Rick Salmon

I saw a strange French movie in 1979 that made a big impact on me. It was called Meetings with Remarkable Men and told the story of G.Gurdjieff, a philosopher who traveled through Central Asia in order to discover spirituality through dance, music, near-encounters with death and by meeting remarkable people along the way.

Over the last 24 hours I have had 2 encounters with remarkable men. Both related to my last blog entry regarding how to handle a crisis. I learned something new.

The first encounter occurred yesterday with a friend who is fighting to recover from a life-threatening accident that left his body and brain damaged and has forced him to have to re-evaluate his entire life. His courage and his determination inspire me and remind me to stay focused on what is most important here in life. His re-evaluation of his career has also reminded me of how important these types of questions really are. When we are forced, due to a crisis, to re-examine things at a fundamental level, then we sometimes get a chance to start over and re-create our lives and our businesses as we would ideally have them rather than after a pattern that merely came about over many years. Crisis is a valuable opportunity and an important process if you want to grow your business or accelerate your own personal development.

The second encounter was in a meeting with a business associate. We met over coffee this morning and discussed plans to collaborate on some workshops and marketing projects. Two things were remarkable. First, his energy level was contagious to the point that I left our meeting charged with a sense of urgency and a new determination to attack the problems that this crisis has presented. Second, as we were parting he said “Thank you for being you”. I realized that in light of the current crisis, my true self – my true colors are being freed and are shining through. Adversity brings out the best in us if only we let go and don’t fight it.

A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.

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4 Responses to “Meetings with Remarkable Men”

1. fred Says:
   October 27, 2009 at 4:11 pm

   Rick,

   Good story. You are right – get energy and see how beautiful life is.

   Fred

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   • Rick Salmon Says:
     October 28, 2009 at 7:59 am

     Thanks Fred. The energy that we put into our businesses and our lives is reflected back at us. Positive or negative.

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2. Sebi Says:
   October 27, 2009 at 10:32 pm

   Energy, like a crisis is a gift. A gift that must be used well. Focusing is the first step. Good luck. You are not alone.

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   • Rick Salmon Says:
     October 28, 2009 at 7:58 am

     Thanks Sebi. The paradox is that we think that energy is limited, yet it really comes in unlimited amounts.

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