Dreams – Page 4 – Rich's Ride

Just A Little More Than You

I’m the fastest handcyclist in my neighborhood. I love riding my bike. I’m grateful for the freedom and the opportunity to work out and train as part of this amazing dream. When I go out for a training ride with all the other handcyclists in my neighborhood, every hill I conquer and every increase in speed […]

Grace In Unlikely Places

We encounter grace in unexpected places. Four years ago this month I was cranking my bike on a 1500-mile journey along the Mississippi River. We found Grace at a Mississippi crossroads. It was an unlikely story, one worth re-telling. We spent last night in a hospital. It’s not what you think. Nobody’s sick or injured. […]

Who’s On Our Side?

Or…whose side are you on? Ever notice how natural those questions seem? We take it for granted…everything’s about drawing lines and choosing sides. We love the folks at Venture Expeditions. They do all kinds of cool things under the tagline BENEFIT THE WORLD, DISCOVER YOUR SOUL. They’re really good at organizing cross-country team bike rides and […]

We’re More Responsible Than We Think

I used to think you were born with particular attitudes. Some people were enthusiastic, some were optimists, some were cynics. That’s just that way they were. Carlos Moleda is a Navy SEAL who was shot and paralyzed in the line of duty. I don’t know Carlos personally, but I followed his journey as he prepared for […]

What Happens Beyond 10,000 Hours?

Following a dream means making a choice. Despite what our culture would like us to believe, we can’t really have it all. Yogi Berra was right. When you come to the fork in the road, you have to take it. I’m fascinated by the script for Payton Manning’s UC Health promo. Can’t see the video? […]

Keep The Plan In Mind

I like to think I’m a big-picture guy. I like planning, dreaming big, charting the idea, and letting someone else figure out all those nasty little details. I’m the guy who says, “Let’s ride bikes from Cheyenne to Raton Pass.” So we get a team together and everyone’s all excited and then someone asks, “What’s […]

Extreme Makeover

We’ve been busy around here. Since bike riding season ramped down, we decided our website needed a makeover. It’s been more than five years, and we needed to knock down some walls, open things up, and improve the curb appeal. Maybe you noticed fewer blog posts, or a couple of incomplete posts. Working on my […]

We’re Not #1

Try to picture a team carrying their coach off the field chanting WE’RE NOT #1! Never happen, right? In our culture, second place is just the first loser. If they don’t play We Are The Champions while confetti rains down, the season was a failure. But here’s a hard reality: no matter how hard you […]

Ripples Of Hope

I’ve always been inspired by Robert F. Kennedy. Recently my friend Claire pointed me to RFK’s 1966 Ripples Of Hope Address delivered at Capetown University, South Africa. Like President Kennedy, he sought to inspire us to reach beyond easy and immediate to follow big dreams and strive for something beyond ourselves. Each time a man […]

Feedback, Critics, And Following Dreams

If you have no heart to change it, you have no right to criticize it. Mark Twain I recently declined a friend’s request for “constructive criticism.” He seemed a little confused when I offered to provide feedback instead. Dreamers need lots of feedback, but they need to learn how to tune out the inevitable critics. […]

Are You Running Aimlessly?

My friend Jon Swanson is on a 98-days-in-a-row running streak. A streak like that causes you to do crazy things like run in the dark or the rain. But Jon doesn’t run for streaks. He’s training for a bigger purpose. I encourage you to follow his blog–you’ll learn a lot about bigger purposes, and perhaps […]

Don’t Stare At The Score

How much money did we raise? When you get involved with something like the FREEDOM TOUR you need a scoreboard. Dollars collected. Miles covered. People involved. Those numbers matter. You keep score so you can track progress and write reports. But it’s important not to stare at the scoreboard. Focusing on results is a great way to […]

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