Subscribe to the 2W2aB feedEver since I edited the podcast with Kevin Salwen, Co-founding Editor of Motto Magazine, I have had this song stuck in my head. You know the one...it's starts off like this:
Get your motor running
Head out on the highway
Lookin' for adventure
In whatever comes our way
As most of you know and recognize, this is from Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf.
When I was editing Kevin's podcast, I was hearing it as, "Get your MOTTO runnin'."
I can't get this tune out of my head. It's just one of a dozen signs I have gotten recently. Last night I edited another podcast, this one from Jodee Bock. We talked about capacity and aligning our intentions, hopes, and energies. Jodee shared three questions she uses with her clients. They come from similar roots, but each takes us one step further into manifestation:
What do I want?
What do I intend?
To what do I commit?
As I was editing the podcast, something went clunk. I got it and I committed to something that I had been on the fence about for the last week.
For those of us seeking to generate breakthroughs, there is real power in A) making a commitment and 10 TIMES the power of B) declaring that commitment to a wide audience of folks.
So with that, here we go.
Get my motor running......
I am going to ride Hazel, my trusty 1100cc Honda motorcycle, about 9,000 miles around the U.S! And I mean AROUND - my route will take me from Seattle to southern California to Atlanta to New York and back to Seattle.
I'll tell you much more about the details soon, but I am calling it the Year of the Breakthrough Tour. I will be making dozens of stops sharing a free one hour pumped up presentation about generating breakthroughs that lead to amazing results and signing copies of my new book, Two Weeks to a Breakthrough.
I'm really excited.
And a wee bit scared - it's a long trip!
But I am more excited than scared and intend to prepare well for the trip.
Woo-hoo!
Yikes!
Zowee!
Careful!
Wind in my hair!
Bugs on my visor!
I was initially thinking of doing this in April but then I looked up the average temperatures of some of the northern cities I will be visiting on the second half of the trip. Brrrr - I might still encounter snow in April and that would not be fun. So right now I am planning on leaving somewhere around May 20, getting to Atlanta by June 3rd, I will be speaking at the ASTD International Conference in Atlanta on June 5, head out June 6 or 7, keep going and eventually get home around June 23.
I have started a google map with some of the points - Many more points to put in along the way, but you can see what it looks like by clicking here. For example, right now this shows no stopping points between New York and Chicago, which is crazy. I would like to talk at a few places in each city, or at least one place with a decent sized group. More info on this to come, but feel free to email me if you would like me to come to your company, bookstore, library, or organization (lhaneberg AT gmail DOT com). Again, the talk is free with the purchase of some books or books available for sale.
So much more information to come.
This is a great way for me to put my money where my mouth is and model - in a very visible way - the behaviors and beliefs that generate breakthroughs.
I would love to meet all my regular readers and new ones too.
So much to prepare for in the coming months I will:
- Take a motorcycle maintenance class.
- Do a lot more riding to make sure the beast and I are ready.
- Figure out how to best carry the gear and make sure I have the proper safety implements.
- Get in shape for long rides.
- Learn the do's and don'ts of motorcycle touring.
- Figure out what to wear and what I can carry.
- Plan events across the country (I will need some help with this!).
- Determine how I will document the trip (I will need help with this!)
- Rally local folks to help get the word out about the presentations (I am going to need help with this!).
- Create the presentation - it's got to be amazing.
- Figure out which pieces of technology I ought to bring.
And here's part of the art of this kind of adventure or project. The excitement of getting ready will fuel me. Getting ready is just as important as getting going with a big trip like this. And I will be using my Two Weeks to a Breakthrough techniques to make a lot of these things happen.
And here's another thing: I want everyone who partners with me - even in a seemingly small way - to experience breakthroughs too!
Get your motor running
Head out on the highway
Lookin' for adventure
In whatever comes our way
So much more to come...
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