๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น?
Travel ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐โ๐จ ๐๐ช๐๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ, but have you ever thought about why?
There are lots of reasons that people choose to travel. The little video below captures my own top reasons. ๐
๐โ๐ฑ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ.
I'll start the ball rolling with my most recent trip to Boulder, Colorado, a 7-8 hour drive from my home in Albuquerque. I drove up with my friend Phyllis, who has been a friend since junior high! Phyllis lives two hours away and we don't get to see each other that often. When we do get together, it never feels like we have enough time. Phyllis graciously agreed to help me with two HoonArts events planned for the weekend, so I picked her up on the way to Colorado.
The weekend was jam-packed, and successful from a business perspective. But what did I bring home that will have the most lasting impact for me?
The most memorable aspects of that trip had less to do with the business achievements and a lot more to do with personal connection. During the long drives and extended meals with Phyllis, we caught up with each other's daily lives, talked about world issues and our own life challenges in a relaxed way that wasn't limited by the next event scheduled on the calendar.
And then there was the amazing dinner of fabulous food and even better conversation, constantly punctuated by laughter, at the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse on Sunday evening. We really got to know the team that has operated the Teahouse for over 25 years, as well a couple of the original Sister Cities members that were instrumental in building the Boulder-Dushanbe relationship and shepherding the Teahouse from an idea into the regional landmark and gathering place it is today. The storytelling was a priceless treat!
Those are the experiences that will stay with me for a very long time. So I invite you to comment below or send me an email about what took you on your last trip, and what will stick with you long beyond the return home.
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