When Jean Valjean came face to face with a decision about his destiny, he declared to the universe (through his song…) that he would never live a lie that would negatively affect his fellow man.

Of course I make references using music and specifically musical theatre.

For over 30 years, I was a music teacher with a special interest in musical theatre. Toward the end of my career…after my son had decided to make his career in “the business”, I began to seek what I wanted for the next chapter of my life.

I suddenly found that there was “no script…no score” I had to become the composer of the next chapter.

In 2015 I took the Master Keys while I lived in New Jersey. I had wanted to move to Palm Springs to ultimately retire. I sold my house and made it to Palm Springs where I live with my wife.

Apparently, the destination was a false goal that ultimately didn’t connect to my Personal Pivotal Needs. I went back to substitute teaching but although I was in a summer paradise for 10 months out of the year…I still was unfulfilled.

After receiving an email from Mark J., he offered me a chance to have the MKE Live experience in Hawaii. I was in San Francisco at the time seeing my son perform on his Broadway tour of Dear Evan Hansen.

I called out to my wife and said, “Do you want to go to Hawaii?”

Of course her answer was yes and over the course of the week…I decided that I had changed significantly and I needed to get back to the basics as it were…so, I am back in the Master Keys

I am fully retired now…even from substitute teaching in California. I am involved in ACN, a network marketing company that is focused on essential services. I also have a hosted blog from my first MKE and a Woo Commerce Store.

While at the MKE in Kauai, my wife visited a local potter and bought a $100 coffee mug. We guard it with our lives…at least I do. She is now so good at pottery that she has an inventory to sell and another Woo Commerce site is in the works.

One of the most important takeaways from the MKE Live was that the act of giving is the only way to completely answer the question of “Who am I?”

The services in the ACN business combined with the blogs and pages that I will use to start the conversation will ultimately lead to an expanded business and a measurable results will be a reflection of how much belief that I have in my business and my calling.

I now understand that if I truly believe in my business and my calling that I have a moral obligation to share it with as many people as possible.

Change is hard though. This past year has been tough. My mother passed in March and my mother-in-law passed in May and in between for good measure, I had a nearly fatal heart attack. Recently, my wife suffered a major seizure while teaching her music class.

Clearly the universe is telling us something. It is definitely time to change. It is not time to quit.

Taking care of our health as we get older is a necessary and enjoyable process if we have a good support team. It is necessary to be as healthy as possible to create the new “blueprint” for my life.