I didn’t submit a post last week because I was on an adventure. Do you ever experience times when you need to remove yourself from the mundane to gain perspective? I was at this point last week, so I pointed my wheels west toward Gunnison, Colorado.
As I drove, I listened to Love Does by Bob Goeff and Thirst by Scott Harrison. Each of these men live life with a sense of adventure. They are take action and ask for permission later type of people. They think outside of the box and challenge the status quo all while having an infectious desire to inspire and help people.
Three takeaways from my adventure:
Three. Advancement requires action. The very premise of Love Does is that love requires action. There are many actions we can take but sitting on the sideline does nothing to impact the world around us. Thirst is about Scott Harrison’s journey from rebellious teenager to New York City night club promoter to the founder of Charity Water. Scott wanted giving to be fun. He didn’t want people to donate to clean drinking water because they were guilted into it. Charity Water went to great lengths to connect the power of action to impact in the mind donors. This connection made giving a blast!
I want to adventure, so what if I fail. Without the possibility of failure life isn’t exhilarating. I get one life. With it, I am going to prepare, take action, and strive to inspire and help people. I choose adventure.