Whoa. It's been a long time since my last post. Almost five years. I guess it is true what they say: once it's on the internet, it's there FOREVER. I still managed to remember my username and password so crisis averted.
The last five years have been quite a ride. I'm still in Hawaii. I am probably writing this post from the exact same location that I wrote my last entry. I haven't done the crazy travels since my venture in Asia. Few trips sprinkled in but nothing of the type that I spoke before. No Greece. No Europe. No South America. Just Hawaii. I have been in some tremendous situations, though. So my life hasn't been boring. Some people say that what I've been through is pretty crazy. Eh. Maybe it was at the time. I'll leave it for another day.
"Growth" would be an accurate term to describe my life since the last post. From being the guy that wanted to define his life by where he has traveled, I've grown to wanting to define the places I travel to by who I am. This is a recent phenomenon. One that I actually learned at work, of all places.
Being a financial advisor, one is essentially in sales. Sales of meetings, sales of strategies, sales of products, yadda, yadda. I hate sales (or at least, I did). For years, I would tell people what I do and I would cringe inside projecting that this person must think I'm a bloodsucking salesman. I was letting the title define me. Not until recently, when I almost lost a big case, did I get the epiphany that I should be the one that defines the title. In order to be a great salesperson, one must be a great person. And to be a great person, one must have integrity and lead an amazing life. Funny, this is starting to sound like the posts I wrote five years ago.
So what's next? So far it probably sounds like I am planning on taking Buddha out with the amount of self improvement I'm doing. To tell you the truth, I have no idea. Routine is still a problem for me and I do get the itch to jump on a plane to anywhere. Although what I have is comfortable, I am not content. I have incredible aspirations personally and professionally and there is no slowing down. Rather than itching with anxiety, I am open to opportunity. Simply, if life is a collection of memories, I am actively searching for the gems. Can't wait to see what the next chapter holds.
Live It.
The last five years have been quite a ride. I'm still in Hawaii. I am probably writing this post from the exact same location that I wrote my last entry. I haven't done the crazy travels since my venture in Asia. Few trips sprinkled in but nothing of the type that I spoke before. No Greece. No Europe. No South America. Just Hawaii. I have been in some tremendous situations, though. So my life hasn't been boring. Some people say that what I've been through is pretty crazy. Eh. Maybe it was at the time. I'll leave it for another day.
"Growth" would be an accurate term to describe my life since the last post. From being the guy that wanted to define his life by where he has traveled, I've grown to wanting to define the places I travel to by who I am. This is a recent phenomenon. One that I actually learned at work, of all places.
Being a financial advisor, one is essentially in sales. Sales of meetings, sales of strategies, sales of products, yadda, yadda. I hate sales (or at least, I did). For years, I would tell people what I do and I would cringe inside projecting that this person must think I'm a bloodsucking salesman. I was letting the title define me. Not until recently, when I almost lost a big case, did I get the epiphany that I should be the one that defines the title. In order to be a great salesperson, one must be a great person. And to be a great person, one must have integrity and lead an amazing life. Funny, this is starting to sound like the posts I wrote five years ago.
So what's next? So far it probably sounds like I am planning on taking Buddha out with the amount of self improvement I'm doing. To tell you the truth, I have no idea. Routine is still a problem for me and I do get the itch to jump on a plane to anywhere. Although what I have is comfortable, I am not content. I have incredible aspirations personally and professionally and there is no slowing down. Rather than itching with anxiety, I am open to opportunity. Simply, if life is a collection of memories, I am actively searching for the gems. Can't wait to see what the next chapter holds.
Live It.
