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Laura Thieme

Bizresearch President – 11 years - 2008

Fisher College of Business Lecturer on Search Marketing

OSU Russian Studies Grad – 1993

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2nd August 2008

Power of Positive Energy & Faith in Something Beyond the Simple Things in Life

As I tossed and turned last night, or more like early this morning, I thought about the power of negative energy.  After work and putting together baby shower invitations with a girlfriend, I went to see a friend of mine who happens to be an old boss from my job prior to starting Bizresearch.  We have a very comfortable friendship - he is on his second marriage, and likely the most content I’ve ever seen him in 13 years.  His interests have changed dramatically and his new wife is more than willing to explore the world right along with him.  They are just over 50, but a young 50 as they are extremely active.  He met her in Yoga class a few short years ago, and they’ve been together ever since.  I attended their wedding last year, and it’s funny how some people can turn “hippy” in some ways, but keep their white collar about them in the work environment.  They both share a positive energy and faith in one another - and as a result they seem to be quite happy, and are experiencing so much together. 

Picture from Scubadivinghelp.com - similar to Scuba Diving by my friend and his bride in Greece on their honeymoon
My friend and his wife went to Greece on their honeymoon
and went scuba diving - at the age of 49.  See alt tag for source.

He and I were talking about some personal issues in my life, as we have many times, and he described me as a very hopeful person.  He said that it’s a good thing to be so hopeful, to be optimistic, to want to see things turn out well.  The only risk would be if expectations were not met, that were in the form of faith and hope.  He stated he was proud that I had actually pursued a realization of my dreams, unlike many who talk but never do anything.  I find that many complain but never do anything.  They just want to talk about  it.  He has seen me lose my job for eating poppy seed bread, get accused wrongly of doing morphine as a result of eating poppy seeds, and start Bizresearch.  He’s seen me train for a marathon, and finish on a torn ligament and air cast.  He’s seen me grow Bizresearch from nothing to something bigger than expected.  We’ve even done a seminar together once in Indiana.  He’s now in a similar business.  I’ve watched him talk about me to colleagues, introduce me, and must admit I enjoy the way he describes how I overcame struggles. 

Challah Poppy Seed Bread
Not the poppy seed bread I personally ate -
I just happened to like the picture
but this would cause you to test positive for
morphine in a drug test at the office

So how do people overcome struggle?  How do they persevere? It’s called having faith, hope, tenacity and having support from a close group of people at all times.  My dear shiastu friend once talked to me about how heros/heroines always have helpers along the journey.  I thought of the old folklore stories I had studied in college (Polish and Russian folklore), and all involved a hero and several helpers along the way or journey that served some purpose to getting the hero to the end of the journey, or to achieving his/her dream.  Reference to women warriors in folklore and history.

I have had many helpers or assists along my journeys in life.  Some are there forever, some are there for just a moment in time - but they help me achieve my dream.  Assists can take forms in many ways but at the bottom of it all, it’s important to have positive energy, faith, and hope in the impossible.  When positive energy wanes, or faith or hope subsides, you need helpers to remind you of why you set out for the journey to begin with.  Sometimes we lose sight of the purpose behind our journey.

On the way to Antarctica - from Ushuaia, Argentina
On the way to Antarctica in December 2007
staying overnight in Ushuaia, Argentina - port to Antarctica

As you know, I’ve been blogging about a fertility journey for a while now, and have described that in many ways this journey began as a child, but developed further when I turned 21 or so.  Choices contribute to your journey, sometimes good, sometimes not so good, as do people.  The question is who will be there to support the fertility journey or any journey you choose at the beginning?  Will you get the support you hope for from those you most expect it?  Possibly not, but one thing I can promise you, if you look, and if you try to maintain positive energy, faith and perseverence, you are likely to find the most unlikely supporters along the journey. 

Helpers on my journey to Antarctica, a stopping point in Buenos Aires
Helpers on my way to Antarctica, strangers before this day
New friends, introduced to me by another industry friend
These people you see above, plus a U.S. friend out of Boston,
saw to it, that everything I could possibly need, I had
To no benefit to them, I might add.

The form of the assist or the helper can be divine, human, animal, or just an insight you may gain.  So when the chips have you down, look to surround yourself with positive energy and only those who share your vision.  Don’t surround yourself with negative forces, as they can pull you down, and in fact may have the evil hope of wanting you to fail perhaps out of jealousy or something less daunting. 

I thank all of you who have supported me along all stages of the fertility journey, as well as many other journeys I have chosen in life, including but not limited to:

Going to Russia on my own at the age of 25, and working there for three months

Running a marathon in 1995 - training, supporting injury, and finishing it

Starting a business in 1997, with nothing to stand on

Going to Antarctica in 2007

Speaking in many foreign countries and places, achieving new business out of each engagement - and serving those client relationships and new friendships

Supporting my business, client relationships in general - and wanting to see me succeed.

Thank you - and you know you who are - for supporting me at times

Thank you even more to those of who - whom are few - who’ve supported me through every single journey I’ve ever sought out to take - from start to finish line and all stages in between

I look forward to sharing this next journey with my daughter, Melina Francis.  There is such happiness and the hope of sharing life with another, who at this moment, needs me.  One day she will not need me, but in the meantime, I look forward to being there, to being present, and to maintaining a positive energy about me and her, and to have faith in something and someone impossible.

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