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Old 13 June 2011, 03:16 AM   #1
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what do you excel at?...

hello TRF friends,

in a recent book it has been discussed that it takes 10,000 hours to master your passion or craft... how many out there can attest to this and would care to share your experience?


look forward to hearing....

ps i think a certain someone with 75000+ posts here on TRF qualifies
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Old 13 June 2011, 03:36 AM   #2
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Old 13 June 2011, 03:40 AM   #3
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Old 13 June 2011, 03:49 AM   #4
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I can ride a horse like the Devil himself.
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Old 13 June 2011, 03:50 AM   #5
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Old 13 June 2011, 03:52 AM   #6
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Interesting. It has taken me a lot more than 10,000 hours ( that's only 4 ish years of work weeks) to "master" my career. And I am learning more everyday. Granted if I had no drive for business growth, there would be no need to learn more.
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Old 13 June 2011, 03:54 AM   #7
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charlie daniels of horse riding



"I done told you once, you son of a b*#&€, I'm the best there's ever been!"
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Old 13 June 2011, 04:49 AM   #8
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Old 13 June 2011, 04:51 AM   #9
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Old 13 June 2011, 04:57 AM   #10
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Old 13 June 2011, 04:57 AM   #11
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Old 13 June 2011, 04:58 AM   #12
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Old 13 June 2011, 05:15 AM   #13
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Old 13 June 2011, 05:18 AM   #14
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Old 13 June 2011, 07:40 AM   #16
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Old 13 June 2011, 07:44 AM   #17
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Old 13 June 2011, 07:48 AM   #19
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Old 13 June 2011, 07:52 AM   #20
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Old 13 June 2011, 08:23 AM   #21
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Old 13 June 2011, 12:13 PM   #23
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excellent contributions....

what else does this incredibly eclectic group have to offer????

i can build nice/strong/durable bicycle wheels.

I am by no means a master wheel builder but it is a source of pride when my friends ride em for years:-)

.... 10,000 hours is a long time to practice anything, it is also said that a person can master 1 or maybe 2 things in a lifetime....?

who else can master something here on TRF?
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Old 13 June 2011, 01:07 PM   #24
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Having grown up without a father, I think I have become the master of 'Dadness' with my three boys. I provide a great combination of fun, discipline and mentoring of three great young human beings. Yeah for me!!!
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Old 13 June 2011, 01:15 PM   #25
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Having grown up without a father, I think I have become the master of 'Dadness' with my three boys. I provide a great combination of fun, discipline and mentoring of three great young human beings. Yeah for me!!!
rock on!
lots of members taking serious pride in their involvment with family...
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Old 13 June 2011, 03:32 PM   #26
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Having grown up without a father, I think I have become the master of 'Dadness' with my three boys. I provide a great combination of fun, discipline and mentoring of three great young human beings. Yeah for me!!!
Being a dad is job 1 I am a divorced dad my son is more imortant to me than anyone no one goes before him
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Old 13 June 2011, 03:57 PM   #27
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Old 13 June 2011, 03:59 PM   #28
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Old 13 June 2011, 04:11 PM   #29
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Old 13 June 2011, 04:18 PM   #30
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