Well I love movies and one of my favorites is “Jerry McGuire” with Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jr.  I suspect everyone knows the movie.   The dialog with Jerry McGuire and Rod Tidwell “Mr. Show Me the Money” is great.  But here’s where I got this title and what it means to me.

Background From The Movie:

Recall in the movie that Jerry and Rod are having one of their dialogues.  Jerry is trying to hang on to his last client, which is Rod.  Rod is getting out of the shower and is explaining what he wants, to Jerry.  This is when Rod drops the word “the kwan”.  Jerry responds back to him, “kwan!  That’s a great word.  Is that your word?”  Rod responds back, “Yes it’s his word.  It means love, respect, the dollar and family.” 

Then later in the movie Jerry is questioning Rod and says “Hey, are we friends?” And Rod hesitantly says, “Yes we are friends”.   Jerry says, “Well if we are friends this is what a friend would say to you.   You are all head versus heart.  Out here you are all about heart but on the field you play with your head.  If you want the kwan you have to start playing with your heart.”  Rob responds, “ Jerry, I don't want to be your friend anymore!”

Then roll forward near the end of the movie when Rod finally gets the contract he wanting and he is talking on ESPN and doesn’t want to cry.   Rod is thanking people that helped him get to the contract and then he remembers to thank Jerry.    Rod says, “Jerry McGuire!  Thanks to him.  He is my ambassador of kwan.”

What Does Seekingkwan Mean to Me?

I am like Jerry McGuire, I loved this word.   “The kwan.”   Actually upon further research I believe the word is spelled “quan” but when I originally saw the word in an old script back in 2009 it showed the spelling as “kwan”.   In 2009, I started a blog that lasted for a while but I got busy with work and family and didn't keep it updated.   It was called Seekingkwan.com.

In my first blog I explained the story like I did above and explained why I chose the word and what was missing in Rod’s definition of the word.  

We are all seeking something.  Certainly love, respect, the dollar and family are important things but Rod was missing one other important thing.  The main thing.  He was thinking earthly things.  He was missing what’s above.  He was missing God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.   If we don’t have him we are not starting with the right end in mind.  We are not starting on solid ground.

Seekingkwan is all about starting and finishing with the right end in mind.