Horace Greeley is credited with advising a young man to head west. That “west” represented opportunity. It represented challenges and growth…but it also represented the chance to fail.
What has that got to do with racing? Well nothing really, EXCEPT that in order to make gains you have to be willing to step out and feel uncomfortable for a moment. Whats that got to do with racing? Well nothing, EXCEPT how many of us racers do you think are just way too comfortable. Do we always go to the same tracks? Do we always drive the same line no matter what? Do we always make the same arguments for doing the same thing time after time? When is the last time we challenged ourselves to really consider something different? Do you think that some of us have become convinced that we are just as fast as our car or faster and there is no more time left on the track?
Remember the definition of insanity? Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. How many of us go to the track and do the same thing and yet have visions of that great pass on the last turn or late breaking into 10a at Atlanta to beat our competitor for the checkered flag? We all do and have. But if we haven’t accomplished that yet and haven’t tried something different to improve our position…doesn’t that make us…well, insane?
If we don’t step out and get outside our comfort zone, nothing new will ever become comfortable. If we don’t have have the losses we wont appreciate the wins. If we don’t try something different, then we will never improve. Read, ask questions, watch other racers, think. evaluate…experiment. Go west young man!
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