Comments on: Banking on Serendipity

By: Bill Griffin

Bill Griffin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:44:19 +0000

Thanks Karl Heinz,

There are many people like you (well not exactly like you) that move back to Rochester. Either from school or job or relationship, folks keep coming back. What I didn’t mention in my post is how afforable this city is as well.

I for one am glad you moved back

By: Karl Heinz Kremer

Karl Heinz Kremer — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:10:58 +0000

Hi Bill, as many of your readers said it before, this is another great post. I’ll stay away from our shared experience of serendipity and will focus on the Rochester part of your post. This is a great city to live in, and sometimes it takes some time to realize that. Yes, the weather is not always that great, but regardless of what’s falling from the sky at any given moment – or not – there is always something to do in Rochester. Something interesting, enlightening, inspiring, or just plain old fun. I moved to Rochester twice, and I’ve never regretted any of these two moves.

And, I’ll promise, I’ll read your next blog post not just nine days after you published it…

By: Bill Griffin

Bill Griffin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:47:30 +0000

Thank you Michele,

You have a great attitude and I always feel more at-ease when I see you at the networking events. You have made the most of your time and I’m sure your family appreciates all your efforts. Your an insperation to many of us.

By: Bill Griffin

Bill Griffin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:29:59 +0000

Thank you Terri,

You are absolutly right, open mindeness is the key. If your not interested in some thing right now, don’t throw it away, you may be interestred later.

By: moneyforstuff

moneyforstuff — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:32:13 +0000

Bill

You are one of the people I’ve met in my search who inspires me. I really look forward reading your blogs.

I can totally relate to what you’ve written. I’m taking advantage of my “time off” to volunteer more while I can. I’m definitely spending more time with my family this summer.

Keep up with the great blogs!

Michele

By: terri

terri — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:54:36 +0000

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and recent experience with serendipity. I have been so happy to see your responses to the major changes in your life this past year. One important ingredient which you have demonstrated in all of the areas you mention is open-mindedness. This characteristic is certainly required to experience those serendipitous events in our lives, and I try to stay open to whatever opportunity is put before me. One never knows, “eh?

By: Bill Griffin

Bill Griffin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:41:21 +0000

Thank you Tom,

There’s nothing to respond to, you put perfectly. Good luck with everything Tom.

By: Bill Griffin

Bill Griffin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:38:33 +0000

Thanks Andy,

Good site, interesting perspective. Good point-When you get something wonderful albeit unexpected you don’t just throw it away because it wasn’t your origonal goal. You keep it and make it part of your experience. I agree Andy the entire economic system is shifting.

By: Tom Maioli

Tom Maioli — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:26:27 +0000

Wanted to let you know that I enjoyed your posting. I too have had a chance to do things that I was not able to do including joining Meetup.com and hooking up with people that share my interests. It is hard to not know where your going but – to have the faith that there is some master plan to this madness. We are taught to have goals and plans and yet the event that happens throws it all out the window.

We have no control over our birthday or death but just the dash between the dates. So everyone make that dash count.

By: Andy Detterline

Andy Detterline — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:31:55 +0000

Good post. I am fortunate to still be working (though not as much) as a consultant. Like you I am learning to appreciate my community, my spouse and the many gifts I rushed by in my former life.
But the thought that fate, or serendipity, is at work crossed my mind when I watched this video. http://tinyurl.com/nhfth9
Are we being knocked out of our former routines so we can stop and see the paradign shift (if you will pardon that overused term)?