In show jumping, as you go over a jump you should already be looking to the next jump so that as your horse lands in the right position to move towards it.
At the same time, however, you must be perfectly positioned for the jump you are going over to execute that well.
This sets you, and your horse, up to be moving in unison.
As I watched my daughters show jumping recently, it made me think that this is a perfect analogy for effective business.
Be engaged in the present with an eye to the future.
Life isn’t just about the here and now, there’s a whole lot coming down the pipe at you. If you neglect to acknowledge this, you get blindsided.
And at the same time, if you’re not in the here and now you can’t bring your best self.
And that’s why it’s a dance, not paint by numbers.
In arguments, we often want to be right. But being right is not the same as being wise.
One of the greatest lies we tell ourselves is that we’re falling behind. That someone else is ahead.
As a young man I associated strength with force; louder voices, sharper opinions, firm lines in the sand.
There’s a strange kind of pride we’ve developed in being exhausted. But even lions, the king of the jungle, rest.
I can't remember a time in my life when I didn't have ambition.
We sometimes believe strength means self-sufficiency — that being independent means being isolated.
We often try to outrun the storm, emotionally, physically, spiritually.
We’re entering an age where machines do our thinking before we’ve even had a chance to try.