Had a very successful inner circle meeting at Julia's Bistro. Though I was a bit jet-lagged, the group's enthusiasm was more than enough to make up for it.

Joining me were: Patricia Harrington, John Gorczynski, June Deadrick, Russ Frank, Jeff Stys, and Shannon Bishop.

We tweaked the project plan and timeline, discussed the budget, and strategized on the required letters of support.

We also made tentative plans about the expanded project team, anticipating that we'll require each inner circle member to recruit five to seven additional individuals for that phase. We discussed diversity...but realized that it's second-nature to all of us anyway. Since we're all young professionals, age is the area where we'll need to be really deliberate.