This was a few months back but I recently came across the video of all the presenters involved in a forum about our water and our future.
Check out the link: http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/expert-opinion/drew-ginn-aquarium-seminar-flash-video/
This will be brief. Early last week I was at a product launch for our bike store. The new Malvern Star road bike was presented. The designer is an old rower who has his own business, Luescher Teknik. Raoul Luescher is a former lightweight rower who is one of those rare people who just see's and explore new ways of doing, designing and breaking through assumptions. Well back in January when I meet Raoul properly. I say properly because I knew of him when he finished rowing and I was just starting out. He has done some amazing things and the recent conversations with him are like engaging with a high octane, constantly oscilating, little skinny guy who just has a great capacity to understand and an obvious capacity to persist and follow, dig and unearth things. This may or may not to him justice, but he has designed these new frames and is working with one of our guys, Nick Mitchell who races bikes and previously rowed. Mitch broke his ankle in Belgium going 60km/h and has been back here rehabilitating while slowing building back to his best. The training device Raoul has him using is very cool.
Check out his site: luescherteknik.com.au
Where training, equipment and creative exploration can take performance in cycling and rowing is of interest. I also love the approach to exploring any work place situations and human development. Don't settle for the norm and certainly don't be held back by assumption and old ways of thinking and doing, is what keeps coming to mind for me.
After watching a few of the races from the recent World Cups and currently the Tour de France. It is interesting to consider performances and athletes in relation to how has a point of difference. The graphic above caught my attention a while back and I love how it represents branding but it could as easily relate to athlete development and performance creation.
The recent races in rowing and cycling sparked many memories within me and as I reflected I found I kept coming back to this graphic. Those who thrive under pressure have a point of difference. Something unique, it intangible I guess but we can see it so clearly when compared to others around them seem to be struggling, grappling, and straining to hang in there verses those who appear to have found, or understand more, or simply have strategies, resources and the will to be different.
Development involves refining to some degree, but when it goes to far the question need to be asked, 'What is left?'
Just some thoughts, random really, but I love the image I believe the best performers and performances have something extra, a point of difference.
