How so?

怎么会
He checked out, like quit his job,

他就是走了辞职
got a divorce, ran off to live in the desert.

离婚跑到沙漠里住着
Came back 3 years later and he was Barry Flynn.

三年后回来就成了巴里·弗林
He started talking at schools and local clubs,

他开始到学校和当地的俱乐部演讲
built up this following, became sort of an overnight sensation.

追随者越来越多可以说是一夜成名
Within 3 years he was selling out 1,000-seat venues.

不到三年他每场演讲的观众就达到上千人
Any idea what happened to him

知道他在沙漠的三年里
in those 3 years while he was in the desert?

经历了什么吗
Well, according to Flynn,

据弗林说
he meditated a lot,

他经常冥想
until his true gift was revealed to him.

直到他发现自己真正的天赋