Sometimes Your Dreams Can Be a Headache

This past weekend I had an amazing time as I chased my dreams by speaking in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The speech itself went awesome, the room was packed and people were literally sitting on the ground.

Giving the audience candy

The city of Albuquerque was beautiful and very interesting; the back drop of the mountains was amazing. The food was delicious, a great mix of American and Mexican.

I totally amazed that people are willing to have me come speak in their city, at their conference. It’s a dream come true and it just feels right.

View from my hotel

Everything was all good until the flight home. We got on the plane as normal, got on the runway and were fourth in line to take off. Our turn came and we didn’t move, it was about twenty minutes before the captain came on and said there was a problem.

We waited and waited, the whole time the plane was getting hotter with no air flowing. We were told that something was wrong with the engine and we had to go back to the terminal to get it looked at; we were told it would be about a half hour.

I had a connecting flight in Minneapolis so as each minute went on I was getting more nervous of missing that flight. In the end the flight was cancelled and we would have to stay an extra night. They ended up paying for a night at a Sheraton and gave us a whole $12 in food vouchers (yeah).

Where they put us up

I was upset because I had to get home to see my family and catch up on a lot of work. This is my dream but indirectly it was causing me some stress, what’s going on???

The Bottle is Half Full

I know the power of positive thinking and I know all about prayer yet in times like these that knowledge goes out the window. I was sitting in my room for a while, upset and ready to call CNN about Delta airlines. This was the third time in the last month that I was deplaned with Delta

After sobbing for a little while, logic and reason set in, that little voice started telling me to grow up. I realized I could sit there and look at it as a negative thing or make the best out of it.

Staying the extra day I was able to go to an after party for the conference and individually talk to people who had enjoyed my presentation. I made great connections and helped some people figure out some things about their dreams.

It took a while but I finally saw things in the right perspective.

As you chase your dreams or even when you are finally living them, there will still be bumps on the road. Even if you’re at a job or business that you want to get away from, it all comes down to how you look at things.

How will you respond? How will you look at the situation? Will the glass be half full or half empty?

I hope you respond better than I do but if you struggle, let’s work on it together. So what’s the secret?

Focus on your “why”

I was in New Mexico to chase my dreams, this whole year I’ve been taking my dreams to new, higher levels, what reason do I have to complain? Answer: NONE!

If you have take action on your dreams than you’re one step closer to the life you truly want, focus on that awesome reality.

If you are not there yet, then still rejoice in the fact that you have a job, many don’t. We have so many things to be grateful for, we’re alive!!

A big part of truly living your life is the journey and how much you can enjoy the journey. Life is sooooooo short and before we know it we’re looking back talking about “when I was in High School”. I remember being in High School and now I have a son who’s about to enter seventh grade, CRAZY!

My main regret in life is not truly savoring every minute of thus far, the time wasted worrying about things I just can’t change. Going forward here I’m going to do my best to view the glass at half full, to savor the good and bad, and make the best out of it. I’m living out my dreams and that’s what I’m focusing on

Do you view the glass as half full or half empty? Anything you need to work on?

P.S. I thought this was a funny T-shirt so I bought it