The Third Book - The Introduction

This is the beginning of my third book.  The summer of 2015 is when I started my first book and I never thought I would ever write one book prior to the summer of 2015. 

This book is a series of short stories of life experiences that have a theme of using these experiences to become a better person.  To learn from others and your mistakes so that you don’t keep repeating the same actions and never fully achieving what you want in your life.

The title of this book was selected by my son and me.  The journey home doesn’t reflect your physical home but your journey that returns you back to where you have started.  You return with a vast amount of experiences that have made you a better person.  While you have been away you have gathered a life time of riches so that you can continue to grow. 

This leads me to the thought of beyond your tree line.  If you have noticed trees don’t normally grow in great numbers above 10,000 feet.  The environment at these high elevations make it difficult for a forest to grow.  So, the thought is to push your known limits and go above your current tree line.  Push further and higher than you have ever thought you could.  By doing this you will be given a clear line of sight that is an unobstructed view of where you need to go next.

My son and I came up with the new title when he was returning home from a long shift away for work and it seem fitting.  The alignment and the symbolism seem correct as I started to create this book.

As I look at all the blank pages of this book that needs to be filled with valuable words to you.  I am filled with a sense of wonder of where the journey will take me.  I wonder the value I will be able to provide to you and if these words will help make a difference in your choices.

Once this work is sent to the editor I am excited to see the gold nuggets that will enable others to travel above their tree line.  To be a part of others establishing a new norm of achievement for themselves.  Followed by a brief rest and then moving on up again.

Steve Jobs was a person that changed the world and he did it by always improving what was created.  This skill of transition is what will make you achieve more than you ever thought possible.  A daily focus on creating value for you and others and by adding transition to the mix is your gold mine.  Continue coming back to this thought and you will achieve more than you thought was your possible.  The only difference between you and Steve Jobs is allowing yourself to follow your passion.

Thank you for taking the time and sharing your time with me, as you read this book.  I am looking forward to hearing your stories on your journey home.