My Horse: A Short Story

I have grown up learning that you give respect you get respect and I have learned to keep that mindset no matter what. We always made everything fun and kept it enjoyable like today it makes the day go faster and I have always thought it worked and lived by that. Growing up on the farm kept me realizing you never run out of things to do. If it's from tinkering to running around tearing things apart. It helped me learn and figure out how things work and don’t take it for granite.

Throughout the story the overcome several battles. Their first significant battle is plowing the field for planting, they must work together to save their little farm. It’s all they have and without the crops they would lose it. But not long after will they have to face the real battles of the war. Though they are separated they are still together.

Regen was pawing in his stall when I ran to him, and he had kicked a hole in the wood on the back wall. As animals tend to do, he had sensed a disaster approaching. "Regen," I whispered, " take us away from here. " I unlatched his stall, fear making my vision blurred and my hands tremble, and I swung myself up onto his golden back, grabbed a handful of his flaxen mane, and he ran. We burst out into the bright midmorning light, and I trusted him to take us away.

I jumped on the horse and the buzzing flies bothered me to death. I kept swatting and whacking so much the finally left me alone. when i started to walk the horse i could smell the sweaty saddle I was sitting on. With the me on the horse my grandma’s friend took me over to the empty field. He had to walk me with the splintery lead rope, as we walked along the tall dead, yellow, grass.

The model holds that a sound business opportunity would readily receive financing, and identification of the opportunity first makes the business plan failure-proof. The Timmons model places exceptional significance on the team and considers a good team indispensable for success. A bad team can waste a great idea. Among all resources, only a good team can unlock a higher potential with any opportunity and manage the pressure related to growth. iii.)

People became inherently self-interested because there were those who were considered the “fittest” (those were the people on the top), which were contrasted with those who were “unfit” (these people were those who had to work to be at the top). As for the redefinition of competition, this was defined as those who compete would reach the top. This time period was proven to be more cut throat in the way that you had to be inherently selfish to be at the top and competition was a major key factor in becoming part of the “fittest” class. Another ideal that prevailed was the idea that inequality is natural but equality is not. This meant that the world is purely a “dog eat dog” world, and there is no cooperation.

People have to have the best of the best, they have to be on top. They have to have the most money, the best house, the best wife, and so much more. You often forget the true value of life when all you do is want. It corrodes relationships, families, and lives. Money, when used right, can benefit you in many ways.

Plus, it teaches people to judge those who do not match the utopian model to be of a lesser value or

The major difference between ambition and purpose is the fact that ambitions are achieved while purpose is fulfilled. Ambition is ‘Me’ centered ‘I have been able to achieve this for me’ they are selfish, they satisfy your ego and pride. Ambitions are achieved because you want something and sometimes even if it means trampling over others just to satisfy your ego. Most times people are confused about ambition and purpose, they might be superficially similar, but fundamentally different. They both bring happiness, achieving your ambitions will bring you satisfaction.

Success is 99 percent failure, so move your butts now and start taking risk! Failure plays a significant role in creativity. Nobody is able to do well on their first try, you need learn from you’re your failures to succeed. Highly creative people that are risk who accept challenges and never give up. Once you begin overcoming those hurdles in life, you’ll be more optimistic and realize how much a learning experience can contribute to your creativity.

Each day I’d drive home along the back roads of Sonoma County. I’d pass many plots of farm land but there was one bit of land that always seemed so enchanting and beautiful. So many acres of land and yet none like this one. One day I the land owner walking out to his mailbox and I decided to stop for a moment and show him some gratitude for his outstanding property. “God gave your land quite a blessing by the looks of it!”

Next he said you should “Never believe your own hype” because even you can fail. Success tends to change people even if you are a grounded person “the human mind is wired to believe its own hype”

It really gives the idea that you can have so much in life, and maybe not even realize it. All of it can be taken from you though and you will then be left with nothing.

Before the end of the book, Huck now understands regardless of how bad somebody is their life is still of worth. This shows how mature he can really be because somebody that was immature would rather want somebody to get what they deserve than looking at what their life is worth. “Well it made me sick to see it; and I was sorry for them poor pitiful rascals… It was a dreadful thing to see.” Pg.

Nothing good or worthwhile will come easy, and I have learned that you will only get the results you desire, if you put in the work required. Every rewarding moment in my life followed sacrifices, restless nights, and a few moments of self-doubt but if there’s one thing that a great leader should posses, is