Zero Ventured. Zero Gained.
*Serious Face* (don’t worry, it won’t last!)
[ So there was this thing I was doing (ZDXP) between 2010 and 2012 -- and my whole website (and life) revolved around it. In fact the address of this page used to be the front page of my site. But what I was doing is -- for all intents and purposes -- over (at least until it's resurrected in some way). So for now, these ZDXP pages exist as a sort of history. I just wanted to point that out in case you read this section and get excited. -- Zero ]
In May of 2010, I disconnected from my “conventional” life by deliberately deciding to push myself beyond my comfort zone.
I wanted to “have a real adventure” and to challenge myself — but I wanted to do it in a way that would make other people an active part of it.
Not just in following and interacting with me as I traveled, but in playing a significant roll in what I did, where I went, and who I met.
And that actually happened — I quite literally became the protagonist in a real-life choose-your-own-adventure.
And throughout all of this, I hoped that the extra exposure I got would help make me more visible to my “fashionably late mate”. Because — and guys, don’t read this — at the heart of this was a love story. At least I hoped it was a love story. *sigh*
*kicks rock*
This experience — this adventure — ultimately became known as…
ZDXP (because that’s a lot easier than saying what it stands for!)
In many ways, ZDXP was a success…
My road trip was, in fact, epic — I drove over 50,000 miles coast-to-coast!
I was approached by production companies, publishing houses, featured in magazines, and interviewed online & also on live television.
I visited — so many — amazing places, too! And thanks to my audience, I got to do some very cool stuff along the way!
And my primary goal of providing a meaningful experience to others? Many people would say I did just that. And that’s pretty awesome!
But then it ended.
But really, it had to.
After almost two years of independently funded travel (without sponsorships), I had to put my little adventure “show” on hiatus to conserve what limited resources I had left to provide me with the time to figure out: “What next?“.
And that’s sort of where we are now. Indefinite hiatus.
Want some more details? Read more about ZDXP here.
“When you have come to the edge of all light that you know and are about to drop off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly.” — Patrick Overton