New Years, hopefully a time of celebration of the happenings of the past year but also a time to ring in the new; with countless of people making resolutions… to lose 10 lbs. this year, get a promotion, or keep in touch with family and friends… only to find that they’ll end up making the same resolutions the next year because they “didn’t get around to it” this year. When I was younger, I used to make a list of 5-10 things I wanted accomplish in the new year, and usually I’d carry them out. However, as I get older, I find it harder and harder to plot a path, stick with it, and accomplish that “New Years To-Do-List”. Not because I dropped the ball, and took a facebook break (although that occasionally happens), but because I find myself wanting to accomplish so much and explore so many avenues, that I never get around to everything as fully as I’d like.
They say “instead of trying to be good at everything, focus your efforts on what your good at and do that”, but what I wonder is, if I focus on one thing, isn’t that closing out my options to new opportunities? And is it possible to be great (as in you own the web definition for that trait) at more than one thing? And can you be great at more than one thing by combining all of things you love into a common platform? Those are the questions I plan to answer as I try to combine both my love for business and the western industry into one.
Just so we’re all on the same page, let me tell you a little bit about myself. I’m a business pre-major, with an appetite to learn more about the business world in general, as I discover my “business niche” (major); a student, trying to juggle homework, life, and everything else that comes with it; and a cowgirl, on a mission to educate others about the character traits of leadership through a partnership with horses. At least, that’s where I find myself now and upon this “path of self-discovery” (maybe I should call it a trail ride), I plan to learn, apply what I’ve learned, and then teach others. So grab yourself a horse, take ahold of those reins, and join me on this trail ride as the scenery changes from business, to the classroom, and finally… the arena.
