Imitation is flattery. Use inspiration to the fullest. Etc. It's all good.

This blog seems to be a good omen for me, whether it gets page visits or not. :P In my attempts to document and think more pro-actively about my venture into social enterprise, other things are again beginning to fall into place, or at least seem to. While the tempo is continually slow but steady, with any doubts and other limitations still remaining - the notion of things progressing smoothly and consciously for me is more definite than ever.

An opportunity has presented itself where I will be able to work creatively with others in terms of BOTH my affiliation with the REAL Network (disability human rights) and also by revisiting / re-asserting the use of my skills and knowledge which will need to be more than adequate for me to participate in and manage Goat. Yes, once again I am staying true to myself: if I am presented with an obstacle (pre-workshop publicity and awareness raising) - I must either delegate (use any support or manpower available to me), or take inspiration (by analysing, by emulating or by learning from others). And the first person I must prove this to will be myself.

Often in a project with many elements to bring together it can be tricky to remind yourself of its most important foundations. Today, for the first time in a while, I read the original mission statement for Goat, remembered my priorities and saw that all was in order. For the dozenth time three areas were of concern, and in flagging these up constantly I could relax again: purpose / content, further networking and basic finance. Such issues only remain concerns as your past and current progress (or, in particular, a lack of) can be something you forget about when you are moving forward. There is a skill involved in bringing ideas together in an entrepreneurial fashion and this skill is going to require everything I have to perfect, but for now a lot of practice and effort is going to be needed for this to develop.

Still, I have not yet 'cracked it': my esteemed and experienced ally, Stephen, would surely read this blog and wanted to have seen, as I'd also have liked, a little bit less about the future creative planning for Goat and more of the enterprising and networking which I really need to get on with ASAP. I am close to a breakthrough in feeling confident with my decisions for every facet of Goat, but I'm unsure if the 100% realistic picture is clear and present to me just yet. Crud!