Like most entrepreneurial types these days, I don’t really have an office. I see massage clients in space I rent with a collective of healers. I see coaching clients in my apartment living room or we talk on the phone. As for doing deep thinking kind of work and getting my creative Groove on, I am at a loss to find a location that is calm, supportive and friendly.
I can no longer be at home. First off, I live in a gorgeous studio apartment with my partner, which is great but it is not enough SPACE for two. Second, I either start cleaning, eating or pruning the garden instead of digging to my newsletter, blog or interview preparation! It never fails! At first I thought I was the only one who suffered from “Workathomeitis” and the inevitable suck of the surroundings to distract one from their all important work in the world.  Not the case - whew!

Today I am sitting in a cafe called Ritual Roasters on Valencia in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco. An Awesome place to get a great cup of coffee, espresso or a tasty pastry and sit among other hip, focused entrepreneurs blasting out their creative juices into the world like full, ripe Vermont blueberries dancing atop a slice of velvety New York cheesecake.

But therein lies the problem. As the music overhead RAGES on (some kind of crazy drum and guitar rift at 9:52am), I realize my choices are extremely limited when it comes to finding a place where I can connect and get energized by the energy of my fellow non-corporate comrades without being lured by the seductive fingers of highly acidic coffee and sugary pastry that serves to do little more than fill my body with ingredients that provide little-to-no nutritional value.
So I found this AMAZING company that creates office space for people like me who are in dire need of a healthy, calm, supportive “office” environment! They are called Sandbox Suites and they provide the kind of community and space my heart, body and mind have been aching for! I hope for all you entrepreneurs you have spaces like this in your neck of the woods! For now, I will listen to Coldplay, “Green Eyes” and drink chai and grace the world with my little piece of love offering. Ah, I love the internet. And Chris Martin. And…