Serendipity

I have always believed opportunities come your way if you are aware and follow the clues given. Shannon and I had been looking for a business to start for about a year. First we had created a very detailed business plan for opening a restaurant/nightclub. That project got as far as securing a location and getting a major investor. It fell apart for us when we realized that the location might not be what we really wanted. So we walked away from that project and found a new opportunity in a new building in MaCrae. We again progressed fairly far with this project only to have the plug pulled on us. This is where serendipity stepped in.

It was a Tuesday night when we found out our latest project was over. We immediately were discussing new options and new directions and decided to go for a drive to Carcross corner to check out the building that had been under construction there for years. It was a weird night. It was mid October and unusually foggy. We started down the highway and almost turned around because visibility was so low. We arrived at the building and had to keep the vehicle lights on because it was so dark and the fog was so thick. Shannon commented that she could smell fresh saw dust so something was happening. We heard a voice and the owner of the building Mike came out to find out what we were doing. We immediately started a conversation with him, he offered to show us the building. I told him I owned Burnt Toast and we were looking for a new place to open a restaurant. It was a very natural and easy conversation and  literally ten minutes later we had a tentative deal to lease Mike's building. The old adage that when one door closes another opens is so true. Within hours of losing one deal we had a new and better deal. For me it is proof that serendipity is a real thing and we should always pay attention to clues as to what direction our lives should take and also it is proof to me that you should never let set backs actually set you back. Setbacks are just direction changers letting you know that the current path my not be the right one so look for a different way.