You have now put those invites out for others to hop on your bus. You are waiting to see who says “Yes” and who says "No".
At that time of my life I was at the point of just wanting anybody and nobody on my bus. All those that I thought would be there for me when I became a single mom were nowhere to be found. Actually those who I thought would be there for me had actually turned their backs on me and my children. I’m talking about people who we had been doing things with on a weekly basis.
Suddenly now I was all alone or at least felt all alone.
I thought for sure these people would be on our bus, there for us, lend us a helping hand. When that day came — almost every one of them had disappeared. No one was returning calls. They turned away when we walked into a room. I wondered some days if we had a plague of some kind or something even worse.
These incidences were actually a contributing factor for the decision to sell off both houses and hit the road. Why on earth do I want to stay where I am not welcomed. I often wondered what they were thinking. I also often asked myself the questions: “How would they treat us?”, “What impact would they have had if we had stayed and not traveled?”.
I truly believe we as a family made the right choice by traveling and meeting all the people we have met. Especially those who are still in your lives to this day. Many have become very close friends. I would not trade any of that for anything.
Morale of this story — Focus on the ones on your bus. For you will accomplish so much more. Not everyone you ask is meant to be on your bus. Don’t be afraid to kick some people off your bus. Teamwork makes the Dreamwork!!!
*This rule comes from the book "The Energy Bus" by Jon Gordon
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