{"id":3558,"date":"2013-12-03T11:55:26","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T17:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=3558"},"modified":"2023-05-12T12:00:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T17:00:19","slug":"curly-the-trail-boss-and-the-secret-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/curly-the-trail-boss-and-the-secret-to-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Curly The Trail Boss and the Secret to Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3558\" class=\"elementor elementor-3558\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53eba55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53eba55\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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elementor-post-info__item--type-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2 Comments\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d16f518 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d16f518\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cab301\" data-id=\"2cab301\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a4a42e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a4a42e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Happiness and Pursuit of Purpose<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de03ead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de03ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I believe that<em><strong>\u00a0self-leadership<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is a prerequisite for<em><strong>\u00a0formal leadership<\/strong><\/em>. If you don\u2019t have your own house in order, gaining devoted followers is a challenge. So, here\u2019s a brief lesson in self-leadership with the help of both\u00a0<em>Curly The Trail Boss<\/em>\u00a0and America\u2019s founding fathers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec3b823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec3b823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Curly\u2019s Law: One Thing\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220d254 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"220d254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PunAKEccqyU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">film clip from City Slickers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(includes the s-word), Curly Washburn (played by Jack Palance) shares his secret for life with Billy Crystal\u2019s character, Mitch Robbins.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a2f654\" data-id=\"3a2f654\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ac4f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31ac4f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Curley350.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7621\" alt=\"Curley\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Curley350.png 350w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Curley350-150x86.png 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Curley350-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-665d9b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"665d9b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa2bba7\" data-id=\"aa2bba7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d189903 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"d189903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/PunAKEccqyU&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd7352f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd7352f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Curly tells Mitch that\u00a0<em>the secret to life<\/em>\u00a0is \u201c<strong><em>one thing<\/em><\/strong>\u201c. When Mitch asks \u201c<strong><em>what\u2019s that<\/em><\/strong>?\u201d Curly tells him: \u201c<strong><em>That\u2019s what you\u2019ve got to figure out.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u201d<\/p><p>How would you answer the question:<\/p><h4>What\u2019s\u00a0<strong>your \u201c<em>one thing\u201d<\/em><\/strong>?<\/h4><p>Curly was killed in the film before he could explain any further. So allow me to pick up where Curly left off.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed0a67f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed0a67f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddfc538\" data-id=\"ddfc538\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6f2941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6f2941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unalienable Rights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e8a26d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e8a26d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As Americans, we embrace a common value system that our founding fathers eloquently stated in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Declaration of Independence.<\/a><\/p><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We believe in certain\u00a0<em>Unalienable Rights<\/em>, that among these are\u00a0<a title=\"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Life,_liberty_and_the_pursuit_of_happiness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><p>Americans are literally liberated to pursue happiness. But, how effective are we? More specifically;<strong>\u00a0How effective are you?<\/strong>\u00a0Do you take that right for granted? What can you do to benefit from this valuable, unalienable right?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf67dfb\" data-id=\"cf67dfb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55e1c2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55e1c2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/DofI-wiki.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4876\" alt=\"Declaration of Independence\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/DofI-wiki.jpg 200w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/DofI-wiki-127x150.jpg 127w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53db6a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53db6a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41cb02b\" data-id=\"41cb02b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80346b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80346b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These are deep questions. And since\u00a0<em>deep thought<\/em>\u00a0can be uncomfortable, all too many shun the mental exercise of exploring their own personal meaning for happiness. Who really teaches us what it means and how to go about it? Since Americans are inherently\u00a0<em>capitalists<\/em>, our surface meaning often associates happiness with wealth and finance. Upon thinking deeper, we realize that there\u2019s more to it.<\/p><p>If we don\u2019t define happiness for ourselves, we are easily sucked in to pursuing\u00a0<strong><em>other people\u2019s definitions<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-663d2f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"663d2f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-574bb0d\" data-id=\"574bb0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9c3a9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9c3a9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What\u2019s Your Personal Pursuit of Happiness Agenda?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f870de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f870de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most important self-leadership question is:<\/p><blockquote><p><strong>What is Your Purpose in Life?<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><p>This question prompts more meaningful queries\u2026<\/p><ul><li>Do you have an answer?<\/li><li>How do you figure it out?<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d635bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d635bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pursuit of Happiness: A Starting Point<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6168afc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6168afc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ask yourself this question:<\/p><h4><strong>What is the difference you\u2019re trying to make in the world?<\/strong><\/h4><p>Your thoughtful answer will provide the clarity needed to gain happiness more purposefully.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a2c6ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a2c6ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Happiness Pursuit Paradox\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a694b67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a694b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To paraphrase Victor Frankel,<\/p><blockquote><p>Happiness is not something to be\u00a0<strong>pursued<\/strong>. \u00a0It is something that\u00a0<strong>ensues<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>As your activities align with your purpose success and happiness will follow.<\/p><h3>Resources &amp; 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So, here&#8217;s a brief lesson in self-leadership inspired by our founding fathers and Curly The Trail Boss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Curly The Trail Boss and the Secret to Life http:\/\/wp.me\/p1I2Yr-Vo","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[33,100,29],"tags":[212,293],"class_list":["post-3558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-self-leaderhship","category-integrity","category-leadership-development","tag-curlys-law","tag-personal-purpose"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Curley350.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1I2Yr-Vo","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3558\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}