Techophilia and Social Progress

Well today is a big day if all goes well. I’ve been organizing a youth videoconference today that will be wild. Might be up to 50 kids from all over BC and Quebec getting together today on our videoconferencing network. We’ll be having a poster contest with have a bunch of prizes to give away to the kids that come with the best poster – and we’re going to have a special performance from Rapsure Risin, an amazing hip-hop group from Vancouver. I’m a little nervous because of all the tech, but I’m sure it will be fine. These are the kinds of events that we need to have to make this network really sing.

Reading Mike Gerber’s E-Myth again is a great way to remind myself of why I got into business. I did it because I too had the entrepreneurial seizure of thinking, “geez I can do this better then them!” only to realize that as always there was more to it then I thought. Still, I’ve been doing this now for 6 years, so I’m feeling better that I can. I’ve already outlasted many many businesses. But I’m learning still better ways to do things. Gerber’s idea of systemizing things really rings true. The more we can understand exactly how our process works, the more straightforward it becomes to everyone involved.