Terry buddy thanks for starting this thread!
I have a list of my goals for now and 2009 and it reads like this:
1) Continue to build my new shop and set it up for production.
2) Purchase a few additional tools that may include a table saw......
3) Set up my business with a proper business structure, t*x ID, and begin to keep proper records for income t*x reporting.
4) Launch my new web site which is under development at the moment by one of the best web developers on the planet...... well on the forum......
5) Procure some quantity buys of "standard/core" woods and parts that will be part of my offerings.
6) Build/buy a few more molds so I can produce multiple guitars of the same model at once.
7) Wire my shop for Internet access and Direct TV.....
8) Install a "doggie door" for Sony into my shop.
9) Add an overhead ledge additional go-bar deck like Colin's for bracing multiple guitars at once.
10) Pull the trigger on a local newspaper reporter who wants to do an article on me and announce that my shingle is out in my new area/location.
11) Find a better place to do lunch when I take loads of guitars to Joe White and take him out to lunch. The last place I picked had cockroaches running around and an old lady who sat behind JJ and farted.......
12) Start to tone down my OLF participation in favor of spending more time in my cave building - I expect to treat this like a 9:00 to 6:00 job.
13) Continue to refine my set-ups with the help of Dave Collins.
14) AND.... live my dream building guitars with a business model that permits me to build much of what I want to build while at the same time taking on commissions when it makes sense for all and the value proposition is clearly very positive for the client. I was very inspired by Howard's interview in AG some months ago. He freely said that his guitars are not for everyone and I agree with this approach very much. I taught technology sales for decades and always discouraged people from trying to pigeon hole what you offer to everyone. And my father used to tell me that it is better to do a few things well than a bunch of things ....crappy although crappy was not his word of choice.
So I am very excited at the promise of 2009 and have many goals that are all falling into place very nicely.
And as always without the OLF I would have never been able to learn to build guitars. Many thanks to everyone!!!!
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