Steve and I were on the meeting most of the morning. Dustin popped in and we talked about a few quick things. He is doing great. After that, Steve and I did some of our own stuff and also spent some time talking about some upcoming pieces. There are always some challenges and Steve really likes to keep figuring out the next step. Here are some of our notes.

- We spent quite a bit of time talking about an abundant model vs just trying to hold onto what we have. We really feel like we live in an abundant model (lots of options). We have an upcoming situation that we need to figure out if we are continuing, altering relationships, or moving on - dealing with an outside party. We spent quite a bit of time talking about this subject.

- We spent quite a bit of time talking about bringing things up to the next level and how the virtual data assembly line (stages and flex bubbles) play into what we both have and where we are going. We have had great success trying to follow that model. What is the next logical step and how are we going to get there.

- Steve and I spent some time and we were drawing on the screen and talking about ideas and current models that we are trying to follow. We were looking at the tri-facto model with system features, number of clients, and education and training legs of that tri-facto. We are trying to fill in more on the education and ease of use side of things. Some of our new efforts are dealing with the graphic designers like Chuck and Jonathan. We spent some time and looked at their (Chuck and Jonathan's) newest progress reports and where they are going. We also talked a lot about the future potential of what they are doing.

- From earlier this weekend, I had a guy who asked me about adilas and what it does. We talked about a platform based model that we could build on. We related it to a chemistry set and the ability to mix and blend those pieces. Basically taking custom development to the next level by mixing and blending what we already have. Build new, change up ratios, enhance existing, etc. Being able to mix and blend like a chemistry set, made sense to me. I thought that it was a fun analogy.

- Steve and I spent a lot of time talking about transitions and handling those transitions. Steve was talking about how business is all about transitions.

- We talked about burnout and how that can effect you now and even later on down the road (virtual flashbacks and post stress stuff). It is real. How do we deal with it, how do we prevent it, and how do we build going forward?

- Running a business takes a lot of both physical and mental abilities - it is a challenge.

- We need to be compensated for our time and efforts. We give a lot of stuff away for free. It is kicking our buts.

- You are either part of the problem or part of the solution. Where do you want to be?

- We are really wanting to attract people who really want to play (developers, trainers, designers, consultants, etc.). That may take a specific bread of people, but that is what we want.

- Steve and I will be doing more and more project management as we go forward.

- Focusing on one project at a time. Staying focused. Maybe something like one main project and maybe some small filler projects. Currently we get really spread out and somewhat lose focus.

- We talked about bottle necks and being careful about who is doing what. If you create too many key points (certain people do certain things), it creates bottle necks. Be careful. Keep things moving and flowing.