Steve W.’s Post

I hope you all had a relaxing break! 🎿 I completely unplugged while I was away with my family, enjoying one of my favorite activities (skiing). Now I’m back feeling recharged and ready for 2024! My New Year’s resolution this year is simple: 👉🏽To make more time for the things that bring me joy like painting, skiing, 1-1 time with friends, etc… It had been a while since I was on the slopes and forgot the immense joy I feel when skiing… perfect reminder to begin the year. What’s one thing you plan on working on this year? —- #enterpreneurs #founders #cpgbrands

Watching the Olympics with a critical mind, I’m finding the concept unsettling. A feeling I get when I watch a beauty contest. I’ll explain. Many of the activities are strange but similar in what is measured: perfection. For example: 1. Coordinated diving is measured by how both divers jump in perfect coordination. Building up to this level of coordination is not really a sport. It’s thousands of hours (years) of practice. Sometimes from a very young age. 2. Now imagine competing with other diver duos on this activity. What is being measured is perfection in coordination. Their athletic abilities are a given. This is more up to their coach’s ability to push harder. 3. It’s clear that these athletes can only reach this level of excellence by spending their whole lives on it from a very young age. I’m not sure this was their choice. Probably their parents, mentor or country’s choice. Have they really had a choice? Like a beauty queen who was destined for success.

🌟 20 Days to Go: Your Pre-Race Countdown Checklist! 🌊 The countdown is on, and it's time to fine-tune the details that will make our race day seamless and successful. Here's what's on our checklist: 👥 Team Coordination Time: Schedule a meet-up with your skipper and paddler ASAP. It's crucial to iron out the details like positioning, understanding each swimmer's strokes, and mastering those changeovers. Precision now means smoother sailing on race day. 📅 Race Day Blueprint: Morning Alarms: Have we set our wake-up times? Rendezvous Points: Where and when is our pre-race meet-up? Supply Squad: Who’s in charge of food and drinks on the boat? Transport Team: Coordination of pick-ups and drop-offs. Let's make sure everyone knows where they need to be! Beach Support: Who will help take care of Swimmer 1’s belongings? Every detail counts. 💆♂️ Pre-Race Pampering: Don’t forget to book your pre-race massage at Subi Sports Massage & Physio. A well-timed massage can be the difference between feeling good and feeling great on race day. Let’s dive into success together! Ready, set, go team!

There's something so poetic about skiing. You learn only by doing. Falling is inevitable, when you are learning or trying new things. You’ll just pick yourself up and keep going. A fall is part of the process. The biggest detriment is fear. Fear kills momentum. You can end yourself before you start. Sometimes it snows so heavy, you can't see the path ahead, so you feel your feet below you. When you're gliding down a mountain, nothing else exists but the moment. When you master a turn, you can pick up the speed. When you master technique, you develop your own style. Trust yourself and the magic happens.

Lessons I learned from skiing In no particular order 🎿 Always look ahead … always keep your eyes on the path in front of you. 🎿 Believe in yourself. Have confidence … Every once in a while, try that harder trail on the mountain that you never thought you could do and challenge yourself in other aspects of your life too. 🎿 When you fall, the only option you have is to get back up and keep going 🎿 Practice makes better 🎿 Know your limits … it is important to remember that safety should be everyone’s first priority. It is okay to take risks in life but try not to be reckless while skiing and in other areas of life. 🎿 Enjoy Your Journey not the end goals 🎿 Never Stop Learning. 🎿 Have fun 🎿 It’s important to spend time with your loved ones 🎿 Recharge. Spend time outdoors Have a fantastic Monday 🎿❄️💙

Wanna tune into your self-talk? Go skiing for the first time in 5 years. As I attempt to keep pace with my expert husband and taught-by-expert husband speed demon kids, my self-talk is on loud speaker. This hurts. It’s a gorgeous day. I’m exhausted! How much am I paying per run?! They are going too fast. I’m going too slow. I got this. I’m going to break my neck. ENDLESS. And it’s not dissimilar to every day life. The question is, which voice to listen to? Choose the empowering one. PS. Pro tip: Super Bowl Sunday is the best day to ski. No crowds and you can still make it home for the game!

Lead by example even when no one’s watching. My daughter goes to the skiing club on weekends. She’s not always keen to go, but it’s good for her to learn discipline. That’s usually the only time I have for skiing or snowboarding. Yesterday was not an ideal day. Strong winds at the top. Poor visibility. Icy. After my first run, I was ready to call it quits. Then I remembered that my daughter was out there, skiing for the next couple of hours. If it’s fine for her to be out in that weather, it’s fine for me, too. I couldn’t just duck out to the warmth of a cozy pub.  Not when she was braving the cold. It didn’t matter if she wasn’t watching.  Or, maybe, that’s exactly why it mattered. Leading by example means doing what we expect of others, even when no one is keeping score. Even when it’s just us and the mountain. We’re always watching ourselves, right? That’s what integrity is all about. That’s what true character is about. Because at the end of the day, the most important witness to our actions is ourselves. Let's be leaders who don't just talk the talk but also walk the walk. Even when no one’s watching. #mybestcoach #businesscoaching #leadershipcoaching #productleadership

Ski Bungee jump, video does not totally show what is going on, but it looks inane(ly) fun! https://risk-mgmt.co/ut3 @RecreationLaw #SkiAreaLaw #SkiLaw #RecLaw #RecreationLaw

How do YOU manage do stay calm in stressful situations? One of the ways I do is I imagine I'm skiing ⛷️ Imagine you are skiing in a forest, and you go down the wrong path! 😱 Now there a numerous amount of trees you can hit in front of you! what happens when you focus on the trees? You will probably hit one, right? What happens when you focus on the paths between the trees, the escape routes? You will be more likely to escape, right? That's the analogy I use. So to summarise everything: ☀️ Focus on solutions not problems! Also, don't forget to stay positive! Hope you are all having a great week 😄

It’s no 🥃 but…. There are lessons to be learned. What an amazing example of a business where solid quality, understanding of supply and demand, brand building, and top notch marketing have all intersected! Yay to sunday, a long weekend of skiing, family time, and of course…treehouse! Cheers everyone!! #businessbasics #brewery #quality #customerexperience