Monthly Archives: November 2011
10,000 Hours in the Saddle
To continue on from my previous post, Gladwell goes onto say that the most successful business people, such as Bill Gates, musicians like the Beatles, and athletes such as star Canadian hockey players, practice an average of 10,000 hours before their skill is perfected. 10,000 hours. That’s more than 415 days, almost 60 weeks. Imagine more »
My Hidden Advantages and Extraordinary Opportunities
I am off to NJ to meet with the CEO of American Standard Brands (ASB). ASB is a really great client of my company, GEF. They are big supporters of our Green Building Course for high school students (a burgeoning area for career and technical high schools). At the Boston Logan Airport I perused the business more »
Thanksgiving Morning with Bobby and J
It’s Thanksgiving morning and it’s gorgeous outside, although a bit chilly. The best weather for riding in my opinion. I arrive at the barn late today since I was able to spend a leisurely morning with the kids. I made pancakes for breakfast with scrambled eggs, English muffins and fresh strawberries to round out all more »
Cowboy Take Me Away
I’m awake prior to the alarm going off at 4 am. I pour a cup of coffee and head into my home office. After sending out a few emails and polishing off a bowl of cereal, I am off to paradise. I see my horse, her head is poking out of the window of her more »
Private Lesson
It is the day before Thanksgiving and I have a private lesson at two o’clock. It is a half-day at work so I had told my employees they could work from home if they wanted, needless to say only one other person besides me showed up at the office – Jim. Jim and I jammed more »
Progress not Perfection
This is my first lesson in almost two weeks and I’m riding with my friend, Neal. We work in the indoor since it’s very cold and windy outside. Our trainer puts up trot poles and then a small set of jumps which he proceeds to elevate after we clear them a few times. It really more »