Kevin Hoagland:
CLASS OF 1980
John Marshall High SchoolClass of 1980
Oklahoma city, OK
Kevin's Story
"Wherever you go, there you are."
Taken at face value it is a pretty absurd saying isn't it? Great line from a movie as well but I had been using it for years prior so it is mine.
In everything I do I try to think of this little saying and the impact that we all have on the others we encounter.
People may not remember you but they will always remember your actions. Many remember that I dropped out of JM but few know that I did finish HS and went on to College in California. I add this because of a few emails I received that were in the line of "Didn't you leave school, that was you wasn't it?" They did not remember me just my actions.
I have traveled around the world for various jobs and just the "hell of it". In every country I meet people that I will probable never see again. I try to leave the very best impression of who I am with them. I try to never be rude, judgmental or ungracious with anyone I feel that doing so is just bad form.
I speak I listen and I consult. Every aspect has its own challenges and to walk away knowing that I have done my best for myself, my friends and my clients is all that matters.
When people look back at our time together I want t...Expand for more
hem to remember the "there I was" and remember that it was all good no matter the outcome.
I was told by a favorite science teacher (Mr. Sparks) that I truly marched to a different drum and that I was the only one that could hear the band. Today I cherish that bit of insight. Although at the time I do not think he was aware that he was presenting me with a path. Following that drum beat at times has been hard. But in my life, I have been better for it.
So the question that the form here asks is "what you are doing today?" That is a simple question and a simple answer is deserved. I do what I have done for the last 20+ years. I respect peoples opinions, choices and lifestyles, I respect myself and my accomplishments and I wait for tomorrow because today is over.
When I am not speaking or training I am listening and learning.
When we are not filming the world I am watching it change. And most importantly, when I am not sleeping I am awake taking in all that I can.
I always remember that there are 4 things that can never be recovered.
The stone - after the throw.
The word - after it is said.
The occasion - after the loss.
And Time - after it has past.
Kevin Hoagland
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