Author: Luis Velasquez

Is it Time to Fire your Coach?

Is it Time to Fire your Coach?

Posted by | Jan 12, 2016 | , | 0 |

A couple of days ago I was talking to a friend of mine at Veloro Bicycles. He was asking me about a couple of mutual friends/clients of ours, he specifically asked me about one, let's call him Jaime.   He said, “he has made incredible progress since he started working out with you.” I agreed with him, and I said, “Yes he has. We are going to do Ironman Arizona together this year, and he just got a coach”.   His answer was, “I thought you were his coach”.   I said, “no I am not, he is got a formal coach...

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What do you want to be?

What do you want to be?

Posted by | Jan 5, 2016 | , , | 0 |

When was the last time you asked yourself “What do I want to be?” As I child, I grew up in a third world country. We were poor, but one thing was important for my parents. We would go to school no matter what. When people would ask me what my life goals were or  I wanted to be when I grew up, my answer was I want to be a shoe shining boy. I wasn’t thinking of becoming a doctor, a lawyer, a fireman or any of those things. I just wanted to be a shoe shining boy....

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Listening will make you stronger

Listening will make you stronger

Posted by | Dec 29, 2015 | | 0 |

Listening will  make you and your relationships stronger.  A few months ago I asked my wife one question.   Honey, what can I do to be a better husband for you?   Her answer shocked me. She said, "I want you to stop judging me?" First, I didn’t know I was doing such thing, and second, I wasn’t sure how I was judging her. After a few more questions to clarify the thought, it turns out that the reason she thought I was judging her was because I was not “listening”, that is the way she put it. How often have...

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Want to Run a Marathon? Just do it!

Want to Run a Marathon? Just do it!

Posted by | Dec 22, 2015 | | 0 |

Today is my birthday, and I am in the middle of a marathon of my own. We all, at one point or another, are running our own marathons, (figuratively speaking). Like everybody else, I have doubts and I ask myself, can I do this? Today I am drawing from my own running experience to reassure myself that I can definitely do this. I know I will get to where I want to go, and you should too and here is why. Fact: 99 percent of people who start marathons finish them. What an incredible success rate. The biggest fight,...

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Riding with the Brakes On

Riding with the Brakes On

Posted by | Dec 15, 2015 | , | 0 |

Being the biker aficionado that I am, a few months ago I went on a long ride. I was having a harder time than usual. It felt that, although I was trying harder I wasn’t moving any faster. Nevertheless, I plowed on, and after I had finished the ride, I was not very happy with my performance. I proceeded to load my bike on the car to go home. Then I realized what had happened; I had been riding my bike with my brakes on, literally. The back brake had been rubbing on the wheel all along, unknown to...

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