Ok, I know you probably aren't going to accept my apologies.
I know that you have waited and waited for a blog and lost your patience. I
know your inspiration tank is empty now because you were relying on my stories
to be inspired. I know that what I just said is not entirely true, but that is
what I tell myself anyways.
It has been exactly a year since I posted my last blog. This
is crazy because I broke my promise, again. I did not keep in touch with you.
I have a good excuse.
I went missing because I took time to work on some good
stuff. Taking time away was not part of the plan but sadly it went in that
direction. I really wanted to both blog
and work on this good stuff but with not enough time in the day and trying to
meet all my other commitments I had to put it on hold.
I truly am sorry, and
I hope you can forgive me... again.
I hope once you discover what it is I was working on you
will forget all the pain I have caused you by not talking to you.
So, what is this good
stuff I worked on while away you ask?
Well, in the last year, I finished writing one book
(co-authored with Paul), the second one is 98% complete, and the third one is
on the way. Oh, and just yesterday I was
asked to co-author a book with other awesome people.
Wait, there is more!
I have been working with a team on an amazing online course
that will make a huge impact on people for many years to come (I am not
overselling here!).
There is one more thing: I recently started working on
another project that will bring communities together to work on common projects
with the goal of making the world a better place to live.
Isn’t that awesome?
When you read the above statements, you would think I am
having the time of my life. You may be right, but for a while, I was not having
fun at all. The day to day work of making those things happen can take a toll
on somebody, especially when you do not see an immediate result. Along the way,
I lost my joy, and above all, I had lost inspiration and motivation.
Until….
A couple of weeks ago, my friend Chris asked me if I was
available to speak at an event for youth. The topic was on entrepreneurship. I
said yes of course. At that time, I hadn’t done a speaking engagement for a
while (outside hosting events). What Chris did not tell me (maybe he did, I
don’t remember) was that I would be speaking during a church service. I found
myself in front of a packed church, with Pastors, Bishops and a congregation
that kept shouting “amen” at my stories. It was amazing!
Before that…
I was working on putting together a soccer tournament with
my co-workers. As I was speaking to the media about the event, one local radio
station asked me if I would be willing to work on a live broadcast of the
tournament with their team. Man, my yes was not loud enough. I couldn’t wait.
It brought back amazing memories of when I use to work in radio.
My speech at the church and my hour-long radio show made me
realize one thing. I had neglected my passions for the sake of work. Don’t get
me wrong. I was working on good stuff, but the grind it was taking did not
allow me to take a break and do things I love to do: speaking, radio, and
blogging….
Now, you know why I am writing this blog. It's for both you
and me:)
Stay tuned for the upcoming books in a store near you…
Moral of the story? Do you want to have fun again? Just be invited to speak at a church and you
will do radio
Always a pleasure
Patrick
The Journeyman
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