Significant Outcomes in the Face of Adversity

## Directions From the Heart

Posted by Dave Cooke on Aug 27, 2025 in adversity, Celebration, Commitment, Focus, Inspiration, Passion, Uncategorized | 2 comments

“Fear of failure is the biggest destroyer of great ideas!” I have been back from my drive and bike journey for two weeks. I still am amazed at all I experienced and discovered. The time in my car, the unique bike rides in different parts of the countries, and the incredible conversations with others and with myself (yes, I could be a little crazy) made this an incredible journey. It was a journey I almost didn’t make....

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## Redirected in Iowa

Posted by Dave Cooke on Aug 10, 2025 in Accomplishment, adversity, Celebration, Uncategorized, Vision | 0 comments

Despite the best of efforts to plan a safe and concise route round West Des Moines this morning, I still ended up adjusting my route and found myself off course. As in life, these things happen. Click here for the story and my perspectives on...

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## Reflections From My Journey

Posted by Dave Cooke on Aug 6, 2025 in Celebration, Uncategorized | 0 comments

I am officially in day twelve of my nineteen day journey. This trip has taken me across the country from Phoenix to Detroit via Albuquerque, Amarillo, Tulsa, Lake of the Ozarks, Effingham, and Columbus. With the exception of Lake of the Ozarks and Amarillo I have enjoyed a bike ride in each city. Despite the fact I didn’t ride in Amarillo, I was able to enjoy and celebrate a very unique twenty mile ride about 75 miles east of...

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## When You Understand Your Vision…

Posted by Dave Cooke on Jul 16, 2025 in Accomplishment, Celebration, Change, Inspiration, Uncategorized, Vision | 1 comment

Inspired transformational change involves living in passionate commitment to our vision. Life’s most inspiring choices and what leads to the most compelling results is when we realize that accomplishment is success by addition. Success by addition. I repeated this because I would like for you to think about that for a moment before reading on. People talk about realizing a goal, celebrating an accomplishment, or getting to an...

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## Change Starts With A Challenge

Posted by Dave Cooke on Jul 9, 2025 in Accomplishment, Celebration, Commitment, Passion, Teamwork, Uncategorized, Vision | 2 comments

“Challenge yourself! Success is not defined by achieving a big goal; it is realized in pursuit of a clear vision and the consistent celebration of little accomplishments!” Most recently I kicked off a 100Day Challenge through a Facebook Group. The purpose for the Challenge was twofold: to discover how a community of like-oriented people would engage around sharing their vision and commitments and to learn more about what...

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## Big Goals are a Recipe for Big Disappointments

Posted by Dave Cooke on May 29, 2025 in Accomplishment, Celebration, Commitment, Focus, Fulfillment, Inspiration, Vision | 0 comments

“Before you can climb the mountain, you have to first learn to walk.” Goal setting is a very dangerous proposition. We often put a great deal of time, energy, thought and effort in creating goals. Unfortunately, few people celebrate their accomplishment. We have all learned it is a lot easier to create a lofty goal than it is to achieve one. Through my 100 Pedals journey, I have developed an entirely different perspective on goals...

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