Planning for the bar opening at Gurkhas restaurant and the opening parties are keeping me completely wrapped up in details like cocktail napkins, cost basis, finding music performers, etc.

Here are some of the highlights from last week, though. Some of the information may be a repeat for the more avid readers of what I’m up to (like Gabriel, who subscribed to the daily updates–*smile*) on http://misheel.posterous.com.

Got Library Card

Books, Electronic Service and ebooks, and Periodicals.

Public Library is also a great venue for educational events I can hold.

I’m planning an educational presentation with dad’s Mongolian Air Quality Powerpoint materials within first 2 weeks of January, there. It would work well as a marketing tool for the Benefit Events like Enophiliacs Meetup, Gurkhas Bar Opening, and Fundraiser Sundays. (http://www.meetup.com/Enophiliacs)

Saw La Roi Soleil – French Musical

For a free show, it was so entertaining. And all in French!

Enophiliacs – wine & dinner group and benefit for Clean Air Mongolia project

Group now has 38 members

3 paid guests already for the first event, which is scheduled January 21^st.

Gabe got a job

Started receiving the Wall Street Journal

One of the coolest gifts. Thanks, Mergen.

Rory Vaden’s Presentation down in Denver, on Humor and Public Speaking

Now I know that I can be funny, and more than once a year!

I also know now how to apply it in Presentation

FYI – Rory Vaden is colleague from Southwestern Publishing Company, Summer 2002. He was twice a Finalist and runner-up to the World Championship of Public Speaking Competition, hosted by Toastmasters International.

Had my Spanish Lesson #1 and got a Mongolian language student

Unexpected, but definitely part of the big picture

By the way, the teacher and the student are the same person, Jose, a chef from Peru who is going to travel to Mongolia next summer to study authentic Mongolian cooking

Babysitting job for 6 mo old twins, a couple of days a week in January

Unexpected, but money speaks. I had babysat “for free” for my neighbor, just hanging out a few times. She asked if I’d be willing to do it as a paid gig for month of January, before her regular babysitter starts. I am more than happy to help.

Daylite is super useful

Learning the tools and the habits as an ongoing process to becoming more efficient is important. I focused on updating and using my Calendar, Daylite, because ultimately I must manage my contacts and time better.

Wildly Successful Women Meetup

May have found a publisher – I don’t think self-publishing is going to work for me. I’m too busy with lots of endeavors. I need other people to manage parts of the process of publishing, even if that will add years to the timeline.

Met a lady who owns a hotel – Very cool, because with my real estate background, this is a strong investment interest. I will invest in a hotel, in the future.

Met a lady who runs the Small Business Development Center – The reason this is awesome is a no-brainer because of all my entrepreneurial pursuits

Met lots of women who were totally supportive of my Clean Air Mongolia project and Sustainable Business Support in Mongolia (http://misheel.net/my-mission/)

Boulder Startup and Founder Meetup

Met the organizer, who knows tons of entrepreneurs and great resources for the entrepreneurs

Met a faculty member at Leeds College of Business who is conducting a Feasibility Course in the Spring semester and looking for entrepreneurs to work with a team of students. This is cool because I can work with them on the LOFT Containers idea.

Organizers Meetup

Met a guy who sells POS equipment to restaurants. That means he knows LOFT Containers idea’s target clients.

Met a guy who is an inventor. I can introduce him to a prototype making company’s founder.

Met a couple who is running a Volunteer Vacations Meetup, looking to expand it internationally.

First podcast with Mergen – SEO Podcast

It didn’t feel like a success, but definitely a progress!

Artsy Fartsy Book Opening

Illustrations by a former HS swim team member and classmate, fellow IB-er Kendra Spanjer. I saw several old classmates! J

Please keep in touch, let me know how you are doing. As you will note, I met a lot of people through Meetup.com. I highly recommend it.

Love,

Misheel.

P.S. You can always find new poems and blogs I’ve written by following links off of http://misheel.posterous.com at the top of the page. I wasn’t as active writing last week, but I’ll definitely put in more info this week.