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SWEET SUCCESS Clocking in with the owners of Big Sky Sugarbuzz PAGE 3 JUNE 23, 2015

FOOD ON WHEELS City again considering how to regulate growing truck industry

BY LEW IS K E NDA LL

ON A CHILLY SUMMER NIGHT, several wanderers filter out of Scoop Bar in downtown Bozeman in search of macaroni and cheese.

The object of their intoxicated fervor is a red truck parked adjacent to the bar — on its side a logo of a cape-wearing piece of macaroni under the name “Mo’Bowls.”

Inside, owners and brothers Tyler and

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Jesse Collins are busy grilling meat, mixing sauces and deep frying cheesy balls of pasta.

“We wanted to do something everybody loves and can go crazy with, and everyone loves mac and cheese,” Tyler said.

The two bought the truck in Portland in the fall of 2013, drove it back to Bozeman and

spent the next eight months devising their concept and outfitting the vehicle for the streets.

“We think if you start a food truck in a town with a lot of restaurants, you should do something original,” Jesse said.

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There is something beautiful about the freedom of business.

A husband and wife decide to open a candy shop. Eight weeks later, it’s up and running. Old friends decide they want to work for themselves. Months later, they’re selling homemade dumplings out of a truck.

Forget red tape for a minute.

Forget regulations and permits and bureaucracy — starting and owning a business, however big, can be incredibly gratifying, even freeing.

I had a mean entrepreneurial streak when I was a kid. I sold lemonade on the street corner for years, eventually graduating to shaved ice that I peddled downtown in the baking summer heat. When I was 13, I set up a pre-made bag lunch business for my eighth grade peers, capitalizing on a demand created by tired parents and teenage laziness.

Whatever form the business

came in, it felt good. Of course, counting the cash in my grubby little hands at the end of the day was fun, but there was more to it than that. To balance the books, to come up with an idea, to plan and see results. And, perhaps most importantly, to have ownership — to create something and be able to call it mine.

Of course not everyone can own a business, but for those that do, the rewards are obvious.

The sense of pride is something that radiates from businesspeople from the corporate CEO to the kid selling 50-cent cups of lemonade. And this is why business is important, not necessarily for its dollars and cents, but for the way it often fulfills us as people, giving us the purpose, freedom and agency that we might otherwise struggle to find.

Kendall can be reached at lkendall@ dailychronicle.com. Kendall is on Twitter at @lewdak

CORRECTION: Last month’s feature article about local light technologies read “With a half a billion dollars in yearly revenue, ILX Lightwave has an expansive global reach.” It is ILX Lghtwave’s parent company, Newport Corporation, that makes half a billion dollars in yearly revenue.

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with Lisa and Cory Lundstrom of BIg Sky Sugarbuzz

BY LEW IS K E NDA LL

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Lisa Lundstrom, owner of Big Sky Sugarbuzz in Big Sky, helps customers find a particular candy on June 19. Lundstrom opened her candy store in March after working as a chiropractor for 16 years in South Dakota.

“HERSHEY’S: MORE SUSTAINING THAN MEAT,” reads a vintage tin sign hanging high on the wall.

The slogan might as well be the mantra for Big Sky Sugarbuzz, the only candy store in Big Sky and the brainchild of wife and husband Lisa and Cory Lundstrom.

Lisa, sporting a lacquered lollipop necklace and electric blue toenail polish closely matching the hue of the jellybeans in the corner, greets parents and children energetically as they enter the store.

“A lot of kids come in a little overwhelmed,” she said, and it’s clear why.

Translucent containers of candy from Reese’s Pieces to gummy butterflies line the walls in a rainbow of color, while wooden barrels full of taffy and chocolate sit invitingly in the store’s center.

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COMINGS & GOINGS

TO CONTRIBUTE CALL 582-2635

New esthetician Green Beauty Bag, a skin care concierge business, opened on June 12. Owner and Montana State University graduate Kileigh Knott helps select beauty products based on needs and budgets and mails them to your door. Find out more at greenbeautybag.com

Pharmaceutical firm closing Takeda Pharmaceutical Company announced this month that it plans to close its vaccine facility in Bozeman as part of a company-wide consolidation over the next two years. The company employs about 50 people in Bozeman.

New executive director Paul Reichert was named the new executive director of the Prospera Business Network in June. Reichert was previously the executive director for the Helena and Bozeman Downtown Business Districts and replaces former director Stuart Leidner.

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CANDY CON T. F ROM PAGE 3 Glass soda bottles peer out from their coolers, some — Coke, Mountain Dew, Fanta — recognizable. Others — Moxie, Jic Jac, Lemmy — more obscure.

Lisa, a chiropractor by training, and Cory, a former garage door business owner, noticed a recurring theme after visiting numerous resort towns for their two daughters’ ski races.

“We travelled around ski town to ski town and the candy store seemed to be the trending thing,” Cory said.

After a year and a half of planning, the couple moved to Big Sky in November. A space came up for sale early this year; they bought it and opened Big Sky Sugarbuzz on March 13.

“It was Macy, our 11-year-old, who said ‘Dad needs to do something fun.’ And that was it.

So we here we are,” Lisa said.

Despite a couple of sweet teeth and a history of self-employment, neither had experience selling candy.

“Very rarely do people start in candy,” Lisa said. “But we noticed that this was a business

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that was missing in this area. And it fit the business model of Macy: Keep it simple and have fun.”

In May, Lisa attended the annual Sweets and Snacks Expo in Chicago in order to network with other vendors and take note of industry trends, tips and tricks.

“We want people to have the experience of a candy store,” Lisa said. “It’s not just for kids, it’s for everyone, for all ages. We are trying to accommodate that, and I think we’ve done a good job.”

“So if you have 50 cents, we have something for you,” Cory added. “We get that a lot. Kids come in with a bunch of pennies and dimes and slap it on the counter and ask what they can get.”

The store does big orders as well and will be catering around 30 pounds of sweets for its first “candy bar” at a wedding in July. Along with the candy, Sugarbuzz sells party supplies, stuffed animals, ice cream and, according to Lisa, is the only store in Big Sky with helium balloons.

The pair said the steepest learning curve has been with preparation. Orders have to be placed months in advance — Halloween and Christmas are already done — which keeps both on their toes.

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Lundstrom helps a customer at Big Sky Sugarbuzz.

“We’re listening to our customers and trying to fulfill their needs,” Lisa said. “You do have to think ahead. It’s a little overwhelming and stressful, but it’s doable.”

Despite opening in an area with extreme seasonal fluctuation, the Lundstroms are confident in their vision.

“We watched [other ski towns] for a few years and talked with the owners. We had the instinct that it’s needed for the community and that it’s a good niche so we just ran with it,” Cory said.

“Granted it could [fail], but it could happen to any business that you open in Big Sky, Montana. It’s a

small population,” Lisa added. “It’s just been great to be able to provide something to the community and feel needed.”

The couple hopes to open a second shop in the future and eventually become a local hotspot.

“I want everyone that comes to Big Sky to come to the candy store, so it’s a destination place,” Lisa said.

“People talk about the candy store in this area or that area, I want people to talk about the candy store in Big Sky, Montana.”

Kendall can be reached at lkendall@dailychronicle.com. Kendall is on Twitter at @lewdak

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

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[ Quarterly advice for business and life from a revolving cast of three columnists ]

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BUSINESS MATTERS

What do you want?

BY DAVE MELDAHL

I WAS IMPRESSED. I hope you took the time to read the senior issue of Bozeman High’s Hawk Tawk newspaper that was included in a recent edition of the Chronicle.

The seniors on the paper’s staff each wrote an article with their parting thoughts on high school, life in general and what lies ahead.

The articles were not only well-written but expressed a remarkable depth of insight and wisdom. At the risk of stripping away essential context, nuance and meaning, here are some quotes that stood out to me: “You cannot take care of other people, or all the things life will throw at you without having first taken care of yourself. This is not selfishness. It is for your health and wellbeing.” (Shay Reynolds) “Few people possess the innate skills to embrace a completely novel challenge without at least a little self-doubt. Those who wish to make a change or have an impact move forward anyway.”

(Rosalyn Kutsch) “But I am more than my supposed labels. I am more than my accomplishments. I am more than my failures. I am more than my weight on the scale. I am more than the number of boyfriends I’ve had. I am more than I believe I am.” (Hannah Lang) “Try and expand the boundaries of your mind as far as possible.

Learn, not just book-learn, but really learn.” (David Gaskill) “It is about all the real, important life lessons we end up teaching ourselves.” (Lauren Nettuno) Reflecting on the musings of these kids, I was struck by the notion that their insights have as 6

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much relevance for you and me — toilers together in the workaday world — as they do for their teenage classmates. I don’t know about you, but at times I need to be reminded to participate more actively in life even amidst doubts, to take care of myself so I have the capacity to better care for others, to learn as much as possible from the school of hard knocks and to tap deeper into my potential.

What along the way has caused me to take my eye off these important elements of life and work?

Many things I’m sure, some of which include: the demands of the day, a break from discipline, overcommitting, pressure from bosses and on and on. Sound familiar to you?

What does this have to do with leadership? A lot. It is my belief that as leaders we become so focused on what we need from our employees (productivity, accuracy, reliability) that we lose sight — or never had it in the first place — of what they are here for and what their aspirations may be. Like our high school graduates, most of our

employees want to grow and learn.

We get so myopic about what the business needs and demands that we don’t take the time and energy to understand what the goals are of those who make the business run. Over time, we run the risk of behaving as if our employees are interchangeable parts of an inhuman machine called ——— organization. It doesn’t require a lot of imagination to see what comes next — disengaged employees, poor morale, lower productivity and higher turnover. Not a rosy picture.

But, a rosier picture is possible — even one that reflects the optimism and blossoming potential of our high school graduates. For just as these young adults launch into a wider world of learning and growth, so too do you and I and your employees. Each day is filled with opportunities — whether we seize them or not — to learn, to grow and to take another step toward our goals.

Here’s the kicker, though. When it comes to your employees, do you know what their goals are?

Do you know what they want to achieve this year in their current role — earn a bonus, be number one in sales, lead a project? Do you know what their career aspirations are — become a leader, start a business, change careers? Do you know what they want to learn — a new software program, how to lead a team, how to provide great service to numbskull customers?

Do you know what their personal goals are — lose weight, start a garden, lower their golf handicap?

If you do know the answers to these questions good for you, for to know the answers you had to engage in conversations with your employees. And my bet is that these conversations were meaningful to your employees because you took the time to learn about

them and what’s important in their world. The next step is helping them reach those goals, or, in some cases, helping them identify them in the first place.

“Wait a minute,” you may be saying, “my focus is on getting employees to reach the goals the company has set for them, not on goals they have dreamed up.”

Fair enough. That is important.

But it’s also insufficient. If the only goals that employees are told matter are those handed down from their superiors, then how deep and sustainable is their engagement? Not very.

What if an employee’s goals were aligned with those of the organization? What if the progression towards those employee-driven goals benefited the organization through higher productivity and higher retention? What if at least once a year you had a conversation with each employee to help them determine or fine-tune their goals?

What if, on a weekly or monthly basis, you engaged in meaningful conversations with your employees not only about their activities toward company-driven goals, but also about the activities needed to reach the unique goals they have fashioned for themselves?

What if you asked the fundamental question of all those you lead, “What Do You Want For Yourself” — WDYWFY, pronounced “wiideewiifee” — and then provided the support, encouragement and leadership needed to get there?

What if you became the leader of one our recently graduated seniors at some point down the road? Would they look to you as someone who could help them realize their potential and reach their dreams, their WDYWFYs? Dave Meldahl is Senior Vice President of think2perform and can be reached at 406587-5884 or dmeldahl@think2perform.com.

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FINANCIAL TIPS

To sell or lease?

BY STEVE HAMPLE

“TO BUY OR RENT” has always been a question for consumers. Now, producers and manufacturers may face a similar question: whether to sell or lease.

Several companies have quit selling a product and instead created an income stream from servicing the product.

The trend is particularly strong in industries where the product is computer software or a product that involves some type of servicing, such as updates.

Another characteristic of this trend is that it depends on having a convenient monthly billing process. That is now readily available in the form of online banking, automatic credit card payments, PayPal and similar services and shows no sign of slowing down.

An example is Adobe Photoshop, software that allows great editing of images from digital cameras. A few years ago I bought one the last copies still on a store shelf of the final version 11 — which for my purposes seemed to simply have more bells and whistles than my version 7, so I’d resolved to never buy a newer version. Since then the company has been selling monthly subscriptions to its Creative Cloud package of editing software.

A larger example is Microsoft, which has announced that it will create only one newer version of its personal computer operating system — currently Windows 8.

As I understand, it will thereafter offer its products as services in the cloud, being somewhat reminiscent of 50 years ago when people used dumb terminals to connect by phone lines to a distant mainframe computer.

Large central data centers, the electronic clouds, presumably have better data security than

personal computers. Even if better security proves untrue, there may still be a “safety in numbers” legal advantage for business owners to use cloud services. A data breach would be someone else’s fault and that someone might be, like some banks, too large to be allowed to fail.

Cloud-based companies that rent out their services may have a marketing advantage by making a claim such as: “Why pay $1,200 for equipment when you can use our superior, trouble-free service for only $29.99 per month!” After 40 months the company will have received about the same revenue while avoiding expenses associated with selling a new model or version of the product. Another reason some companies may move to a “rent from the cloud” approach is that they have already added almost every gadget or feature imaginable and thus find it hard to sell an improved version.

For these reasons, cloud-based computing should continue to grow. That will expand the need for huge data centers consisting of warehouse-sized buildings full of heat generating computers and memory drives that must be kept cool.

Trivia question: What country hosts a disproportionately large amount of such equipment?

Business owners should consult

their IT professional and consider doing more in the cloud. Individuals who use computers only for simple tasks may want to plan on keeping their old computers and software and just buy an inexpensive external drive to do their own backup of information while separately using a smartphone or other means to access the Internet.

Cloud computing has potential advantages. I recently shared documents and spreadsheets among 12 people using different software and different versions of the same

software. Using one system in the cloud would have been great. I have recently started using the free cloud-based Google Docs and Google Sheets, which at first looked misleadingly basic, but which are powerful and simply hide toolbars to maximize workspace and minimize clutter.

Change keeps happening.

(Trivia question answer: Iceland) Dr. Stephen R. Hample, CFP, a retiring partner of Hample & Peck, owns a trust and banking corporation and is a registered representative of KMS Financial Services, Inc. Contact him at steve.hample@kmsfinancial.com.

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REAL TALK

Summertime music

BY ROBYN ERLENBUSH

THERE ARE MANY FUNNY SAYINGS about the four seasons — or lack thereof — in Montana, such as winter, post-winter, prewinter and road construction. Or simply put, winter and the Fourth of July.

However you personally view the climate we live in, one thing is clear — southwest Montana in the summer is the place to be. As family, guests and tourists come to town for their visits or vacations, it is fun to show off what we can offer during these incredibly long and sun-filled days.

Live music, especially when played outdoors, has a way of taking an ordinary evening to the next level. We are fortunate to have such a wide variety of music styles and venues sure to please any personal taste.

As a good example, take the mother of all musical weekends in southwest Montana, which this year falls the second weekend in August. The fifth annual Big Sky Classical Music Festival is planned Aug. 7-9 and is advertised as “Beethoven Meets Brahms in the Mountains.” Performances include Maestro Peter Bay and the Big Sky Festival Orchestra as well as WindSync, a wind ensemble from Houston, Texas.

Meanwhile, in Bozeman, SLAM (Support Local Artists and Musicians) will be held in Bogert Park featuring talent from throughout Montana. This family-friendly event will celebrate its fifth year on Aug. 8-9. The Sweet Pea Festival continues the tradition of 38 years of celebrating the arts in Bozeman, including live music, theater and dance performances, activities, arts and crafts vendors. The music lineup includes Shakey Graves, Anderson East, and Turnpike Troubadours, and 11 local dance companies are 8

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on the schedule. The weekend kicks off with Bite of Bozeman on Wednesday night and also includes the Sweet Pea Parade on Saturday morning.

In other music news, the Montana Chamber Music Society Summer Music Festival on July 7-12 will provide great music under the big sky for the 27th year.

Music Ranch Montana, located in the beautiful Paradise Valley, brings musical talent to the area in an intimate, family environment. The terraced lawn for outdoor seating along with additional indoor seating, a kitchen facility providing excellent food and fine performances throughout July and August all contribute to this unique venue. Check out their website at musicranchmontana.net for upcoming events and ticket information.

The Red Ants Pants Music Festival in White Sulphur Springs has quickly become a local favorite and also a draw from the surrounding area. Featured

music July 23 to 26 this year includes a Grammy award-winning lineup plus rising stars. The website, redantspantsmusicfestival.com, gives the complete music schedule along with ticket and general festival information.

The Livingston Hoot returns on August 13 for its second year providing an afternoon and evening of family fun to Livingston. Music, food and activities bring the community together. And as exemplified last year when the already fabulous, and free, performance by Rodney Crowell was further highlighted with a surprise appearance by John Mayer — anything can happen in Livingston.

Music on Main’s summer concert series takes over a large portion of Bozeman’s downtown each Thursday night from June 25 to Aug. 13 this year. Fantastic local and regional music is provided along with food vendors, kids’ events and nonprofit booths having the opportunity to get in front of the public. This event has grown by leaps and bounds over the past 15 years to become a true summer music staple.

The Arts Council of Big Sky (bigskyarts.org) has an assortment of entertainers beginning June 25 for their Music in the Mountains series.

Top-notch performances are held at the Center Stage at Town Center Park.

For music and much, much more, we are fortunate to have two large fairs in our region each summer. MontanaFair in Billings runs Aug. 7-15.

Musical headliners include Lynyrd Skynyrd and Martina McBride. Also featured are an old-fashioned carnival, PRCA rodeo, Supercross racing, and a full 4-H fair. The Montana State Fair in Great Falls can be attended July 24 to August 1 with top musical acts including Lee Brice, Dierks Bentley and Thomas Rhett, as well as similar fair fun.

Outside of music, there are many options for warm weather entertainment. For instance, the Moods Brew and Spirit Fest in Ennis on July 3

will feature 150 items to sample from breweries and distilleries near and far.

Rodeo action begins to pick up steam in June each summer. The Livingston Roundup PRCA Rodeo is on July 2 to 4, and the Ennis NRA-sanctioned rodeo is July 3 and 4. The sixth annual Bozeman Stampede, brought back as a sanctioned rodeo after a more than 50-year absence, will be held July 31 and Aug. 1. The Livingston Classic PBR (Professional Bull Riders) comes back to town on July 25 and then heads to Big Sky on July 30 and 31.

Montana Shakespeare in the Parks is yet another free source of entertainment that is featured not only at the grove on Montana State University’s campus, but in a wide variety of towns throughout Montana and beyond. This summer’s schedule includes “The Taming of the Shrew” and “Cyrano de Bergerac.” Performances have already started for this season and will run through the beginning of September. Be sure to check out shakespeareintheparks.org to find a performance that will fit your schedule.

West Yellowstone’s Playmill Theatre offers live productions of “Mary Poppins,” “The Foreigner” and “Damn Yankees” Monday through Saturday each week in June through the beginning of September. The Shane Lalani Center for the Arts in Livingston features Monty Python’s “Spamalot” and Neil Simon’s “Biloxi Blues” this summer. The summer musical this year at the Ellen Theater in Bozeman is “Fiddler on the Roof” running July 10 to 26.

No matter what flavor of entertainment suits you the best, there is most certainly something to pique your interest from this list or the countless other choices that are available throughout southwest Montana’s summer calendar. So, let’s get out there and enjoy every moment of summer!

Robyn Erlenbush is a downtown business owner and the broker and owner of ERA Landmark Real Estate, NAI Landmark Commercial and Intermountain Property Management. Contact her at robyn@eralandmark.com.

BOZEMAN AREA BUSINESS CALENDAR BOZEMAN 6/23 Bogert Farmer’s Market, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Bogert Park. More information at www.bogertfarmersmarket.org.

6/24 Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce Full Board Meeting, 7 a.m. to 8 a.m., at the Bozeman Chamber, 2000 Commerce Way. More information at www.bozemanchamber.com.

6/25 Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Cellular Plus, 1500 N. 19th Ave. Ste. A. Free for members, $25 for non-members. Register at www.bozemanchamber.com.

6/25 Music on Main, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., on Main St. between Black and Rouse Avenues. More information at www.downtownbozeman.org.

6/27 Gallatin Valley Farmer’s Market, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Gallatin Valley Fairgrounds. More information at www.gallatinvalleyfarmersmarket.com.

6/30 Bogert Farmer’s Market, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Bogert Park. More information at www.bogertfarmersmarket.org.

7/1 Introduction to New Montana Acquisition and Contracting System (eMACS) for State Vendors, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at TechLink, 2310 University Way, Building 2-2 (south of Bobcat Stadium). No cost.

Register at www.montanaptac.org/services/eventsand-conferences/ or call (406) 994-7748.

7/2 Music on Main, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., on Main St. between Black and Rouse Avenues. More information at www.downtownbozeman.org.

7/4 Gallatin Valley Farmer’s Market, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Gallatin Valley Fairgrounds. More information at www.gallatinvalleyfarmersmarket.com.

7/7 Downtown Bozeman Association Board Meeting, 8:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., Downtown Bozeman Partnership Office, 222 E. Main St. Suite 302. All are welcome. Visit www.downtownbozeman.org for more information.

7/7 Bogert Farmer’s Market, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Bogert Park. More information at www.bogertfarmersmarket.org.

7/8 Lunch on the Lawn, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Emerson Center. Visit www.theemerson.org for more information.

7/8 Bozeman Business and Professional Women Luncheon, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., at Holiday Inn, 5 E. Baxter. $9 for members, $12 for non-members.

More information and register at www.bozemanbpw. org.

7/9 Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce Business Before Hours, 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., at Travel Cafe, 1102 W. Babcock. Free for members, $25 for non-members. Register at www.bozemanchamber.com.

7/9 Music on Main, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., on Main St. between Black and Rouse Avenues. More information at www.downtownbozeman.org.

7/10 Downtown Bozeman Art Walk, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., in downtown Bozeman. Visit www.downtownbozeman.org for more information.

7/11 Gallatin Valley Farmer’s Market, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Gallatin Valley Fairgrounds. More information at www.gallatinvalleyfarmersmarket.com.

7/14 Bogert Farmer’s Market, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Bogert Park. More information at www.bogertfarmersmarket.org.

7/15- 7/19 Gallatin County Fair, at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds. Visit www.gallatincountyfairgrounds.com for more information.

7/15 Lunch on the Lawn, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Emerson Center. Visit www.theemerson.org for more information.

7/15 Business Improvement District Board Meeting, 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Downtown Bozeman Partnership office.

7/16 Music on Main, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., on Main St. between Black and Rouse Avenues. More information at www.downtownbozeman.org.

7/15- 7/19 Gallatin County Fair, at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds. Visit www.gallatincountyfairgrounds.com for more information.

7/17- 7/19 Downtown Bozeman Crazy Days, downtown Bozeman. Visit www.downtownbozeman. org for more information.

7/18 Gallatin Valley Farmer’s Market, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Gallatin Valley Fairgrounds. More information at www.gallatinvalleyfarmersmarket.com.

7/21 Tax Increment Fund Board Meeting, 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Downtown Bozeman Partnership office.

7/21 Bogert Farmer’s Market, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Bogert Park. More information at www.bogertfarmersmarket.org.

7/22 Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce Full Board Meeting, 7 a.m. to 8 a.m., at the Bozeman Chamber, 2000 Commerce Way. More information at www.bozemanchamber.com.

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Register at www.bozemanchamber.com.

7/23 Music on Main, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., on Main St. between Black and Rouse Avenues. More information at www.downtownbozeman.org.

7/25 Gallatin Valley Farmer’s Market, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Gallatin Valley Fairgrounds. More information at www.gallatinvalleyfarmersmarket.com.

7/28 Bogert Farmer’s Market, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Bogert Park. More information at www.bogertfarmersmarket.org.

BELGRADE 6/25 Belgrade Chamber of Commerce Membership Luncheon, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Visit www. belgradechamber.org for registration and more information.

7/7 Belgrade Chamber of Commerce President’s Circle, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Meeting open to past presidents and past board of directors of the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce.

7/16 Belgrade Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Sunrise Homes. Visit www.belgradechamber.org for more information.

7/21 Belgrade Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Meeting, 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Visit www. belgradechamber.org.

MADISON COUNTY 6/23 Gras HR Consulting Presents HR Workshop on Orientations, 11:50 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at First Security Bank. Cost is $25. Visit www. bigskychamber.com for more information and registration 6/24 18th Annual Big Sky Chamber Awards & Dinner, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., in the Missouri Ballroom at Big Sky Resort. $60 for chamber members, $80 nonmembers. Visit www.bigskychamber.com for more information.

7/4 Annual Ennis 4th of July Parade “Boots, Chaps & Cowboy Hats”, 10 a.m. Downtown Ennis.

Visit www.ennischamber.com for more information.

7/22 Lunch on the Lawn, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Emerson Center. Visit www.theemerson.org for more information.

7/4 Ennis 4th of July Car Show, registration 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., awards at 1:30 p.m., at the Sportsman’s Lodge. For more information contact Brent Oliver at (406) 579-1714 or Joe Richardson at (406) 581-2969.

7/22 Prospera Business Network Annual Member Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Holiday Inn Gallatin Room, 5 E. Baxter Ln. Visit www. prosperabusinessnetwork.org for more information.

7/8 Ennis Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting, 8 a.m., at First Madison Valley Bank, Ennis. Visit www.ennischamber.com for more information.

7/23 Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Rocky Mountain Credit Union, 8645 Huffine Ln. Ste. 100. Free for members, $25 for non-members.

7/14 Big Sky Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at the Big Sky Chamber, 55 Lone Mountain Trail. Visit www.bigskychamber.com for more information.

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7/16 Visit Big Sky Board Meeting, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., at the Big Sky Chamber, 55 Lone Mountain Trail. Visit www.visitbigskymt.com for more information.

7/16 Big Sky Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at PureWest Christie’s International Realty, 107 Lone Peak Dr. Visit www. bigskychamber.com for more information.

7/17- 18 Moods of the Madison Music Festival in Ennis. Visit http://moodsofthemadison.com.

7/18 Summer 2015 Fly-In “Wings, Rotors & Wheels”, at the Ennis Big Sky Airport. Visit http:// choiceavaiation.com/events/ for more information.

PARK COUNTY 6/24 Livingston Farmers’ Market, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Miles Park Bandshell.

6/25 Network Live! Livingston Business After Hours, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Park County Fairgrounds. Visit www.livingston-chamber.com or call (406) 222-0850 for more information.

6/29 Shields Valley Farmers Market, 4 p.m. to 7 p..m., at the Drinking Horse Coffee Cabin green space, at the corner of Rock Creek Rd. and HWY 89.

Visit www.shieldsvalleyfarmersmarket.org for more information.

7/1 Livingston Farmers’ Market, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Miles Park Bandshell.

7/2- 7/4 28th Annual Festival of the Arts @ The Depot Center, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., in the Depot Rotary Park. Visit www.livingston-chamber.com.

7/6 Shields Valley Farmers Market, 4 p.m. to 7 p..m., at the Drinking Horse Coffee Cabin green space, at the corner of Rock Creek Rd. and HWY 89.

Visit www.shieldsvalleyfarmersmarket.org for more information.

7/8 Livingston Farmers’ Market, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Miles Park Bandshell.

7/15 Livingston Farmers’ Market, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Miles Park Bandshell.

7/17- 7/18 Summerfest, at the Miles Park Bandshell in Livingston. Visit www.livingston-chamber. com for more information.

7/22 Livingston Farmers’ Market, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Miles Park Bandshell.

7/23- 7/26 Red Ants Pants Festival, in White Sulphur Springs. Visit http://redantspantsmusicfestival.com for more information.

7/29 Livingston Farmers’ Market, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Miles Park Bandshell.

7/29- 8/1 Park County Fair, at the Park County Fairgrounds. Visit www.livingston-chamber.com.

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FOOD TRUCKS COV E R S T OR Y CON T. After completing more than 20 tastings with friends and refining their menu to include curry, Caprese and fajita-style macs, the brothers opened the truck last June.

With 30 years of restaurant experience between them — Tyler works as a sous chef at Copper in the winter when the truck is closed — the brothers knew what they were getting into when they started. But even they seem surprised by the unrelenting workload.

“We put in 60 hours a week,” Jesse said. “We wake up, go to work, pass out and then do it again. And for the hours you do it you don’t get rich.”

Despite their increased success over the past year, both dispel the notion that food truck owners make money hand over fist.

“We have fun doing this. If you’re not having fun then it’s pointless,” Jesse said. “No one is getting rich so you’d better be having fun.”

An age-old concept dating back to the chuckwagons that fed cowboys in the 1800s, modern food trucks have grown dramatically in popularity in the past 10 years.

Many sources point to Los Angeles around 2008 as the birthplace of the culinary movement. By 2010, there were so many new trucks in the Golden State that local health officials insisted they receive mandatory inspections.

The following year, restaurant rating guide Zagat added a food truck category to its reviews.

Nowadays even chain restaurants such as Olive Garden and Applebee’s are setting up mobile vendors.

In 2014, mobile food vendors were projected to account for $717 million in sales, according to National Restaurant Association data. While this represents 1 percent of the restaurant industry’s nearly $700 billion in total sales, the food truck sector is among the trade’s fastest growing.

According to small business research group Emergent Research, food trucks are estimated to generate $2.7 billion by 2017— accounting for between 4 and 5 percent of the industry total.

There is no official tally of the number of trucks currently operating in the U.S. A 2014 University of Michigan study identified more than 4,000 trucks across the country, but the search only included cities with more than 100,000 people.

Locally, there are more than a dozen active food trucks in the Bozeman area, offering fare from roasted nuts to frozen yogurt.

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The Amok food truck parks on Main Street on June 17, in Bozeman.

Savannah and Erik Kurowski, began serving food on June 6, operating out of parking lots at the Bozeman Brewing Company, Outlaw Brewing and The Filling Station in agreement with the respective owners.

“We’re just getting our feet wet,” said Savannah, who bought the truck from previous Bozeman food truck owner Kyle Bert of La Troca. “It’s a lot more work than we thought it was going to be, but I like a challenge.”

Todd Hough, owner of Outlaw, said that trucks like Grub Hatch have been a boon, providing the food that the brewery never intended to sell.

“It’s been great for us. It took people a little while to catch on to us having a truck here every night, but now people are expecting it,” he said.

“It’s a model that works for us.”

Abby Hetherington, owner of The Architect’s Wife and creator of Food Truck Fridays — a weekly gathering of several trucks on her private lot on West Babcock — shared Hough’s view.

“We’ve had great traffic come through; it’s been awesome,” she said of the events. “It only adds to my business and the success of everybody.”

The increased popularity of pulled-pork sliders, cupcakes and macaroni and cheese bowls has not come without controversy.

In 2012, food truck vendors in Chicago sued the city over an ordinance that prevented them selling their fare within 200 feet of any brickand-mortar food business. Many other cities, such as Sacramento and Pittsburgh, also have these so-called “setback ordinances,” preventing food trucks from doing business within a specified distance of restaurants. Some cities, such as New Orleans, have taken a zonal approach

— allowing food trucks only in certain areas or neighborhoods.

Bozeman has no current legislation regulating the operation of food trucks. After obtaining a $75 business license and a health inspection, the trucks are free to move as they please, provided they abide by public and private parking rules.

But according to truck owners, there is an unspoken code about where and how they choose to set up shop.

“The etiquette is don’t park in front of restaurants and don’t copy menus,” Savannah said.

“We respect brick-and-mortar restaurants,” Tyler added. “I’ve worked in restaurants a long time so I know how it is.”

But several downtown business owners are unsatisfied with these unwritten rules.

“Food trucks should be on side streets. They should not be on Main Street,” said Bob Fletcher, owner of The Cannery and Burger Bob’s. “It’s not a competition deal with me. My problem is a parking problem. We’re really hurting for parking. They take up two parking places, and there is no parking.”

The lower taxes and fees, along with the trucks’ ability to come and go, make for an uneven playing field, Fletcher said.

“The food trucks want to come down and pluck the busy days; they cherry-pick us,” he said. “That’s why we’re asking them to go to the side streets and play fair.”

In 2011, the Bozeman City Commission created a working group in an attempt to regulate the budding issue of food trucks downtown. The group — which included Ellie Staley, program director for the Downtown Bozeman Partnership, Brit Fontenot, director of economic devel-

opment for the city, as well as several restaurant and food truck owners — met five times in early 2012 before returning to the commission with its recommendations.

The suggestions were generally vague and addressed trash cleanup and noise limitations, but called for no parking or setback restrictions from brick-and-mortar restaurants. Despite working for more than six months, the group admitted that it could not reach a consensus regarding downtown food truck regulation.

“Ultimately, the decision whether to prohibit mobile food vending in the downtown…is a policy decision for the commission,” it wrote.

The recommendations were brought before the commission where, after numerous public comments and a meeting extension, the issue remained unresolved.

“The food truck owners policed themselves or made some changes in what they were doing and it worked out,” Mayor Jeff Krauss said of the meeting. “We had good cooperation with the owners and that’s why nothing came of it.”

In response to several recent comments from downtown business owners, the city is once again attempting to tackle the issue.

“My concern is that there are no regulations

right now,” said Community Food Co-Op manager Kelly Wiseman, who emailed the commission about a potential ordinance in May. “Nobody wants to be the guy to hate the cute little food trucks, but my concern is that it could get out of control if there are no regulations.”

This time around the city tasked Chris Naumann, executive director of the DBP, with creating an outline to present back to the City Planning Department and the City Commission.

“There’s restaurant owners that would sooner have [food trucks] banned from downtown and some that want them regulated. The vast majority would land in the middle, and that’s right where the regulation would land,” Naumann said.

Naumann said he plans to use the framework of the 2012 group — again avoiding distance setbacks from restaurants — in his draft, and has not ruled out the idea of a food truck-specific parking zone. He also supports the idea of a special downtown permit with a fee attached, which would help offset trash collection and general cleanup costs.

Naumman hopes to bring a plan before the city by the end of the month, but stressed that the final push would have to come from restaurant and food truck owners.

“If the business community has more of a voice that they want [regulations] in place, action will be taken and we’ll have a result instead of just another example of talking about it and nothing happening,” he said.

But Fletcher is not holding his breath.

“I don’t think the city is going to back [the regulations]. I don’t understand why the commission doesn’t follow its motive,” he said.

For the size of the area and the number of vendors currently operating, food truck owners understand that some form of an ordinance is inevitable.

“If people keep bringing [food trucks] out, they will have to do something or else it will cause problems for businesses,” admitted Savannah, who hoped to park Grub Hatch downtown for the first time later that week.

But for many, strict regulations could mean the end of the road for their trucks.

“There are plenty of people to go around. But it sucks for us because if we get kicked out of downtown we will probably sell our truck, because that’s what we depend on,” Jesse Collins said.

Kendall can be reached at lkendall@dailychronicle.com. Kendall is on Twitter at @lewdak

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Commercial Restaurants and Bars 3240 W. Technology, Mitchell Development, Gray Companies Inc., 3,054 Sq Ft., $383,521 Commercial Tenant Improvement 1735 S. 19th, 3S Providence LLC, Biggerstaff Construction Co., 2,200 Sq Ft., $69,000 1531 W. Main., 400 Marion Inc., Corstone Contractors LLC, $77,000 MSU-Huffman, MSU, Lutey Construction/Craftsman, $87,293 2360 N. Seventh, Powder River Company LLC, Williams Plumbing & Heating Inc., 5,448 Sq Ft., $36,211 16 N. Grand, Dutton Development, Walker Construc-

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tion, 2,742 Sq Ft., $76,000 6195 E. Valley Center, MCRT Bozeman LLC, Gonzalez Renovation Corp., $18,000 1975 Cattail, Gallatin TR LP/Twist Realty, EG Construction LLC, $96,350 242 E. Main, Anna Milner, Langlas & Assoc. Inc., 1,584 Sq Ft., $1,500 128 E. Main, Guglielmino Family, Sherwood Construction Inc., $36,100 131 W. Main, Dutton Development LLC, Walker Construction, 2,257 Sq Ft., $89,350 555 Manley, B&G Development LLC, Buffalo Restoration Inc., $4,000 MSU-Cheever Hall, MSU Facilities, Spring Corporation, 1,400 Sq Ft., $50,000 35 W. Main, KBH Proper-

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Demolition Permit 1322 E. Main, East Main Investments, Walker Construction, $15,000 1340 E. Main, East Main Investments, Walker Construction, $15,000 413 N. Black, William L. Cochran, Mitchell Roe Construction Inc., $15,000 1324 E. Main, Mountain West Bank, Walker Construction, $100,000 123 S. Rouse, David M. Sigler, Owner is General, $5,000 Fire Protection Systems Permit 2855 N. 19th, Gallatin PRLP, Coppermine Fire Suppresstion Systems, $5,300 2485 Manley, Delphini LLC, Central Technologies

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New Contractors - Drywall Agathos Drywall, George A. Rosales, 24 S. Montana Ave., Helena, May 27.

Gonzalez Renovation Corp., Rafael E. Gonzalez, 1452 Wickham Ln., Holiday, Florida, May 19.

Shayne Leo Hamilton, Shayne L. Hamilton, 521 Maple St., Anaconda, May 29.

New Contractors - Electrical Skyline Electric LLC, Terry Lee Martens, 15 Vista Ave., Libby, May 15.

New Contractors - General Clean Slate Tile, Orion A. Helms, 1223 N. 8th Ave., Bozeman, May 5.

Cliff Silber’s Home Renovation, Cliff Edward Silber, 1 Gardiner Park Dr., Bozeman, May 4.

Covenant Homes, Inc., Dewin Lynn Madill, 642 Cottonwood Rd. Ste. 3, Bozeman, May 27.

Energisystems LLC, Paul T. Martens, 942 Rochester Dr., Billings, May 18.

General Maintenance, Keith E. Johnson, 2405 W. College St., Unit 23, Bozeman, May 20.

Grizzly Roofing & Construction, Luis M. Argelia, 815 N. 5th Ave., Bozeman, May 26.

Hilgard Construction, Inc., Gregg R. Smith, 26 S. Hunters Way, Bozeman, May 29.

Massman Studios, No Owner or Address, May 20.

Mountain Metal Door & Frame, Caleb Daniel Yeykal, 1211 S. Willson Ave., Bozeman, May 5.

Myers Landscaping and Construction, Carl A. Myers, 200 Frank Rd., Bozeman, May 4.

Nicholas Simpson, Nicholas Simpson, 2619 Snapdragon St., Bozeman, May 1.

Pemberton Construction LLC, Richard D. Pemberton, 40 Cottonwood Ln., Belgrade, May 5.

Revolve Design Build LLC, Matthew William Schmidt, 1222 Willson Ave., Bozeman, May 27.

RJS Construction Services, Richard Story, 8095 Altenbrand Ave., Manhattan, May 29.

Sherwood Construction, Inc., Mark McKeone, 604 Dell Pl., Bozeman, May 20.

Shit Show Construction, William J. Jodar, 618 S. 11th Ave., Bozeman, May 5.

Snowcrest Builders, Inc., John Arthur Belschwender, 1550 Magenta Rd., Bozeman, May 5.

Steelhead Communications, Jolene Annette Moorhouse, 28120 S R 410 #, Ste. A3, Buckley, Washington, May 20.

Sunnyside Contracting, Christopher Filar, 107 N. 8th St., Livingston, May 27.

Tricon Commercial Construction, Stanley P. Sayers, 385 Old Corvallis Rd., Hamilton, May 5.

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New Food Service - Catering Montana Home Cook, Michael P. Rubsam, 67 W. Fieldview Ct., Bozeman, May 14.

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Jersey Mike’s Subs, Victor J. Marabella, 1931 W. Main St., Bozeman, May 20.

New Graphic Design Sloth and Rabbit, William L. Wentworth, 2464 Rose St., Bozeman, May 8.

New Contractors – Welding & Fabrication Snell’s Welding & Fabrication, Dale R. Snell, 153 Holland Ln., Bozeman, May 14.

New Food Service - Food Truck Big Sky Hot Dogs, David J. Hartman, 3020 S. Healy Ave., Bozeman, May 8.

Blue Moose BBQ, Joseph C. Rowan, 56 Eustis Rd., Three Forks, May 5.

Grille 406, Eric Anthony Esper, 2320 W. Main St. Ste. 2, Bozeman, May 5.

Grub Hatch, Calvin Harding Ferrell 3rd, 417 W. Lamme St., Bozeman, May 6.

Schudogs Free Range Sausage, Jonathan R. Schuler, 309 Stone Fly Dr., Bozeman, May 28.

Totally Tasty Catering LLP, Kathryn Wasilewski, 1031 Turkey Leg Rd., Big Sky, May 7.

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Eclipse Audio Video, Matthew J. Fulbright, 511 E. Gallatin, Belgrade, May 5.

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By Ris Higgins “I’m new to my job at a lively, forwardthinking company. There are lots of things I am realizing I don’t know about their systems, their way of working with teams and what they expect of me. I’m feeling uncomfortable because I don’t know yet. After all, they’re paying me to know. I don’t want my discomfort to show because I don’t want them to second-guess hiring me. How can I get up to speed quickly?”

-M.B., Department Manager, Bozeman There really does seem to be an unspoken pressure to know in the business world, and it sounds like you are in that pressure cooker, M.B. Could you be “shoulding” on yourself? That sounds like, “I should know how to do that better, or more quickly, or more confidently.”

This habit creates more pressure for us, removing our ability to ask and learn more. When we’re in the thick of it we create a story about what people will think about us, and it’s usually not a very good version of ourselves. Here’s how you can stop this downward spiral. Name it. By recognizing that this cycle of shoulding is happening, you take away its power over you. You now have it instead of it having you.

Nobody knows everything, even if it looks that way. As a new employee, you’re in sponge mode, M.B., absorbing all you can about the systems, teams and expectations. Notice it all, and notice it from the viewpoint of a beginner.

That’s where your strength can be because you’ll think of questions nobody else sees. Here’s the best part about that for you as a department manager: If you learn to give yourself permission not to know everything, you also give your direct reports the same permission. Think how 18

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freeing and engaging that could be for them with a new manager. They very likely have their own “shoulds” about what you are expecting of them.

I have a phrase I like to use that helps me when I’m learning something new. I say to myself, “In the area of X, I’m a beginner.” It’s amazing to me how these eight words relax me.

In saying this, I give myself permission to make mistakes, to not get it right all the time, and to learn from mishaps. After all, I’m declaring myself a beginner. It frees me up to not have to know it all and to be able to stay calm.

I’m working on something new right now where I think I should know more regarding my laptop computer’s technology. I was worried I looked stupid in front of clients, and you can imagine how much that helped me solve the challenges. So when I said, “I’m a beginner in this area, please bear with me,” I found myself relaxing into a comfort of asking for help and we all laughed together as we figured it out.

Having to know everything is what I call an enemy of learning.

Think about it. If I have to know everything before I can learn, how will I ever learn? That’s the real enemy here, and I created it. Being able to name your enemy of learning, M.B., is critical. When you do, you have it instead of it having you.

That’s when we free ourselves up to grow and expand.

So in the spirit of offering new thinking without being attached to an outcome, here is a list of 15 other enemies of learning for you to consider.

I got this list from Julio Olalla, an exquisite coach and friend, and I use it all the time. n Inability to admit I don’t know, to admit ignorance n Using the excuse of not having time n Desire to have everything clear all the time n Leaving emotions out of the realm of learning

n A mood of gravity — being able to laugh at myself is a big friend of learning n Triviality — Am I unwilling to let the conversation get to the real issues, so I constantly divert using humor? n Addiction to the answer — Do I always have an answer, no matter what the question is? n Not granting authority to be taught — Can I be open to accept the ideas of another? n Living in assessment of everything — I can’t listen because I am too busy accepting or rejecting assessments of others. n Inability to be spontaneous n Addiction to novelty — I only look at what is new as valuable. n Not allowing myself to be a beginner n Confusing opinions with knowing — Opinions aren’t knowledge. n Busyness — Am I not able to stop and hear? n Being blind to blindness — I don’t know what I don’t know.

Now, M.B., find the top enemy of learning for you. Then figure out what it costs you, as if it’s holding you hostage. When I did that, I discovered the cost was my ability to be present, so I was disconnected from the very people I wanted to connect with. Perhaps you will discover that not knowing isn’t so bad. It can be the beginning of development, engagement and motivation for you and your direct reports.

Here’s another way to look at not knowing.

It’s a story I’ve carried with me for years about a person who goes to a Zen master to ask about learning. The master suggests they have tea. He pours tea into his visitor’s cup until it spills over the brim, and yet he continues to pour. Finally, the visitor blurts out, “But my cup is full; it will hold no more!” “Exactly,” says the master, “and like your cup, your mind is full of your own beliefs and ideas. I can give you nothing until you first empty your cup.”

Ris Higgins is a leadership coach, change agent and innovative thought-leader at Leadership Outfitters. You can contact her at 406-586-5504 or email her at ris@leadership-outfitters. com.

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