<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4XChrt_1Gnf8HKa00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4XChrt_1Gnf8HKa00" width="1000" height="800" ></figure>Lisa Gatti, founder and CEO of Pal-O-Mine Equestrian in IslandiaRemember the thing you loved as a child? Could it become the work you were meant to do?For Lisa Gatti, founder and CEO of Pal-O-Mine Equestrian in Islandia, the answer has become a 31-year mission of healing, connection and service.Lisa started riding horses at 7 and always knew she wanted to teach. But she never imagined those two passions would come together until college, when her father sent her a care package containing the Danielle Steel novel Palomino. The story centered on equestrian therapy and changed the trajectory of Lisa’s life.She called her father at two in the morning and told him she knew what she wanted to do. She wanted to create a center where horses could help people. And she did.Today, Pal-O-Mine Equestrian is a nonprofit on a 13-acre Long Island farm, using horses and other animals to help children and adults with disabilities, survivors of trauma and abuse, at-risk youth, people facing mental health challenges, veterans, first responders and even those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia.What I loved most in my conversation with Lisa was how much she’s learned from the horses. Horses, she explained, are incredibly sensitive. They read body language, respond to emotions and give immediate, honest feedback. They teach trust, connection and perhaps most importantly, how to be present. That lesson has shaped Lisa as a leader.One of the greatest things horses have taught her is adaptability. If something isn’t working, Lisa believes you can’t be afraid to change it. You pivot. You trust your intuition. You adjust the plan and keep moving forward. Isn’t that a lesson so many of us need?We can become so attached to how we thought our lives, careers or businesses were supposed to look that we miss the opportunity sitting right in front of us.Despite being the founder and CEO, Lisa hasn’t forgotten where she started. If a bathroom floor needs mopping, she’ll mop it. If a paddock needs cleaning, she’ll do that too. Her advice is to remain humble, stay transparent and never abandon your core values simply because an opportunity or a paycheck looks attractive. After more than three decades, Lisa still says she doesn’t consider what she does work. She wakes up excited to get there every day.Maybe that’s one of the greatest definitions of success.Lisa’s story reminds us that purpose doesn’t always arrive as a perfectly mapped-out career plan. Sometimes it begins with something you’ve loved your entire life, a book that sparks an idea, or that quiet voice inside you saying, this is what I’m supposed to do. The powerful part is having the courage to listen.If you love this article, my podcast, Secrets of Powerful Women is nominated for best podcast in the Best of LI contest. Please vote every day until Dec 15 and help me win. Grateful to you!</div></body>

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Lisa Gatti, founder and CEO of Pal-O-Mine Equestrian in Islandia. Remember the thing you loved as a child? Could it become the work you were meant to do?. For Lisa Gatti, founder and CEO of Pal-O-Mine Equestrian in Islandia, the answer has become a 31-year mission of healing, connection and service.

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Lisa Gatti, founder and CEO of Pal-O-Mine Equestrian in Islandia. Remember the thing you loved as a child? Could it become the work you were meant to do?. 

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