Stories of hope for those struggling with the pressures of life
We just returned from our World Tour stop in Austin Texas. The entire trip we dealt with dodging raindrops to get our rides in. Some cyclists would be down in the dumps with the radar we were looking at. But our club took it in stride and made lemon margaritas out of lemons. We [...]
Saturday I held a Time Trial Simulation for an RFCC member I coach. We spent two hours working on specific techniques and skills to make him a faster racer. After our session, we met up with 5 other RFCC members for a group ride. I don’t know if you got to ride a bike [...]
As I was working on forming my thoughts for this blog post about “purpose”, my phone buzzed with a Facebook notification. It was a tag from my teammate and close friend Josh Drake. Below is his post: I did twice as many miles as last year! However, the miles weren’t as significant as the [...]
If you know me at all you know that I’m a perfectionist. It runs in my family I would say, and I’ve been that way as long as I can remember. As a kid, I would build elaborate Lego creations following the instructions step by step to ensure that my final piece matched the [...]
Ah I can feel it coming on. Yep, a cold sore right on my upper lip. It's the tell tell sign for me that I'm under a lot of stress. Over the last two weeks we've been without a vehicle in the shop, cancelled a trip, started a home renovation, started a coaching business, [...]
As we reach the end of 2020 and the holidays are coming up, I thought I would give my take on experiences. Chris and I enjoy giving experiences as gifts much more than physical things that are soon forgotten. We took our entire family (15 of us!) to Aruba in 2012. Before we even [...]
One of my favorite movies is Step Brothers. It's a story of two 40 year old men (Brennen and Dale) still living as children at home with their single parents. When their parents meet they become best friends and are eventually forced to "grow up" and become adults with jobs. At the end of [...]
Ah yes... 2020 has been a ride, and at every turn, you think it's going to get back to normal. But wait!? Thanksgiving is coming? Let's just ramp up the COVID a little to keep everyone on their toes! So, with all the unknowns on travel restrictions, masks, and group gatherings how can we [...]
I read a blog yesterday about how to wake up and achieve your goals every day. It was full of tips like "vision boards" and journaling. Maybe those concepts work for you, but for me, it just feels like another project to work on before I really get to do what I really want [...]
My wife and I were watching the news the other night and had the realization that nobody is getting "2020 RULES!" tattoos this year. Or maybe they are? But we thought it would be funny to get them and then bullet list all of the terrible things that happened to each of us this [...]
