The Richest Man On Earth

My first day in the office for close to six weeks. It felt good to walk into the space.
Memories of building the office clear in my mind, a sense of pride fills my spirit remembering my dream my vision. Seeing it real and alive before me, I am solid;
happy spirits fills my heart and makes me smile. I have missed everyone, hugs and welcome homes and pictures taken to send to my far away friends to give then a glimpse into Jeff’s world. I have spent many years here and the fruits of my labor are blooming I can smell new growth not like a flower in the spring but sweet none the less. Fresh life growing on the old making the whole new. Everyone is excited to be apart of the process, embracing the tasks at hand with commitment and keen eyes and enthusiasm. I am lucky to have attracted such a great team. I feel their love and I believe they feel mine. Nia is like a family to me. Debbie and Carlos and the entire staff I have deep feelings for. This extends to the opportunity to support work I believe in. Not just on an intellectual level but in my heart and my spirit, I believe that Nia is not only changing the world but it does so in such a positive and elegant way. It a blessing to be an architect to Debbie and Carlos dream and to support the work that they do.
Beyond that I have the opportunity to extend my heart and my caring to the Nia teachers around the world. They are the best group of people I know. Over the years I have built many relationships and friendships within the Nia family of teachers. I find it tremendously rewarding to witness them all living their dream, and providing support for them doing so.
I have been working for Nia 11 years, fulltime for 10. This has been a significant part of my life, I spent most of my forties here, my children grew up during these years. Nia has grown up as well. From an office in Debbie’s garage with two employees, 250 teachers and Debbie and Carlos teaching classes at Body Moves. Now we own our own space have a full staff of aligned people and thousands of teachers around the world. These have been good years. I have grown and watched others grow, doing my best to support all of them in their process sometimes failing and sometimes not. With growth can come growing pains, I never seem to chose the easy path, whether on my bike, my skies, my life. Nia has been no different, the commitment to growth both personally and professionally and the devotion to the teachers and our commitment to truth has provided for some rocky times. However, I am blessed to have been presented this opportunity to walk through life and all it brings with these people of Nia.
Traveling is for me is an opportunity to go deep into self and ground and reflect. There seems no place I can go where I do not think “ I could live here.” I see the beauty in all
And therefore can adapt and find blessing anywhere I go. This gives me a secure place to
Move through life without the seed of wonder and regret. I live where I live and I do what I do completely of choice. I am free of the bondage of insecurity. This is of the riches I bring home to my loved ones; the knowledge that I am here because this is what I love and where I want to be. There is no doubt.
It feels good to walk into and through my world with a clear mind and an open heart.
I am here for a short while three days of meetings and two to pack and then I am off to Venice until the end of January. Each time I leave and everyday I am away I feel less so.
Learning how the stay connected has been apart of my work as I journey, I am getting better at it all the time. Barry has been a big help supporting me and teaching me how to be a CEO in the modern age of the internet as well has helping me improve in the fine art of communication. Barry and I have some similar dynamics of our past, he has been through much of what I have been experiencing, most particularly the recent years, of radical growth, in business and in relationships. He has not only been a tremendous support for me he has become a close and trusted friend. Thank you Barry. Who would know?
The riches of life are varied but of them I hold relationships with people most dear.
In this way my life, my travels and Nia have made me the richest man on earth.