Mike in “Unfinished Business”

Mike

Hey, Mike Baxter here for Outdoor Man, talking about passion. They say if you do something you love for a living, you'll never work a day in your life. And no work is a pretty sweet deal. You get to feel what it's like to be a congressman. But if you're not careful, turning your passion into a job could make you fall out of love with it. That's why I've rejected offers from several prestigious firms to become a gigolo. Making your passion your profession means it's bound to become work. Sure, you and your buddies painting yourselves blue for Halloween might have been fun that first time. But when you're coating on the layers for your 6,000th Blue Man show in Vegas, you might regret chasing that dream. For me, the outdoors has always been my sanctuary, but in my effort to share it with the world, I spend a lot of time chained to a desk. When I start feeling like putting my fist through this computer I'm talking into, that's when it's time for me to head back to nature. I don't mean driving past nature in a Winnebago and going, "Is that a tree?" I need the real thing, the kind that's so cold it hurts your face. That's how you know you're really in it. Henry David Thoreau said, "All nature is your congratulations, and you have cause to bless yourself.". In other words, go outside. Hope I don't see you out there. Baxter out.