The END. I'm kidding, It's not. It's day by day. There's things you can do to fill your life that speak towards becoming sober and your journey. I've found a few things helpful and talk about those things along with the core concepts and mental framing that might help.  

For some they can hard stop their drinking. It's possible. For others it's a journey. This is my view about that inbetween drinking and not drinking era. I talk about co-depdency, al anon, AA, NA, parents and much more.

This is me and it's ok.I drank. I don't anymore. I did other stuff too. I don't anymore. Life is better and i'm better because of it. What got me here to today is very much related to me actually being this way pretty much for the duration of this business. If you're struggling drinking or handling it I hope some of what I have to say is helpful.

BRUH Jack Tatum fan spotted? yes. indeed. Last episode fbefore the last epsidoe before the world comes crashing down forever because we can't talk about alcoholics and drug use. WERE DONE. FOREVER. LMAO.

I'm a big fan of taking those steps. Now progress isn't a straight line but so long as you keep on your path and stay true to your own self I think you'll arrive at the destination you're ok with. Your dream and your vision can be whatever you want it to be, so long as it's yours.  

Sick nattys, Honey's arent honey! Robics are just fermenty coffees! Lmao!  They all slap. Sometimes. 

Deepish dive into the C market. I've long held out on not talking about this but I think it's time as the market has stabilized and we're into another cycle. Tips on booking coffee, pricing, and what is commodity coffee plus the narratives around it!

Why don't you sell cinnamon and sugar free syrup? How about wings? What about tarot readings?  Leadership, to me, in part, is about seperating the signal from the noise. And most of it is noise.   

Afraid of failure? Flying? Bad Customers? Bad Reviews? The Future? The past coming back? Look into that fear and say bump you. 

I've got it. You got it. They don't (because they're crazy?) Guess what you'll have a ton in business. I go over some of my most recent regrets and how I'm processing it. Hope it helps!

JKJKJKJK. Just going over some traits I feel I've seen across my years and some archtypes.   

Bad can be good? Yeah. It can. I guess it depends. Just another lesson to learn, another chance for growth. 

Following up on the hyper positive episodes I go into the difference between the scars being you still or being part of you. If you the type who works for 8 years somewhere and you don't get promoted, maybe it's a you thing and some unresolved childhood trauma and that's also not my problem to solve either. 

Lol, oops. Guess we're not good enough for wal mart!

Lets talk about what I am. Nobody is perfect and that's ok.

What you name your company can be pretty important in my opinion. I peered into the abyss and came up with Royal Mile.  Funny thing is it can also not mean a damn thing at all and still succeed. I go over the nuance of that with real examples! Lets gooooooooo.

We're out of our opening phase at the cafes and this whole season has been about the cafes and opening them. We're out of the purchase stage, we're into the beginning stages of talking to people but there's a stage where you create that baseline then maintain then move beyond. It's a complicated process and of course has to be honest and meaningful. Stepping away is also hard for all parties. Hope this helps!

Treat every customer as the first customer. Do it for years and hey maybe you'll have a customer base!

In beforing "yeah well jamie YOU FORGOT THIS". I list A hundred or so items you'll need and the important things to know because just opening a shop isn't what you've already dreamed of.   

BACK LIGHTING FAST. Spend some time alone (gottem!) when you've been running things is super key. Because it allows you to face the things you didn't expect when running a business. It's not all money and roasting sick nattys or robic's. Running a business exposes you in so many ways. It's a journey and if you're willing to ride it you might want to start to building a system of self-help and support to face all the challenges. Because yo, they keep coming. So I go over why's and hows....

I left, but now i'm back. So much to talk about but I'm winging it this episode. Sort of like how it's just done as a scrappy small business without nestle or chobani money backing me. No shade. 3  Just an overall update where I say some words/statements that I can use after recording to disect what all has happened in the last 16 months or so and put into the season. Cringe as always. Thanks for listening and all the kind words over the years.   

Finding a space is not easy especially when moving out. It's not snapping your fingers. You need to time to find the next location and it has to be a good fit. Hopefully sharing my experience helps!

This is short on Specifics but maybe my story will help somewhat understand what all you need to do to start lining up financing for a larger project. Basically.   1. Get a business credit card day one.  2. Get a business checking account.  3. Register for DNB. (Dun and bradstreet) 4. And hope you make big money. 

Every business plan is different but maybe it's useful to think of it like some college paper. You want to state how thing are, why they are and how you can improve with all points leading towards your conclusion of getting that sweet sweet money with a bucket load of interest on the other side. I mostly go over how I approached it all and then turned it over to the bank for them to laugh at in the office.