Enjoying the Ride

To lead good people to become the great people God designed them to be.

I will never be able to say I have completed my vision. It will always be there. I strive to achieve my vision both inside and outside of work. If I keep my eye on my vision it will guide me and keep me on track. The challenges in life will seem like potholes and not craters. With vision, my life will not be reactionary.

I will enjoy the ride. I am enjoying the ride! Leadership My Dad's Way.

A leader without vision, is doomed to fail at work and at home. Enjoying the Ride There are times when I love to drive. A Good Ride Ruined When the fog rolls in, my joy ride ends.

A few things happen instinctively. I automatically begin tapping my brakes in anticipation of potential problems.

My grip tightens on the steering wheel and my shoulders roll forward. I Turn Down The Music: I Change My View: I lean closer to the windshield — as if those extra few inches will keep me from hitting that armadillo I live in Texas. My focus changes to everything happening just a few feet from the hood of my car. I Feel Every Pothole: The impact of an unexpected pothole feels like a crater in the road. But in the crafting of a book detailing the twin challenges in personal perseverance both he and he mother stared down for so long, Sturgeon inadvertently uncovered a deeply held family secret about the incident that robbed his mother of the use of her legs.

Sturgeon, 54, was an chemical engineer by trade. Raised in the mill town of Lincoln, he was a typical Mainer, enjoying hunting, fishing, golf, snowmobiling and hiking, among other outdoor pursuits, until , when he was diagnosed with a progressively degenerative form of multiple sclerosis. Since he has been confined to a wheelchair and today enjoys only very limited use of his arms. With everything he needed close at hand, from grocery stores to shops and restaurants, to his primary care physician and even an optometrist, the tiny village was a perfect solution, Sturgeon said.

Forced to take retirement by his condition, Sturgeon became something of a disability advocate, chronicling his daily challenges on a blog, enjoyingtheride. I was the same age she was when she had her accident when I showed by first symptoms of MS. By focusing on the process and not the destination, you spend your time and energy solving sizable problems, instead of being overwhelmed, stressed, and worried about where you are going.

You focus on the present and the things you can solve right now. An experienced trader would tell you that historically the market has always gone up over time, if you look at the big picture.

A Good Ride Ruined

He brings a unique, uncensored approach to his interviews and writing. His work is published on Under30CEO. Magazine, Huffington Post, Reuters, and many others. Matt hosts yoga and fitness retreats in his free time and buys all his food from an organic farm in the jungle of Costa Rica where he lives.

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He is a shareholder of the Green Bay Packers.