Sheena Lindahl: April 2005 Archives

April 22, 2005

Taking the Entrepreneur's Leap

I mentioned in one of my recent posts that I had plans to make some major changes in the direction my life is taking. One of these changes has been the decision to leave my position as Senior Associate at GreenHills Ventures in order to work full time on Extreme Entrepreneurship.

This has been an incredibly difficult decision to make. I have learned so much during my time at GreenHills - from both the people there and the work that I did. However, I was finding myself spread just too thin, and not able to do my best work with either GreenHills or Extreme Entrepreneurship. I felt that I was dropping too many balls and losing too many opportunities. And I was putting off my passion.

The Managing Director whom I worked for was very supportive of my decision and has offered to continue advising Extreme Entrepreneurship, and even to join our Advisory Board. I find myself continually blessed with the support of amazing people, and for this I am very grateful.

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April 21, 2005

Testimonials

Over dinner last night, Patricia and I pined over how close we are to holding the completed book in our hands, and talked about the next steps we needed to take to see this happen. Other than cover design and layout, it has come time to seek testimonials for the book. Actually, we are a little bit past time on this and should have been working on it a few weeks ago. However, we came up with a solid plan, and I am done with pining and ready for action! We are going to begin sending out previews of the book to select individuals for their feedback. I guess this is where ‘rubber meets the road’ – it should be really interesting to see the reviews!

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Allegory of the Cave

As I've mentioned, it is my plan to censor myself less and to step out of my comfort zone more. In an attempt to do so, I am going to do something that I absolutely would not normally do - post a poem I wrote. Here goes - it's called Allegory of the Cave:

You and I together
On this path alone,
And I barely know you.
Glimpses of your radiant perfection,
Spotting your reflection,
In the eyes of today’s beloved.
The blessing of your presence
Always just too distant,
Breaking my heart as you stray.
Mournful suffering of anticipated pain
As the mirror’s pulled from my grasp.
An embracing from within.
Shadow’s form conceived reveals
Blissful comfort I could not find
Perfect love, sweet Divine.

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April 19, 2005

Workbook Status (cont.)

We are making progress here...the book is back from the professional editor, Tony Towle (who did an incredible job). So now all of the content is done, and now we are working on cover design and layout.

Layout is pretty straightforward, but we are going to have that professionally done as well in order to make sure that there are no problems. Cover design on the other hand really intimidates me because it will be the first thing people see, and probably the main determinant of whether people will buy the book. This too will be professionally done, and I am hoping it will not take too long.

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April 18, 2005

Life...Plan?

Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs? –Marcus Aurelius

I have found myself on an intensely spiritual journey over the past month. My experiences have been profoundly life-changing and illuminating. I have begun a process of staring into the face some of my greatest demons – fears, attachments, insecurities. This has been an incredibly painful process, but in the midst of this I am finding myself able to flourish.

I hesitate somewhat to share my experiences through this journal, as I am acutely aware that what I say reflects on Extreme Entrepreneurship. However, my spiritual life is intimately intertwined with my entrepreneurship. While I do not affiliate myself with a particular religion, I still have a fear that somehow what I write will be construed to be ‘preachy’. Please do not find it to be so. What I share is only my personal journey, and I feel that if I am to be ‘real’ I will have to be transparent to this part of my life. I also believe it will allow me to feel freer in my posting, since I am making a commitment not to censor myself.

As a result of my growth, I am making a couple of incredibly large changes in my life, which I will discuss further next week. I am also revisiting some of the philosophy of Extreme Entrepreneurship, which while I still believe is incredibly empowering (it is what has gotten me to this point), I feel has room to mature further. I will continue to write on this in the coming days as well.

Let the journey begin.

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