Air... Pisang... A day in Jelebu...

I've always been riding in a mountain bike jamboree, but today i decided to join the organiser, to assist them with the event. Although it was my first time, I really enjoyed it and I will sure to do it again. Organising makes you see things in a different way and when a rider comes up to you with a thumbs up on your effort, you know you have made their day, which for me, matters most. 

Here are 3 things I learnt assisting in this ride,

1. Communication 
Being and staying connected is very important in any event. When you have constant communication, you keep yourself in the loop of the progress. When that happens, you get the latest information, which helps you to make an accurate decision. 
This is true for all events, where communication between all members of the committee must be clear and updated. People will not do less with more information but they will definitely do less with less information.

2. Starting point must be well organised. 
Many riders get to the starting point very early to get an advantage in the starting position. However, that feeling of certainty slowly becomes upsetting when they observe other late coming riders slowly placing their bikes ahead of them. How I see it is that at times it's no bodies fault. It's because the situation is such that all riders try to cramp at the starting point which then gives no space for the new arrived riders to make their way to the back of the pack. 
I know what you are thinking, the new riders should be using the sides to get to the back. If you were the rider, I'm sure you will not think of doing something right when you can do something easy. 

3. It's always good to get an extra hand. 
Once again, this event clearly displays how wonderful and joyful an event will be when you have many organisations playing a part in it. I saw there were very enthusiastic motocross lead riders, dedicated police and rela personnels and lots of committed crew members and I'm sure there were many more who made it possible. When you have dedicated team members, organising an event becomes sweet and when it's sweet, it makes you want to organise it more and more. However, not many of us know that committed team members can only come when they are skilled and motivated to perform the task. 

Well done to everyone since there were all finishers, however there was something interesting a rider confessed to me "as long as there were no karipaps, the event is a good one!"

The usual scene at the starting line.

An awesome group of marshals and crew members. 

Replenishing water that's lost via sweat, is one of the most important component that can effect a rider's performance. 

Riders spending their time relaxing and taking a breather after a 20km ride, while mentally collecting their thots for the last 8km to come. 

Health is just not a priority...

We conducted a Mind and Body Wellness program. In there we discussed about the importance of living and maintaining a healthy mind and body. 

During this initiative, I asked the participants about what they wanted to discover about health, fitness or on managing stress. After the question and answer session, I realise that only 10% knew exactly what they really wanted. The majority 90% couldn't even decide what exactly they wanted to learn. 

This was intriguing, although I wasn't surprise. I later asked them about their work and their performance indicators. The 90% answered me confidently while they could argue between them on what optimal performance was. However, I later asked them about what are the performance/important indicators are about health, fitness and on managing stress, they were not able to answer. 

Chances are, like most of them, we might be like them. We know a lot about our work or what is expected out of us but very few of us can answer assertively questions about our personal health. Even for a very simple question like, 'Are you healthy?'

How I see it is that our job is one of our priority, like other priorities that we have in our lives. However, not many of us put personal health and well being as one of them. Maybe it could be that we are not aware or it's just too much to know and you might be just confuse as you dwell into it or it's just not interesting. Whatever it maybe, I notice that individual that make health, fitness and managing stress a priority tend to live a long, healthy and satisfying life and for those who don't, illness, diseases or disorders seems to be always creeping up. So, if health is not your priority, I suggest for you to reconsider...

Notice what you are getting, probably you are attracting it!

We are currently in Felda Hot Springs conducting a workshop for a team consisting individuals from corporate affairs, which are from different subsidiaries of a large media organisation in Malaysia. 

During the program, one of the participants was sharing her experience about the law of attraction. Well, she said the majority of us are so trained to attract the things that we want. While that's good, one should also be sensitive with what one is getting because one could be attracting it sub continuously. 

She gave an example of her driving experience, where although always thinking of being safe and careful, she was an inconsiderate driver. Being selfish on the road made her bump into other drivers that refuse to give her way and at times she got herself into accidents. 

After her 3rd accident within 6 months driving a brand new Honda Civic, she decided it was enough. She decided to reflect back what was happening and she made a discovery that although she is continuously attracting safety and focus, she is also attracting other inconsiderate drivers. 

After sharing with me her story, I was reflecting about my experiences on the road and I discovered some similarities. Maybe there is some truth to it or maybe as some people say it's just in the mind. Whatever it is, I will be noticing whom I'm attracting on the way back to Kuala Lumpur.