“Life is like skiing. Just like skiing, the goal is not to get to the bottom of the hill. It’s to have a bunch of good runs before the sun sets.” (Seth Godin)
Skiing, Buffett, and Counterintuitive Move
If you are a fan of Warren Buffett, you must remember his famous quote – “be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.” I never related this to skiing until I chat with a friend in financial services industry. He told me that he spent lots...
Skiing, Golfing, and Accuracy
One day on the lift I was chatting with a friend, an avid golfer and skier. Because I don’t play golf, I asked him about the similarities between these two sports. Obviously both sports are expensive and “addictive,” but I was more interested in the technical...
Skiing Is a Good Sport for Those Who Are Not Good at Sports.
Good skiing books are always useful (e.g., Warren Witherell’s classic book How the Racers Ski). In fact, a challenge we have in the age of internet is that there have been fewer skiing books, not to mention the good ones. Jack Heggie’s book Skiing with the Whole...