Competition fuels me...
Jan 18, 2021
I love driving and I'm competitive as hell. There have been a number of times when I ask myself what is it that keeps bringing me back to racing. These are the two things that I keep returning to.
I keep going back to it because I love the challenge that we're given in driving in a race. I know if it were any other sport it'd be the same way, I just happen to have the most experience and therefore talent for sports car racing.
Each pass, any progression towards the front, especially a podium or win fuels that fire ever so slightly more. There's a feeling of accomplishment that is hard to rival in performing these things well on track.
Having that outlet to unleash the inner fire is important in life. Whatever that may be, there's something that you get serious about, finding that and being able to foster a healthy way to unleash it to me is extremely important.
How do you eat an elephant?
Jan 13, 2021
One bite at a time.
It can be challenging to continue pursuing a goal when that goal feels far off from where you are at this moment.
Setting large goals is innately a great thing, we wouldn't be where we are today as a society unless people dreamed big. I think it's important to have large goals - I do of course as well, especially in motorsport.
A large goal/task/project though can seem unsurmountable if all that's focused on is the end product. In this time it's important to focus on what's the next small improvement that can be made to move towards that goal.
One Turn Ahead
Jan 04, 2021
Be one turn ahead, look through the next turn. This concept has been drilled into my mind for driving so much so that now it is less a thought and more an instinct.
Being one turn ahead of where you are mentally helps in slowing down the relative speed that things approach you at. Similar to how when you fly in a plane the ground appears to move much more slowly below you. When you change your reference points, you are able to process the information better as it appears to be coming to you at a slower rate.
I find that it can be hard to pull this instinct that I've developed in driving over to my daily life. There's things that I want to complete, writing a post, working on my online trainings, finishing up a slideshow, that I get caught looking right at the task at hand. Doing this often gets me mentally "spun out" and I don't end up where I want to be. The information is coming too quickly at me, and the end product (i.e. a well driven turn) doesn't happen quickly.
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