Incite 7/1/2015: Explorers
When I take a step back I see I am pretty lucky. I’ve seen a lot of very cool places. And experienced a lot of different cultures through my business travels. And now I’m at a point in life where I want to explore more. Not just do business hotels and see the sights from the front seat of a colleague’s car or taxi. I want to explore and see all the cool things this big world has to offer. It hasn’t always been this way. For the first two decades of my career, I was so focused on getting to the next rung on the career ladder that I forgot to take in the sights. And forget about smelling the roses. That would take time away from my plans for world domination. In hindsight that was ridiculous. I’m certainly not going to judge others who still strive for world domination, but that does not interest me any more. I’m also at a point in life where my kids are growing up, and I only have a few more years to show them what I’ve learned is important to me. They’ll need to figure out what’s important to them, but in the meantime I have a chance to instill a love of exploration. An appreciation of cultures. And a yearning to see and experience the world. Not from the perspective of their smartphone screen, but by getting out there and experiencing life. XX1 left for a teen tour last Saturday. Over the next month she’ll see a huge number of very cool things in the Western part of the US. The itinerary is fantastic, and made me wonder if I could take a month off to tag along. It’s not cheap and I’m very fortunate to be able to provide her with that opportunity. All I can do is hope that she becomes an explorer, and explores throughout her life. I have a cousin who just graduated high school. He’s going to do two years of undergrad in Europe to learn international relations – not in a classroom on a sheltered US campus (though there will be some of that), but out in the world. He’s also fortunate and has already seen some parts of the world, and he’s going to see a lot more over the next four years. It’s very exciting. You can bet I’ll be making at least two trips over there so we can explore Europe together. And no, we aren’t going to do backpacks and hostels. This boy likes hotels and nice meals. Of course global exploring isn’t for everyone. But it’s important to me, and I’m going to try my damnedest to impart that to my kids. But I have multiple goals. First, I think individuals who see different cultures and different ways of thinking are less likely to judge people with different views. Every day we sees the hazards of judgmental people who can’t understand other points of view and think the answer is violence and negativity. But it’s also clear that we move in a global business environment. Which means to prosper they will need to understand different cultures and appreciate different ways of doing things. It turns out the only way to really gain those skills is to get out there and explore. Coolest of all is the fact that we all need travel buddies. I can’t wait for the days when I explore with my kids – not as a parent/child thing, but as friends going to check out cool places. –Mike Photo credit: “Dora the Explorer” originally uploaded by Hakan Dahlstroem The fine folks at the RSA Conference posted the talk Jennifer Minella and I did on mindfulness at the 2014 conference. You can check it out on YouTube. Take an hour and check it out. Your emails, alerts and Twitter timeline will be there when you get back. Securosis Firestarter Have you checked out our new video podcast? Rich, Adrian, and Mike get into a Google Hangout and.. hang out. We talk a bit about security as well. We try to keep these to 15 minutes or less, and usually fail. May 26 – We Don’t Know Sh–. You Don’t Know Sh– May 4 – RSAC wrap-up. Same as it ever was. 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