Luke Layman

Long live King George!

Two takeaways from my bucket list trip to see George Strait

I don't recall when I first started listening to country music, but it might have been as late as college when I really started to appreciate it

George Strait was one of the early ones I came to appreciate and I remember jamming to one of his CDs in my Jeep Cherokee for hours on end

For probably two decades I've missed concert after concert for any number of reasons, but I made it a priority to go last night- and it didn't disappoint

I made it a priority to not take lots of videos and to simply be present and soak it in

Here are my reflections

1. Regret happens when we have a sensation around something we didn't accomplish. (I talked about this in episode 104, as compared to remorse). There will come a time when seeing King George in person will no longer be possible.

2. Sometimes you have to travel the extra mile. A 4 hour drive to Jacksonville would be reason enough to not buy tickets. But at the end of the road, the reward is quite worth it.

At this point in my life I am grateful for both the financial resources and the time to pursue memory making experiences

Are you a sinker or a swimmer?

When I was a kid I would scare the s**t out of my parents because I always wanted to play in the deep end

The adult version of playing in the deep end is being an entrepreneur

16% of Americans call themselves entrepreneurs

There is a reason the other 84% don't want any part of it

If an entrepreneur is one who takes significant financial risk, that means you have to stay there

When you take away the risk and the potential for reward- you are really just the senior employee of any old company

There's a very fine line between playing in the deep end and drowning