Pilot your life newsletter no. 26: Have a go

Pilot your lifeWelcome to issue no. 26 of Pilot your life. August 2011Two of my life mottoes are “Life, be in it” and “Nothing ventured,nothing gained”. In other words, “Have a go”.Nothing typifies this attitude better than an agricultural andhorticultural show like the Royal Adelaide Show (I was photographingthere the other day).People can go there to enjoy the entertainment, to find out aboutvarious products and to savour those special show delicacies like fairyfloss, toffee apples and hot cinnamon donuts. However, one importantaspect of the show is competing, whether it’s in cooking, crafts, wood cutting, showinglivestock (below left) or show jumping (below right).It’s a time to “show off” what you can do and how well you can do it. You may also be ableto win a prize or be the champion on the day.For some people it takes great courage to show the rest of the world what they (or theiranimals) can do. They know that they can’t all be winners but at least they’re “having ago”. I have my own take on winners and champions. A champion doesn’t always have towin to be a champion but a winner isn’t necessarily a champion because of winning. It hasa lot to do with the right attitude.It takes a lot of effort, commitment and attention to detail to win a prize at the show,particularly when it comes to livestock. As I was wandering around the cattle and sheeppavilions and the horse stables, there was a hive of activity as people were preparingthemselves and their stock for judging.Even though I lived in the country for twenty years, I didn’t realise what went intoagricultural show preparations.In the paddock, stock can be covered in dirt, manure and feed. However, when it comes toshow judging, the animals have to be perfectly groomed.Roaming around the horse stables and exercise area was a real eye opener for me.

Pilot your lifeThere were horses being put through their paces in the exercise yard (below left). Anotherarea was set aside for horses to be washed down (below right).In the stables, some horses were keeping warm with their own tailor-made blankets. Otherswere given the ultimate beauty treatments of having their mane plaited by their riders (topphoto below) or having their whiskers shaven (bottom photo below).Even in the cattle pavilions, livestock was washed clean, dried with blow driers, powderedand shaved. Some cattle were given the whole body shave including the tail (below) andothers were left with a fashionable Mohawk along the backbone.

Pilot your lifeThe end result was everybody looking their best to do their best (animals included).One other thing that was very noticeable was the number of competitors who were smiling(not just at the camera). Competing (or participating) is also about enjoying what you doand living life to the full whether you win a prize or not. Be a participator in life, not just aspectator.So, my next tip for how to pilot your life (personal or business) is:Have a go.Nothing ventured, nothing gained.Two of my presentation topics are:Determination/Persistence/PerseverancePersonal developmentVisit: www.franwest.com and http://au.linkedin.com/in/franwestau.Blogs: http://pilotyourlife.wordpress.com and http://franwest2.blogspot.com.Blog for DVDs: http://alzheimersproducts.blogspot.com.Twitter: www.twitter.com/AdventurerFran Facebook: Alzheimer’s ProductsSlideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/AdventurerFranPhone: 61 8 82706623Email: fran@franwest.com for speaking engagements, purchases and the first twenty fiveissues of the newsletter.You are welcome to forward Pilot your life to others who may be interested.If this newsletter has been forwarded to you by someone else, please contact me atfran@franwest.com and Ill add you to my emailing list.Bye for now,Australias Life PilotSpeaker, Author, AdventurerTo unsubscribe, please reply with "Remove" in the subject line

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