Sitting within a winter forest without snow magnifies the importance of growth. Winter is a transition period not just for trees and nature but each of us are dropping things and looking like faded gray sticks slowly pacing our way through whatever storms the holidays pushed us into. On this podcast I talk about my uncles collection of trees in Ranchester, Wyoming and how he created an incredible relationship with them. He depended on those tall sticks stuck in mud to help protect his home from the brutal winter storms. Which invited me to think about our present chapters. What have we surrounded our lives with that offer the same type of atmosphere? How long is winter in the average persons life? I've talked with multiple people that have been enduring winter for three to five years. My master in Martial Arts always reminded us of how that's a choice. If winning is a choice so is the speed chosen to move through a dark cloud or fog bank. This isn't a preachy presentation today. It's more of an observation. The awareness of how we use something as simple as our words, "I have to go to work today." You have to? No you really don't. You're given the daily opportunity to create with other people that will help change the lives of customers and or clients. Winning is a choice. It starts with making your bed each morning. The very second you put your feet on the floor turn around and make the bed. It will do incredible things to your mind body and soul.