I just spent 6 glorious days in the big apple. I was there pitching my book at a publicity summit. It was pheonemenal and I was overwhelmed by the response to the book. I met so many amazing people that I stopped counting. Whether it was an interesting producer, writer or host or any one of the incredible authors that were at the summit. I was astonished by the amount of talent in the room.
As you can imagine, I was trying to leverage my time in New York so I had a jam packed schedule. It even included a serendipitous opportunity to see one of my dearest friends perform live at a Tribeca nightclub. She was fabulous (http://www.myspace.com/songsforlonging). I was also fortunate enough to meet one of my coaching clients at a trendy Soho cafe. We had a chance to get some quality face-time which was awesome because most of our interaction takes place over the phone. I also squeezed in a philosophy-filled dinner with my genius brother, Dan. I learned a tonne from him that I will share with you after I've had a chance to process it. It was mind-blowing.
Needless to say, I didn't get much in the way of sleep. I had an an huge insight during this trip. I didn't feel tired despite the pace I was keeping. I think there were two reasons for this. First of all, I was really LIVING my life. I was doing what I love and surrounded by fantastic people. There wasn't time to be tired. The second and more profound thing that I noticed was that the energy of the city keep me going. The city of New York is FULL of creative, inspiring and go-getting energy. This is a city where your bring your "A-game" or you get crushed. I love being called to the task of bringing my A-game and it also highlighted where I may have been playing at a lower level in my life. I am so grateful for having had the opportunity to go the NY for this trip. An honourable mention to my superstar husband for his immense childcare contribution. What a fantastic trip!
