Yesterday I had a really cool experience. When I went to post a few pictures I took while flying out to California on Facebook, I saw that my iPhone’s smart capabilities tagged where I was when I took the pictures.
The one above said I was at PhinDeli Town Buford, Wyoming.
How freaking cool! I’ve never physically been to Wyoming, but this pics says I was, albeit in the sky.
I learned, Buford, as it was originally known, was founded in 1866 during the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad. And though it once boasted a population of 2,000. It is now famous for it’s population of one person.
In the spirit of the American Dream, Phạm Đình Nguyên bought the town and sells “PhinDeli” brand coffee that he imports from Vietnam in the convenience store.
One town. One person. One dream.
It never changes, when I fly, it feels otherworldly to me.
Ethereal.
Holy.
From simply wanting to capture a Heavenly view, I now felt connected with a man in the middle of Wyoming that I never met, as I flew overhead.
As I thought more about Nguyen out in ‘no man’s land,’ by himself, at an altitude of 8000 feet, I felt a shared connection of lessons I learned along the way, but can sometimes forget if I get lost in the sea of opinions others think are best for me. Like me, you’ve probably learned these life lessons already. But like me, why you don’t want to forget them either. Lessons like,
- Challenges will always rise, but who you become in the process is what matters most.
- There are times you will feel all alone, but alone time can be the most fertile ground for exponential learning and growth.
- There is great freedom in choosing you and what you know is best for you, especially when you discover people who you thought supported you don’t
- Your greatest strength emanates from rising above disappointments, setbacks, and hurt.
- Emotional mastery comes from getting back in the game, over and over and over
My thoughts brought me back to a favorite quote of writer Joseph Campbell’s,
“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls.”
That in spite of other’s opinions, judgements and even ideas of how they think you you should do things. follow your bliss. Buy that piece of land you really want, even if it is in the middle of what seems like no where to others. Fly off to California at a time that seems poorly timed, it could be the best thing you could ever do for yourself and your business. And… say no to that unhealthy food choice even if everyone you know tells you ‘it’s OK to eat anything you want in moderation,” when you know research and your body tell you sugar is addictive and causes imbalance in your body.
Moments are like that, they offer you the opportunity to rise above, to learn and grow, to choose you, build emotional mastery… to follow your bliss, or concede your personal power to what others think is best for you.
As my son said to me recently, “do you.”
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