Hi Sebastian and all!

We are working on a big project for our music with a new idea I am trying. We are also in process of rebuilding our website, which should be finished this month. The project I am working on takes much time as I am putting my heart and soul into it and really want to share it. Soooo.....what holds me back?  Mostly  time restraints and finacial pressures that slow everything down. But , better to do a great job than ...welll you know...

I wish everyone the best of success!

Rachel

www.rachelwalkertrio.com

Hey Sebastian readers! I'll love to share what I'm working on and what I could use help with. If I find anybody I can give a word of advice to, I won't hesitate either.

Restaurant - I am co-finding a restaurant with my father right now in New York City's Chinatown. It is a fusion restaurant/cafe and although I worked restaurant jobs and have limited accounting/administrative experience, I am looking for some good advice on managing a restaurant. That is, how to keep employee morale high and to streamline workflow so that the place runs like a well oiled machine and you don't have to micromanage tasks every waking hour. I was curious if anybody could share retail/restaurant experiences and some general pointers to get my toes wet as a first time manager.

Yoga - Been practicing the Vinyasa and Bikram varieties for 3 months now. Any long time practitioners have any particularly favorite schools/yogis in the NYC area? Besides cycling, I think I found a physical activity that I am actually decent at (Always felt goofy in Salsa, can't get that Latin rhythm in.)

Very cool post.

Hi all!

This comment is in response to the Restaurant manager in NY. I don't run a restauarant but I am a good cook and I cook for my band everytime they come over, and they just keep on comin..food is love.  Since you've asked for....my observation, in the food industry  have less on the menu, but have it made really well and with real ingred.  Less waste, and food that keeps em comin. You can always change the menu Also as the "leader" of the band, In mangaing a great atmosphere, Treat them with respect, give them days off, balance , reward...If they don't want to be there, someone else will. Creating real relationships with your employees, without crossing the line will make a family atmosphere that not only your employees will embrace but also everyone who comes into your workplace.  Food and relationship go together.

Just my 2 cents ....

Much successes to you!

Rachel

Thanks Sebastian! :-) Have an awesome day!.....Rachel

I'm trying to build a high traffic personal development blog to help others, and so when I'm out of high school I don't have to waste time at an unfulfilling 9 to 5.  I'm also posting videos on youtube each week to market myself as a juggler to make that a possible income stream later as well.  I don't care about having a lot of money, I just want to be able to have enough financial freedom to live in the manner I desire.

One of the the things I'm decent at, but still need lots of improvement in are my public speaking skills.  I'm considering joining Toastmasters... Any other ideas?

In December I quit my job and last Monday I started a long-term trip around the world. I don't know what I want to do with my life at this point, but I know I love travelling so I thought I would just travel while I figure it out. My only commitment while travelling is to work on my writing skills by writing at least 1000 words per day and publish some of the stuff I write on my blog.

After my first week in Bangkok, I'm experiencing the following challenges:

- It's hard to focus on fundamentals while travelling. I'm staying at a hostel, which means new people getting in and out all the time, and there is always someone inviting me to do something fun like getting food, visiting some touristy place, or going out. I'm very social and love all those things, so I'm finding it hard to say NO and go work out/write/sleep early instead because it makes me feel like if I say no I'm "missing out" on something. I guess I'm used to the regular 2-week vacations, which are go, go, go. Now that I have unlimited travel time I'm finding it hard to create a daily routine that gives some balance to my life.

- What do I want to get out from this trip? I know why started travelling: I love getting to know new places and cultures, I didn't want the regular lifestyle, I wanted to try out the experience of solo travelling. However, I don't know what is what I want to get out from this trip. Do I want just to have fun and live new experiences? Do I want to immerse myself in the culture of the countries I visit (learn the languages, maybe get a job, etc.)? Do I want to go out every night and hook up to beautiful girls? Do I want to figure out what is what I want to do next with my life? I feel like I'm trying to do all of those things at the same time, but none of them is a priority, so I end doing a little bit of each and not making real progress in any. This results in a "I'm not making the most out of my time" feeling when I go to bed.

- Writing. I started writing for several reasons: I felt an urge to share my thoughts with the world, I wanted to build a platform that would serve me to connect with other like-minded people, I wanted to start building an audience that could help me in the future with whatever I decide to do and I wanted to develop my writing skills which are not super good at the moment. However, after writing every day for more than 1 month, I still find hard to translate my thoughts into words and to disable my internal censor who thinks what I write is not good enough. Any good advice on writing? Any habits, books, anything that have helped you?

I would appreciate any advice or comments on any of those things =)

I just exited one of my businesses that was taking the majority of my time and have to figure out what to do next. Go back to growing my previous consulting/training business? Start another company? Join someone's startup? Become a blogger+freelancer? I'm looking for ideas and suggestions. To outline my capabilities, I can do a fair bit of web programming and also have first-hand experience growing both B2B and B2C companies. I have a personal interest in travel -- my wife and I traveled to more than a dozen countries last year. I also have a personal interest in invention -- I have invented things (8 US patents so far in areas like RFID, 3D tracking and digital transactions, others are pending) and I have also written about & taught systematic innovation. I would appreciate getting everyone's insights and suggestions before I choose my path for the next few years.