in·spi·ra·tion/
Noun:
- The process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, esp. to do something creative: “flashes of inspiration”.
- The quality of having been so stimulated, esp. when evident in something: “a moment of inspiration in an otherwise dull display”.
Who or what inspires you? In October we were honored to participate in Meet, Plan, Go -Orlando, a local edition of a national career break event. The event was inspiring, from the other panelists to the enthusiasm and questions from the registrants, I walked out of the event inspired to continue to find ways to live my life to the fullest.
After the event a man approached me from the crowd. Rick is an entrepreneur in South Florida, who was hoping to take his own career break in the near future. His enthusiasm and passion for taking control of his life was catchy, and I found inspiration at his eagerness to push forward with his plan. One year ago today we landed our feet back in the U.S. having completed our trip around the world. This last year has been rough on both of us, as coming home always is and we celebrate this bittersweet milestone with both tears of joy and sadness. Tuesday, we stopped by Rick’s restaurant and saw this sign on the door:
Congratulations Rick. There’s no better way we could have celebrated our one year home than to see someone else start the journey to their dream. Rick, wherever you are, I hope you follow your dream and continue to inspire others with your enthusiasm and zeal for life. See you on the other end!
Bret @ Green Global Travel says
I’m most inspired by people who somehow find a way to juggle it all– career, family, romance, playtime– while steadfastly pursuing their dreams. We have a 10-year-old daughter who spends 50% o her time with my ex, so a RTW trip isn’t possible for us at this point. But we enjoy reading others’ stories of career break travel.
Adam says
Awesome!! What a great surprise to come home to.
Jan Ross says
I’m not sure I’m quite that inspiring, but I love it when people actually take my travel advice. A friend recently took the “Backbeat Tours” I wrote about in Memphis and just loved it. It was so much fun to hear about her adventure doing something she would not have known about if I had not written about it!
David @ Malaysia Asia says
I think Rick deserves what he seeks and I’m touched that he went all the way to make sure his workers were taken care off. All the best Rick!
jenjenk says
how wonderful to see that his plans are put into action!!! it’s so easy [and quite frankly FUN] to plan but the action part is always so hard!