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┗(^o^ )┓ 三 Nº253 Normal Speed Meets Every Need 😐💨

Jon Woodroof
6 min readJan 9, 2023

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Hi! Hope you had a good weekend!

I had a relaxed Saturday & got back out and raced cyclocross today.

I was stoked to have Simon from Hotel Saint Roch along with two Italian homies from Berlin, Nico Bonanno & Stefano Zotti join the ride to the race too! Thanks for the cheers, guys! And thank you to my friend Seb for cheering too! More about their debut at the Amsterdam Cross Series is below!

Ok, I’m bringing back the intro inspiration list! Check out this one from Farnam Street some weeks ago:

What’s the difference between professional high achievers and amateur daydreamers? — Shane Parrish

Here are 11 ways professionals show out when amateurs just show up:

  1. 🔄 Amateurs have a goal, Professionals have a process.
  2. 🧑‍🍳 Amateurs react, Professionals prepare.
  3. 🔭 Amateurs go fast, Professionals go far. (this week’s subject line reminded me of this one!)
  4. 🎓 Amateurs think knowledge is power, Professionals pass on wisdom and advice.
  5. ⏳ Amateurs focus on the short term, Professionals focus on the long-term.
  6. 📅 Amateurs show up inconsistently, Professionals show up every day.
  7. 🤔 Amateurs think in absolutes, Professionals think in probabilities.
  8. ✨Amateurs think disagreements are threats, Professionals see them as an opportunity to…

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Jon Woodroof
Jon Woodroof

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