I recently published a personal blog after returning from the Daytona Supercross, the tail end of two super challenging weeks on the job. The post was sort of a venting for me after being inundated by the question "what happened to Shorty?" I didn't post it looking for fanfare, which is why I did it as a personal blog but I got a lot of feedback, all of it heartwarming and most of it saying it was a good read.
It touches on a point that gets lost in all of us goal setting, determined types, causing us to lose our way a bit, overlooking the lessons that truly count.
In professional racing, results do matter; that's reality, contracts get awarded based on results, not based on how hard one tries. But the reality is that most of us are strictly amateurs and though results may be a relative priority to some, it's not what truly matters in the end. I see this get lost in amateur racing a lot and I hope that through the drive, determination, training and racing that at the end of the day, you can take pride in what this blog was trying to portray.
Here it is in its entirety and I hope you find it a good read too.
-Coach Seiji
Photo Brian Converse