Life is too short to build a business that barely breaks even The average person spends the majority of their waking hours working for a company that’s barely breaking even when they should be working for a business where both people and profits flourish. Most people are either: At work Traveling to/from work Thinking about …
Have you ever boarded a plane and wondered to yourself: “Where is This Plane Going?” If you’re anything like us, you would never even dream of getting on a plane if you didn’t know the destination. Sounds Crazy, Right? And yet, that’s what often happens in business. We bring people onboard and when they ask …
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This is Part 4 of our series on what we mean by Foundational Framework. To start at the beginning, click here! Break it Down – Keep it Simple Now, the term framework is not original to us. It isn’t “insider language” or industry specific. However, if you haven’t come across it often, it might feel …
Over the last three posts, we’re focusing on answering one question: what is a Foundational Framework? The best way to describe what a foundational framework is to tell you another story. Sailing Around the World Now, imagine with me that I told you, I had just read a book about a couple who had sailed …
The Brain Works in Analogies & Stories The best way to explain Foundational Frameworks is in a way the brain understands: analogies & stories. The Power Plant That Couldn’t Years ago, a power plant completely shut down mid-operation. The grid that it was supporting went completely black. As you can imagine, the manager on duty …
From College Grad to Coffee Consultant When I graduated from college, I thought I didn’t want to go into engineering. In fact, I thought I wanted to be an outdoor guide and lead people on mountaineering and whitewater rafting trips. And part of my training as I was exploring that was to go to Mount …
Author’s Note: This originally appeared as an article for Fresh Cup Magazine in the December 2019 issue. Many thanks to the lovely folks who created a space for me to sharpen my skills as a writer. For so many of us, coffee is a daily indulgence; it has been called “the last affordable luxury,” and …
Author’s Note: This was originally published in Fresh Cup Magazine’s December 2018 Coffee Almanac. Many thanks to the lovely folks there who gave me a chance to grow as a writer. A friend once said to me, “If we don’t understand why something works, we won’t know how to fix it when it breaks.” At …
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Author’s Note: I originally wrote this over three years ago for Fresh Cup Magazine. Many thanks to the team there for giving me space to grow as a writer. This article was published in the September 2017 issue. After nearly 12 years in the service industry, I have arrived at a completely unprecedented conclusion: serving …
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Whether it’s your first time cupping coffee or you have been at it for years, these are helpful guidelines to remember when approaching the table and inviting others to join you. Start by remembering why you’re at the cupping table. The purpose of cupping is to let the coffee speak for itself. Anything that distracts …