Together On This Journey

Yesterday I was privileged to speak to about 800 students at North Central University in Minneapolis. It was an awesome experience with a wonderful group of young people. As I prepared for my talk I got a new perspective on a familiar Scripture story. You can read the entire passage (The Sheep And The Goats), […]

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Happy Monday. Week two on the road with Rich’s Ride, and we’re immersed in the word-of-the-week… CONTINUE When you’re in the middle of an adventure, sometimes you just need to continue. The excitement of beginning has faded, the conclusion’s far off. You didn’t think much about the time in the middle when you planned and […]

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Some Days

Some days you get stuff done early. The blog post is complete, the email’s all answered, and you’re just on top of everything. Some days are Friday and you needed some extra sleep and you just need to be honest about it. Today is Friday. Yesterday’s ride was … fine. Long stretches of highway, no […]

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Avoiding Burnout–Repost

This article originally appeared on July 15, 2010. I needed to re-visit and apply the contents to this intense bike ride. Do you have a purpose? A sense of purpose is absolutely essential to any great endeavor. People will stretch the limits of endurance and sacrifice for a purpose in which they believe. I’d like to look […]

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Some people …

… will never get it. Whatever “it” is for you—maybe a dream or a passion or an idea—some people will never get it. As we get more media attention for Rich’s Ride the common question is “Why?” And no matter how carefully I explain, the headline says something like “Guy Rides To Raise Money For […]

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Too Busy?

Hi. My name is Monte, and I’m Rich’s service dog, the good-looking one in all those photos. Rich asked me to write some blog posts for him, so I guess I’m your official Thursday blogger for the next few weeks. Not exactly sure why—something about being “too busy” with some big project. Since I’m going […]

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What Keeps Me Accountable?

What (or who) keeps you accountable? People keep asking me why I’m doing this ride. I’m finding that my internal answer is evolving as the journey begins. It’s true that this project fulfills a personal dream, that we’re having a lot of fun, that it’s a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. I’m grateful for all that, but the […]

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