Gary Bremermann

read through them and get super excited about what's out there, what's out there in the world. And that's really what started to lead me to Tokyo, was wanting to explore the world. So that was the start of my wanting to go places and see things and do things. I first came to Tokyo in 1985, but I've lived here now a total of about 30 years. So I've been back and forth between California and Tokyo.

read through them and get super excited about what's out there, what's out there in the world. And that's really what started to lead me to Tokyo, was wanting to explore the world. So that was the start of my wanting to go places and see things and do things. I first came to Tokyo in 1985, but I've lived here now a total of about 30 years. So I've been back and forth between California and Tokyo.

In my mind, for sure, yeah. And it was definitely very analog. I grew up with black and white TV, no internet, and now all those national geographics are on the internet, or for a time there it was on a CD-ROM. But back then it was analog, and it was fantastic.

In my mind, for sure, yeah. And it was definitely very analog. I grew up with black and white TV, no internet, and now all those national geographics are on the internet, or for a time there it was on a CD-ROM. But back then it was analog, and it was fantastic.

So, yeah, I was talking about how it took me a long time to find my calling in life in my mid-30s. And as I started working on my career coaching practice and working with other people to help them find their own callings, I realized that you can find clues from your early life that inform or give you ideas about what you can do to find your calling.

So, yeah, I was talking about how it took me a long time to find my calling in life in my mid-30s. And as I started working on my career coaching practice and working with other people to help them find their own callings, I realized that you can find clues from your early life that inform or give you ideas about what you can do to find your calling.

And so when I started doing the work on myself, I looked back and I realized there were some life experiences in my early days that really informed what I'm doing now and why I enjoy what I'm doing now so much. So the first one was that National Geographic story. But another one was when I was 18 years old, I was in university for my first year in university.

And so when I started doing the work on myself, I looked back and I realized there were some life experiences in my early days that really informed what I'm doing now and why I enjoy what I'm doing now so much. So the first one was that National Geographic story. But another one was when I was 18 years old, I was in university for my first year in university.

And I struggled a lot to get to the point where I found my calling. And I was in my first year in college and I was struggling and I quit. I dropped out. And I had that wonderlust or that wanting to visit new places because National Geographic also covered places within the U.S. or within North America.

And I struggled a lot to get to the point where I found my calling. And I was in my first year in college and I was struggling and I quit. I dropped out. And I had that wonderlust or that wanting to visit new places because National Geographic also covered places within the U.S. or within North America.

So I dropped out of university at I was 18 years old at the time, and I hitchhiked from Santa Barbara, California, to Newfoundland. And it wasn't in a straight line. So I hitchhiked all over the United States and Newfoundland's an island. And I was I caught a ride with someone who put their car on a ferry. So I technically hitchhiked to an island.

So I dropped out of university at I was 18 years old at the time, and I hitchhiked from Santa Barbara, California, to Newfoundland. And it wasn't in a straight line. So I hitchhiked all over the United States and Newfoundland's an island. And I was I caught a ride with someone who put their car on a ferry. So I technically hitchhiked to an island.

And then I took the train across Canada, the Canadian rail train, and then hitchhiked back from Vancouver back to Santa Barbara. And one thing I learned along the way, everyone along the way said, Gary, don't be stupid. Go back to school. Get an education and then you can do whatever you want, because I had really determined to quit school.

And then I took the train across Canada, the Canadian rail train, and then hitchhiked back from Vancouver back to Santa Barbara. And one thing I learned along the way, everyone along the way said, Gary, don't be stupid. Go back to school. Get an education and then you can do whatever you want, because I had really determined to quit school.

But the other thing, looking back in terms of how it informed my career choices is or the thing that I got from it was I learned how to talk to people from all walks of life. young, old, men, women, all over the country, people would pick me up, very kind people, had some few rough experiences. But at a very early age, I learned how to communicate with people who were very different from me.

But the other thing, looking back in terms of how it informed my career choices is or the thing that I got from it was I learned how to talk to people from all walks of life. young, old, men, women, all over the country, people would pick me up, very kind people, had some few rough experiences. But at a very early age, I learned how to communicate with people who were very different from me.

So that was one of my life forming experiences.

So that was one of my life forming experiences.

Yes, I eventually did. And that was a good decision. And you know what's funny, Vince, is that a lot of people in my world don't know about my hitchhiking experience. It's not something that I share with everyone. So if anyone's listening to this that's known me for quite a while, they might not know that I had that grand hitchhiking adventure. But it was a really life-forming experience.

Yes, I eventually did. And that was a good decision. And you know what's funny, Vince, is that a lot of people in my world don't know about my hitchhiking experience. It's not something that I share with everyone. So if anyone's listening to this that's known me for quite a while, they might not know that I had that grand hitchhiking adventure. But it was a really life-forming experience.