Downhill - Life Story of a Gravity Goddess by Marla Streb
Sol found this at a book store going out of business sale and I spent the last two days reading it. It was surprisingly good and made me excited to mountain bike more this summer. It's definitely inspiring that Marla took a chance by quitting her bio-tech lab job and attempting to turn pro. It's also inspiring that she's 41 now and still winning downhill races. Pretty amazing and great motivation for those of us that got into biking later in life. Another inspiration in the Boston cyclocross scene is Julie Lockhart - she comes to every race and usually finishes last, but she won her age group 65+ at Nationals. It's good to know one can get involved in cycling at any age and have a blast.
Next up, Raising the Bar - Integrity and Passion in Life and Business by Gary Erickson (the founder of Clif Bar). This is a borrowed read from the CFO of my company, who pointed out the section where Gary notes "I want to encourage entrepreneurs to use legal counsel from day one...I've come to depend on legal counsel and trust it." Hello! It's about time someone appreciated us lawyers and the value-add we can provide! I think I'm going to like this one.
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Marla Streb is definitely cool, I'll have to look into that book as well, always looking for some good reading.
And of course you agree on the whole "needing a lawyer from day one", you're a lawyer :P But honestly, I'm assuming you are one of the better ones out there, how many can you really trust these days? ...there we go, tell us what your point of view on this is, I'd be interested to hear.
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