Dear Nurtured Entrepreneur,

Yesterday I found out about a project that’s going on in a few libraries in Toronto, Canada that struck me as so brilliant I wanted to share it with you.  It truly embodies the spirit of entrepreneurial thinking!  It’s called the Human Library Project.  Would you like to learn more about a profession, spiritual practice, health condition, or different generation?  You can check out a human being and visit with them in the library.  You can also sign up to be a “human book” to be checked out by other library patrons.

Let’s take little leap here and imagine that you can travel to a library in the future and check out yourself plus 5, 10, or 15 years and find out how things are going with your creative entrepreneurial business.  See if there are any words of wisdom, wild humor, or hugely practical tips you might have for you.  Imagine a beautiful library in some detail, especially the information desk and the person waiting to greet you with a big smile.  Ask for the “you” from a specific year in the future.  The librarian directs you to a numbered alcove on a specific floor of the library where your human book will meet you.  You find the alcove, filled with beautiful light from an amazing window, take one of the two very comfortable seats, and wait with great anticipation…

Okay, dear reader, you take it from here.  Complete this visualization in your next meditation or on your next nature walk.  See how it feels with all of your senses.  See who appears and imagine the conversation.  You might even want to experiment with writing down the dialogue and see what shows up!

Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.

-bell hooks

Until next time …

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