A busy week, to be sure! I had several appointments, of which at least 30-40% were canceled and rescheduled. It is not uncommon to have to reschedule…and in the days when I had an executive assistant, this was not a problem. But the more time I spend on things like scheduling, the less time I have to do the work that makes the money…I think I have a solution, though…I am drafting my partner to do the organizing side of things for me. I am not one to have much patience for the nitty gritty…I need a handler!

In any case, I had some very rewarding meetings this week:

I had lunch with Tom Imeson, a well known and respected business person in Portland. He talked with me about his experience as a consultant. It was great to catch up and he offered to pass along information about my consulting practice, as was relevant.

I had a meeting that resulted in my second Produce Partner, Tim Healea of Little t Bakery.

And, I found my first victim, err, first guinea pig, ummm, I mean, my first PARTICIPANT, in a new feature that will start next week. Tune in to find out what the feature will be…but in the meantime, meet Lindy Maxwell…

I had a wonderful networking lunch with Juan Martinez of Basic Rights Oregon…I shared my fund development knowledge and he shared a willingness to pass along info about my consulting practice.

I also had breakfast with Roey Thorpe with the Equality Federation. It was great to reconnect with her and she had some great suggestions…she is connecting me with a couple of people she thinks would be good to help develop Gardener to Farmer.

Slower this week for eNetworking…I added a couple of new contacts on my LinkedIn account, but that’s about it.

That’s all for this week’s update…keep making those connections!