Shane Hathaway on June 10th, 2009

This is a reminder to myself.  It’s about failure, which is a paradoxically fantastic thing if you have the right attitude.  Let me describe the attitude I am working to gain.

If you fail three times in a week, make a goal of trying (a possibly failing) five times the next week.  Failure is the right [...]

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Shane Hathaway on April 30th, 2009

My sister, Maria, is an excellent artist.  Her paintings make you sit up and think about how people feel.  Her art captures life better than a photograph.
But what does she do when a piece doesn’t fit her high quality standards?  Not long ago, she finished a fine painting of a cowboy.  Everyone liked it, but [...]

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Shane Hathaway on October 16th, 2008

It turns out I am supposed to unleash my inner dork.  In other words, I should write about my passion.
I am passionate about building a family business.  That’s what Willowrise is.  We have plenty of skills and talent, but we’re still working out how to present our skills to the world.  We’re certainly not a [...]

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