Meeting with Shannon. Talking about systems and systems thinking. Fun topics. Here are some of my other notes.

- We have a number of half done projects. We keep chipping away at that, but it does make a mess, if nothing else, it kinda looks less attractive.

- MVP (minimal viable product) - have we passed that yet? Or not quite hit it? Where are we planning on landing? Some of those are variables. Technically, we have been selling our product since 2008, are we there yet or is it still missing a few things? What does that look like?

- Talking about progression. Love/hate relationship with that topic. It takes a lot to really turn progression into output.

- Custom code - Without saying it, this has been our model and mode of operation. Follow the money, but that does delay of the bigger picture. Custom is our superpower but it is also our Achillies heel (opposite sides of the coin).

- Even though we are making money right now, it limits sales in the future (due to the main product not being fully done).

- Talking about the jellyfish model and breaking things up into separate business entities. Adilas, adilas shop, adilas university, adilas marketplace, etc. They could all operate under one umbrella, but there are changes that are needed. In a way, I would love to get those pieces more independent and get them the resources that they need - time, money, talent, people, budgets, etc. At that point, turn them loose and see what they could do.

- Talking to Shannon about schedules. She is expecting a baby and is getting close. We may only do a few more sessions before she has to take a break.

- Talking about bounding boxes... decision fatigue, option fatigue, and how systems allow for unlimited usage but that may overwhelm people as well. People want things to be easier, but seeing all of the interconnected pieces may overwhelm people and clients.

- Building bridges and being able to start simple and then scale up. We have some fun AI chats about possible simple interfaces (bridges) that we could build. I would love to head in that direction. Here are a couple of quick links: Web link - MVP POS bridge or Web link - MVP time tracking bridge

- Stepping stones and taking the next step. We keep doing that over and over again. We can't jump any faster or higher than anyone else, but we keep adding in the next steps and then we can make those next steps. That has been fun.

- Shannon and I spent some time going over the adilas core concepts overview document. We went through some of the topics of systems, vision, and tech, tools, and maintenance.

- Talking about needs... Shannon was helping me to see that Steve is basically saying, I want a life preserver or a boat, not a plan about how not to get into the drink... :) Immediate action is needed. Not someone who says I can make that or here is what I think will help. Going back to the custom code and half done projects, I feel like we are getting sucked into a trap and delaying future sales by just servicing the current needs. There needs to be a balance and a mix. I don't want to deny that we need to service our customers, but we have been doing that for 20+ years. It is wearing us down without anything to replenish the reserves.

- People have a hard time seeing why something won't work for someone else... We tend to cascade our own strengths and abilities on to others. Certain things work for us or comes naturally to us, but it's hard to see that not working or being natural for someone else.

- Survival needs - trying to avoid pain in places that have caused suffering in prior times. Big motivator... not always positive and comes with some hurt and trauma. There are also some good lessons that we can learn.

- Shannon was saying that she was reading in Isiah and a scripture that said something like - you have sold yourselves for naught - you have chosen bondage due to fear - something that may not have been as big of a deal but you made it into a big deal. It all comes down to choices, perceptions, fears, faith, and other variables or emotions. We live in an interesting world.