Maui Real Estate

Apr: 15

Determining Your Life Course

Last night I had the opportunity to meet with a friend with whom I grew up on Maui. This was the first time we’d seen in each other in at least 15 years. It is remarkable how people change and sometimes grow over time. This individual definitely has grown.

In grade school and intermediate school he was the class clown. He was also very clumsy and uncoordinated. I don’t think he’d mind me saying so, because last night he said so himself. In highschool our ways parted—he went to Maui High School and I went to Seabury. Our friendship seemingly disappeared overnight. Several years ago I started followed him on Facebook, that’s how I found out he is on Maui this week.

Out of the blue, I called him last night at about 7:45pm. We talked for a few minutes, and he invited me to visit with at his father’s house in Kula where he is staying. I showed up about 30 minutes later, and it was just like old times and at the same time it wasn’t.

My friend is now a father of two, a dedicated husband, a successful businessman, and an avid practicer of Jiu Jitsu. He leads a successful investment real estate brokerage in Los Angeles, California. It was intriguing to hear him talk, because this was the guy that two decades ago was the class clown. We’ll likely meet again later today or this weekend—so perhaps there will be an update to this story.

My takeaway from last night is that most people never decide what SPECIFICALLY they want, and as a result are left to pick up the crumbs of those who have decided exactly what they want and are pursuing with focused effort and persistence.

How about you? Do you know what you want? I plan to use a significant portion of this weekend refining my goals and vision for my life.