Are You the Kid Tap Dancing While Soccer Balls are Flying Around You?
There has been quite a lot written about being that girl on the right. The last few of our blogs have had an underlying theme about vision, being in a class of one's own, and thinking outside the box. There have been many people throughout history who have been that person on the right that were hugely successful -- Steve Jobs, to mention one name. However, many people who were that person on the right believed in themselves and never really knew success. Van Gogh, for instance, only sold one painting during his life. Our ranch is located in a virtual sea of grapevines and wineries. We, too, make wine -- but only for fun or maybe just to annoy ourselves. When we decided to do something commercially, we thought, "Let's be different than everyone else. Let's grow something that no one else on this canyon is growing, olives." The olive oil soon followed. While there is one winery on our canyon that sells olive oil, their business ...