Category: Personal Reflections

Years ago, I fell in love with a Canadian TV travel show, Departures. It’s one of the shows that made me second guess cord-cutting. Beautiful cinematography and hosts with a very unique viewpoint, I can’t recommend Departures enough. A brief summary of the show: hosts Scott Wilson & Justin Lukach along with cinematographer Andre Dupis drop everything and explore the world for a year. That year ends up extending into 3, each with it’s own season. Other travel hosts tend to have some kind of agenda, whether finding the best travel deals, exploring a certain element of a culture, or such. The guys really don’t. They travel to destinations that intrigue them and, in a rather zen-like manner, allow the location and people they meet to guide them. At least that’s how the show comes across. It’s really about human connection.

So imagine my joy when, recently, I popped into Netflix and beheld this glorious site:

I’m very, very happy to see this. Go forth and stream this one with my highest recommendations.

The quest: take my natural talents and use them to make the world a better place. I want to be a positive influence on the world, inspire and grow people to the greatest heights of their talents and passions.

I want to continuously grow and learn, to be more useful and inspiring. I want to nurture people, help them grow and become better.  I’ve organized, coordinated and lead teams with this in mind. Yet I feel there’s more I can do, more that I offer. I’m still stretching to wrap my head around this.

Real estate agents sometimes struggle with an over-inflated sense of self. More often, however, it’s the opposite, that they don’t see their own value-add. Well, outside of a real estate transaction. Perhaps that’s why so many people lose contact with their agents, even though they’re happy with the service.

Realize there’s plenty to add to those you love, to the community around you. It’s hard to think of reasons to connect if you only think your value is the single transaction. Calling and talking are a chore, you’re worried about bugging people. Deeply understanding your value-add really is critical.

Is been quite some time since I’ve had a day full of air travel. This was a remarkably easy trip. We actually made it to Orlando about 1/2 hour early. Life in the future is grand. I loved having charges in the seat. Hit the ground with everything charged and ready to go.

Geek moment: I won the bomb material swipe lottery. Watching the samples getting analyzed, seeing the spectrometer on the screen, just made me giddy. Ah, I heart the sciencey goodness.

I love the sensation of takeoff. Rather like a reverse rollercoaster. A young boy in front of me had his arms raised as we ascended. It was perfect. Well, nobody whooped. That would’ve been perfect.

Now I’m sitting in a hotel room, fighting off sleep for a bit longer. I don’t want to adapt to eastern time well. A week from now I’ll be back home. I’d rather not be too messed up by that.

And the journey continues…