How Champ School Changed My Work Life

11/05/19 • 19 min

In my day job, I'm a strategy consultant. I help organizations and executives figure out what's most important and how to accomplish it to improve their businesses. I don't usually think about my work life and my motorcycle life having much overlap, but two days at Champ School changed that. Forever. Hear a bit about what I learned at Champ School -- and, what I've learned since -- on and off the track.

Previous Episode

New Rider Questions: Choosing a Motorcycle & Beyond Basic Training

This episode features an interview with one of my friends, Spike, who lives in Atlanta. He decided recently to learn to ride and buy a bike to ease his commute, and reached out for advice about his first motorcycle decision. This episode covers some thoughts on:

Choosing your first motorcycle
A few types of training offerings, beyond just the Basic Rider Course
A chat about some of the most common questions new riders receive: "Is it safe? Is it scary to ride?"

and a call to action for an upcoming episode: have you had to bounce back from a bad day on the bike? What helped you get back in the saddle? I'd love to hear from you.

Next Episode

Are you "too slow" for track riding?

Is there such a thing as "too slow" for track days? As a rider coach, and a rider who's struggled with increasing speed myself, even I have to answer that question: Sometimes. But the rider you are today isn't the rider you'll always be: with work, most riders can bring up their pace without sacrificing safety. It may mean you've got work to do on your braking confidence; and it may mean you've got work to do on the grey matter between your ears. With the help of head instructor at Champ School, Nick Ienatsch, I'll share some of my own experience with working to overcome my "imposter syndrome" on the track -- and Nick shares some thoughts for riders who either FEEL, or have been told, they're "too slow" on the track.