Living in the USA was an adventure – living in Las Vegas was surreal…
My eldest son Jon and I wandered into Red Rock Harley Davidson one Saturday morning; for some time I had promised myself that I would get myself a motorbike, it was a dream of mine, and when in the USA – there is only one bike that matters…
Not interested
in the Fat Boys, Hard tails or Baggers – I found the Night Rod Special. This bike
has a liquid cooled engine developed by Porsche, is the fastest most powerful
production bike that Harley had ever made; and it was black, low and looked
absolutely stunning...
I sat
on the bike and when approached by the assistant – I bought it instantly…
Now,
there were two things I thought about immediately – one is small and blonde,
the other is tall, dark and carries a scythe...
The
blonde one – Lynn – my wife, was used to dealing with the unexpected and crazy;
that is how we ended up in Vegas in the first place. Somehow, me buying a motorbike on a Saturday
morning would not be a total surprise.
The other guy dressed in a black hoodie
with the scythe was a little more concerning; and the reason was simple.
I had never
ridden a motorbike of any sort in my life – not even a scooter…
So I did
what every sensible person would do – I went onto YouTube and watched a video
about how to ride a motorcycle – how hard can it be…?
We
took the bike on a trailer into the desert north of Las Vegas and found a
disused road by the Nellis Air Force base and I got on the bike and started to
figure out how to ride it…
So far
so good – straight lines on a clear road were easy…
Then I
decided I had better get my licence – the tall dark guy seemed to be looming
ever closer.
In the
car park at Las Vegas Harley Davidson – where I did my bike training the
instructor lined us up before we even touched the bikes and said;
“Rule 1 - on a motorcycle, where ever
you look, you will go, and whatever you look at you will hit”
What
he meant was that when riding a bike, be really careful where you look – on a
bend for example, if you look at the exit point from the bend that’s where your
physiology will guide you and the bike. If however, you look at the tree half
way round, equally you will probably hit that instead.
Simply
put – where you look is where you will arrive.
“Rule 2 – in this car park there are two
things you must not ever look at. One - me and Two - the concrete block in the middle
of the car park that supports the lighting system”
Positive
or Negative – it is a choice. The universe doesn’t filter our attention, it
delivers whatever we choose, so whilst we need to have a positive goal we may
need to actively avoid the obstacles that may get in our way if we let them.
There
are always people and “concrete blocks “in life that will stop us if we pay
attention to them…
So
what did I learn in Vegas….?
First,
in life and in business I see so many people who never actually take the risk
of achieving their dreams, or they decide that dreams are best left alone
completely. Buying the bike and taking action was the first step in making my
dream of riding my own Harley along the Las Vegas Strip.
It felt scary and
somehow ridiculous, especially as I had never been on a bike before – if I had
taken advice about this I’m sure I would have been talked out of it…
And
Second, I see others who are focussed on the trees on the bend rather than their
exit or destination – what we choose to focus on will become manifest to us. The
saying “can’t see the wood for the trees” is unfortunately so true…
It is
all to do with perspective – for me and
my clients – dreaming big, taking the scary action required and keeping
focussed on the destination is the only way to live and achieve success.
My
questions for you would be;
Will
you dare to Dream…?
Are
you prepared to get scared in order to achieve it..?
Where
is your attention – the trees and obstacles, or your remarkable future
destination…?
What
you choose to focus on will become manifest to you – just be careful what it is…
Come
along to our UK Planning Day in Birmingham on the 12th April 2013 and
spend time with like-minded Entrepreneurs being guided by one of the top
Business Coaches in the World – and dare
to Dream, get Scared and Achieve more…
Click
on the LINK
to find out more and register your place - see you at the top..
No comments:
Post a Comment