The subjectivity of progress

Hi…sorry.

I’ve been in one of my “I have no clue what to write” slumps. There have been some ups, some downs…but in my opinion it’s been fairly stagnant. But then again, I’m living it day to day. Here’s a recap:
- I was invited to apply for a spot at the intense Bryant Park holiday shops this season. I did some big number crunching and business-soul searching to see if I was ready to take that on. I very much wanted to do it, I think it would have been a big step for me…but the price tag and the amount of product/materials/SPACE I would need just isn’t feasible for me right now. I emailed them and told the organizer the truth, and asked to be kept on the mailing list for next year (who knows?), and they were very sympathetic to my plight. We shall see next year what happens.

- My sales rep has landed two accounts (I think) that will be ordering in the fall. Yay!

- I have been working on my greatest fear: cold-calling stores. It’s been rough, there hasn’t been a sale yet but I’m getting more used to it. Not comfortable with it, but used to it, if that makes sense.

- I have a big festival in Baltimore next week that I’m keeping my fingers crossed about, you cross your fingers, too!

- On Monday I will start taking business courses offered by the state of New York called FastTrac. There are two levels: one for beginners, and one for those who have been in business for awhile. I decided to take the beginner course because I don’t have a business plan (I know, I know), and I might learn something that I didn’t know I didn’t know….you know? I have to read 80 pages before class on Monday. Ugh it’s like college again! At least this time it’s free and there’s only 5 classes.

- Might be getting a spiffy media feature soon, I’ll keep you posted.


I was talking with a colleague about my life, how we’re still in the red, I don’t feel like I’m making any progress, etc. He stopped me and said “I think you’re making amazing progress!” He reminded me that within a year and a half, I have opened a company, moved to NYC, pushed the company enough to where I could leave my day job and pursue Metropolis full-time. And it’s funny…if someone else had done all of this I would have been astounded. But since it’s me living the ride it doesn’t seem like such a big deal. Progress is in the eye of the beholder! That’s not to say that, upon hearing his argument, I didn’t realize that I have done some mighty things…but I guess they seem just part of the day to day life to me. Funny how that works.

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