Movin' On Up

Attention anyone who wakes up everyday and pursues his or her dream. Today's post is for you.

For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to own some sort of training facility - a place where I could train staff members and teams and leaders to be their very best. I even remember facilitating a leadership retreat where I described, at length, what the facility would, one day, look like. Bright and cheery rooms - no two looking alike. Cozy chairs, cool art, nooks for reflecting, crannies for sharing, and mismatched plates and drinking glasses - all designed to inspire my guests. Oh, and a deck with rocking chairs.

In the interim, I found a place that was mortgage free. Three years ago the address was www.highlowaha.blogspot.com and now, three years later, I am fully settled into our recently renovated space, www.houseofshine.com. Here, my roots are firmly planted.

I didn't wait for the full blown training facility to land in my lap. Instead, I made do with what I had and, in doing so, I have noticed that three things are happening.

First. The longer I teach in our virtual facility, the more clear I become about the kind of work I will do in a facility made from bricks and mortar. After three years, I know I love Shine. I love spotting it, writing about it, catching people in the act of it, spreading it, and sharing it.

Second. The more our growing team of people does the work of the House of Shine, the better we get at it. With almost 1,000 posts behind us, we are getting better and better at recognizing and teaching principles of excellence.

Third and perhaps the most important. The more we treat the House of Shine like it is real, the more real the House of Shine becomes. It was only one year ago, this Friday, that we officially changed our name from highlowaha.com to houseofshine.com. In that time we now have a new website, the Shine Manifesto, an upcoming conference in March, letterhead, stickers, postcards, t-shirts, all sorts of Shine paraphernalia sent by friends and fans, and - as of last Thursday...

A new House of Shine, located in the Key Largo, Florida - the Sunshine state.