The National Gingerbread House Competition…
Yes..there really is a competition for this…we visited last week. The winners were are on Good Morning America. Amazing Sugar Art – yup..sugar artists…
Anyway, excellence in anything takes time and effort. The winning creations required HUNDREDS of hours of work. HUNDREDS…it has been said that mastery takes 10,000 hours of proper practice. Throwing hours at something doesn’t make it better. Investing time and applied effort can help one get better.
Let’s move the conversation to you. At some point you were a doer. You were charged with getting a task completed and were probably individually responsible for the task. You did well. Then you moved into supervision where you are expected to get things done through others. You are leader or manager….How many applied hours (hours of conscious effort and thought to get better) have you invested to become a better leader and manager? I am guessing not many. Too many supervisors move into that role based on technical expertise (on the hundreds of hours of applied effort) but then do little to get better at the supervision thing.
Thousands of hours to gain mastery… If you are like me, you still have some hours to put in….What is your plan fr 2012 for that applied effort?
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January 3rd, 2012 at 2:00 pm
Before you call it a “sugar arts” competition, perhaps you should read the rules. Each piece has to be 75% gingerbread to even be eligible to be in the event. The judges are very strict about this and will disqualify any piece that does not apply to the rules. And your thousands of hours to gain mastery applies to most of the experienced gingerbread competitors who spend months on creating their pieces.
January 3rd, 2012 at 2:57 pm
Thanks for the comment. The comment about mastery applies to any endeavor and if anyone looks at the pictures of these creations they will see what we mean…and yes, there are rules for this one too. The one about 75% gingerbread is key because it is the National Gingerbread House not the National Sugar House competition. They also must fit on a platform no larger than 24×24 inches. While we are watching football games this week know that mastery comes in many forms.