I almost copped out on my mission.

Three weeks ago, I got invited to speak to an entrepreneur group in London.

I wanted to go desperately, but it was right around the time we decided we’re moving states.

Moving 3 kids and a dog, selling our house and car, finding a place, it all seemed like a lot.

So, I decided I wouldn’t do it.

But then, I went to bed and asked myself…

“If you’re willing to ignore fulfilling your mission for those excuses, what else will you ignore it for?”

The next day, I booked my ticket.

The mission

I call my mission the North Star.

Simply put, my North Star is…

To reach my potential by helping the most people reach theirs.

It’s a filter. Clean. Pure. No excuses.

If I stayed home, I’d withhold philosophy that’d help people step towards their potential.

Effectively stepping away from my North Star.

If I went, I’d help people step closer to their full potential.

I stumbled for a day. Then I realized, I’m not willing to give up my purpose for something as trivial as “moving is complicated and expensive.”

Why share?

Creating the speech over the last few weeks has been an absolute joy.

I made a courageous decision that fully aligned with who I’m meant to be. The world’s taken care of the rest.

The speech is titled: “Don’t be interesting. Be interested.”

Living a life stepping towards your North Star is pure because with such a simple filter, there is no second-guessing.

Second-guessing is attachment. It’s asking, “Why didn’t it work?” if it didn’t. Or worse, telling yourself you shouldn’t have done it.

It relies on the outcome to satisfy you.

But this is anathema to a North Star.

It simply is.

It’s detached.

You don’t need it to work.

You don’t need it to do anything.

It’s a compulsory existence.

It’s art.

An exploration of the unknown.

It’s my favorite way to live.

The speech

I spent 36 years discovering the doctrine I’m delivering tomorrow.

Without forcing its existence (because trust me, I’d have loved to discover these things sooner), it has come into being at the exact right time.

What’s for you won’t miss.

So, today, I’m getting on a plane to London.

To articulate what exists.

To own my role of being useful.

The rest is out of my hands.

-C

P.S. If you’re in the UK or London area, an entrepreneur, and want to hear me explain this “36 years in the making” philosophy, you can grab a ticket here.