Reconnecting with Passion and Preparing the Mind for the Road Ahead.
Back on the bike, in a manner of speaking… Well, it’s Easter. It’s a time of transition as we move into the colder months here in Melbourne. It has been a very quiet month on the blog mainly because I’ve started teaching again, back in Classics and Archaeology at the University of Melbourne. I’m loving it. … Read more
A New Approach
In just over a week I’m riding the first of a series of rides in the Netti Challenge series. First up is the Marysville Lake Mt Challenge. There are a few course options, but my mate who signed me up put us in for the longest one, 160km. Only the long course includes tackling the … Read more
Climbing through Self-Doubt.
Here in Australia it’s Summer – the season for the beach, bush fires, and… cycling challenges. Last weekend saw the end of the Tour Down Under, which is held in and around the hills of Adelaide in South Australia and last weekend was the Audax Alpine Challenge. The course had to be moved to Mt … Read more
Reflecting on 2012 and Thinking about Core Goals for 2013 and Beyond
We’re well in to January and this is my first post of the year. So a belated Happy New Year to you, dear reader, wherever you are. Before I get onto to tonight’s post I want to invite you to read the first of a two-part piece I’ve written for the blog of Joanna Aislinn, … Read more
Feeding the mind
Today, I have the great pleasure and privilege of sharing with you a piece by an old friend, Coen Völker. Enjoy! By Coen Völker From the first of January 2013 I will go a diet for 1 year. This is a diet for my mind and I will explain this below. If you like you … Read more
Turning Lead into Gold
Periodically, out of the blue, I question what I’m doing, whether it’s my work, a thesis, or in this case riding. One of these times was last Wednesday night and I was trying to remind myself why I ride. It was odd really, feeling temporarily disconnected. Of course I know it’s good for my body … Read more
New Cycling Challenges.
Over the last few weeks I’ve been hunting for new challenges – on the bike. I’ve begun to ask myself how far can I go? I enjoy riding for its own sake, but I also like having something big to aim for. Until this year I would never have seriously considered even attempting some of the … Read more
Play to your strengths
Everyone has their strengths. Maybe they’re physiological, maybe they are aspects of your character. Some are obvious, like speed or intelligence, others might not even be apparent as strengths until you find yourself in a situation where you find you have what it takes not merely to get by but to excel. This is where … Read more
Maintaining the Self and Making Time to be
It’s very easy to live on automatic. The busier we get, being on autopilot can be quite helpful with the ordinary stuff while allowing us to focus our attention on the more difficult parts of the day or those we just enjoy the most. But automatic living can also become like a type of sleep-walking. … Read more
No way to get guaranteees
Reblogged from Mindfulbalance Blog: We all know the top hit of the ego’s silent soundtrack — “If I do this I’ll feel better.” Seeing through our own particular version of this is part of the process of waking up. Again, the essence of this entitlement is the assumption that we can make ourselves, and life, … Read more
