“I dreamed about being a wiseguy the way other kids dreamed about being doctors or movie stars or firemen or ball players.” Henry Hill
It was the opinion of American mythologist Joseph Campbell that those who know their bliss have a clear understanding of what makes them feel most alive. He believed that when you follow your bliss you will live the life you truly ought to be living.
Said Campbell, “When you follow your bliss…doors will open where you would not have thought there would be doors, and where there wouldn’t be a door for anyone else.”
Such was the experience of Henry Hill. Hill went through a lot of doors--some open, some not--as he followed his bliss right into smuggling cigarettes, hijacking trucks, dealing drugs, collecting gambling debts and helping to engineer the legendary Lufthansa Air Cargo heist, which at its time was the largest cash robbery in U.S. history.
Eventually, he parlayed his bliss seeking into a book deal, a major motion picture, numerous television interviews, a Web site and a stint in the federal witness protection program.
Hill demonstrated how following your bliss can put you on the path to personal fulfillment, as long as you don’t mind having to get rid of the occasional body.
Wiseguy Wisdom is a guide to personal growth taken from books, movies and government tapes.
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