BenSerotta
04-22-2008, 02:52 PM
What a fantastic morning to head out on the bike. The sun was up, it was already above freezing, blue skies, love that first short climb, maybe take this right over here and add a mile or two…yep, this descent gets the juices going….yea, this is a great way to start the day…as I came within a couple miles of Serotta World HQ I suddenly realized that I had not completed my Zen tasks…although the ride had otherwise been zen-like. In the last few minutes I assembled a great list of reasons that anyone would have forgiven my shortcomings:
1) We’re much too busy- I’d rather make sure we are delivering new bikes on time;
2) That new custom carbon aero bike steals my attention;
3) My best time for writing is in the evening;
4) The best time for drinking red wine is in the evening too- before, during and after each meal (my doctor approves);
5) Isn’t it more important to ride than talk about riding;
6) That new aero bike is too hot to concentrate on anything;
7) Red wine is great for your digestion too;
8) How many emails have I ignored today?;
9) After another 12 (or so) hour work day, I better try to chip away at those emails;
10) Making lists of deadlines and commitments works best while sipping red wine.
Pretty good list, no?
When someone misses their deadline to me, I make a point to try to extract some sort of penalty, inflict some kind of pain or suffering. So in fairness, I guess I need to make amends somehow for missing my deadline too. Tough choice. I know, I’ll bring pain and suffering upon myself by utilizing the “it’s my company and I can do this if I want to option” with regards to our NEW PAINT IT PROGRAM! The pain and suffering will be for me alone, I promise. You see, I promised my staff that I’d go along with their plan to release the program in a highly organized fashion. Tell our dealer base first. Do a press release with as much hype as surrounded the Pope’s visit to NYC and then post it on the Serotta web site. Instead, I’m going to give you the link first! It’s sure to really tick everyone here off. But hey, I have to make amends to you and besides, why be king if you can’t act like one from time to time?
http://www.serotta.com/paint/index.html
So here’s the link, have a ball. You didn’t plan on doing any real work today at your desk anyway. I’m sure you have that “I am really concentrating on this task” facial expression dialed. Minerva’s design team has outdone themselves and I guarantee you’ll love developing your own unique finish….
It’s a wrap.
1) We’re much too busy- I’d rather make sure we are delivering new bikes on time;
2) That new custom carbon aero bike steals my attention;
3) My best time for writing is in the evening;
4) The best time for drinking red wine is in the evening too- before, during and after each meal (my doctor approves);
5) Isn’t it more important to ride than talk about riding;
6) That new aero bike is too hot to concentrate on anything;
7) Red wine is great for your digestion too;
8) How many emails have I ignored today?;
9) After another 12 (or so) hour work day, I better try to chip away at those emails;
10) Making lists of deadlines and commitments works best while sipping red wine.
Pretty good list, no?
When someone misses their deadline to me, I make a point to try to extract some sort of penalty, inflict some kind of pain or suffering. So in fairness, I guess I need to make amends somehow for missing my deadline too. Tough choice. I know, I’ll bring pain and suffering upon myself by utilizing the “it’s my company and I can do this if I want to option” with regards to our NEW PAINT IT PROGRAM! The pain and suffering will be for me alone, I promise. You see, I promised my staff that I’d go along with their plan to release the program in a highly organized fashion. Tell our dealer base first. Do a press release with as much hype as surrounded the Pope’s visit to NYC and then post it on the Serotta web site. Instead, I’m going to give you the link first! It’s sure to really tick everyone here off. But hey, I have to make amends to you and besides, why be king if you can’t act like one from time to time?
http://www.serotta.com/paint/index.html
So here’s the link, have a ball. You didn’t plan on doing any real work today at your desk anyway. I’m sure you have that “I am really concentrating on this task” facial expression dialed. Minerva’s design team has outdone themselves and I guarantee you’ll love developing your own unique finish….
It’s a wrap.