Category: Musings

I think a lot about leadership. It is a topic that interests me and I think it gets at the core of our humanity. Dictionary.com defines leadership as heading up a group ("the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group; the leaders of a group"); but also as [...]

If you don't try, you will never know what you can achieve. If you don't ask for it, it probably won't be offered to you.

The streets are being swept in our town (from all of the gravel put down on the snow throughout the winter). It must really be time for me to ride outside again. This isn't something I am good at doing often. When I am not following a training plan, biking is the last of the [...]

What are your habits when no one is watching? Exercise. Eating. Thoughts about others. Thoughts about yourself. Are they different? Why? How do you feel about your answer to the why? Is it time to change?

As wise people have said before me, you can do anything but you can't do everything.

Discomfort in social situations is a resource that can be learned; and triathlon can be a venue for practice.

Our habits are tied to our environment - the good and the bad. Sometimes a break from home can allow for more reflection and perhaps a better chance to change habits you want to change.

Re-starting an exercise routine or activities after a break when you are not in the shape you were or may forget how to do it.