<description>&lt;p&gt;This is the podcast for alpaca people!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I had great plans - but was beaten by the weather.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;How often does this happen to you?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Plans are never fixed when you have alpacas. And any or all of the following can get in your way:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Weather - including mud and wet hay, etc&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;cooperation from your alpacas&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;your own focus&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;friends and family, visitors in general&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;So what do you do when you can’t control everything? - maybe 'be more alpaca'.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;I did a whole episode about how to be more alpaca - episode 97 &lt;a href="https://alpacatribe.com/podcast97/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Be more alpaca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;a href="https://alpacatribe.com/podcast275/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Be even more alpaca&lt;/a&gt; in episode 275 - check them out if it feels like that is how you could be.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alpacas don’t plan, but they definitely have expectations&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;How can you know?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;How can you avoid adding unnecessary friction?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you were an alpaca, what would you plan to do, and what might change your plans?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Plan like an alpaca&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Keep your eyes and ears open, sniff the breeze.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Expect the unexpected&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Stay flexible, be present in the moment and enjoy the sunshine when it comes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoyed it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can contact me by email - &lt;a href="mailto:steve@alpacatribe.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;steve@alpacatribe.com&lt;/a&gt; - or leave me a &lt;a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/AlpacaTribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;voicemail&lt;/a&gt; from your browser.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alpaca Tribe is hosted and produced by Steve Heatherington of &lt;a href="https://https:watersidevoices.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Waterside Voices&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy</description>

Alpaca Tribe

Steve Heatherington

The best plan is an alpaca plan

FEB 18, 202617 MIN
Alpaca Tribe

The best plan is an alpaca plan

FEB 18, 202617 MIN

Description

This is the podcast for alpaca people!I had great plans - but was beaten by the weather.How often does this happen to you?Plans are never fixed when you have alpacas. And any or all of the following can get in your way:Weather - including mud and wet hay, etccooperation from your alpacasyour own focusfriends and family, visitors in generalSo what do you do when you can’t control everything? - maybe 'be more alpaca'.I did a whole episode about how to be more alpaca - episode 97 Be more alpacaand Be even more alpaca in episode 275 - check them out if it feels like that is how you could be.Alpacas don’t plan, but they definitely have expectationsHow can you know?How can you avoid adding unnecessary friction?If you were an alpaca, what would you plan to do, and what might change your plans?Plan like an alpacaKeep your eyes and ears open, sniff the breeze.Expect the unexpectedStay flexible, be present in the moment and enjoy the sunshine when it comes.Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoyed it.You can contact me by email - [email protected] - or leave me a voicemail from your browser.Alpaca Tribe is hosted and produced by Steve Heatherington of Waterside Voices. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy