It was a friend of mine on Facebook who pointed out that it was a year ago that I set off from Australia determined to end up on Oprah’s show. And here it is exactly one year from then that I set off cross country to appear on the Oprah show. Okay, it’s not the original Oprah show and it’s not on her couch talking about my books but it is Oprah’s brand new show that will be on her brand new network and it will be auditioning to have my own show on Oprah’s new network. I’m sorry, but I am mildly excited. And quietly proud. One way or another, the second I upload my video and the second I walk through the doors of that audition I am on her show so (cue raspberry blowing) to all those who called me crazy I did it.

See, for me success is all relative. I don’t care about living simply to follow my dreams. Some people might call me poor or crazy but they are just words and labels that don’t and won’t ever fit me. Kai thinks we are rich because I teach him that to be rich in spirit is to never ever feel poor. My major priority in life is Kai. Full stop. So people might poo hoo me for taking a while to get an agent and do all sorts of Hollywood business but you know what? They do not live my life. I have spent the last three months from 3 – 9 pm making sure my son can graduate and go up to middle school despite swapping school systems mid stream. Guess what? He went from getting d’s to getting a’s, soYay Kai and I! No tutors (we can’t afford them) but at breakfast and dinner time you will see us reciting American history and I can now tell you when the Bill of rights was introduced and who wrote the national anthem. We are both students and teachers.

Agents can wait and yes I’ve had some meetings but I am not here to get famous or to host some random series on who can grow the most chest hair faster than anyone else. I am here to do what I do best – connect with and inspire people to try to live a better life. Not be perfect, not be the best or better than everyone else, but to strive to put the past into context and find whatever it is that makes people’s hearts sing…..finding that little seed that you place ever so gently in your heart that makes your spirit grow as large as an oak tree. That is what I am here to do. However long it takes me to do just that.

So this is how it works. Oprah is doing an “idol like” show. A certain number of people will be shortlisted. They will then be sent to a boot camp of sorts where they learn to put together their own TV show. Then they will shoot their own pilot and the winner, after the public vote will win their very own TV show on the OWN network. One or more people may be selected to have their own show. They are holding auditions in 4 places. I chose Atlanta because Kai has a long held dream to do a road trip across the USA. It’s that simple. Thanks to www.escapecampervans.com we will be doing just that.

That’s it in a nut shell. I am going (hoping) to be shortlisted and well, I may or may not get my OWN show (Oprah Winfrey Network) but you know what? It doesn’t matter. It really is all about finding my Mojo, spending time with Kai on the road during summer vacation after months and moths of hard work mostly form him, and just going for this. Tomorrow I will tell you all about the amazingly generous people who have already invested in this, people who don’t even know me who have gone, “You know what Ajay? Go for it! We believe in you” And I love that and am forever thankful for that. It really is the tiniest spark of belief that ignites the fire of HOPE. So tomorrow I will introduce you to the Yes team…..the people who get behind people’s dreams, the people who have a bigger vision and who just jumpppppppppppp….cause it really is about the journey and NOT the destination…..

Speak tomorrow and every day for the next few months….this is Finding My Mojo, Chasing Oprah and whatever will come of all of it.

Love, Peace and Blessings to everyone
xxx