I admire the people who live full time in the Adirondacks: the weather-based tourism economy here forces them to be creative, industrious, and committed to doing whatever it takes. Over the years we’ve gotten to know a family that lives here year-round: they have a farm stand that’s been through lots of ups and downs: they originally planned to include things made by other local crafts people but found that to be more than they could handle. They could have given up like so many others, but instead they scaled back, slowly built greenhouses and rented farmland to grow many of the staples they sell, and outfitted an industrial kitchen to use up all of the fruits and vegetables that don’t: nothing goes to waste and they’ve slowly built a nice business. We all know people who talk a lot but accomplish little; these folks have a more modest plan: nothing fancy, but they do well. Right-size your plans and do all that you can to make them successful today.
Gugu Mona: South African born author, poet, song writer, composer, musical arranger, philanthropist, environmentalist, inspirational speaker and thought leader
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