than one year.
I figure I'm probably not alone in this obsessive search for the Perfect Planner so maybe we can use this thread to share our favorite planners/systems?
In particular I always want a…[Read more]
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Riin Gill replied to the topic Weekly Check-in, Q3 2016 in the forum Goals, Accountability, and Celebrations! 8 years, 11 months ago
Whatcha workin on?
The #fairfiberwage discussion on facebook has made me realize that I alternate between denial about the financial health of my business (which is to say, lack of health) and deep depression. I feel ok as long as I ignore it. Then I realize I can't ignore it. I face it, and then I get really seriously depressed. This post –…[Read more]
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tara replied to the topic Let's talk about anxiety and depression in the forum Engineering 8 years, 11 months ago
@joeli-kelly So…bear with me for a minute, ok?
I 100% believe that the bear is real. I mean, I'm saying “bear” when I really mean “this situation is dangerous”. Sometimes the anxiety is about a situation no one else is anxious about, but often it's something that COULD be really horribly bad. I mean, in at least 75% of the times when my anxiety…[Read more] -
tara replied to the topic Let's talk about anxiety and depression in the forum Engineering 8 years, 11 months ago
@joeli-kelly So…bear with me for a minute, ok?
I 100% believe that the bear is real. I mean, I'm saying “bear” when I really mean “this situation is dangerous”. Sometimes the anxiety is about a situation no one else is anxious about, but often it's something that COULD be really horribly bad. I mean, in at least 75% of the times when my anxiety…[Read more] -
tara replied to the topic Let's talk about anxiety and depression in the forum Engineering 8 years, 11 months ago
@joeli-kelly So…bear with me for a minute, ok?
I 100% believe that the bear is real. I mean, I'm saying “bear” when I really mean “this situation is dangerous”. Sometimes the anxiety is about a situation no one else is anxious about, but often it's something that COULD be really horribly bad. I mean, in at least 75% of the times when my anxiety…[Read more] -
tara replied to the topic Let's talk about anxiety and depression in the forum Engineering 8 years, 11 months ago
Giant hugs to everyone!
I especially wanted to thank @nessa-jay for sharing your story with us, and trusting it with us. I want to hug you up! No matter how old you are or what you “should” have figured out by now, you are SO BRAVE for working through this. Seriously. I have family members who didn't deal with this until their 50s, and they maybe…[Read more] -
tara replied to the topic Wanna take over my Instagram? in the forum Engineering 8 years, 11 months ago
Ok gals! I'm gonna email those of you who replied here – you'll get an email with a dropbox link you can add your videos to! But if you haven't, you can still email me!
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tara replied to the topic crafting and multiple streams of income in the forum Engineering 8 years, 11 months ago
Yep, totally agree with the responses here! I especially love it being it's own tab.
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Riin Gill replied to the topic Customer and Order Management in the forum Engineering 8 years, 11 months ago
Look into abante cart.
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Tawny Reynolds started the topic My best tip for new/soon to be parents in the forum Ten Forward 8 years, 11 months ago
Earplugs. Or, even better, the big ear protectors that look like headphones.
For the nights when you have to walk the halls with them screaming in your face. It is SOOO much easier be kind and gentle and rock them while being screamed at for hours at 2am when you can't hear them quite as well.
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