There is no such thing as a bad decision. It is only after we receive more information do we realize we could have made a different one. I was reflecting this morning on a very productive and engaging conversation last week. I was reviewing and sharing Lesson One – Embrace Responsibility from the 100Pedals Journey. In reviewing the words in the lesson I was reminded of the importance of the word choices in our lives. The words we...

Words have the power to influence, inspire, and inform; they also can destroy, defame, and deflate. Choose them carefully. We all respond favorably to words that excite and engage us. We also feel the hurt or pain of words hurled in anger or frustration. Yet, many of are not aware of the impact of our words on others. There is a significant difference between what one says and what someone else’s hears. Though many people are...

“The road to success is a combination of brilliance and illumination mixed in with determination & will.” There are a great many people that I admire for their accomplishments and their successes. I am often amazed and impressed at not only what they did, but how they did it and the manner in which they seemingly simply just got busy. It is as if they really didn’t have to over think the idea, they merely found some...

“…there ain’t no Coupe de Ville hiding at the bottom of a Cracker Jack box.” ~ Meatloaf I was listening to Meatloaf the other day and the entire line in this one song made me smile and think, so I decided to share my thoughts in that moment. Sometimes the answers we seek are not always where we expect them to come from. And, they don’t always come in the form that we might want or look for. Last week I wrote about a message I...

“If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.” ~ Confucius Before I even started on the 100 Pedals journey, I shared with Brandon my ideas. His response was that this was one of “my best ideas ever.” I was concerned about the impact of sharing my story and, in turn, sharing his. ...

“Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same.” ~ unknown When I was on my bike this morning I ran into (no we did not crash) a fellow rider who was pretty much on my pace on the same road. As we talked a bit, it turned out he was going to be headed in the same direction as me for the next six miles. His plan was to take a different path...