Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Dan Baumbach. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Dan, thanks so much for taking the time to share your insights and lessons with us today. We’re particularly interested in hearing about how you became such a resilient person. Where do you get your resilience from?
I was the youngest of three brothers and always felt ignored. I was also considered the stupidest. I realized at a young age that I would have to make my own way and pursue my own goals if there was to be any happiness in my life. A lot of this wasn’t conscious and I only realized it when my brother described me as the rebel of the family.
The more I connected with myself, the easier life has become. Being more inner directed has made me see that life is one of love, rather than battles.
So my initial resilience might have been through rebellion, now it is love.
Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
I made a living most of my life as a computer programmer. That and good luck has allowed me to retire and pursue my passion of making art photographs.
Most mornings I get up before sunrise of head to one of our beautiful Colorado places, whether locally or in the mountains. I walk around with my camera just looking for things I find interesting. I usually go some expectations of what I might find, but those expectations are rarely met and it’s other things that will grab my eye. I usually don’t mind, I’m just happy to be outside wandering around.
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
Life is totally unpredictable. We try to have some control of things, but most of the time we fool ourselves. Apparent opportunities become dead ends and apparent obstacles become amazing opportunities.
1 Don’t let things get you down for too long. Be Positive.
2 Make sure you’re enjoying what you’re doing.
3 Be open.
Okay, so before we go, is there anyone you’d like to shoutout for the role they’ve played in helping you develop the essential skills or overcome challenges along the way?
We live in a country focused on success. We run toward the successful and fear the failures. But we’ve all been successes and failures at one time.
There are so many teachers around that claim to help you develop the traits to become perserverant and successful.
The teacher who’s helped me the most is a teacher who showed me to look inside rather than outside. This inner focus has made me much happier with myself and diminished my need for outer successes.
And oddly enough, this has enabled me to naturally become more successful. This teach is called Gangaji.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.timelesslight.com
- Instagram: danbaumbach
- Facebook: danbaumbachphoto
- Youtube: Dan Baumbach
Image Credits
Photo of myself by my wife, Emily Baumbach. All other photos are mine.
