Do one of the following: 1) post your questions below. They will be answered if you can make it live, or not. 2) post your updates from the last Q&A. 3) if you have no questions, but are coming anyway, let me know below. See ya sausages tomorrow.

Just filled out one of those “how many weeks you have left to live” calculators. I do it every year around my birthday as a reminder that the clock is always ticking. And every year it feels like getting slapped in the face by a big brolic black dude. Every morning I put on a necklace that says, “You could leave life right now.” It’s a reminder not to take myself too seriously, to stay present, and to actually appreciate the life I’m moving through. Since having my son, that reminder cuts deeper. Life is brighter with him, but everything else is darker. It used to be easy to face the concept of death without any real stakes. Now those stakes are staring back at me. But face away I will not. There’s a Stoic practice where you kiss your child goodnight and remind yourself it might be the last time. People say it’s too extreme, but they miss the point. It forces you to understand everything you love is temporary, and none of it is promised. (Side note: Doing this makes Amor Fati an extreme sport. To love your fate no matter what, even if fate takes someone you love too soon.) Time moves faster when you measure it, and somehow feels longer only when you look back. So time is flying at ridiculous speed when you measure a baby’s life in days and weeks. I used to think that was ridiculous, until I had one. Funny how ignorance works. Sharing this here because it felt too personal for the email list, but perfect for this group. Take from it whatever you want.

Something urgent popped up. Apologies. We'll go live next week at the same time, check the calendar for info. Hate to do this, but it's needed. Forgive me.

I shall be as brief as is necessary. 44yr old carpenter, mix of work including bespoke cabinets and built ins, timber framing (heavy traditional) and restoration, renovation and conservation of historic buildings. Diagnosed with prostate cancer in January, surgery to remove in first week of December. Prognosis is cancer should be gone, bedroom department on sabbatical for an unknown or indefinite period and urinary incontinence expected up to 12 months following a minimum of three months off work prior to gradual build up to full time hours. What do you do with the time off? Keep in mind there is an unknown date for returning to work despite limited financial resources as well as an unknown timeframe to work with regarding my physical ability to return to work at a pre-surgical level. Currently looking at: CAD training with a view to learning CAD, CAM and CNC to varying degrees CAD leads to simplified processes in existing business as well as development into other areas of construction and design CAM and CNC knowledge help with design and consulting opportunities with regard to my skills in wood working integrating with modern technologies as well as design and fabrication studio options Will Review our website, processes etc but can’t really push for too much with regard to contracts etc as I do not want to over promise and under deliver if recovery is slower than ideal - quite likely Also want to take the opportunity to develop new habits and routines for personal improvement- weight, fitness and relaxation etc. No sympathy required!! It is just a little bit of cancer and perfectly survivable despite some uncomfortable outcomes. I am looking for objective input from people wiser and more worldly than I. After all, I am just a chippy

Dear @Connor Benham oh marketing-yoda! Here it is, all the lessons I've learned and many I've forgotten. A sales letter to accompany the coconut with a QR code to this web page: https://www.somersetwm.co.uk/coconuts Thoughts gratefully received! P.S. I can't mention pensions, finances, or money in the letter 'cos then I'll have to include all the FCA bollocks, so it's deliberately light to get them into the web domain to book a call. P.P.S. QR code is traceable to each person, so I can follow up via LinkedIn or other lumpy mail idc. P.P.P.S. Sales letter pdf render is a screenshot - the actual letter looks far more professionally handwritten