Matt Helt | SecretPenguin Blog

Finally had a chance to catch my breath after three amazing days in LA. I’m sitting on a couch that’s located in Kurt Daradics house in Van Nuys, CA. Kurt, or KurtyD as his friends affectionately call him, is my host on this trip. To say he’s a juggernaut would be an understatement. The guy is on fire. As I’m writing this at almost 11 pm, he’s juggling phone calls, texts, emails, tweets and reading various blogs. Best of all, he does this with passion. The guy doesn’t complain. He just keeps moving forward, starting bonfires along the way. I feel very fortunate to be connected to this energy.

And what exactly is this energy? I wish I could explain it in a single post. But that’s impossible. No, it’s too deep for my simple mind to articulate. Let’s just say we’re on the cusp of something truly amazing. It’s like staring up at an avalanche the second the snow starts to break. You hear the crack and it starts to move your way. I’m in the “stunned” stage, wondering if I should run or let it overtake me. I’m thinking I’ll try to ride it out. See where it spits me out.

I’m sure this all sounds very cryptic and probably doesn’t make much sense. I feel like Dennis Hopper in Apocalypse Now when Marty Sheen arrives at Col. Kurtz’s camp. Talking about big ideas for three days can do that to a guy.

So I’ve got three days left here and I have a strong feeling that on day six of my trip I’ll head back to Omaha with a completely different outlook on how things can and should be done. As Duke Stump of Real 100 says, “Shift Happens.” Damn right it does.

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