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Small Business

Uncertainty & the Anhinga

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There is great uncertainty in running a small business as there is in all of life. Will I find any new students this week? Will our current students re-up for another round of lessons? Read on to see how an anhinga teaches me important lessons about uncertainty.

Southtown Guitar Vision 2027 – Draft

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Earlier this year I read A Lapsed Anarchist’s Approach to Building a Great Business by Ari Weinzweig.  In addition to writing about 10 books, Ari is one of the co-founders of a food business in Ann Arbor called Zingerman’s.  Zingerman’s makes about $60 million annually, has served sandwiches to Oprah and President Obama, and was called … Read more

from the heart

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I love reading and recently finished a book by John Holt called Instead of Education.  One of the ideas that John talked about in the book was “reality of encounter” — basically being real with people.  He was talking about reality of encounter in the context of schools — does a teacher interact with her … Read more