Archive for April 17th, 2008

Fish Creek House Bed and Breakfast - A ChildHood Dream Come True

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

“When I was young I always told my parents I wanted to live in Montana,” said Cid. Living in New York and later California, Cid didn’t know how that would quite happen.

Dan, a partner in a computer business and gunsmith, and Cid, a bi-athlete, came to Bohart Ranch near Bozeman to compete in the running and shooting competition and fell in love with the area. The search was on for property in Montana. For Dan, he was returning to his roots. He lived in Malta until he was five.

The couple found a beautiful log home located on forty acres with gorgeous views of the mountains and a stone’s throw from Fish Creek. Located just 15 milesfrom Whitehall Mt, nestled in theTobacco Root Mountains. .The Inn offers rustic charm with all the modern conveniences.. It’s also a perfect stopover between Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks.

The house was purchased and a large renovation started.

“We’d drive up from California every month to see how the progress was going,” said Cid.

During one of their trips, they took a hike down to the creek and when Cid looked up at the log home nestled in the hills, the name Fish Creek House came to her.

With the renovation complete and the licenses involved with a bed and breakfast approved, Fish Creek House is officially open for business.

The couple looks forward to sharing their home with guests, and those with horses as well. A new barn , arena and round pen have been built for the couple’s horses and although they are not offering trail rides, guests are welcome to bring their own horses and board them in the new facilities. Other activitiies include hiking, antiquing, exploring nearby ghost towns and hosted shooting clinics at their range. Virtually outside our door is the Beaverhead Deerlodge National Forest, great for hiking, biking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing. It’s also a great stopover between Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks.

Butte is 20 minutes away on scenic Highway 2 cut through the Beaverhead Deerlodge National Forest. We took in museums and a rodeo.. in one day!

“We want to accommodate people who are nature loving. We’ll make you feel like part of the family while you’re here,” said Cid.

One of Dan and Cid’s specialties is shooting and plan to host shooting clinics for enthusiasts. Dan, an Olympic rifle coach had a shooting range was built on the property, The Fish Creek Gun Club

Another specialty of Fish Creek House will be the food. They offer a gourmet breakfast for their guests and with their own personal greenhouse, the vegetables will be organically grown on site. The breakfasts are awesome and you really get lots of great food.

The inn offers two guests suites, each with a private bath, a large living room with a stone fireplace, a library and a sitting room, complete with a microwave and a fridge. Fish Creek House is also a place where the active businessperson can stay in touch. They offer wireless internet in each of the rooms and are considered a “wifi hotspot.” They are also community minded business people and have used custom made Montana pieces in their guest rooms.

Fish Creek House B&B is a proud and inspected member of the Montana Bed and Breakfast Association.

Cyd Bus has been in the hospitality industry for over 20 years and is a graduate of the NY Restaurant School We can be hunted down at The Fish Creek House B&B

What is the Mature and Conscious Approach to Goal Setting?

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Goal setting is often seen as the most important as well as most difficult aspect of life success, time management, and personal development.

Whether we consciously set them or not, we always have goals which rise from our deepest convictions, hang-ups, beliefs, and perspectives.

An automatic guidance system navigates us through our life.

But conscious goal setting is better.

However, by focusing only on ‘goal setting’ without taking a whole life approach to organizing our life and understanding our deepest values, we may follow the same old automatic and less than desirable goal setting systems as we have in the past.

Do you relate?

I realized that what is required for long lasting genuine goal setting is a deeper control of desired reality.

Good goal setting necessarily involves all areas of a persons life, including intellectual, emotional, spiritual (their values), and physical.

Good goal setting also involves what a person would like to do, what they would like to have, and who they would like to become.

And good goal setting also does these things throughout time. I.e. Things wanted in the present, things wanted short term, medium term, and long term into the future.

Good Goal Setting then requires that these identifications are controlled and organized.

This is the bit that most people find too difficult.

The simplest technique is to stick your goal setting notes onto a wall some place in your home so you can review it and stay mindful of it.

From that point you will make short term commitments in line with the bigger picture, and then schedule those milestone goals.

Is this all obvious? If so, are you 100% satisfied with your application of the obvious?

If not, would you closely consider the possibility that you have not fully identified or become emotionally involved strongly enough, with all of the elements that your goal setting includes?

It is the emotional motivation that will keep us on track to goal setting properly as explained above, and to maintaining the discipline to act on our short term commitments.

Goal Setting should be a thorough and efficient part of our life. Just a little bit of effort to get the above technique of goal setting done properly can make your experience of goal setting stimulating and enjoyable, instead of disheartening as it is for many people.

Take control of a mature approach to goal setting.

My breakthrough revelation for Goal Setting is represented in only 2 simple steps that anyone can apply.

The 2 Steps of Goal Setting

First, write it all out - ‘Don’t just think it, ink it!’
(write down your current projects or desired activities and desired future)

Second, think about it often.
(maintain satisfactory awareness on what you write down)

This is the very core of Goal Setting that we must discipline our minds to do as habit before any of the more fancy techniques can make much difference.

Currently touring Thailand whilst writing and coaching, Nathan Shaw has a 12 page Life’s Missing Principles Handbook available free.