Wow. I’ve been away from my site for a couple of days now. It feels weird not writing, but I’ve been religious at keeping an actual paper journal still so I can visually see what I felt and what I learned during a particular day.
I guess today’s post will be catch up!
June 30 – July 3, 2016: Road Trip
It was a family road trip to Alberta. On the first night, we had a stop over at this sort of creepy Wilderness Resort in Lac Le Jeune. Don’t get me wrong; the view was wonderful, but at night, my imagination starts to run with all the possibilities of what could be lurking around in the forest and in the lake right in front of us.
At night, I did hear a wolf howl (yes, a damn wolf, not a friendly dog) but I was quick to ignore it and went back to my slumber. Needless to say I wasn’t able to sleep that well that night, and I kept fidgeting around until it was morning.
It was cold despite the days being summer… but I should’ve figured… We were in the mountains, deep in the forest, beside the lake….
Anyhow. Check out this view though!
The next few days, we traversed the long road and we went around Lake Louise and Lake Moraine. Lake Moraine was my favourite by far. There’s many trails you can do around the area and the hiker in me definitely rejoiced at the fact of a good workout and stellar views.
Lake Louise: it was a little cloudy. Cloudy with a chance of sunshine!
Damn these mountains. So beautiful.
Lake Moraine: God bless you nature.
The next morning, we visited Drumheller and the Royal Tyrell Museum.
My childhood dreams of seeing dinosaurs came true. In my paper journal, I wrote down a lot of notes pertaining to the museum and the information I came across while I was there.
It was so fascinating to see just a tiny glimpse of what the past looked like, and the possibilities of what our ancestors had gone through in the several, different eras of human civilization.
The rest of the days were just going around and driving back home.
To be honest, that trip was probably comprised of 80 – 90% driving.
And of course.
The Canadian Rockies. I haven’t uploaded my actual camera ones…. but here’s a sneak peek!
^ candid photo of me laughing. Probably the best. Haha.
July 4 – Present Day, 2016: Work, work, work, work, work, work
Double time and double work as I missed the momentum in my business.
Looking back at it now, perhaps time with the family and time for myself was exactly what I needed to recharge and to perform better in the next few days.
A lot has happened, career and business wise, but the bottom line is: I have renewed hope and vigour for a brighter future.
I’ve already been in the Financial Services Industry for almost four years now. The first three years were mostly my learning curve, struggles, hardships and the development of my skills as a person, advisor, trainer and a speaker.
However, I don’t regret anything that I’ve been through. I learned a lot over the years and I was just telling my best friend yesterday: things definitely happen for a reason.
If I did not go through whatever I went through in the past three years, I would not be able to carry the load and the burden that I have in my life right now.
I am stronger now.
To cut a very long story short, once again, I’ve made a very hard decision to stop my association with certain people that have never helped me in my business, and start a new relationship with the people that care and will look after me.
I am thankful for the leadership that were able to appreciate my talent and capabilities.
I am thankful for giving me a chance to prove my worth and to prove to the whole world that I am made of some special stuff.
It’s been a very long time that I’ve felt this kind of certainty that I can finally… finally change my life.
I think I’ve found my home.
Welcome home, April.
This is my home… My home for champions.
The mind of an everyday curious soul 