Being a Girl Scout

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Being a Girl Scout

posted by Alison M. Starnes Blog
Friday, November 12, 2010 at 8:29am PST

A day in the life a girl with big dreams as a professional cyclist for Team TIBCO and the US National team!

Why do we set goals? Do we always set them in order to acheive them? Or do we plan them as a benchmark or milestone?

I don’t set goals that I can always achieve. I believe that you should actually only be able to accomplish 60% of your goals. If you can secure more than that, then your goals are just challenges, not a pie in the sky dream. I like to dream big. It isn’t about checking the goals off of a list, it is about the journey involved. When I look back on the years and the vision, I don’t see the huge goal, I see the experiences along the way. I see life.

I recently took a journey down to LA. Oh yes, that is a journey. I love my NorCal, so to get me to SoCal, takes quite a bit of a motivation. What is this motivation? Track Camp. Kind of like summer camp, but at the ADT Center in LA on a wooden velodrome with USA Cycling. It is an awesome experience to build power, fitness, and skills on the track. I am very fortunate to be here. Nothing but left turns around the track, and nothing but a lot of pain in the legs. Bring on the muscle and power. Bring on the track.

My Grandpa lives down here, so I stopped in for a visit. He is a big supporter, and always has been. I have been so blessed with such a loving family and solid foundations. I was chatting with his energetic wife, Minette, who was asking me the official responsibilities of a professional cyclist. I responded with the most simplistic list possible.

Compete
Train
Interact
Be Prepared

She thought about it for a moment, and then responded, “That’s nice, honey. It is like being a Girl Scout!” Maybe she is right. I am prepared for anything these days. I am a Girl Scout.

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