I stopped dreaming and loving life.
Ever since high school, I've been very interested in marathon running and triathlon training. Very interested in a very specific way, i.e. I liked to TALK to people who had done these events. Doing the events...well that was another thing!
When I was 25, my Dad died. He died suddenly and unexpectedly. I stopped dreaming and loving life. Two years later, I made it up to Vermont. The mountains, the fresh air, the desire to be active and have the freedom of the outdoors hit me with an amazing jolt of electricity. I had forgotten what it was like to feel a connection between
my mind and my body. So I started to walk, to run, to snowboard for the first time. I did one marathon and then another. And this past July, I did an Ironman.
It hasn't always been easy to train when friends are having parties and the voice to sleep late is blaring in my head, but I have no regrets. I feel like I am LIVING OUT LOUD when I am outside and when I have friends and family to support me.
I was so thrilled to get my Liv'n Out Loud tee-shirt. It says so much about what I try to do each day!
Colleen
New York
I had no inspiration. No passion.
At 28, I was living the so called good life. I had hit my goals early on; I had my graduate degree and was making a lot of money while not having to work many hours to make it. I had a new car, a downtown apartment in Charlotte, NC and good friends and family near by. I excelled at my outside sales job and they had long term plans for me. But, after a few years of making sales, I found myself less and less excited about my place in life.
I had no inspiration. No passion. I did a lot of soul searching and finally decided I needed to seek out the purpose I was lacking. I resigned from my job and set out on a cross country life journey to find my passion.
www.iamontheroad.com was born on April 6,2004.
I wanted to learn about as many jobs and careers as possible to see what would fit for me. I could not have 100 jobs, but I could talk to 100 people about their jobs. I've traveled over 30,000 miles and as I went from city to city I interviewed people who had exactly what I wanted: Passion about their work and life. The journey has morphed into newspaper and magazine coverage, but it is not about that. I've found my purpose: to share the stories of people who are living the true good life. Keep seeking.
Andrew
Charlotte, NC
