Thank you, Dave Shields

Blogging from the coffee shop this morning, I just finished reading "The Race" by Mr. Dave Shields.

One of those "gift books" from a client some time ago (before last year's Tour de France!), I finally opened it on Monday and finished this am. It continues to surprise me - and, I know, by now it shouldn't! - that once I just begin (a project, a book, a conversation) working on something, I finish it pretty quickly.

Anyway, here are some lines that stand out to me from The Race:

page 21- "In any bicycle race there are three key mental states. Sometimes you need to pay riveted attention to what's going on around you. Other times you should allow your thoughts to wander to rest your mind. And once in a while you must focus on the past to increase motivation."

Isn't a day at work much the same???

Comments

[Arnold Ambiel]

"The Race" was good, and his next book "The Tour" is even better...especially given current events. I am looking forward to the Saul Raisin autobiography which Dave co-wrote.

I find the parallels between cycling stage races and life very compelling. What it takes to create and manage a cycling team and see it through for an entire season is very similar to running a virtual project or starting a new business.

[Dave Shields]

You're welcome.