It’s no big secret that we are a little obsessed with the electric conversion of our Swan 43 - Blue this winter. In sitting to write this week, I found that so much of what I was saying had to do with the project it felt redundant when paired with the video at the end of the blog (part 2 of 3 of our conversion series).
So I am going to take a detour onto Inspiration Avenue (made it up) and share with you a couple of nuggets I’ve come across in my life that help keep me motivated when I am executing a long project, or when I need a healthy dose of philosophy to keep things in perspective. If that doesn’t seem like your jam… feel free to scroll to the end!
Commence (ment)
I am a fan of off-beat and irreverent off-color humor. Generally the darker the better. Tim Minchin is an Australian musical comedian that I find brilliant and entertaining. Opposite his typical genre, in 2019 he delivered a commencement address called: 9 Life Lessons at his alma mater. It is nothing short of brilliant. I believe you should spend 10 minutes of your day and watch it. Relevence? Exercise, Opinions, Luck, Teaching and the concept of Micro Ambition aka the passionate pursuit of short term goals. All pieces of the crazy little organization called Sail Vermont and covered in poignant, articulate, inspiring, and humorous detail in this 12 minutes of genius. (you’re welcome in advance).
commit (ment)
Now we’re going to go a little broader. I want to share a piece of writing (not my writing) and personal philosophy that has had a deep impact on my life and business. I’ve had the good fortune of building several houses, sailing across oceans, touring the Caribbean and Europe by sailboat, racing Ironmans, and most recently starting a sailing charter company, that is working feverishly to become zero emissions. In all endeavors worth doing there is a level of commitment required that at times makes no sense. Except that it does make sense, and here is why…
So here is the progress report on our latest micro ambition, as I relish how far we have come from that moment I first took the grinder to the engine mount! (commitment aka point-of-no-return).
See you on the water soon! (quietly)
