Return from the road trip + 2 seminars/trade shows

So finished my road trip, looked into a number of helicopter companies/operators
and haven't found anything yet. A lot of companies are kind of waiting things
out, to see how the season will evolve, only hiring people when they really need them.

I have also attended (volunteered for) 2 seminars. They were both productive and the second one which was HAC's (Helicopter Association Canada) gave me the opportunity to hand out business card as well as get new job leads.
So what am I doing right now ? Well - as you might have guessed - I am following up
on those leads. It's just a matter of time now.

On another note, I wanted to share some quotes with you that have shed some light on this whole experience for me :

"Never again clutter your days or nights with so many menial and unimportant things that you have no time to accept a real challenge when it comes along. This applies to play as well as work. A day merely survived is no cause for celebration. You are not here to fritter away your precious hours when you have the ability to accomplish so much by making a slight change in your routine. No more busy work. No more hiding from success. Leave time, leave space, to grow. Now. Now! Not tomorrow!"
Og Mandino

One should always strive to grow, to learn and in all this keep an open mind.
Sergei Sikorsky (the son of the inventor of the helicopter Igor Sikorsky) mentioned something along the lines of : 'Back in the day [just before and after the Wright brothers] pilots would decide when to takeoff and the airplane would decide when to land. Consequently, would separate good engineers (which were also the pilots) from bad engineers rather effectively.'
Being a jack of all trades/renaissance man/polymath has always appealed to me and I don't think that it's because you are good on a computer one should shy away, from oh ...let's say learning how be a bricklayer. In the end it will only make you a more rounded individual and - believe it or not - it is something that you will be able to use down the road. This applies an individual on so many levels: physical, emotional, spiritual, ... . This leads me to my next quote:

"You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." Charles Poliquin

Spending time with people that push you to be a better person or work harder is ALWAYS a good idea. In the future that is something I will always strive to do, that is, seek out people that will challenge you beyond your current capacities, make you think outside the box, make you uncomfortable, make you overcome your weaknesses.

Above all, for me, it's especially important to keep the dream alive. It's hard to envision success when everything else is pointing the other way, still, if your mind is not moving forward (in the future), it's either in the present or in the past. Surely there are times for all 3, but if you want to achieve something, a strong focus on the future and some present 'in the moment' moments is just what the doctor ordered.
Simply put, - with no intention to be corny - here's what Aerosmith has to say:

"Dream On Dream On Dream On
Dream until your dreams come true "

Stay tuned for some pictures of the road trip.