The rush comes before the dip.
That's when we get asked to do something that's good for our ego.
It might mean we get money, status, recognition or praise, and we can see it coming down the track.
We say yes without thinking about the consequences, the time it will take, the effort, the pain to get there.
Then we end up in the middle when the rush is gone, in the dip.
The pre-mortem is a thing, super important. As soon as you get the rush, think about the dip.
Decide if the dip is worth the rush, and then go (or don't).
Blog Post Number - 4670
Back in the day, when I got diagnosed with my thyroid disease and I was trying to go and ride the Haute Route 5-day event in the Pyrenees, Alex supported me through that when no one could see. In the lead-up, he even pushed me up a hill.
He wrote a blog after that, which I've kept, and I'll never publish because I don't have guest bloggers here - sorry.
But I remember it, and I remember it well, and so what he said at the end of that was chapeau, and that is what cyclists say to each other out of respect, and when they are impressed.
So, chapeau, Alex.
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