1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,400 But we are going to make it to Bogota and possibly Paso. 2 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:07,800 So we'll see. 3 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:11,840 Motorcycling clubs in Colombia starting this weekend. 4 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:13,880 Oh, that's fun. 5 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:14,880 Yeah. 6 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,600 I take it you have experience on motorcycles, Ruben? 7 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:23,920 Yes, I've my last motorcycle I've had since 1998. 8 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:31,560 And I had the privilege of teaching my 18, 19 year old son that was in diapers at the 9 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:32,560 time that I got it. 10 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:36,360 I got to teach him how to ride it on that particular motorcycle. 11 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:38,320 So yeah, much experience. 12 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:42,200 Yeah, about, I don't know, 47 years. 13 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:43,200 Yep. 14 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:50,040 You know, I'm guaranteeing you that your experience of you teaching your father, your son how 15 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:56,120 to ride a motorcycle was 10 billion times safer and better than my dad teaching me when 16 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:57,680 I was 17 years old. 17 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:01,560 That was one of the scariest, most horrific experiences of my life. 18 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:04,980 And I am not somebody who gets scared of anything. 19 00:01:04,980 --> 00:01:09,280 But when the guy says, here's the clutch, here's the brake. 20 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:10,600 It's like riding a bike. 21 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:11,600 Get on. 22 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:12,600 Let's go. 23 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:13,600 Yeah. 24 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:15,600 That was my. 25 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:17,000 Yeah. 26 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:23,760 Laying down my stepmother's motorcycle was not a great way to continue to bond an already 27 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:27,640 very fractured family relation. 28 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:29,880 So I'm glad you did it better. 29 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:32,800 There is a method to his madness. 30 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:35,200 He wanted to show you the worst first. 31 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:36,640 That's right. 32 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:37,640 Yes. 33 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:41,080 That story of our 36 year relationship. 34 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:46,120 Well, if you survive that, then you still wanted to ride a motorcycle. 35 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:47,880 Then welcome to the club. 36 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:48,880 I like jet skis. 37 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:49,880 I'm good with jet. 38 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:55,120 I can fall in the water. 39 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:56,960 I'm a little too dangerous for a motorcycle. 40 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:57,960 I'm going to own that. 41 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:04,520 You know, I like to take chances and you can't take chances on a motorcycle as an amateur 42 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:05,520 especially. 43 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:06,520 So, nope, I don't touch motorcycles. 44 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:08,360 Got to know your limits. 45 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:09,360 Self-awareness, right? 46 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:10,360 Well, maybe. 47 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:11,360 Absolutely. 48 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:12,360 And that's paramount. 49 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:18,880 But maybe that was his teaching all along was not for you to get on with. 50 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:23,400 Maybe there is probably a lot of wisdom in there. 51 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:27,280 Claiming leadership, claiming the leadership that we are all called to. 52 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,560 We're going to get into that in just a little bit. 53 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:34,680 First, what books or resources do the two of you recommend for the visionaries listening 54 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:35,680 in? 55 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:42,920 Well, the one that I personally have and I only have one recently is Wayne Dyer, Dr. 56 00:02:42,920 --> 00:02:43,920 Wayne Dyer. 57 00:02:43,920 --> 00:02:47,680 It's called The Power of Intention basically. 58 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:55,720 And so just basically trying to live a mindset of always surrounding yourselves with positive 59 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:59,200 thoughts and the positive surroundings around you. 60 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:03,960 And that, you know, we can call it God, Jesus, depending on what you have. 61 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:09,320 That's going to actually manifest itself in just about everything that you do. 62 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:13,040 And so it's called The Power of Intention by Dr. Wayne Dyer. 63 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:14,040 Power of Intention. 64 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:17,040 You got two more? 65 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:23,680 No, the other ones are a little bit far away from it was just on sales when I used to sell 66 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:27,080 new homes, but it was basically sales techniques. 67 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:32,120 And right now I'm blanking out on that, but that would be my way. 68 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:33,120 A movie. 69 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:34,120 No, not a movie. 70 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:35,120 Oh, there's some good ones out there. 71 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:36,120 All right. 72 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:37,120 Well, we'll leave it at two for now. 73 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:46,120 Vision Pros will be right back and we'll be diving in to Ruben and Claudia Correa's vision 74 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:47,920 and get rolling with the show. 75 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:48,920 All right. 76 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:52,000 Welcome in to Vision Pros Live with Jackson Calame. 77 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:53,000 I'm your show host. 78 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:58,320 We'll be doing interviews for visionary entrepreneurs and guest leaders who are building fantastic 79 00:03:58,320 --> 00:03:59,320 visions out there. 80 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:09,180 Hey, what's up everybody? 81 00:04:09,180 --> 00:04:11,000 Welcome into another episode of Vision Pros Live. 82 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:14,640 I'm your show host, Jackson Calame, founder and CEO of First Class Business. 83 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:19,840 I'm excited to have a power couple on stage with me today, Ruben and Claudia Correa. 84 00:04:19,840 --> 00:04:24,520 I got to meet them personally at a business mixer in San Antonio. 85 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:29,560 It's honor Mark Ebinger of Let's Talk Business radio in San Antonio. 86 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:33,640 For those of you who want to be on his show, you got to be local to San Antonio or the 87 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:38,040 San Antonio area in order to be on that show. 88 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:39,600 His mixer was phenomenal. 89 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:45,980 In fact, Samantha Guajardo, who helped him on that event, is now helping us plan an event 90 00:04:45,980 --> 00:04:50,000 in Austin, sorry, not Austin, in Dallas on April 16th. 91 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:51,000 Jennifer, March? 92 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:52,000 April. 93 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:53,000 That's correct. 94 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:54,000 Okay. 95 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:57,040 I'm going to have to get back to my fingers here. 96 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:01,960 If you're interested in being part of physical events, of course, feel free to reach out 97 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:05,240 to us and let us know that you're interested in attending those. 98 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:08,400 We love to get together with other entrepreneurs. 99 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:12,840 I'm also going to have Ruben and Claudia talk about their business as well. 100 00:05:12,840 --> 00:05:18,720 They're travel agents and they assist with people's travels and really making the most 101 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:19,720 of this life. 102 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:23,320 We might dive into that too after we talk about claiming the leadership again that we're 103 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:24,320 called to. 104 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:28,720 I mean, very simply. 105 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:33,160 Before we go into the conversation with them, I also want to give a shout out to some sponsors 106 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:39,080 that can help you develop and deliver your vision in an even more profound fashion or 107 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:43,400 perhaps some more safety in relation to the lawspot.com. 108 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:47,440 Melissa Gray from the lawspot.com, she came on the show. 109 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:52,400 You can go back and listen to that episode and see and hear a lot about why she's building 110 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:55,240 and what she's building, but ultimately her message says it all. 111 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:59,480 Law doesn't have to be complicated and it's really nice to know there's a lawyer out there 112 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:03,760 who doesn't condescend at you when you're trying to understand how to protect your business 113 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:05,200 and your brand. 114 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:12,440 When it comes to trademark lawsuits, demand letters, the Apple patenting your software, 115 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:16,600 I'm actually speaking from personal experience on all three of those realities. 116 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:21,480 In fact, as you all may know, Vision Pro is right now, Vision Pro is a new product by 117 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:22,480 Apple. 118 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:27,800 Once again, it'll be interesting to see where we go with that. 119 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:31,680 What is super helpful is knowing who your legal counsel is. 120 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:36,200 What is super reassuring is knowing when you're facing those types of opportunities, not racing 121 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:39,160 to get somebody last minute and then you end up with a trademark lawsuit like Restaurant 122 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:43,820 Connected where we lost $20,000 in the process of protecting our name. 123 00:06:43,820 --> 00:06:46,920 I give this as a resource so you guys can do your own research and figure out who you 124 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:47,920 might want to work with. 125 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,400 I highly recommend checking out Melissa. 126 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:56,420 In addition to that, Andrew Sosin of Recovery Unplugged has built an amazing program for 127 00:06:56,420 --> 00:07:00,960 entrepreneurs, not just entrepreneurs, it's really for anybody who may have addictive 128 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:02,640 habits. 129 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:10,360 Andrew came in, probably one of the best visionaries out of the 200 that we've interviewed now. 130 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:12,520 He's got a team of over 400 people. 131 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,320 He's in multiple states and locations with this. 132 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:18,660 One of the things that really strikes me about Andrew is his consistency. 133 00:07:18,660 --> 00:07:22,960 He's been to the Tony Robbins program as an attendee and of course growing into leadership 134 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:28,280 with that over time, but as a separate entity for more than 22 years straight now. 135 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:30,520 He's taken over a thousand people there. 136 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:34,520 COVID gave them the unique opportunity to start looking at, okay, how do we provide 137 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:38,640 these services to help people in a virtual aspect? 138 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:44,480 Now they've got an addiction treatment program that can allow people to get help and get 139 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:46,440 access in the online world. 140 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:52,220 I highly recommend checking out how him and other doctors and great leaders in the world 141 00:07:52,220 --> 00:07:57,320 have thought through how do we help people the most possible and how does music and music 142 00:07:57,320 --> 00:07:59,120 therapy relate to helping people? 143 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:03,360 So if you know somebody who needs help, this is again an opportunity, not necessarily saying 144 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:07,200 that you need the help, but maybe you want to call and get help on behalf of somebody 145 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:08,200 else. 146 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:13,920 I just know a lot more people out there suffer with addictions than you even realize. 147 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:21,960 Addiction can come in the form of Instagram, social media, Netflix, sports, and of course 148 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:26,200 the traditional components of drug, alcohol, pornography, or other things like that. 149 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:28,320 So I just, I really love what he's built. 150 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:33,440 I've come from a family that has been afflicted by many such realities in life. 151 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:35,840 So I couldn't help but put that on there. 152 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:37,120 Then there's the water project. 153 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:39,640 Right now I don't have my water bottle on me. 154 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:43,460 I usually like to have that for this, but the real reason why we put this up here and 155 00:08:43,460 --> 00:08:47,360 talk about it is because I never want to forget that I'm so lucky I can go downstairs to my 156 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:48,960 kitchen and get fresh water. 157 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:52,180 And there's millions of people in this world who do not have the capacity and the ability 158 00:08:52,180 --> 00:08:53,180 to do that. 159 00:08:53,180 --> 00:08:54,520 They don't even have access to it. 160 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:55,520 They have to walk miles. 161 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:59,100 Sometimes these kids have to leave school to go get it for the school itself. 162 00:08:59,100 --> 00:09:02,520 Sometimes the parents have to probably skip work, I imagine, to go find water and they 163 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:04,740 don't even know if the water they find is safe. 164 00:09:04,740 --> 00:09:10,180 We have the opportunity to work with the water project, not meaning my company, you and I 165 00:09:10,180 --> 00:09:14,440 have the opportunity as individuals to say, you know what, looking at these communities, 166 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:17,200 we can see exactly how much they need to fulfill the project. 167 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:21,160 And what's really cool is the water project, when you donate, it shows you the community 168 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:23,400 update of that project coming to fruition. 169 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:27,640 So you actually get to see the impact that your dollar made. 170 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:32,760 And to see these children celebrating water like it's Christmas day reminds me of like, 171 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:39,640 wow, like how blessed we are to be able to run a podcast, listen to a podcast on our 172 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:43,760 drive home, you know, while we're trying to get work done as well. 173 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:46,980 Point being, if you have the ability, capacity to help, please do. 174 00:09:46,980 --> 00:09:50,300 If you don't, my request is that you just share this with somebody who might be able 175 00:09:50,300 --> 00:09:55,240 to or if you know of a need that is bigger than this or one that is just more near and 176 00:09:55,240 --> 00:10:00,820 dear to your heart, do us a favor, drop that need as a comment in the episode and give 177 00:10:00,820 --> 00:10:04,400 us a chance to participate and give back to the causes that mean something to you. 178 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:08,020 At the end of the day, we've got eight billion people in this world that we could help and 179 00:10:08,020 --> 00:10:13,640 support and I feel a responsibility and opportunity to be able to do just that. 180 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:18,280 So without further ado, we're going to bring Ruben and Claudia on stage and dive right 181 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:19,280 into their vision. 182 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:20,280 Thanks for being here, you guys. 183 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:21,280 I really appreciate it. 184 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:22,280 Thank you, Jackson. 185 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:26,240 We're glad to be here as well. 186 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:27,240 Absolutely. 187 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:33,160 So I know Ruben's going to rock the mic and Claudia is going to color commentate at times. 188 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:39,280 I'm going to make sure that we get some dynamics out of both of you today and we'll see how 189 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:43,600 we, I don't want to say tandem, this is like a three person bike. 190 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:45,240 Is that so called a tandem bike? 191 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:46,240 I don't know. 192 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:48,640 It's not a tricycle, but I'm getting closer. 193 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:52,060 Anyway, going right into the important content. 194 00:10:52,060 --> 00:10:57,460 What is your vision for those that you serve? 195 00:10:57,460 --> 00:11:02,160 To feel about travel the way that we do. 196 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:05,760 For them to enjoy, for them to experience. 197 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:09,440 You know, you were just talking a little bit ago about the water project. 198 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:15,800 We tend to think about traveling and a lot of cases, leisure and relaxation and all that 199 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:16,800 stuff. 200 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:21,580 But what we don't count on is all the positive experiences that depending on the traveling 201 00:11:21,580 --> 00:11:26,720 that you take that bring to mind that you could never think of. 202 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:31,640 How other people live, how other customs, not only the food and the obvious things that 203 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:36,760 we go try for beaches, mountains, snow or water or what have you. 204 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:41,080 But what makes a lot of the difference in most of us that love to travel is the people 205 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:46,900 that are, that we are visiting, whether it's in the United States or everywhere else. 206 00:11:46,900 --> 00:11:48,440 We love being together. 207 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:53,040 We like, and this is one of the main reasons why we chose this. 208 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:56,400 We've worked together for almost 10 years. 209 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:57,400 We loved it. 210 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:58,980 We wanted to continue doing it. 211 00:11:58,980 --> 00:12:07,080 And so our passion was traveling and if we can impart that on other people to basically 212 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:11,360 feel about traveling the way that we do is going to enrich their lives tremendously. 213 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:13,280 And we like to be part of that. 214 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:18,160 As we say, and then I'll be quiet after this is basically we like to assist you in making 215 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:21,680 travel very pleasant memories for you. 216 00:12:21,680 --> 00:12:22,680 I love that. 217 00:12:22,680 --> 00:12:25,480 I'm a big, big fan of traveling. 218 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:27,040 I've been doing it my entire life. 219 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:31,720 So I take for granted sometimes the reality that there are others who don't have that 220 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:36,240 opportunity, but there's also ways to amplify the experience, right? 221 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:40,000 And making sure that you have somebody who helps you think through the process. 222 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:42,480 I've been on good trips and I've been on horrendous trips. 223 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:43,800 Claudia, what about you? 224 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:47,160 What is your vision for those that you serve in this process? 225 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:52,240 Is definitely to create memories for them and their families. 226 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:57,960 And every single trip is going to bring you a lot of fun emotions, hopefully a lot of 227 00:12:57,960 --> 00:12:58,960 joy. 228 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:06,800 And that's the main purpose of a trip when it's done for vacation or enjoyment. 229 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:14,520 But it's definitely to give the people a peace of mind when they are traveling that they 230 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:19,120 have everything covered and that we are able to serve them. 231 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:20,120 I love that. 232 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:25,120 The peace of mind is definitely a great thing, especially when you're traveling. 233 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:26,880 And I would ask what's your vision. 234 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:32,640 We were talking about motorcycles right before this because you guys are headed to Columbia 235 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:33,640 for a month. 236 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:35,400 You said that's awesome. 237 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:40,120 And if you want to talk about the vision of that particular trip, please do. 238 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:45,760 If you want to talk about the broader vision of what you're up to, the choice is yours. 239 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:46,760 Well thank you. 240 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:51,800 We are obviously we're very blessed by God and also being in this wonderful country to 241 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:54,520 give us opportunities to do what we're doing. 242 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:57,900 We're going to go and visit our family in Medellin, Columbia. 243 00:13:57,900 --> 00:14:02,600 And that's the primary purpose, obviously reconnect with them after a while of not being 244 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:08,400 there about eight or nine months that we haven't seen them. 245 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:12,200 And so that's the primary purpose is reconnect and so forth. 246 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:17,680 Of course, getting used to some of the food, different air, different water and all of 247 00:14:17,680 --> 00:14:18,680 that. 248 00:14:18,680 --> 00:14:25,520 And my personal goal is trying to convince my lovely lady Claudia to hop on a motorcycle 249 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:28,840 and go in different parts of Columbia. 250 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:34,560 Of course, there's always the stereotypical things that come along with saying something 251 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:35,640 like that. 252 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:41,800 And so that's why we're going to be assessing this situation, possibly, hopefully, purchasing 253 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:48,480 a motorcycle and joining the correct riding group so we can experience Columbia that way. 254 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:49,480 Yeah. 255 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:52,840 See, I appreciate that. 256 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:58,560 We all know in our own hearts and minds what's appropriate for our situation and what that 257 00:14:58,560 --> 00:14:59,560 looks like. 258 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:05,760 And had I told people under the context like, oh, I'm going backpacking in Uruguay for two 259 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:11,420 years even though I don't speak the language and I don't know what... 260 00:15:11,420 --> 00:15:16,960 It would kind of sound irresponsible and dangerous to some people who are like, what? 261 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:17,960 Why would you do that? 262 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:22,240 And at the same time, framing that as, well, I was a missionary for two years during that 263 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:25,440 time, there was an infrastructure behind it too. 264 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:30,560 It's easy to jump to conclusions sometimes and kind of judge somebody else's experience 265 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:36,160 for good or for bad rather than realizing we as visionaries, we have our own opportunities 266 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:39,640 to figure out what we want to experience in life. 267 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:43,280 So we might come back to that with the travel concept in just a little bit. 268 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:48,440 We're going to shift gears completely right now and we're going to dive into a darker 269 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:49,880 subject. 270 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:54,360 In relation to growth, business, this could be military, there could be so many different 271 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:55,520 things. 272 00:15:55,520 --> 00:16:00,600 What is the worst leadership experience that you guys have ever had witnessed, been a part 273 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:04,120 of, seen, heard about? 274 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:09,560 For me, that has actually touched my life in a professional, personal, I don't know 275 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:15,040 if I was personally, it started as professional, but it ended up being extremely personal, 276 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:23,560 is making sure at an early age, thank God, that the people around you and how they take 277 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:30,020 care of you and you take care of them is basically going to dictate the treatment and everything 278 00:16:30,020 --> 00:16:31,440 in the rest of your life. 279 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:41,080 I was in a situation where I was responsible for the only hot meal in four days and those 280 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:47,400 of us that have been in the woods for a while know what a hot meal means and I was responsible 281 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:52,520 for the only hot meal in three to four days and I screwed it up. 282 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:58,920 I sent the wrong coordinates to the people that were responsible for feeding us that 283 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:02,320 night and they ended up on a different rich line. 284 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:10,800 Had it not been for the team that basically saved my career, not only the hot meal for 285 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:18,080 that night for those 162 people, I don't know what would have happened after that. 286 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:26,960 And so it was me making a mistake and other people making sure that that mistake was not 287 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:30,840 going to be detrimental to all concerned. 288 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:37,400 So that was one of the negative leadership things, a mistake that I made, that I ended 289 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:43,740 up learning a very positive thing, the importance of the people around you and how your success 290 00:17:43,740 --> 00:17:49,320 only depends on the people that you surround yourself with. 291 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:54,080 Well, Ruben, that is powerful. 292 00:17:54,080 --> 00:18:00,320 So certainly the surrounding yourself with the right people then becomes, of course, 293 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:06,920 an amazing component of wisdom for growth. 294 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:12,720 And especially when you aren't sure what if you had done that for 160 people without having 295 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:16,720 that backup in place, it could have been a far worse leadership experience, it sounds 296 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:18,080 like. 297 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:20,400 What else did you take away from that? 298 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:22,560 I'm curious. 299 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:31,480 A lot of humility, a lot of modesty, learning your limits, checking, double checking, triple 300 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:36,640 checking in some cases, and to know that just because you have a rank doesn't mean that 301 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:41,080 you know what's going on and that you are just human. 302 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:48,360 And so that humble experience that I believe God put in place basically helped me set the 303 00:18:48,360 --> 00:18:52,640 tone for the additional 40 years in my life. 304 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:53,640 Wow. 305 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:55,240 How old were you? 306 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:56,800 I was 25. 307 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:57,800 Okay. 308 00:18:57,800 --> 00:18:58,800 Yeah. 309 00:18:58,800 --> 00:18:59,800 Still a kid. 310 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:02,800 I'm 36 and I still feel like I'm a kid. 311 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:04,480 I've got a lot to learn and grow. 312 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:05,480 So Claudia, how about yourself? 313 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:08,640 Do you have a worst leadership experience ever that you want to talk about? 314 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:10,680 I think we all do. 315 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:26,760 For me, I was managing in a company many different assessors for a time and just trying to keep 316 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:32,280 them fulfilling all the requirements for the company. 317 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:40,200 It was a difficult part of managing people for me. 318 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:45,960 I needed to learn a lot of lessons with that and not trying to cover them all the time. 319 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:47,080 That was my mistake. 320 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:49,640 I was trying to cover the people around me. 321 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:56,280 I was going and doing the work for them and then trying to be good with the company. 322 00:19:56,280 --> 00:20:03,640 So it was learning that I needed to correct that from the beginning and not just cover 323 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:06,640 it and let it go. 324 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:07,640 Well said. 325 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:14,160 I think that's a great lesson on accountability and that everyone involved in a process, everyone 326 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:17,400 that's supposed to be productive needs to be productive. 327 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:23,120 That's sometimes hard to learn how you address it, especially when it's not happening and 328 00:20:23,120 --> 00:20:25,040 there's deadlines and things that need to go. 329 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:26,040 So thank you. 330 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:28,000 That is a great experience. 331 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:35,800 I think as entrepreneurs, we sometimes visionaries, one, I think we're most guilty as visionaries 332 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:44,560 of not being accountable ourselves for what we do and then two, whether we're trying to 333 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:52,120 save face for our team or we're trying to justify an experience for somebody else, we 334 00:20:52,120 --> 00:20:55,360 still fall in that same reality because we don't as people. 335 00:20:55,360 --> 00:20:57,440 We don't like conflict. 336 00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:58,440 Conflict can hurt. 337 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:02,040 But let's shift gears into the best leadership experience. 338 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:04,040 And I want to start with Claudia on this one. 339 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:06,480 So Claudia, what's your best leadership experience? 340 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:15,480 That one I don't know. 341 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:20,040 I will defer to Ruben for now. 342 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:23,280 Let's give her a little bit of time. 343 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:28,960 She's analytical and that's what makes us very successful in what we do. 344 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:34,800 And basically, I don't lose an opportunity to talk, which is some things that I have 345 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:35,800 to learn. 346 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:36,800 Okay. 347 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:43,640 And so basically for me was unfortunately a few years later after that experience with 348 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:50,880 the food on Hilltop that I personally call is basically I was, I want to say I earned, 349 00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:58,720 but I was given the privilege to command a company of training combat medics in the U.S. 350 00:21:58,720 --> 00:21:59,880 Army. 351 00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:06,000 And so it was a very long days, very long weeks, very long months, but a very fast two 352 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:07,120 years. 353 00:22:07,120 --> 00:22:15,560 And so being part of something that was significant and a lot bigger than myself and being responsible 354 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:21,400 for the proper training of combat medics, people that are going to go into the battlefield 355 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:28,200 and try to save their own soldiers lives and so forth was extremely meaningful. 356 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:32,760 And of course, at an early age, it impacted the rest of my life because in a training 357 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:39,800 environment you can count on every single soldier having three different concerns, a 358 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:42,840 professional, a personal, and a financial one. 359 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:45,800 And of course they all have families and that comes with it. 360 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:50,140 And so that's why it was very long days, very long weeks, very long months. 361 00:22:50,140 --> 00:23:02,040 But I look at that now at 64 years of age as very, very, very significant in my life. 362 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:03,840 All I can say is thank you for your service. 363 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:06,920 I think that's the only words I have for it. 364 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:11,480 It wasn't easy, but it was a pleasure now that I'm over. 365 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:13,200 Yes, yes. 366 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:18,560 Those are usually, that's usually the story of our marathons that we run. 367 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:23,960 So Claudia, it's okay if you don't have one you want to share at this time because you 368 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:24,960 want to think about it, it's fine. 369 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:26,680 If you are ready, feel free to. 370 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:32,920 Yes, I do have some that are world related, but just listening to my husband, I will say 371 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:39,120 that the most fulfilling experience as a leadership was with the Red Cross. 372 00:23:39,120 --> 00:23:46,560 I was volunteered for over 20 years in Columbia and definitely leading teams to be able to 373 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:54,000 help people there, to be able to manage different resources for people that were in need. 374 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:58,800 For me, that is the best experience I had in my life in that regard. 375 00:23:58,800 --> 00:24:01,200 So I will say that. 376 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:02,200 That's amazing. 377 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:06,480 And I love how you guys have turned this towards your travel agency. 378 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:12,480 I can see, I can recognize already those experiences that you had in both capacities prepared you 379 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:19,520 all tremendously well for thinking through the realities of creating a fun, safe travel 380 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:20,520 experience. 381 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:27,080 So now it's like you are getting to use the service activities that you did in your younger 382 00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:33,840 years as well in your new younger years to help people travel and enjoy this world. 383 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:34,840 All right. 384 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:39,120 So the next question, either one of you can step up first on this one. 385 00:24:39,120 --> 00:24:43,320 This was your last chance to share a powerful lesson with other visionaries. 386 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:49,980 What would the lesson be that they can learn from your experience? 387 00:24:49,980 --> 00:24:55,800 The biggest one I can say and that it would be in just about any endeavor or any personal 388 00:24:55,800 --> 00:25:02,560 circumstance that you have is basically learn to embrace the unexpected. 389 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:07,880 Learning to embrace the unexpected is extremely difficult to do, especially if you're very 390 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:09,440 set in your ways. 391 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:15,240 If you have been indoctrinated and structured and all that good stuff, embracing the unexpected 392 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:23,520 and allowing you to give or to have adaptability to a changing environment is paramount. 393 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:24,760 Very easy to say. 394 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:31,080 We get stoked, piped into our different areas, personal or otherwise, and change, which is, 395 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:36,800 by the way, the only absolute constant in this life, is very difficult for us depending 396 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:38,080 on who we are. 397 00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:45,880 So embracing the unexpected, not being shocked by it when it does happen is a heck of a skill 398 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:49,820 that we all try to improve. 399 00:25:49,820 --> 00:25:55,120 So God has blessed me with a few years on this planet, and I continue to work on that 400 00:25:55,120 --> 00:25:59,000 every day to do that. 401 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:00,000 I love that. 402 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:03,120 I'm going to wait to comment on it though. 403 00:26:03,120 --> 00:26:05,520 Claudia, how about yourself? 404 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:15,440 Definitely to get out of your comfort zone. 405 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:16,720 It means a lot. 406 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:17,720 For me, it's very difficult. 407 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:24,040 By now, this is part of that, and it's why I'm saying it. 408 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:27,840 But it will open many, many, many doors for you. 409 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:31,040 So I think that it's very important. 410 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:36,120 If you want to succeed in something, you need to get out of your comfort zone. 411 00:26:36,120 --> 00:26:37,320 Wow. 412 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:39,080 I love that. 413 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:46,440 I know firsthand how hard it is to do what you're doing right now, going live in your 414 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:49,880 second language as well, and you are rocking it. 415 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:52,320 You're just absolutely phenomenal. 416 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:56,900 I know that if we get the chance for this to someday be seen by millions and millions 417 00:26:56,900 --> 00:27:04,760 and millions of people, then there's so many out there who don't have the confidence yet 418 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:10,320 to step into their zone, step out of their zone of comfort, rather, and to move forward. 419 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:14,400 Again, if we got this in front of millions and millions of people, I know there's people 420 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:18,920 who would see it and say, because of her, I can do it. 421 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:22,040 So I'm super grateful for you for being willing to step up. 422 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:28,960 I got a whole team of Latinos as well, specifically, that are going to say, wow, she's doing this. 423 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:29,960 I can do this. 424 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:33,280 So thank you for sharing that. 425 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:37,240 Ruben, too, with your lesson. 426 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:42,120 Learn to embrace the unexpected. 427 00:27:42,120 --> 00:27:48,800 A society that wants to predict the future and control the here and now and is often 428 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:55,320 so focused on the destination of a lot of people who cite the value of the journey itself 429 00:27:55,320 --> 00:28:01,560 and the realities that the car is going to have a flat tire at some point. 430 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:06,040 The door is going to not lock at some point for some reason. 431 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:07,640 Or the lights are going to go out. 432 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:11,160 We least expect it. 433 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:16,760 What a true thought of wisdom, in my opinion. 434 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:20,040 Learn to embrace it rather than just accept it. 435 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:23,000 Good word choice. 436 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:27,360 Anything else you all want to add before we go into claiming the leadership that we're 437 00:28:27,360 --> 00:28:28,360 called to? 438 00:28:28,360 --> 00:28:39,800 No, it's just in addition to that, basically, is not knowing, unfortunately, by choice or 439 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:48,800 not of how wonderfully blessed we all are, especially in where we are on this earth, 440 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:50,960 is an amazing thing. 441 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:56,440 You were talking about missionary work or talking about different traveling and different 442 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:58,840 services in different parts of the world. 443 00:28:58,840 --> 00:29:06,880 It is amazing and unfortunate in this information age how totally ignorant we are of everything 444 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:13,160 else that's going on in this world because we don't take the time to actually learn about 445 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:16,440 everything else. 446 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:25,000 We actually in such a small and big world at the same time, we stay close to where we 447 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:29,040 live and that's it. 448 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:31,160 That's our comfort zone. 449 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:32,960 Yep, absolutely. 450 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:35,440 That is part of that traveling. 451 00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:40,360 I don't think I'll ever on this earth have a day where I don't. 452 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:45,240 I might lose sight of my blessings for a minute, but in the grand scheme of things, when I 453 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:48,840 look back on my life, remember my time in Uruguay, I remember the lady I talked to whose 454 00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:52,040 mother doused herself in gasoline and killed herself. 455 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:58,840 I remember, well, I haven't had to deal with anything like that ever. 456 00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:03,000 That's one of many experiences and one of many conversations I had over that two-year 457 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:13,800 period where it's like, wow, my life is really so, so good and blessed. 458 00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:18,100 It's not a matter of cockiness or arrogance. 459 00:30:18,100 --> 00:30:21,400 It's not a matter of saying we're better than. 460 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:26,880 It's a matter of appreciation and realizing we have so many opportunities to help others 461 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:32,440 that sometimes it's best to lose ourselves, lose sight of our own selfishness and go to 462 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:34,160 work helping other people. 463 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:40,840 I love that your travel empowers that possibility and that they all are motivated by that while 464 00:30:40,840 --> 00:30:44,280 also of course helping people prepare for their travels. 465 00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:49,680 When I was reading your vision about claiming the leadership that we're called to, who wrote 466 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:50,680 that? 467 00:30:50,680 --> 00:30:51,680 Which one of you? 468 00:30:51,680 --> 00:30:56,360 What does that mean to you? 469 00:30:56,360 --> 00:31:02,000 Was that Claudia who wrote it? 470 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:03,000 Okay. 471 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:05,160 Let's talk about that. 472 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:08,720 Claiming our leadership that we're called to. 473 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:13,240 What leadership are we called to or how do we find that out? 474 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:17,480 That's my first question. 475 00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:25,080 For us is basically, it starts with you being as the example. 476 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:34,000 It's very easy to point and very easy to do other things, but are you leading by the example 477 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:35,320 that you are? 478 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:42,000 Are you living the life that you want to show other people not how to live, but that it 479 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:45,880 is possible? 480 00:31:45,880 --> 00:31:54,120 You have to first be and do before you can actually share with and part of the sharing 481 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:55,880 part is being the example. 482 00:31:55,880 --> 00:32:01,640 Maybe inspire other people from that. 483 00:32:01,640 --> 00:32:08,600 When I tell my 25-year-old son now that is 25 and I say, son, when your work speaks for 484 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:10,600 you, just be quiet. 485 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:17,240 If it doesn't speak for you, it doesn't matter what you say. 486 00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:19,680 Your work, you mentioned that too. 487 00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:22,000 You use a very particular order. 488 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:25,280 You were intentional going back to the book that you're reading. 489 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:30,360 You said be and then do. 490 00:32:30,360 --> 00:32:36,680 We come into existence as beings and then we focus so much of our life on the doing. 491 00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:37,680 I need to learn how to crawl. 492 00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:38,680 I need to learn how to roll over. 493 00:32:38,680 --> 00:32:39,680 I need to learn how to walk. 494 00:32:39,680 --> 00:32:40,680 I need to learn how to run. 495 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:43,200 I need to learn how to sleep. 496 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:46,880 You learn how to do almost everything. 497 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:49,120 We stay so focused on that. 498 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:54,000 See to lose sight of being who we're meant to be. 499 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:59,880 I think I was 23 or 24 when that first clicked in my brain. 500 00:32:59,880 --> 00:33:08,520 I'm like, oh, it is about becoming whole with the virtues, not just doing the virtue, the 501 00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:09,520 mechanics. 502 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:11,000 A robot can do the virtue. 503 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:17,680 It can emulate the virtue, but becoming it, making it a part of who you want to show up 504 00:33:17,680 --> 00:33:19,160 as, that's harder to do. 505 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:21,520 I appreciate that you said that. 506 00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:25,480 Any further thoughts on claiming your leadership that we're called to? 507 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:28,040 Or do you want to talk about travel? 508 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:30,560 Thank you. 509 00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:33,480 I think those are both in the segue to that. 510 00:33:33,480 --> 00:33:34,480 They both go together. 511 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:35,480 I agree with that. 512 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:38,800 I agree with that 100%. 513 00:33:38,800 --> 00:33:40,640 They both go together. 514 00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:47,640 We want to make sure that we come across, obviously, as one of the things that we say 515 00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:54,120 in a weekly meeting in a group that we're part of is we want to earn your trust one 516 00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:57,760 traveled mile at a time. 517 00:33:57,760 --> 00:34:04,760 By showing that we are who we are and that we do what we say we're going to do, hopefully 518 00:34:04,760 --> 00:34:12,200 we'll develop the confidence and the trust in people looking, when they're looking for 519 00:34:12,200 --> 00:34:18,680 traveling or any of those experiences, that we are somebody that they can consider. 520 00:34:18,680 --> 00:34:21,200 Are we going to have all the answers? 521 00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:22,200 Absolutely not. 522 00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:24,200 Are we attempting to do so? 523 00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:25,200 Absolutely not. 524 00:34:25,200 --> 00:34:26,900 We will stick with what we know. 525 00:34:26,900 --> 00:34:32,200 We will find out what we don't know and we'll give you the information that we can in the 526 00:34:32,200 --> 00:34:34,920 best way that we can. 527 00:34:34,920 --> 00:34:39,440 The decision is obviously ultimate for the person. 528 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:43,200 Some of the things that we say to people, like for instance, Jackson, if you say, hey, 529 00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:53,160 I want to go to Bogota again or I want to go to Uraba to the Darien Gap, one of the 530 00:34:53,160 --> 00:34:57,880 questions we're going to ask, are you doing that for tourism, adventure or history? 531 00:34:57,880 --> 00:34:59,880 What is it that you're going through? 532 00:34:59,880 --> 00:35:05,720 Finding out what the person is, that in some cases they don't even understand sometimes, 533 00:35:05,720 --> 00:35:10,000 we're trying to get you the best experience. 534 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:11,000 That's awesome. 535 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:17,160 You and I, when we first talked about this, when your sincerity, you just came through 536 00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:21,440 instantly and we were talking, I walked up to you and you had a Ferrero Rocher, a little 537 00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:26,680 chocolate and I made some witty comment and you gave it to me. 538 00:35:26,680 --> 00:35:30,600 Right away I was like, man, this guy, he's ready to serve. 539 00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:31,600 This is cool. 540 00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:36,440 A little thing, but you could have just had a witty comment back. 541 00:35:36,440 --> 00:35:41,120 There's a thousand opportunities for what you could do in that situation and you chose 542 00:35:41,120 --> 00:35:42,120 to serve. 543 00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:45,240 That meant a lot to me that that was your instinct. 544 00:35:45,240 --> 00:35:46,580 Now, go ahead. 545 00:35:46,580 --> 00:35:47,580 You got something. 546 00:35:47,580 --> 00:35:53,280 I can see your lips. 547 00:35:53,280 --> 00:35:54,600 Thank you for the opportunity. 548 00:35:54,600 --> 00:35:59,360 You made the comment about it and you made it in such a way. 549 00:35:59,360 --> 00:36:03,760 It wasn't that I assessed that you were hungry or that you even wanted the chocolate. 550 00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:05,240 It wasn't any of that. 551 00:36:05,240 --> 00:36:10,840 It's just that you made the comment about it and so forth and I said, at this particular 552 00:36:10,840 --> 00:36:17,960 point, I think this would be something that he would appreciate to at least have right 553 00:36:17,960 --> 00:36:19,760 now because of the commentary. 554 00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:26,520 Yes, I picked it up, but I did not know five minutes earlier that that was going to be 555 00:36:26,520 --> 00:36:32,480 the purpose of that little chocolate bowl. 556 00:36:32,480 --> 00:36:35,800 Here's the expecting of the unexpected. 557 00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:37,320 Here's the embracing of it. 558 00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:40,520 I thought it was going to be for the following day. 559 00:36:40,520 --> 00:36:47,480 I thought it was going to be something else and then in less than five minutes, that chocolate 560 00:36:47,480 --> 00:36:49,720 thing had a different purpose. 561 00:36:49,720 --> 00:36:56,720 So trying to recognize situations like that in our lives. 562 00:36:56,720 --> 00:37:02,440 I wish I would have given you 10 because you have given me so much mileage out of that 563 00:37:02,440 --> 00:37:08,240 little thing that it has become something meaningful between the two of us and I don't 564 00:37:08,240 --> 00:37:14,240 think I will ever meet you again in person without having that with me. 565 00:37:14,240 --> 00:37:17,640 I got to come to your house every day now. 566 00:37:17,640 --> 00:37:19,840 I thought for sure I'm going to take it up one more notch. 567 00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:24,920 I thought for sure you were going to say I didn't know that that was the last one in 568 00:37:24,920 --> 00:37:29,760 the room, but no, that wasn't where we went. 569 00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:30,880 Let's go forward. 570 00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:33,720 So back to this travel concept. 571 00:37:33,720 --> 00:37:39,240 I want you all to play a little bit hardball with me about my potential travel plans as 572 00:37:39,240 --> 00:37:44,800 a business because when we're talking about travel and travel agencies, I think right 573 00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:47,280 now we're talking four visionaries. 574 00:37:47,280 --> 00:37:51,160 So visionaries have people to plan trips for. 575 00:37:51,160 --> 00:37:53,560 You got events coming up. 576 00:37:53,560 --> 00:37:57,280 You might have virtual assistants that you want to bring stateside. 577 00:37:57,280 --> 00:38:01,480 You might want to do conferences internationally as well. 578 00:38:01,480 --> 00:38:09,200 I think the temptation of visionaries and smaller organizations is we can handle this. 579 00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:10,200 We got this. 580 00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:12,120 I probably could pull it off. 581 00:38:12,120 --> 00:38:14,480 We pulled off some pretty great trips and stuff. 582 00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:20,320 But let's be honest, real and open. 583 00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:24,880 What are some of the hassles and the constraints that that creates? 584 00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:30,880 And what are some of the things that if you overlook, like providing a hot meal to people 585 00:38:30,880 --> 00:38:37,200 for the first time in three to four days, what are some of the dangers that we accidentally 586 00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:38,920 create with that reality? 587 00:38:38,920 --> 00:38:43,480 I don't want to scare people into travel, but I do want people to think through. 588 00:38:43,480 --> 00:38:49,160 Why would we include CNR Travel 22 on helping us with the travel plans? 589 00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:50,680 Teach me. 590 00:38:50,680 --> 00:38:56,920 We're going to make sure that whatever your interest and it all starts with a curiosity 591 00:38:56,920 --> 00:38:59,240 or it starts with an interest. 592 00:38:59,240 --> 00:39:00,840 Where's that interest from? 593 00:39:00,840 --> 00:39:06,120 What is the purpose of accomplishing what you want to accomplish in wherever it is that 594 00:39:06,120 --> 00:39:07,560 you're going to do? 595 00:39:07,560 --> 00:39:13,640 We're going to advise you with the best way that we can as to how that is going to be 596 00:39:13,640 --> 00:39:14,640 done. 597 00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:17,480 Are you on track or are you not on track? 598 00:39:17,480 --> 00:39:21,200 Is it for us to determine whether that is or it isn't? 599 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:27,880 No, but it is for us to light up the pathway for you to know exactly what you're getting 600 00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:28,880 into. 601 00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:34,640 For you to also understand that if something does not go right, which is probably not everything 602 00:39:34,640 --> 00:39:40,760 is going to go according to plan, that there is a resource and that we are standing behind 603 00:39:40,760 --> 00:39:45,360 what we have and what we have provided for you. 604 00:39:45,360 --> 00:39:51,120 When you are at the certain location and something does go wrong, you know that we're going to 605 00:39:51,120 --> 00:39:55,640 be there with you if you can communicate with us. 606 00:39:55,640 --> 00:40:02,200 We make it a habit of communicating with our people, whether they're traveling or not, 607 00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:05,640 almost on a daily basis, especially if they're traveling. 608 00:40:05,640 --> 00:40:11,920 So, texting, email, or what have you on the follow-up is very important. 609 00:40:11,920 --> 00:40:17,240 Not only do we plan it, we help you execute it, and then we follow you through the rest 610 00:40:17,240 --> 00:40:18,720 of the process. 611 00:40:18,720 --> 00:40:23,360 And obviously, we're going to get what we call an after-action review afterwards. 612 00:40:23,360 --> 00:40:25,200 How did it go? 613 00:40:25,200 --> 00:40:26,920 What could we have done better? 614 00:40:26,920 --> 00:40:29,360 So, you're not alone in the process. 615 00:40:29,360 --> 00:40:36,400 We're not going to try to intervene or try to violate any privacy, but at least you do 616 00:40:36,400 --> 00:40:39,040 know that you have a team behind you. 617 00:40:39,040 --> 00:40:40,040 That's huge. 618 00:40:40,040 --> 00:40:41,040 Okay. 619 00:40:41,040 --> 00:40:46,680 So, it's not just somebody to book the trip or book the planes, but you guys are getting 620 00:40:46,680 --> 00:40:51,800 involved in the planning, the execution, the after-action. 621 00:40:51,800 --> 00:40:56,720 Let's just pretend that we, as a company, we've got a retreat. 622 00:40:56,720 --> 00:40:58,560 We all get in for the airport. 623 00:40:58,560 --> 00:41:00,480 We go to Machu Picchu. 624 00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:06,320 We get there to the airport, and the charter bus is nowhere to be found. 625 00:41:06,320 --> 00:41:09,400 I guess that might be your fault in that case. 626 00:41:09,400 --> 00:41:14,040 But maybe we said we had a better deal, so we found something. 627 00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:18,040 Would y'all be flexible on that occasion and let us book our own charter bus, or would 628 00:41:18,040 --> 00:41:22,640 you not, because you don't want that to happen? 629 00:41:22,640 --> 00:41:24,120 We are definitely flexible. 630 00:41:24,120 --> 00:41:31,200 We try to provide all the resources for the trip, and we coordinate them to be able to 631 00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:34,160 serve you in that case. 632 00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:40,400 Because if you did that reservation yourself, we don't have communication with that person 633 00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:44,560 or with that service provider that you choose. 634 00:41:44,560 --> 00:41:50,000 So it will be easier for us to manage the whole trip. 635 00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:58,520 It doesn't have to be booked all with us, but we can give you the peace of mind, like 636 00:41:58,520 --> 00:42:05,000 I said before, if something happens, that we will contact the company, or we will have 637 00:42:05,000 --> 00:42:12,120 something as a backup, or we will do the research there for you if something happens. 638 00:42:12,120 --> 00:42:21,320 So we will be involved in every step of the way with you when we schedule or plan all 639 00:42:21,320 --> 00:42:23,000 the trip. 640 00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:27,440 The other part of that as well is, you know, you were talking about the flexibility, is 641 00:42:27,440 --> 00:42:29,560 we're going to light up the path for you. 642 00:42:29,560 --> 00:42:34,420 We're also going to inform you of other paths that are also available, and also what the 643 00:42:34,420 --> 00:42:37,920 risks are, okay, in choosing something else. 644 00:42:37,920 --> 00:42:42,720 A lot of time is scheduling, most of the time is going to be monetary. 645 00:42:42,720 --> 00:42:48,120 We're going to inform you of A, B, and C, and depending on your comfort zone and your 646 00:42:48,120 --> 00:42:52,980 risk factors, then that you're going to make the choices accordingly. 647 00:42:52,980 --> 00:42:57,320 We don't try to say it's our way and it's the only way. 648 00:42:57,320 --> 00:43:04,840 It is based on the resources that we have, the people that are backing us and we're providing 649 00:43:04,840 --> 00:43:10,780 this information, this may cost a few cents more, but it gives you more peace of mind. 650 00:43:10,780 --> 00:43:15,360 If you choose something else, just be aware that this is that and the other. 651 00:43:15,360 --> 00:43:21,280 And in some cases, there is going to be the opportunity where we say, hey, listen, in 652 00:43:21,280 --> 00:43:24,280 our way, this is going to be this. 653 00:43:24,280 --> 00:43:27,360 However, there is another avenue. 654 00:43:27,360 --> 00:43:28,940 It's going to cost you less. 655 00:43:28,940 --> 00:43:31,540 It's going to be very similar to it. 656 00:43:31,540 --> 00:43:39,540 And so we're not tied to a specific stovepipe only, but we have the flexibility to go in 657 00:43:39,540 --> 00:43:43,560 different places and navigate it in such a way where it does meet your needs and your 658 00:43:43,560 --> 00:43:44,560 budget. 659 00:43:44,560 --> 00:43:45,560 Okay, very good. 660 00:43:45,560 --> 00:43:51,880 And in less than 15 to 20 seconds, as far as travel goes, I know that you help with 661 00:43:51,880 --> 00:43:52,880 international travel. 662 00:43:52,880 --> 00:43:59,680 Do you all also help with travel within the United States and travel locally even? 663 00:43:59,680 --> 00:44:05,640 I shouldn't say locally, not neighborhoods, but between cities perhaps? 664 00:44:05,640 --> 00:44:06,640 Okay. 665 00:44:06,640 --> 00:44:07,640 Awesome. 666 00:44:07,640 --> 00:44:13,520 Well, the technical side, you have crossed, I've checked a lot of boxes where I'm like, 667 00:44:13,520 --> 00:44:14,520 okay, cool. 668 00:44:14,520 --> 00:44:16,120 I'm really happy to hear all that. 669 00:44:16,120 --> 00:44:23,900 And the next component, I want to go back real fast to how travel is, what other ways 670 00:44:23,900 --> 00:44:31,360 is travel impacting or does it give a visionary the opportunity to be impacted so that they 671 00:44:31,360 --> 00:44:32,360 can claim their leadership? 672 00:44:32,360 --> 00:44:34,000 You know, I can see it now. 673 00:44:34,000 --> 00:44:38,360 Again, I'm going back through all my travel history now that you even said it, and I'm 674 00:44:38,360 --> 00:44:45,080 starting to see, wow, yes, like every trip has had an interesting impact on how I relate 675 00:44:45,080 --> 00:44:46,680 to people and connect. 676 00:44:46,680 --> 00:44:48,520 What else would you guys add about that? 677 00:44:48,520 --> 00:44:52,640 What else does traveling do for your ability to lead? 678 00:44:52,640 --> 00:45:02,240 It, the very key thing for my opinion is basically it broadens your horizons in your mind. 679 00:45:02,240 --> 00:45:07,560 It also gives you nutrition for your heart and it gives you nutrition for your soul. 680 00:45:07,560 --> 00:45:13,680 You never know what you're going to see in a corner in La Paz than you're going to see 681 00:45:13,680 --> 00:45:18,420 in New York and New Delhi, India or somewhere else. 682 00:45:18,420 --> 00:45:22,160 So all those experiences are going to be with you. 683 00:45:22,160 --> 00:45:26,160 Once you see it, once you experience it, they become a part of you. 684 00:45:26,160 --> 00:45:31,680 They become what you are going to carry forward, whether it is a bad experience, a challenging 685 00:45:31,680 --> 00:45:33,920 one or a terrific one. 686 00:45:33,920 --> 00:45:34,920 Okay. 687 00:45:34,920 --> 00:45:39,880 Claudia and I as immigrants are extremely blessed that our lives have brought us here 688 00:45:39,880 --> 00:45:45,080 because we recognize the different struggles and the different things that are here in 689 00:45:45,080 --> 00:45:48,200 the United States and also somewhere else. 690 00:45:48,200 --> 00:45:51,880 Just because you live in the United States doesn't mean that you don't have struggles. 691 00:45:51,880 --> 00:45:57,360 There's a lot of different struggles and there's a lot of different societies, but having the 692 00:45:57,360 --> 00:46:02,640 ability to broaden your mind, it is going to end those experiences. 693 00:46:02,640 --> 00:46:10,080 I think it just, it cannot help but make you a better human being and you more aware of 694 00:46:10,080 --> 00:46:15,120 where you actually live and your importance and the importance of others. 695 00:46:15,120 --> 00:46:16,120 I love that. 696 00:46:16,120 --> 00:46:17,440 I'm bringing the world together. 697 00:46:17,440 --> 00:46:25,760 And at the end of the day, like you said, which broadens your own heart and mind tremendously. 698 00:46:25,760 --> 00:46:27,960 So thank you both for sharing everything that you shared. 699 00:46:27,960 --> 00:46:33,240 Visionaries, I hope that you got some amazing notes written out of that and action steps. 700 00:46:33,240 --> 00:46:38,400 If you want to connect with Ruben and Claudia Correa, we will have those links on the landing 701 00:46:38,400 --> 00:46:40,080 page for this show. 702 00:46:40,080 --> 00:46:41,720 You can also of course comment. 703 00:46:41,720 --> 00:46:47,760 There's a couple of people who've commented in saying hello, Cindy Mustafa here, the most 704 00:46:47,760 --> 00:46:49,760 inspirational and driven couple. 705 00:46:49,760 --> 00:46:50,760 I love them. 706 00:46:50,760 --> 00:46:55,120 So you got some super fans in the commentaries. 707 00:46:55,120 --> 00:46:59,280 And we also want to invite any of you that are listening in, if you have a vision that 708 00:46:59,280 --> 00:47:02,920 you'd like to share, in the top right corner of our landing page, it says be our guest. 709 00:47:02,920 --> 00:47:07,600 And we want to invite you to step out of your comfort zone and come and share that vision 710 00:47:07,600 --> 00:47:08,640 with us. 711 00:47:08,640 --> 00:47:13,560 You may not be Patrick Mahomes who just won the Super Bowl. 712 00:47:13,560 --> 00:47:16,480 You may not be Ed Sheeran on tour right now. 713 00:47:16,480 --> 00:47:19,000 Maybe you're Jane Doe or you feel that way. 714 00:47:19,000 --> 00:47:24,400 And if your vision is holistic and it's designed to help others and you feel called to bring 715 00:47:24,400 --> 00:47:26,520 it on stage, apply. 716 00:47:26,520 --> 00:47:27,520 I'd love to meet you. 717 00:47:27,520 --> 00:47:28,520 I'd love to hear what that is. 718 00:47:28,520 --> 00:47:31,000 And we'll do our best to honor it and put it out there. 719 00:47:31,000 --> 00:47:36,440 But Patrick and Ed, if you guys heard that, we'd love to have you on the show as well. 720 00:47:36,440 --> 00:47:39,440 So Ruben, Claudia, thank you for being here today. 721 00:47:39,440 --> 00:47:42,520 And Vision Pros, everybody have an excellent time building your visions out and we'll see 722 00:47:42,520 --> 00:47:43,520 on the next episode. 723 00:47:43,520 --> 00:47:46,160 Thank you for being here today. 724 00:47:46,160 --> 00:47:48,640 I'm really happy that you tuned in to Vision Pros Live. 725 00:47:48,640 --> 00:47:53,400 I'm looking forward to seeing your reactions as these episodes continue to move forward. 726 00:47:53,400 --> 00:47:55,080 This is going to get more and more fun. 727 00:47:55,080 --> 00:47:57,120 We'll have more and more engagement as well. 728 00:47:57,120 --> 00:47:59,440 We'll invite people to participate in the show. 729 00:47:59,440 --> 00:48:01,700 And thank you for giving us your time and attention. 730 00:48:01,700 --> 00:48:06,800 Have an excellent time building out your vision.