I want my business to "Take Off." I want to be able to sell as much as I can and work as little as possible in the process. I want to be able to do the things I'm passionate about. I want all my passions as well as my business and my faith and sense of purpose all to fit together. No dis-jointedness, no inconsistencies.
I am currently spending a lot of time building the internal processes for Broadstreet Consulting. Before my business takes off, I want to make sure I don't have to go through that painful process of figuring out how to handle all the business. A big part of my success will be bringing in the business, but more important will be getting the work done efficiently and delivering happy customers.
One of the things I've been working on is a presentation called Web 2.0 for Your Business. The goal is to speak to small business groups and help them understand what Web 2.0 is, and how their business can take advantage of the changes happening on the Web. So Tim Ferris's latest blog post about Al Gore's speech writer was very timely. I took away several key points-- stuff I've heard before, but always good to get reinforcement of important information. My main take-aways from Tim's Interview with Dan Pink:
Answer these two questions clearly:

• What is your point?
• Why does it matter?

The three essential ingredients of a good speech are:

• brevity
• levity
• repetition

I will definitely keep these things in mind as I deliver my first presentation on Web 2.0 next month.