OK. Maybe not THAT drastic. I hit a crux point of priorities, scheduling, finances and reality this week that is impacting my business plan going forward. Of course, that doesn’t mean much because I never really had a business plan! Like so many entrepreneurs, I jumped into my craft and art selling life without a lot of forethought, mostly because craft shows had been fairly easy to do and then I stumbled across Etsy, which seemed ideal as a start-up. Like most entrepreneurs who follow this unplanned path though, I’ve hit many stumbling blocks and instead of stepping back and evaluating what I need to do, what my goals are, and how realistic my lack of planning was, I’ve just kept pushing ahead blindly. Having been the Chief Technology Officer of a Fortune 50 company and a business consultant, you’d think I would have known better. I didn’t. I got caught up in the ease and excitement of being an online seller and left my brain at the keyboard. Thus, it’s time to re-think my approach in the manner I would use for others. I’m going to be sharing my thoughts hoping others can draw upon this for their own needs as well and will state up-front that this needs to be a multi-part series so if you can, hang in there until the end! Part I will be posted this weekend and will discuss the need for proper business planning, if you are just attempting to sell as a hobby or as a business. Look for it and I’ll see you then!