Coach's Challenge

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Since my accident two weeks ago, I’ve had lots of time to think. Last week, I noticed that my brain had already started compartmentalizing my thoughts and memories into “before the fall” and “after the fall.” Funny, how the mind scrambles to assimilate information and process it. I’ve also noticed something new in my normal thought patterns. Since everything was taken off my calendar, except for doctor’s appointments, my thoughts about what I must do tomorrow, what comes next or what the future holds, haven’t been …

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Good day, team.

First, I apologize that I was not able to publish a challenge last week. I had an accident on Saturday night and couldn’t send what I had written. I will send that challenge at another time when it seems more appropriate.

As many of you know, I fell down a flight of wooden stairs and landed on my face. I sustained a concussion, broke my nose, fractured a vertebra in my upper spine, and received numerous bruises and lacerations. Last Sunday, I looked like a ringer for the best Halloween zombie costume!

After …

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This week’s challenge comes from a course I’m currently taking in horsemanship. Having been afraid of horses for many years, I felt it was important to work my way through it by getting to know these powerful four legged creatures. In my training, the horses will actually be teaching me how to relate to them, how to speak their language, and engage in what horses love to do. At the heart of my training are three concepts to remember when dealing with horses – love, language, and leadership.

It reminds me …

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I try to stay away from political opinions in my coach’s challenge. There’s plenty of stuff in the media about politics, and I often tire of the endless back and forth. However, I also try to write about what speaks to me — some experience I’ve had that gives me a focus for the week, something that challenges me to understand myself more deeply or an idea that will inspire someone else.

This week’s challenge comes from something I read yesterday that has inspired me personally as well as politically. …

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This week’s challenge is about competition. First, let me share a recent experience. A few weeks ago, I learned that Missoni, a famous, high-end Italian design house, would put a limited release of clothing and household items into Target stores. Some smart marketing person at Target came up with the bright idea that if you could convince high-end designers to create an exclusive line just for Target, at low Target prices, their stuff would sell like hot cakes and it would broaden their brand recognition across a more diverse customer base. …

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