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A Ranch Day Retreat
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About A Ranch Day Retreat
THE BOOK
6" x 9" (15.24 x 22.86 cm)
Black & White on White paper
258 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1511975292 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1511975296
BISAC: Self-Help / General
Second Edition 2025
Join us as we take time out to gain direction, to re-energize, to go back into our lives and Persevere, and to be an Active player in our lives. That is the goal of A Ranch Day Retreat.
A Ranch Day Retreat is Equine Facilitated Personal and Leadership Development, with a broad range of take-away goals including:
Productivity Tools
Leadership effectiveness Tools
Creative problem solving Tools
Goal Setting Techniques
Communication Skills
Leadership Strengthening Skills
And
Work Ethic
Busy executives to home makers and students will benefit by the concepts covered in A Ranch Day Retreat, with real tools they can take back home and to their organizations.
Discover why the model of horses has proven to be such an effective agent for transnational change, and what we have to learn from them including the concepts of:
Alignment, Congruence, Coherence, Synchronization, Synchrony, and entertainment.
A Ranch Day Retreat is written for the non-rider, and non horse person. If you love horse, all the better. We're simply following the advise of Albert Einstein who said:
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
Expect the measurable benefits of increased Emotional Intelligence (EQ) in two main areas:
Personal Competence and Social Competence,
as well as developing personal skills in
Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness and Relationship Management.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Author of A Ranch Day Retreat, Chuck grew up in the Midwest and the Carolinas. His earliest riding experience was on his grandfather's eighty acre farm in Ohio. His uncle also kept horses on his country ranch and he learned basic horsemanship early. He took lessons at MacNair's Country Acres in Cary, N.C growing up. His father became Executive at a prominent breeding farm in Lexington, connected with the Breaders' Cup, a preeminent Kentucky breading farm with bloodstock including many Derby Winners). Chuck worked the grounds at the farm, mainly landscaping and tree tending with no prospects of professional horsemanship whatsoever although these days he enjoys riding at in Pacific Palisades at Will Rogers nearly weekly.
He went into Software sales for Internet Start-Ups and in the Fortune 500 where he trained and managed national sales forces. As an entrepreneur he has started and run several businesses. Along the way he has taken the numerous self development, self-improvement and requisite national-level sales training courses typical in corporate sales. One workshop that impacted him most profoundly was Success:full Living. A course by a Franciscan fryer, Fr. Justin Belitz. The course has been taught all over the world, and translated into several languages. Chuck became one of the first certified instructors for Success:Full Living, which he has taught privately and at the college level.
He later became President of the Board for Fr. Justin's retreat center in Indianapolis, The Franciscan Hermiatage, where he served for several years. "This priest was teaching meditation, and he personally took a lot of flack for it. I applied it to business and goal setting. I remember wishing I could teach it in a business setting, which would have been absolutely absurd over twenty years ago in the Midwest" recalls Wolf.
"Although things have changed, I'm always interested in seeing businesses adopt and embrace similar practices. When "The Secret" came out and gained such wild popularity I kind of shook my head at the mainstream adoption of the same ideas. It's very interesting to approach the concept wearing a suit, but as a performance and productivity tool, I have yet to see a more fundamentally sound and applicable tool, technique, system, or mechenism than goal setting with a quieted mind...and I have taken an active interest in it ever since."
Ranch Day Retreat is geared toward the non-rider. It's primarily a day of "active relaxation" and time-out, but in a workshop format that provides usefull take- aways in the form of tools and techniques that provide lasting benefits. Look for his book, A Ranch Day Retreat on Amazon.
The one take-away I hope spreads is the continuous move away from coercive dominance and control to compassionate cooperation as the most effective, and natural, leadership style.
Chuck Wolf lives is in Los Angeles, California and holds a BA in Psychology from Indiana University.
THE BOOK
6" x 9" (15.24 x 22.86 cm)
Black & White on White paper
258 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1511975292 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1511975296
BISAC: Self-Help / General
Second Edition 2025
Join us as we take time out to gain direction, to re-energize, to go back into our lives and Persevere, and to be an Active player in our lives. That is the goal of A Ranch Day Retreat.
A Ranch Day Retreat is Equine Facilitated Personal and Leadership Development, with a broad range of take-away goals including:
Productivity Tools
Leadership effectiveness Tools
Creative problem solving Tools
Goal Setting Techniques
Communication Skills
Leadership Strengthening Skills
And
Work Ethic
Busy executives to home makers and students will benefit by the concepts covered in A Ranch Day Retreat, with real tools they can take back home and to their organizations.
Discover why the model of horses has proven to be such an effective agent for transnational change, and what we have to learn from them including the concepts of:
Alignment, Congruence, Coherence, Synchronization, Synchrony, and entertainment.
A Ranch Day Retreat is written for the non-rider, and non horse person. If you love horse, all the better. We're simply following the advise of Albert Einstein who said:
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
Expect the measurable benefits of increased Emotional Intelligence (EQ) in two main areas:
Personal Competence and Social Competence,
as well as developing personal skills in
Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness and Relationship Management.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Author of A Ranch Day Retreat, Chuck grew up in the Midwest and the Carolinas. His earliest riding experience was on his grandfather's eighty acre farm in Ohio. His uncle also kept horses on his country ranch and he learned basic horsemanship early. He took lessons at MacNair's Country Acres in Cary, N.C growing up. His father became Executive at a prominent breeding farm in Lexington, connected with the Breaders' Cup, a preeminent Kentucky breading farm with bloodstock including many Derby Winners). Chuck worked the grounds at the farm, mainly landscaping and tree tending with no prospects of professional horsemanship whatsoever although these days he enjoys riding at in Pacific Palisades at Will Rogers nearly weekly.
He went into Software sales for Internet Start-Ups and in the Fortune 500 where he trained and managed national sales forces. As an entrepreneur he has started and run several businesses. Along the way he has taken the numerous self development, self-improvement and requisite national-level sales training courses typical in corporate sales. One workshop that impacted him most profoundly was Success:full Living. A course by a Franciscan fryer, Fr. Justin Belitz. The course has been taught all over the world, and translated into several languages. Chuck became one of the first certified instructors for Success:Full Living, which he has taught privately and at the college level.
He later became President of the Board for Fr. Justin's retreat center in Indianapolis, The Franciscan Hermiatage, where he served for several years. "This priest was teaching meditation, and he personally took a lot of flack for it. I applied it to business and goal setting. I remember wishing I could teach it in a business setting, which would have been absolutely absurd over twenty years ago in the Midwest" recalls Wolf.
"Although things have changed, I'm always interested in seeing businesses adopt and embrace similar practices. When "The Secret" came out and gained such wild popularity I kind of shook my head at the mainstream adoption of the same ideas. It's very interesting to approach the concept wearing a suit, but as a performance and productivity tool, I have yet to see a more fundamentally sound and applicable tool, technique, system, or mechenism than goal setting with a quieted mind...and I have taken an active interest in it ever since."
Ranch Day Retreat is geared toward the non-rider. It's primarily a day of "active relaxation" and time-out, but in a workshop format that provides usefull take- aways in the form of tools and techniques that provide lasting benefits. Look for his book, A Ranch Day Retreat on Amazon.
The one take-away I hope spreads is the continuous move away from coercive dominance and control to compassionate cooperation as the most effective, and natural, leadership style.
Chuck Wolf lives is in Los Angeles, California and holds a BA in Psychology from Indiana University.
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2025 Edition
Chuck Wolf is an interdisciplinary researcher, author, and artist/dealer based near Copenhagen, Denmark. He holds a degree in psychology from Indiana University and is an active member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the Danish Neuroscience Society (DSFN), and the European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (ESCAN). His work spans psychology, neuroscience, the humanities, cultural and consciousness studies, with a focus on trauma, attention, and systems-level cognition. He is the author of The DNA Resonance Hypothesis, exploring the potential for quantum and vibrational mechanisms in genetic information transfer.
In addition to research articles and books, Chuck draws on his background in business development, leadership, and the arts to create practical, science-based approaches to personal growth and communication. His interests span environment, fine art, culture, and human behavior.
Chuck has published two photography monographs exploring Danish architecture from North Zealand. His ongoing artistic work examines how place shapes identity and experience. He continues to write and work internationally, bringing a grounded and interdisciplinary perspective to his projects.
Chuck Wolf is an interdisciplinary researcher, author, and artist/dealer based near Copenhagen, Denmark. He holds a degree in psychology from Indiana University and is an active member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the Danish Neuroscience Society (DSFN), and the European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (ESCAN). His work spans psychology, neuroscience, the humanities, cultural and consciousness studies, with a focus on trauma, attention, and systems-level cognition. He is the author of The DNA Resonance Hypothesis, exploring the potential for quantum and vibrational mechanisms in genetic information transfer.
In addition to research articles and books, Chuck draws on his background in business development, leadership, and the arts to create practical, science-based approaches to personal growth and communication. His interests span environment, fine art, culture, and human behavior.
Chuck has published two photography monographs exploring Danish architecture from North Zealand. His ongoing artistic work examines how place shapes identity and experience. He continues to write and work internationally, bringing a grounded and interdisciplinary perspective to his projects.
Professional Speaker Topics
Speaker Topics Inspired by Ranch Day Retreat
Core Themes:
Personal Growth and Self-Leadership
Leadership Development and Team Dynamics
Retreat Facilitation: Designing Transformative Experiences
Specialized Insights (Equine-Facilitated Learning):
Understanding Herd Dynamics: Lessons for Human Teams
Leader-Follower Relationships: Insights from the Herd
Building Trust, Connection, and Influence in Groups
Experiential Learning in Nature: Applying Equine Wisdom to Human Development
Nontraditional Approaches to Leadership and Collaboration
Optional Creative Hooks for Talks:
“What Horses Can Teach Us About Leading Without Authority”
“The Herd as a Mirror: Experiential Leadership Lessons from the Ranch”
“From Corral to Conference Room: Translating Equine Insights into Everyday Leadership”
Core Themes:
Personal Growth and Self-Leadership
Leadership Development and Team Dynamics
Retreat Facilitation: Designing Transformative Experiences
Specialized Insights (Equine-Facilitated Learning):
Understanding Herd Dynamics: Lessons for Human Teams
Leader-Follower Relationships: Insights from the Herd
Building Trust, Connection, and Influence in Groups
Experiential Learning in Nature: Applying Equine Wisdom to Human Development
Nontraditional Approaches to Leadership and Collaboration
Optional Creative Hooks for Talks:
“What Horses Can Teach Us About Leading Without Authority”
“The Herd as a Mirror: Experiential Leadership Lessons from the Ranch”
“From Corral to Conference Room: Translating Equine Insights into Everyday Leadership”
