- Chris Peterson
Universal Assistance
It was early in the evening and a Startup Junkie group had gathered at Bauhaus to socialize, have dinner and drinks. My friend Carl Maloney was the first to offer me a greeting.
“I had coffee with Chris Peterson this morning,” he said cheerfully.
“You’re kidding,” I replied. “What time did you meet with him?”
“We got together at 10 a.m.,” Carl said.
“I met with him at 8,” I said with a slight chuckle.
It, would perhaps, seem to be a single serendipitous circumstance to someone jumping into the conversation without additional background. Yet, singular serendipity wasn’t the whole story here. It would take me another day and another conversation with Chris in order to recognize more and broader connections. But for now, my conversation with Carl continued.
“Chris told me that he was having some issues with data. As you know he has three or four businesses and each one is having a data management issue. So, we’re going to meet again to talk about how I can help him solve those data challenges,” Carl continued, without going into more detail about his full conversation with Chris.
Chris is an early riser, so I wasn’t too surprised to get a text from him at about six-thirty the next morning.
“Would you guys like to have dinner with us tonight at June’s at about 6?”
I responded with a quick “yes” and we met at 6 for dinner in the appointed place.
As soon as we were seated Chris opened a conversation with, “Carl and I had coffee yesterday.”
Then, he went on to tell me about his nephew who lives in Texas and how much he likes to mountain bike. “My nephew wants to get a job building mountain bike trails,” Chris explained before continuing with, “Carl loves to mountain bike and when we talked yesterday he told me he knows of a guy who owns a company that builds trails all over the country! He’ll be making an introduction for me soon, so my nephew can schedule an interview for summer work. And, by-the-way, Carl is going to meet with me to see if he can help solve some of my business data issues.”
Chris then made an attention getting, noteworthy statement.
“Most people think that these kinds of events are simply serendipitous. But, they’re not! I’m convinced that the universe puts the right people into our lives, at the right place and time.”
Chris’ words made me pause and remember having, another similar experience earlier in the week.
I was sitting in my office working, when for some reason I looked out of the right window, at exactly the right moment, to see a friend walking by. I was needing to discuss a couple of details about some important work he’s doing for me, and there he was! So, I jumped up and went out to visit with him.
With my attention back in the moment, I responded to Chris’ observation and statement with, “I’m pretty sure you’re right, and Carl would agree.”
I looked out of another window. It was again evening. This time it was the restaurant’s window, beyond Chris’ left shoulder, and said to myself, “Universal assistance is out there! I think I’ll just keep looking for it!”
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