On a Mission

So, who really cares about a mission statement?   Does anyone actually read them?  Who writes such pointless fodder which just takes up space on paper?  That’s what I used to think, until it hit me.   Mission Statements are the very soul of a good company!  Every important decision, every interaction, whether it be between business owner and customer, or employee to employee, every product, every innovation should all be reflective of the soul upon which the company was founded.  As Jerry and I work to form our new company, we anticipate with excitement a vision which defines how we will conduct business, and it is merely an extension of the people we have always been and always hope to be. 

Advice From An Expert On LIFE!

If you had the chance to ask an “Expert on Life” for advice, what would you ask them?  I am lucky enough to have had that chance.

I’ve read that it takes 10,000 hour of doing something to become an expert at it.  I’m not sure if that’s 100% accurate or not, but it’ll work for the sake of this blog.  Anyway, if you calculate that out, 10,000 hours equals 250 weeks of working a 40 hour per week job.  That means you can become an expert at your job in five years while still taking two weeks per year for vacation.  Not bad, huh? 

Let’s put that into perspective.  If you answer the phone for a customer service job, you will have mastered all you need to handle standard and even rare issues.  Sounds pretty accurate, accepting a bit of flexibility for product changes, new technology, etc.  If you fix computer systems, you can definitely master it and become an expert in five years.  But what about just plain living?

And So It Begins...

It's been a while!  For more than a year now, Andrea and I have been thinking, talking, planning and learning.  When I looked over the last blog entries here, I couldn't believe how long ago they were written!  But that's okay!

Life takes many turns.  I wrote a few articles previously on work-life balance and how to fit starting a new business into a busy life.  Some of the past year for us has been about work/life balance and ranking the "life" portion higher.  But our business idea has never been too far on the back burner.  As most readers know, when entering any new field, there is always a lot to learn.    

In our case, we are entering many new fields... artistic design, marketing, sales, accounting and of course laser engraver operator, just to name a few! But the life experience, energy and outright excitement that we bring to our fledgling idea help us at every turn.  We have not been focusing on the blogging part of our business as the highest priority, but going forward, we will try to write here when we can, especially when we have major events.  This is one way we can keep our friends and family updated on what we are doing and also spread the word as our business grows!  Thanks for your patience, and we hope you subscribe to our blog below.

Today is a big day for us. I've read that about 560,000 new businesses are started every month (here's where I read it).  It is a truly staggering number!  Well, today we joined that statistic!  Engraving Amore LLC has been legally formed!  Where we go from here is really an unknown.  Oh, sure, we have  our ideas, plans and dreams, but who knows what the future really holds for us?  Which direction this new venture will go?  All we do know is that we will work to make this new idea a reality.  OUR reality.  And this small, even minuscule, business has potential. Lots of it.  And as we grow, we'll let you know where we are (literally and figuratively!).  And when you want to celebrate those special moments and people in your life, we will be here to help.  

Engraving Amore - It's not business, it's personal.

If you want a little more information on what we as a business are planning to give to you, check out our first blog entry here.  Thanks as always for reading. Please feel free to comment below.

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