Lesson #3 Be Consistent — Be Humble Do not-doing; manage affairs with effortless effort. Know by not-knowing; savor the flavor of the unadulterated. Great or small, many or few— repay wrongs with rightness. Deal with the difficult through the easy: work on the great when it’s small, on the hardest task when it’s uncomplicated. The […]
Lesson #2 Do Something “We may shrink a bit in the face of the vastness of the sea, but we can rely on the water being wet, on the ocean’s ability to hold up whatever floats, and on the wind pervading everywhere.” – R.M. Rosenbaum The essence of farming is making decisions in the face […]
Lesson #1 – Do Nothing Manipulative action fails of itself; clutching control, it slips from your grasp. Things sometimes move forward, or follow behind. life blows hot and blows cold, strong and weak, firm and soft, getting on, getting off, rising up, falling down. Sages let go of over-doing, are not caught by extremes. – […]
“She Was Wise, Subtle, And Knew More Than One Way To Skin A Cat.” Mark Twain 1889 Whether you are an older business or a newer business there are a few things that you need to know when choosing a sales structure. As with many decisions there are no right and wrong answers, more like […]
Is that real? Absolutely, and the comparison is perfect. If I were talking about one of the last three; hot, hotter and hottest vintages alone someone might think that I was just lucky. What about this year? Not an easy year for mildew and botrytis in the vineyards. Conditions were perfect for infections. But, what if […]
I can’t speak for everyone, but wouldn’t it feel great to be on top of everything in the vineyard and feel like you are ahead of the game for once? In the moment, you’ll likely never feel this relaxed. Even if you are on top of things, there will be times when you think you are […]