Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Its time to begin - the spark becomes the fire

At the evolution induction weekend I shared an experience that impacted me profoundly and is in many ways the source of what i am creating.
About 5 years ago i went to a concert - Jonny Clegg, a White South African who brought us (South Africans) the sounds of tribal Africa. We grew up with the sounds and rhythms of Jonny Clegg and Savuka.
Outside the concert hall the mood was electric but inside it was subdued. Everyone was sitting down and there was no fire. The concert began. We were standing right at the back (the only way not to have to sit in our seats).
The band strummed out the first two songs and nothing was working, even he seemed flat. My partner and i decided it was time to do something. We danced right down the aisle, past the security to the front of the stage. Security came up to us. We kept dancing. Then one person got up, then another and another and within a few minutes we were surrounded by dancers and had totally overwhelmed security by our sheer volume. And then everything kicked in. Jonny Clegg kicked in, the vibe kicked in and the concert took off. It was one of the most powerful experiences of my life.
It was powerful because i realised that i had the power to create the experience. it was more powerful because i realised i was merely the spark. without the spark the fire would never have happened. Without the fire the spark would have gone out.
In the beginning we were acknowledged by a few people but within minutes we were just part of the groundswell and an amazing concert experience.
I have been that within evolution and my vi son of where I see the health and fitness industry going. In the beginning I was a lone voice in the outdoor training domain and a loan voice in the 6am time slot. Today evolution operates Sydney wide and in Brisbane and we grow month too month.
This is just the beginning on one level. on the other, the fire has now started. I am no longer a spark and very very soon the whole vision will be swept along in a tide of evolutionaries and clients

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