Day Dreamer

My first book, Wolf's Tale, includes many of my crazy endeavors. I originally planned to call that book, Things Worth Doing. It's a concept that I recommend to others. If you don't try new things, take some calculated chances, and follow your dreams, you just might miss out on life-changing experiences.

You've heard people say, "You learn by your mistakes." I've certainly made my share of them, but we can't allow those bumps in the road  to dominate our lives. I filled a whole book with my mistakes,  but I kept on dreaming. 

By the time I was in my mid-forties, I began making better hair-brained decisions. Several of those worked out pretty well. Starting a ranch in California, was about as crazy as you can get. Paula tried to talk some sense into me. She eventually realized, though, that there was a chance we could pull it off. That adventure turned out to be one of the most amazing chapters or our lives. 

Day dreaming is a way to imagine what might be. if you want to change your life, or just improve the one you have, follow your dreams. In my opinion, it's never too early or too late in life to consider what might be. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "It is not the length of life, but the depth."

And here's the thing: you don't have to be the best, a superstar, or a raging success, to be fulfilled. One of the most terrifying things I ever did was to create a start-up high-tech company with three partners.  That endeavor did not make me rich, but we pulled it off, and it was successful.

Since moving to Florida, I briefly considered starting a python hunting guide business, but Paula wisely discouraged me. Perhaps I'm a little old for that sort of new adventure.