As my jeep rounded the cliff on North Shore Road the Sir Francis Drake channel advertised itself to my virgin eyes for the first time and the two instantly fell in love. This Kansas native could barely take it all in without driving off the road. Pinching myself didn’t seem like such a cliché.

Has this happened to you? Have you had that moment that sparked a life change? The question is what did you do about it, let it pass as fantasy or grab it with two hands and make it reality?

They are two types of people in this world. Nesters and Explorers.

Nesters like to nest. They most likely live in the same town they grew up in. They’re creatures of habit and fear change. They devour fiction books that take their minds to far off places. They are happy and content and make up the majority of the population. There’s nothing wrong with this type of person, the world doesn’t work without them.

Explorers were born to explore. They open our eyes to new frontiers. They dare us follow and embrace change. They devour biographies, maps and science books. They throw caution to the wind and push forward when others say stop. A lot fail, some succeed. The world needs this type of person as well. Can you imagine where we would be without them? No America. No space program. No leaving the cradle of civilization. They are risk takers, but that is a prerequisite of being an explorer.
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