The Journey To India Begins

Well here we go. After 6 months of planning, decisions, excitement, tears, and anxiety my first trip to India begins today. I thought this little set up during my 6 hour layover in SFO best describes my next 3 years. The family I have and love, some to be left behind for awhile, some for longer. Always in my heart and my motivation for taking an incredible opportunity that will change the trajectory of our future forever. My trusty laptop where I can communicate with 20 different time zones in 3 different apps at once. On this laptop I will help build an office in a country I have never been too and make a team that will power my company in to the future. To take us to the next level and make us a true global leader that can bring all solutions to the financial services sector. And finally, my faith. Without which I could never do anything close to this new adventure. My family and my job will not be the ones with me on the many lonely and scary moments ahead — but God will be. And He always has been. Through the several dark and scary periods I have been through in life and in the joyous celebrations as well. It is God through Christ that calms my worry of the unknown path and world ahead. He has always been faithful and has never stopped working for me. I rely on the Holy Spirit to guide me through this both anxious and exciting time.

In about 27 hours I will be in India. I hope to write here as often as I can about my experiences and about a country most do not know of or if they do have predominantly negative experiences with. So let’s get started!

One of my favorite ending monologues of a movie is Morgan Freeman’s from the Shawshank Redemption. I sort of feel like he did in that movie, leaving one life for another. Deciding to give up everything to pursue something new. Here is my revised version of that…

Get busy livin’, or get busy dyin’. That’s hot-damn right. For the second time in my life, I am relocating for a new work opportunity. Building an office and scaling it. Of course, I doubt I will face any real dangerous roadblocks for that. Not for a supported CPA like me…

I find I’m so excited I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it’s the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can do what I think I can. I hope my family grows and changes with the new friends and experiences ahead. I hope that India is as beautiful as it has been in my dreams. I hope.