Black and Wight

I met Rodger Black last week and forgot to mention it in the last post. He was quite inspirational and got me thinking about a few things. It was a surprise to meet him as I'd gone to a work presentation about the future plan for the company that I work for. When we first turned up we were told there would be a guest speaker but had no idea who it was. Anyway the presentation was dull and by the interval I had just about managed to stay conscious, I stocked up on coffee and chocolate cookies and stayed awake through the team building exercises when all if a sudden Roger Black strolls in.

It was a bit weird really 'cause I didn't really remember anything about him from when he was at his peak other then someone I know being quite negative about him. I can't remember what they said but it was negative and I had this preconception of what he would be like. Anyway he had a brief run through of his career and how he started training, the main factors contributing to his success and his setbacks. They ran some old video tape of a few of his solo and team victories and he had bought two medals from the Atlanta Olympics to pass around the room. It was great just to listen to what he was saying, he was a really great speaker, very clear and concise and lots of what he was saying could be applied to all parts of life. Summing it up from what I remember a week or so later; if you're going to spend time doing something then do it as well as you can, you can't control everything so focus on what you can control or have and effect on and don't get stuck in a rut with your methods. To improve you will need to learn to evolve.


And then I went to the Isle of Wight...

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