Scott Ragsdale http://www.scottragsdale.com Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:52:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 RAAM 2013 guest blog #1 by Remy http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/06/12/raam-2013-guest-blog-1-by-remy/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/06/12/raam-2013-guest-blog-1-by-remy/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:52:48 +0000 romain http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=7047 I know I am a lot of emails behind, a good part of which are from all of you. I will start with the news and attend them later. It is 3:25am somewhere in the Mojave desert. The RV is cheerful – the sky is clear, the dishes are clean, and the music is country. [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/06/12/raam-2013-guest-blog-1-by-remy/feed/ 2 ode to Marie… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/06/11/finish-or-failure-my-solo-raam-2013-and-all-other-goals-and-dreams-we-go-after/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/06/11/finish-or-failure-my-solo-raam-2013-and-all-other-goals-and-dreams-we-go-after/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:35:49 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=7000 Dear Marie, This challenge, the training leading up to it and now the hell I will surely go through for the next 12 days is my graduation present to you. Ideally, as you begin the next step in your life, you will think back to the times you saw me committed to going after my [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/06/11/finish-or-failure-my-solo-raam-2013-and-all-other-goals-and-dreams-we-go-after/feed/ 0 learn to enjoy things you don’t like to do http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/06/07/learn-to-enjoy-things-you-dont-like-to-do/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/06/07/learn-to-enjoy-things-you-dont-like-to-do/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:39:12 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6994 A few months ago, during a conversation with my 18 year old step daughter … I suggested that she try to start going to sleep earlier and waking up early, instead of staying up late and sleeping in late, and missing the morning. As she is French, she got all passionate and nearly started shouting .. [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/06/07/learn-to-enjoy-things-you-dont-like-to-do/feed/ 0 RAAM final training test #4 http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/05/27/final-raam-training-test/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/05/27/final-raam-training-test/#comments Mon, 27 May 2013 14:07:45 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6957 Last week, I went home to Austria and did my final RAAM test with my coach Mario Huys. Sophie and I consider Austria our second home in Europe, 2nd to France and I especially love the Tyrol area. This final test was a bit rushed and organized over a long weekend because I had to [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/05/27/final-raam-training-test/feed/ 1 RAAM training test #3 … how much do you want to achieve your goal? http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/05/04/raam-training-test-3-how-much-do-you-want-to-achieve-your-goal/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/05/04/raam-training-test-3-how-much-do-you-want-to-achieve-your-goal/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 01:54:28 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6932 The power of the mind. This past tuesday, I successfully completed my 3rd training test .. 18, 20, 18, 20, and 20 hour rides.  What made this week more fun was these rides were done with a broken wrist, wearing a large cast on my right arm. I tried to consistently ride at 25km/h; 26.3 km/h [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/05/04/raam-training-test-3-how-much-do-you-want-to-achieve-your-goal/feed/ 1 “naseba naru” — when there is a will, there is a way… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/04/25/naseba-naru-when-there-is-a-will-there-is-a-way/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/04/25/naseba-naru-when-there-is-a-will-there-is-a-way/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:02:49 +0000 romain http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6920 After my accident, I took 3 days off training and over the past 8 days I have done 2, 2, 4, 4, 6, 6, 2, and 7 hour rides … today I got a new, clean cast. Training in a cast is not much of a problem – when I ride outside, the head wind [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/04/25/naseba-naru-when-there-is-a-will-there-is-a-way/feed/ 0 it’s so easy to let something distract us from a goal… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/04/19/its-so-easy-to-let-something-distract-us-from-a-goal/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/04/19/its-so-easy-to-let-something-distract-us-from-a-goal/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:40:43 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6914 I consider myself a weak cyclist. In fact, I bought my first bike back in 2010, and before that I had not ridden a bike since I was 10 years old or so. After my 7 ironman in 7 days challenge at the end of 011, I didn’t ride my bike once in 2012.  I was [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/04/19/its-so-easy-to-let-something-distract-us-from-a-goal/feed/ 1 RAAM training test #3: commitment http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/04/17/raam_training_test-3-commitment/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/04/17/raam_training_test-3-commitment/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:37:53 +0000 romain http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6901 Commitment. Over the past week, I had my 3rd RAAM training test. Between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, at my normal training area, I was scheduled to do 16, 18, 20, 4, 18, 20, 18, 20 hour rides over 8 days. The first day, 16 hour ride went by well except for my electrolyte was a [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/04/17/raam_training_test-3-commitment/feed/ 1 what value does something have if it was not obtained through honorable achievement? http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/04/06/what-value-does-something-have-if-it-was-not-obtained-through-honorable-achievement/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/04/06/what-value-does-something-have-if-it-was-not-obtained-through-honorable-achievement/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 07:50:57 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6895 Recently, I have seen several “friends” share on their facebook a photo of Bill Gates holding up a piece of paper saying that if you share this photo he will give you $5,000 … incredibly, there are many 100,000s of people who shared the photo … hoping that Bll Gates gives them $5,000 …. Even [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/04/06/what-value-does-something-have-if-it-was-not-obtained-through-honorable-achievement/feed/ 1 driven, focused and loyal. http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/04/05/driven-focused-and-loyal/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/04/05/driven-focused-and-loyal/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 04:23:33 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6886 Last week, I was contacted by the PR Agency of Mercedes Benz who informed me that they wanted Robin Titus to be their brand ambassador for a new car launch. Robin Titus is the group sales director at naseba and has worked for me since he was 19 years old. He is almost 28 now [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/04/05/driven-focused-and-loyal/feed/ 0 does your environment lift you up or bring you down? http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/03/19/does-your-environment-life-you-up-or-bring-you-down/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/03/19/does-your-environment-life-you-up-or-bring-you-down/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:42:51 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6867 Today’s blog is a bit of a ramble, but the theme is important to me, and ideally this discussion will get the reader to reflect on their own lives. ……………………………………………. Recently, I had a discusson with an American journalist about a favourite blog theme of mine – “don’t let the losers bring you down..” We got [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/03/19/does-your-environment-life-you-up-or-bring-you-down/feed/ 1 The power of the mind: RAAM training test #2 http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/03/06/the-power-of-the-mind-raam-training-test-2/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/03/06/the-power-of-the-mind-raam-training-test-2/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 07:58:06 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6847 On Monday, I rode my bike for 16 hours and 11 minutes in the desert of the UAE –with a 15 minute break at the 8 hour mark. Mario Huys, my coach set a test week to see how my preparations for RAAM is coming along, and Monday was the completion of 84 hours of [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/03/06/the-power-of-the-mind-raam-training-test-2/feed/ 0 Amazing Tanzania… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/02/24/amazing-tanzania/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/02/24/amazing-tanzania/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:33:06 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6775 Adventure and experiencing the world are both themes focused and discussed througout my blogs, and themes that play a big part in my life. A couple weeks ago, Sophie, Adam, Navid – “team naseba” climbed and summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Europe, Middle East and Africa – one of the 7 summits. The team  trained for 9 months to [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/02/24/amazing-tanzania/feed/ 0 But Mr. Buffett …we need women to save the world economy http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/02/08/but-mr-buffett-can-women-save-the-world-economy/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/02/08/but-mr-buffett-can-women-save-the-world-economy/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 06:57:02 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6754 Warren Buffett made headline news a few weeks ago, when he said, “forget the fiscal cliff, women will save the US economy.” He was referring in part to how the talent of women and the opportunities for women to use this talent is becoming more and more plentiful. Furthermore, a study by Credit Suisse published [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/02/08/but-mr-buffett-can-women-save-the-world-economy/feed/ 0 naseba Rolex explorer challenge 2012 winner is….. http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/01/31/naseba-rolex-explorer-challenge-2012-winner-is/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/01/31/naseba-rolex-explorer-challenge-2012-winner-is/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:29:20 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6709 The mountain and the concept of climbing the proverbial mountain plays a big part in the corporate identity at naseba. …. Everyone wants to get to the top of their mountain, but we often forget that achievement doesn’t happen over night. Many people have goals/dreams — summits they want to achieve, but for lots of [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2013/01/31/naseba-rolex-explorer-challenge-2012-winner-is/feed/ 1 doing ones best is to be expected… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/12/24/the-pussy-expression-i-will-do-my-best-is-a-pretext-for-failure/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/12/24/the-pussy-expression-i-will-do-my-best-is-a-pretext-for-failure/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 03:26:27 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6691 Last week, I was cc’d on someones role memo which outlined KPIs in the coming 3 months. The employee replied ccíng me:  “I will do my best!” As I read the guys email,  I thought to myself  does this mean he normally only gives us about 70% effort??  Because this time he says he is going to give us [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/12/24/the-pussy-expression-i-will-do-my-best-is-a-pretext-for-failure/feed/ 2 finish or failure. my RAAM solo 2013 challenge… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/12/20/finish-or-failure-my-raam-solo-2013-challenge/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/12/20/finish-or-failure-my-raam-solo-2013-challenge/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 02:19:56 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6671 The toughest race in the world. My coach Mario Huys, who is an Olympic rower and ex pro-cyclist suggested I do a bike challenge in 013 to help me prepare for the 014 challenge. Mario challenged me to go after what many consider the toughest race in the world, RAAM (Race Across America) a 3,000 mile [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/12/20/finish-or-failure-my-raam-solo-2013-challenge/feed/ 1 some people just sit around and talk about what they’re gonna do, while others make it happen… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/12/12/draft/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/12/12/draft/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 07:59:01 +0000 romain http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6648 As most readers know, I have a challenge at naseba called the “Rolex Explorer challenge” – where the person in the company who does the most exceptional thing in their personal life wins a Rolex Explorer. Ideally, this challenge gets all employees at naseba to reflect on their goals – and go after achieving them, not [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/12/12/draft/feed/ 1 leading by honorable example http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/12/07/leading-by-honorable-example/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/12/07/leading-by-honorable-example/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 08:29:57 +0000 romain http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6637 Leadership… There are many books, blogs, conferences, trainings, guru’s … all trying to teach “leadership.” Many people aspire to become a leader, whether it’s at work or at school, clubs, etc. But I wonder if leadership can be taught? Can you teach “leading by example?” Can you teach “honor, loyalty and drive?” Can you teach [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/12/07/leading-by-honorable-example/feed/ 0 do you lift your friends up or do you bring them down? http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/12/05/searching-for-john-galt-7/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/12/05/searching-for-john-galt-7/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 08:31:15 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6592 I am in Paris for a couple of days… Last night, I went to one of my favorite restaurants, “Benoit” for dinner — I enjoyed a very long evening of food, wine and a good book on Confucius. An ideal evening for me… One section of the book focuses on a theme which I have blogged about before — [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/12/05/searching-for-john-galt-7/feed/ 1 Kathmandu and lots of tall skinny, middle aged white guys with long hair in pony tails http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/12/05/kathmandu-and-a-lot-of-tall-skinny-middle-aged-white-guys-with-long-hair-in-pony-tails/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/12/05/kathmandu-and-a-lot-of-tall-skinny-middle-aged-white-guys-with-long-hair-in-pony-tails/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 04:50:16 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6509 A few weekends ago – over the weekend, I went to Kathmandu to have dinner with Tata. As discussed in a previous blog, I have a dinner club with Tata and together she and I have enjoyed some great dinners at different restaurants around the world. Kathmandu is an easy 4 hour flight from Dubai, [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/12/05/kathmandu-and-a-lot-of-tall-skinny-middle-aged-white-guys-with-long-hair-in-pony-tails/feed/ 0 still searching for men of honor… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/11/17/still-searching-for-men-of-honor-2/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/11/17/still-searching-for-men-of-honor-2/#comments Sat, 17 Nov 2012 03:35:25 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6586 Recently, the (western press) headline news has been littered with stories of successful men behaving despicably – dishonourable. Thinking about it -  over the past 20 years, the news is frequently full of stories of dishonour. Word of honor… Code of honor… Man of honor… These expressions have become meaningless in our world today. I [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/11/17/still-searching-for-men-of-honor-2/feed/ 2 Cape Verde – the ultimate gateway into Africa http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/11/14/cape-verde-the-ultimate-gate-way-into-africa/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/11/14/cape-verde-the-ultimate-gate-way-into-africa/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:18:57 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6549 I am very bullish on Africa. A few weeks ago, I visited two countries in west Africa, Senegal and Cap Verde. The purpose of my trip was to visit Senegal and then Cape Verde because I am doing business with both countries, and I wanted to meet my clients and government partners. Although I enjoyed [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/11/14/cape-verde-the-ultimate-gate-way-into-africa/feed/ 0 too many eagles act like chickens… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/10/29/too-many-eagles-act-like-chickens/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/10/29/too-many-eagles-act-like-chickens/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:01:35 +0000 romain http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6492 I am working in Monaco this week. Last night, I met a close French friend of mine at “Bar Americain” at the Hotel de Paris. Over a couple glasses of champagne, we discussed that idea I keep hammering:   “….but, I have to make it happen.” My friend told me since he was a child, he [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/10/29/too-many-eagles-act-like-chickens/feed/ 0 don’t wait to do things you have always dreamed of doing… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/10/15/dont-wait-to-do-things-you-have-always-dreamed-of-doing/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/10/15/dont-wait-to-do-things-you-have-always-dreamed-of-doing/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:29:59 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6482 Today, I am in Kuwait for the day … sitting in a nice café in a luxurious, but small shopping mall. My two meetings are finished, so I am just waiting to go back to the airport for the easy flight back to Dubai. Anyways … As I enjoy my cigar, I think about my [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/10/15/dont-wait-to-do-things-you-have-always-dreamed-of-doing/feed/ 0 don’t gamble searching for short cuts… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/10/10/dont-gamble-searching-for-short-cuts/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/10/10/dont-gamble-searching-for-short-cuts/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:37:22 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6471 I have been in west Africa the past several days … I will do a blog on my travels later this week. After flying 5 hours over night and not sleeping on the flight … I arrived to Lisbon this morning and the customs line was massive. I can’t even guess how many people were [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/10/10/dont-gamble-searching-for-short-cuts/feed/ 1 always do your homework… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/09/30/always-do-your-homework/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/09/30/always-do-your-homework/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2012 08:42:54 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6456 A few nights ago, Robin Titus and I took 3 clients from Norway to dinner. Before the dinner, I was told that one of the business men attending is one of the richest men in Norway. We had a great dinner at Nobu with very nice, down to earth people. At one point during the dinner, the man whom I [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/09/30/always-do-your-homework/feed/ 0 self-indulgence vs self control http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/09/20/self-indulgence-vs-self-control/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/09/20/self-indulgence-vs-self-control/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:48:45 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6446 A couple days ago, a major study was released stating that by 2030 America will have become “overwhelmingly OBESE.” I noticed this morning the story has vanished from all the American news sites …. Essentially, we, the people have turned the page and are not discussing this issue further – it’s as if the problem no longer exists. Imagine [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/09/20/self-indulgence-vs-self-control/feed/ 0 beware of the haughty spirit… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/09/15/super-bitch-and-the-world-we-live-in-today/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/09/15/super-bitch-and-the-world-we-live-in-today/#comments Sat, 15 Sep 2012 12:42:09 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6425 I wonder how many great talents, whether in business or in sports effectively push themselves off the mountain they are climbing because of a little success leads them to become arrogant and over confident. The virus of self-centered arrogance is consuming the world. No matter how good you might be at whatever it is you do… [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/09/15/super-bitch-and-the-world-we-live-in-today/feed/ 0 don’t get sucked down by the vacuum of emptiness… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/08/28/dont-get-sucked-down-by-the-vacuum-of-emptiness/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/08/28/dont-get-sucked-down-by-the-vacuum-of-emptiness/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:11:35 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6398 Have you seen this “rich kids of instigram” site? It’s a blog or something which gathers and posts photos posted by mega rich kids (mainly in america) like some competition between the children of billionaire’s on who has the most absurd  life. There are photos of (just) restaurant receipts of $100,000+ lunches in St Tropez… Photos of high [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/08/28/dont-get-sucked-down-by-the-vacuum-of-emptiness/feed/ 0 Kabul, Afghanistan adventure http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/08/16/kabul-afghanistan-adventure/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/08/16/kabul-afghanistan-adventure/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 07:15:15 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6344 A couple of weeks ago, I took one of my clients Peter Middlebrook, Chairman of Geopolicity to dinner at Nobu in Dubai. Peter’s company is sponsoring one of our events in Algeria, and 2 in Iraq. Over dinner, Middlebrook told me he wanted to be the lead sponsor of our New Silk Road Investment Summit [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/08/16/kabul-afghanistan-adventure/feed/ 1 ode to great men who dont tell us how great they are… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/08/14/ode-to-great-men-who-dont-tell-us-how-great-they-are/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/08/14/ode-to-great-men-who-dont-tell-us-how-great-they-are/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:58:09 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6336 Several writers in American press call “Usain Bolt the greatest Olympian and athlete ever” … and one of the articles I read had a special focus on how “Michael Phelps is not the greatest.” For the record, I do not care either way — who is the greatest or not, has zero impact on my life. [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/08/14/ode-to-great-men-who-dont-tell-us-how-great-they-are/feed/ 0 ode to the greatness in man http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/08/05/ode-to-the-greatness-in-man-6/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/08/05/ode-to-the-greatness-in-man-6/#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2012 17:34:21 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6327 Like most of the western world, I have been captivated by the brilliance of the Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. His success is beyond words. Considering all the mediocrity which is currently, consuming the world like an out of control virus … it’s awesome to see such greatness; and a winner like Phelps. Did you gain inspiration from watching the olympics? But [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/08/05/ode-to-the-greatness-in-man-6/feed/ 0 what is your rolex challenge this year? http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/06/30/what-is-your-rolex-challenge-this-year/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/06/30/what-is-your-rolex-challenge-this-year/#comments Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:49:46 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6289 Two years ago, I started something at naseba called the Rolex Explorer Challenge … The challenge:  Over the course of the year, whoever in the company does the most exceptional thing in their personal life outside of work wins a Rolex Explorer watch. Last year, the GM of our office in Kuala Lumpur got 7 [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/06/30/what-is-your-rolex-challenge-this-year/feed/ 1 most mission statements on corporate websites are meaningless marketing fluff. http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/06/27/mission-statements-on-corporate-websites-are-meaningless-marketing-fluff/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/06/27/mission-statements-on-corporate-websites-are-meaningless-marketing-fluff/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:50:08 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6280 How many of you know your company’s mission statement or the core values of the company where you work? How many of you implement those values every day? All of this begins with defining your core values – standards – code of ethics, and then breaking it down to a simple criteria … and ensuring your [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/06/27/mission-statements-on-corporate-websites-are-meaningless-marketing-fluff/feed/ 0 the world doesnt need more leaders – it needs more leadership… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/06/26/the-world-doesnt-need-more-leaders-it-needs-more-leadership/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/06/26/the-world-doesnt-need-more-leaders-it-needs-more-leadership/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:10:13 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6275 When I was 15 years old, I moved to Jacksonville, Florida to swim at the Bolles School. Up until I moved to Bolles, I was a total loser not just in school and the pool, but also in life…. My new coach, Gregg Troy was incredibly tough. You could not miss practice. You couldn’t show up late. There were [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/06/26/the-world-doesnt-need-more-leaders-it-needs-more-leadership/feed/ 1 comfort, self-indulgence and the virus of mediocrity http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/06/21/comfort-and-self-indulgence-and-the-virus-of-mediocrity/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/06/21/comfort-and-self-indulgence-and-the-virus-of-mediocrity/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 05:15:42 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6269 “6 pack abs look great and people who have them are envied.   But do you really want to follow a very rigorous diet for months, denying yourself all those guilty pleasures.   Are you willing to do more than just one set of crunches once a week and really sweat it out to get [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/06/21/comfort-and-self-indulgence-and-the-virus-of-mediocrity/feed/ 0 coming soon: a global detox of mediocrity http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/06/20/a-global-detox-of-mediocrity/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/06/20/a-global-detox-of-mediocrity/#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2012 03:11:56 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6260 The world economy is going to get much worse before it gets better.  This is not all bad. Every business is going to be forced on a financial diet – at the same time forced to ensure their products are better than ever and clients are getting a return on their investment.  If they dont [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/06/20/a-global-detox-of-mediocrity/feed/ 1 chubby strippers, young greeter girls and the voice of reason… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/06/11/chubby-strippers-young-greeter-girls-and-the-pathetic-in-man/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/06/11/chubby-strippers-young-greeter-girls-and-the-pathetic-in-man/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:40:16 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6249 Recently, I was in Singapore and had dinner with Jason Gorud.  The French restaurant we went to was exceptional, but today’s blog is motivated by a brief encounter with mediocrity… I arrived 20 minutes before Jason, so I sat at our table and read the news on my phone. Although it was only 7:40pm, the restaurant was nearly full. An [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/06/11/chubby-strippers-young-greeter-girls-and-the-pathetic-in-man/feed/ 0 still searching for men of honor http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/06/02/still-searching-for-men-of-honor/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/06/02/still-searching-for-men-of-honor/#comments Sat, 02 Jun 2012 03:06:43 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6236 Recently, the (western press) headline news has been littered with stories of successful men behaving despicably – dishonourable.  Thinking about it -  over the past 20 years, western press and news is frequently full of stories of dishonour. Word of honor… Code of honor… Man of honor… These expressions have become meaningless in our world [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/06/02/still-searching-for-men-of-honor/feed/ 0 “you can’t smell the streets of India on facebook…” http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/05/27/you-cant-smell-the-streets-of-india-on-facebook/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/05/27/you-cant-smell-the-streets-of-india-on-facebook/#comments Sun, 27 May 2012 12:18:00 +0000 romain http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6184 A few weeks ago, I had a business trip to India and by chance, Marie (my 17 year old step daughter) had a week off from school, so I took her to India with me. Each year, since she was 8 years old, I take her (just the two of us) to a new country (ideally) outside europe to help [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/05/27/you-cant-smell-the-streets-of-india-on-facebook/feed/ 3 “We don’t need any more pussies teaching us to how to grow up and play like pussies.” http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/05/13/we-dont-need-any-more-pussies-teaching-us-to-how-to-grow-up-and-play-like-pussies/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/05/13/we-dont-need-any-more-pussies-teaching-us-to-how-to-grow-up-and-play-like-pussies/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 16:06:08 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6179 I ”really like“ the quote I am using as the title for todays blog. Its a comment which was posted on my friends facebook page by someone I do not know (John Boucard) and was in response to a story I am discussing in this blog. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Today’s blog is motivated by a story a friend and high school [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/05/13/we-dont-need-any-more-pussies-teaching-us-to-how-to-grow-up-and-play-like-pussies/feed/ 3 meeting the legend – Diego Maradona http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/05/10/meeting-the-legend-diego-maradona/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/05/10/meeting-the-legend-diego-maradona/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 06:01:14 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6161 Last week, I got to meet and enjoy my love of cigars with arguably the most famous football player of all time, and one of the most iconic sports figures in history – Diego Maradona. Maradona is the coach of Al Wasl football club in Dubai. Naseba is expanding a partnership with Al Wasl and I [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/05/10/meeting-the-legend-diego-maradona/feed/ 2 It wasn’t my fault… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/05/09/it-wasnt-my-fault/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/05/09/it-wasnt-my-fault/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 11:38:14 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6145 I will spend the month of June and July working in Kuala Lumpur focused on expanding our office and presence in Asia. Our KL office is in a nice location and has a view of the Petronas Towers. Last night, Adam and I smoked cigars facing the view of the towers. As I enjoyed the ideal [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/05/09/it-wasnt-my-fault/feed/ 3 I just want people to like me… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/05/02/i-just-want-people-to-like-me/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/05/02/i-just-want-people-to-like-me/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 13:32:32 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6139 I wonder how many decisions are being made on issues based on the number of Facebook “like’s” something receives? Are people being judged by their achievements and quality of their character? …or by the number of Twitter followers they have?  (although our marketing team has my blog linked on twitter – I do not use [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/05/02/i-just-want-people-to-like-me/feed/ 0 facebook is making the world soft http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/05/01/facebook-is-making-the-world-soft-2/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/05/01/facebook-is-making-the-world-soft-2/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 07:02:01 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6135 I know I have said this many times, but one of the greatest men I have ever met is my 94 year old grandfather – Selser Pickett. In my entire life, I have never heard him complain once. Never. I have never heard even a perfunctory “I don’t feel good…” from him Never a “my [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/05/01/facebook-is-making-the-world-soft-2/feed/ 1 calling John Galt http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/04/28/calling-john-galt-2/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/04/28/calling-john-galt-2/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:55:00 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6127 24% of the people in Spain are unemployed.  France is on the verge of electing a super socialist who is promising to raise taxes and spend more.  (it’s no big secret, but France’s economy is completely fucked and cannot afford to give more money away to the freeloaders - the only people who do not understand this are [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/04/28/calling-john-galt-2/feed/ 1 experiencing our dreams… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/04/12/experiencing-our-dreams/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/04/12/experiencing-our-dreams/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:05:47 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6119 Its 4am and I am laying in bed in my hotel in Bangalore, India reading the news. I have been working at our office in India for the past week.  There is an advertisement which has gone viral about a guy traveling the world over 10 days … its a great video - its on naseba’s facebook page [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/04/12/experiencing-our-dreams/feed/ 4 aggravated pimping… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/03/29/aggravated-pimping/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/03/29/aggravated-pimping/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 01:17:17 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6100 Currently, there is a “hip hop” song in the American top 10 on the weekly top 40 list sung by a popular rapper.  The entire song (and video) is focused on having a good time, drinking alcohol and smoking ”weed” – with a special focus and highlight on smoking marijuana. Often this song is played on my daughter’s favourite radio station in Dubai, [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/03/29/aggravated-pimping/feed/ 2 amazing Ethiopia… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/03/23/amazing-ethiopia/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/03/23/amazing-ethiopia/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:58:21 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6037 Happiness, and all the things we take for granted…. Each year, Romain and I go on a trip focused on adventure. Together we have adventured to South Africa, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen. This year, I wanted to go to Sudan because I read that there is a travel warning for Americans traveling to Sudan, thus the trip [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/03/23/amazing-ethiopia/feed/ 0 ode to the woman from Oman… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/03/16/ode-to-the-woman-from-oman/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/03/16/ode-to-the-woman-from-oman/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:44:38 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6028 Interesting story..  Sophie told me about a delegate whom she met at our Women in Leadership Asia we recently held in Kuala Lumpur.  On the first afternoon, a delegate who was attending from Oman came up to Sophie and told her how she had attended our Women in Leadership Middle East in Abu Dhabi, and [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/03/16/ode-to-the-woman-from-oman/feed/ 1 the value of pride http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/03/09/the-value-of-pride/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/03/09/the-value-of-pride/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:55:26 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=6012 We recently, held the best event naseba has hosted in our 9 year history – Women in Leadership Asia. The first lady of Malaysia opened and attended the summit. The event doubled revenue from the previous edition, but the success I am referring to isn’t  financial. Our COO of Asia, Adam Fletcher and Seda who [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/03/09/the-value-of-pride/feed/ 2 Seychelles adventure… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/03/07/seychelles-adventure/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/03/07/seychelles-adventure/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:41:53 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5970 Adventure - making life happen - experiencing different countries and cultures are all themes which I hammer over and over in this blog. Living in Dubai opens up easy direct flight access to many countries, thus making it easy to adventure and experience the world. Since the new year, Sophie has been training to run a marathon. After [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/03/07/seychelles-adventure/feed/ 0 don’t become a super bitch http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/03/03/dont-become-a-super-bitch/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/03/03/dont-become-a-super-bitch/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2012 03:58:47 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5967 Last night, a reader in California whom I have never met, and doesn’t work in the same industry sent me a message on facebook telling me how he liked ”ode to Marcus Evans…” blog entry so much he printed out a copy and passed it out to all the people in his office. During my training this morning, I thought a [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/03/03/dont-become-a-super-bitch/feed/ 1 the power of positive encouragement http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/21/the-power-of-positive-support/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/21/the-power-of-positive-support/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:50:14 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5956 Navid started a running club in our Dubai office, “team naseba” and more than 25 employees in Dubai have joined this club and are training together. Last Friday, ”team naseba” had 8 members run the RAK ½ marathon. It was the first time any of them had run such a distance, but each finished the ½ marathon and none [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/21/the-power-of-positive-support/feed/ 2 don’t let the losers bring you down http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/20/dont-let-the-losers-bring-you-down-2/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/20/dont-let-the-losers-bring-you-down-2/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:59:53 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5949 For the past many days, the news sites I read in the American press have been clogged with stories about Whitney Houston.  Although I find this woman’s death unfortunate, the truth is that her actions led to her downfall.  But like many talented people, Whitney Houston failed to live up to her talent because of [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/20/dont-let-the-losers-bring-you-down-2/feed/ 0 “we should have gone back to Nobu…” http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/18/we-should-have-gone-back-to-nobu/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/18/we-should-have-gone-back-to-nobu/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:32:06 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5941 A few days ago, I took a client who has become my friend/mentor (Robin’s biggest client) to dinner in Dubai. For the past year, we have met every couple months or so in Dubai or Jeddah for dinner.   The client is from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.  Out of respect, I will leave him name less.  Together we have enjoyed [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/18/we-should-have-gone-back-to-nobu/feed/ 0 the secret to never getting sick… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/15/the-secret-to-never-getting-sick/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/15/the-secret-to-never-getting-sick/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:15:12 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5938 As the flu season is upon us, and many of my friends and employees are sick with the flu, I feel compelled to share a secret with my loyal readers…  When I lived in Japan, I had a friend who told me that she never got sick – ever. She claimed it was because she “gargled” [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/15/the-secret-to-never-getting-sick/feed/ 4 Egon Schiele, Klimt, Bosch and some great cafes http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/14/egon-schiele-klimt-bosch-and-some-great-cafes/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/14/egon-schiele-klimt-bosch-and-some-great-cafes/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:14:27 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5908 This past Thursday, Sophie and I had a meeting in Vienna, Austria, and we organized to stay for a long weekend to experience the city. Although I lived a couple of months in Tyrol, Austria last summer, I had not visited Vienna before this trip. A great thing about living in Dubai is that many European [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/14/egon-schiele-klimt-bosch-and-some-great-cafes/feed/ 1 Guest blogger Adam Fletcher http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/11/guest-blogger-adam-fletcher/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/11/guest-blogger-adam-fletcher/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:43:21 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5904 Adam Fletcher is the Generral Manager of naseba’s Kuala Lumpur office. 12 years ago, the day I met Adam in Hong Kong, he showed me a quote by Richard Branson, “as for me, I just pick up the phone and get on with it….”  Guest bloggers …. from time to time, I will post blogs from friends or [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/11/guest-blogger-adam-fletcher/feed/ 1 taking pleasure in the simple things in life… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/09/the-pursuit-of-happiness/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/09/the-pursuit-of-happiness/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:27:40 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5884 I was in Bangalore, India a couple days ago to present Kavana her Rolex and meet with Saleem and the team. Kavana, the young woman who won this year’s Rolex challenge told me how much “happier” she is since she started running and getting into shape….and started “chasing her goals.” Over dinner with Saleem, we discussed how [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/09/the-pursuit-of-happiness/feed/ 1 imagine being married for 70 years… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/08/imagine-being-married-for-70-years/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/08/imagine-being-married-for-70-years/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:16:06 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5876 My 94 year old Grandfather, Selser Pickett is a man with an ideal, maybe perfect character.   A real southern gentleman – from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I have never heard him curse.  I have never heard him say even one thing negative.  Never.   My 88 year old grandmother is nearly the same.  Yesterday, my grandparents celebrated their [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/02/08/imagine-being-married-for-70-years/feed/ 0 awesome. http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/31/awesome/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/31/awesome/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:03:04 +0000 romain http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5848 A very cool story…. Maybe its because I have two young girls, but recently Sophie told me that I am using the word “cool” too much.  I am sorry Sophie, but this is a very “cool” story…. This past Friday, 35 employees in naseba’s Dubai office representing 12 different nationalities ran the 10km race in [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/31/awesome/feed/ 2 I have already done this role for 7 months, I want more responsibilty… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/20/i-have-already-done-this-for-7-months-i-want-more-responsibilty/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/20/i-have-already-done-this-for-7-months-i-want-more-responsibilty/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:17:42 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5839 Within the next few years, my goal is to climb Mt. Everest.  I have read many books about horror stories, stories of failed attempts, and of course success stories on reaching the summit.  Many of the stories of failed attempts, and or even the stories of death, many seem to have something to do with [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/20/i-have-already-done-this-for-7-months-i-want-more-responsibilty/feed/ 2 the world is full of people with great ideas http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/16/the-world-is-full-of-people-with-great-ideas/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/16/the-world-is-full-of-people-with-great-ideas/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:43:49 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5821 Over the years I have met many people with great ideas… “Hey, Scott I couldn’t sleep last night because I have so many good ideas.”  Surely, many people reading this can relate because you probably have many great ideas yourself.  But don’t forget that a “great idea” means nothing if that “idea” is not achieved, [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/16/the-world-is-full-of-people-with-great-ideas/feed/ 1 negativity is contagious http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/14/negativity-is-contagious/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/14/negativity-is-contagious/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:09:16 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5813 15 of today’s top headlines on CNN were stories about something negative.  One of the stories was about an actor who was hit by a car while riding his bike. How is this considered news worthy?  As per usual, I moved on to the FT and then Bloomberg which were both filled with much more positive and forward thinking [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/14/negativity-is-contagious/feed/ 1 never burn a bridge http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/11/never-burn-a-bridge/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/11/never-burn-a-bridge/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:39:05 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5805 Last night, Sophie and I had dinner with a German friend of ours who is the CEO of an investment bank in Abu Dhabi. He told us about two of his ex-employee’s who are not German who have left and speak negatively about him and the bank to the press. Maybe because he is German, he [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/11/never-burn-a-bridge/feed/ 0 Congratulations to Kavana Basaraj! http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/10/congratulations-to-kavana-basaraj/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/10/congratulations-to-kavana-basaraj/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:09:32 +0000 romain http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5794 Kavana wins the first annual Rolex Explorer challenge at naseba.  I will be in Bangalore next week and look forward to presenting her the watch.  Great job Kavana – very impressive what you achieved!

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/10/congratulations-to-kavana-basaraj/feed/ 2 don’t just sit around and talk about what you are gonna do – achieve your goals in 2012 http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/09/dont-just-sit-around-and-talk-about-what-you-are-gonna-do-achieve-your-goals-in-2012/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/09/dont-just-sit-around-and-talk-about-what-you-are-gonna-do-achieve-your-goals-in-2012/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:30:22 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5788 9 months ago, when I decided to do naseba7 and started to train to be able to complete 7 ironman in 7 days,  I also decided to set a challenge to everyone who works at naseba. Which I called the Rolex Explorer challenge. The idea was to get everyone in the company to go after [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/09/dont-just-sit-around-and-talk-about-what-you-are-gonna-do-achieve-your-goals-in-2012/feed/ 0 Charles Barkley and the bending of what he said into sellable negativity http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/08/charles-barkley-and-the-bending-of-what-he-said-into-sellable-negativity/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/08/charles-barkley-and-the-bending-of-what-he-said-into-sellable-negativity/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:39:03 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5773 My favourite professional athlete is Charles Barkley. This morning I saw that the 2nd most read article on one of the major american news sites was an article on Barkley with a headline:  “Barkley says that weight watchers is a scam.  Barkley trashes his own advertising campaign live on air…” I didn’t read the article. [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/08/charles-barkley-and-the-bending-of-what-he-said-into-sellable-negativity/feed/ 0 just another fat guy with a pretty face? http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/05/just-another-fat-guy-with-a-pretty-face/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/05/just-another-fat-guy-with-a-pretty-face/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:43:38 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5754 The other night over dinner a friend’s wife told me about a friend of her’s from the UK who looks like the singer Adele… My friend said to the dismay of his wife, “she has a pretty face, but she’s fat.”  I couldn’t help but comment, ”The world is full of fat people with pretty faces… full of talented people who [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/05/just-another-fat-guy-with-a-pretty-face/feed/ 1 most people fall when they try to rush to their summit. http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/03/most-people-fall-when-they-try-to-rush-to-their-summit/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/03/most-people-fall-when-they-try-to-rush-to-their-summit/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:58:11 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5738 This is a re-post from last year, but as today is the 2nd day of a new year – I like the theme and hopefully it gets readers to reflect. Furthermore, since naseba7, my blog has many new readers who probably havent read this post. I wish to reitterate that my interest with keeping this blog is [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/03/most-people-fall-when-they-try-to-rush-to-their-summit/feed/ 4 Turning “i’m gonna” into “I did.” http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/02/turning-im-gonna-into-i-did/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/01/02/turning-im-gonna-into-i-did/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:54:57 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5739 Happy New Year.  … most probably, most people reading this blog have used the expression:  “In 2012, I’m gonna…” It’s so easy and enjoyable to sit around with our family and friends (esp. after a couple glasses of champagne) and dream/talk about what we are gonna do this year. But “I’m gonna” doesn’t always work out [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/12/18/gulf-news-naseba7-video/feed/ 0 Euphoric misery – 7 ironman in 7 days across the 7 Emirates of the UAE. http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/12/15/euphoric-misery-7-ironman-in-7-days-across-the-7-emirates-of-the-uae/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/12/15/euphoric-misery-7-ironman-in-7-days-across-the-7-emirates-of-the-uae/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:15:52 +0000 romain http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5657 Day 1:  Fujairah Swim:  51.10min transition:  10min Bike:  6:01h transition:  15min Run:  5:25h 1st IM:  13:01h Day 2:  Ras Al Khaiman Swim: 56.05min transition: 10min Bike: 6:06h transition: 10min Run: 5:05h 2nd IM: 12:36h Day 3:  Umm Al Qwain Swim: 56min transition: 10min Bike: 6:04h transition: 10min Run: 6:02h 3rd IM:  13:22h Day 4:  Ajman Swim: 1:01h [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/12/15/euphoric-misery-7-ironman-in-7-days-across-the-7-emirates-of-the-uae/feed/ 1 naseba 7 day 7: finished http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/30/naseba-7-day-7-plugging-away/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/30/naseba-7-day-7-plugging-away/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:23:07 +0000 romain http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5650 Swim: 1:07 transition: 15 minutes Bike: 7:03 transition: 15 minutes Run: a very very long time… Total:  14:44 7th IM  completed The wind was a killer… I will post a proper blog tomorrow – thanks View Abu Dhabi in a larger map

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/30/naseba-7-day-7-plugging-away/feed/ 1 naseba7 day 6: Just the timings http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/30/5647/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/30/5647/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:42:47 +0000 romain http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5647 Swim: 0:55 transition: 17 minutes Bike: 6:43 transition: 10 minutes Run: 6:03 6th IM 14:08 View Dubai in a larger map

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/30/5647/feed/ 0 naseba7 day 5: Andy’s guest blog http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/29/naseba7-day-5-andy%e2%80%99s-guest-blog/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/29/naseba7-day-5-andy%e2%80%99s-guest-blog/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:27:00 +0000 romain http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5638 Swim: 0:52 transition: 15 minutes Bike: 6:41 transition: 15 minutes Run: 5:49 5th IM 13:52 View Sharjah in a larger map Day 5 of the challenge in the support van, and cabin fever has taken hold. Wrenn has become obsessed with buying an Arabic kadora robe, because “they look like they’ll still be comfortable no [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/29/naseba7-day-5-andy%e2%80%99s-guest-blog/feed/ 3 naseba7 day 4: Simon’s guest blog http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/28/naseba7-day-4-simons-guest-blog/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/28/naseba7-day-4-simons-guest-blog/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:54:20 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5630 Swim: 1:01 transition: 15 minutes Bike: 6:44 transition: 15 minutes Run: 5:29 4th IM 13:44 View Ajman in a larger map Today was day 4 of the Naseba challenge. First thing this morning there were a few nerves among the supporters as Scott’s calf had been giving him some pain the previous evening. There was [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/28/naseba7-day-4-simons-guest-blog/feed/ 2 naseba7 day 3: Andy’s guest blog http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/27/andy-guest-blog/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/27/andy-guest-blog/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 07:25:42 +0000 romain http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5624 Swim: 56 transition: 10 minutes Bike: 6:04 transition: 10 minutes Run: 6:02 3rd IM 13:22 minutes View Umm Al Quwain in a larger map 11pm. Just got into hotel after driving round in circles for 2 hours (a PB for our driver Mohammad, by some margin). Then we were welcomed at the desk by a [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/27/andy-guest-blog/feed/ 1 Guest writers for naseba 7 http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/26/guest-writers-for-naseba-7/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/26/guest-writers-for-naseba-7/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:04:19 +0000 romain http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5612 As i am sure you are all aware, Scott is currently on his 3rd day of the naseba 7 challenge. Accompanying him on the challenge are several of his fellow “pirates” and the infamous “burger boys” (Andy Collier a.k.a. Candy and Simon Wren a.k.a. oxymoron) who are part of a UK based triathlon club, that [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/26/guest-writers-for-naseba-7/feed/ 0 naseba7: day 2 http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/25/naseba7-day-2/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/25/naseba7-day-2/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:20:06 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5606 Swim:  56.05 transition: 10 minutes Bike:  6:06 transition:  10 minutes Run:  a long time, but not as long yesterday.. 2nd IM:  12:36 View Ras Al-Khaiman in a larger map Today’s time was 40 minutes faster than yesterday’s and my personal best ironman time. My swim was longer than yesterday because I focused on going easy [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/25/naseba7-day-2/feed/ 0 naseba7: day one http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/25/naseba7-day-one/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/25/naseba7-day-one/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 01:59:20 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5602 Swim:  51.10 transition:  10 minutes Bike:  6:01 transition:  15 minutes Run:  a long time… first IM:  13:01 View Fujeirah – Swim + Cycling + Run in a larger map Giovanni must  have beeen sleeping today … because I had a very very very strong head wind all day long. Easy, but fast swim.  I wanted [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/25/naseba7-day-one/feed/ 0 naseba7: finish or failure http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/23/naseba7-finish-or-failure/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/23/naseba7-finish-or-failure/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:06:21 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5589 Tomorrow, starting in Fujairah, UAE I will begin my 7 ironman in 7 day challenge. ….but I have to make it happen. 5 days ago… Mario and I were doing an easy 90 minute run, but I stopped after one hour because of the pain in my groin  – the result of my recent crash [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/23/naseba7-finish-or-failure/feed/ 3 Thursday, November 17th 2011 http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/17/thursday-november-17th-2011/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/17/thursday-november-17th-2011/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:44:04 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5580 Showtime is 7 days away… Swim:  45 minutes easy several hours later.. 90 minute on the turbo immediately followed by 2 hour run Comments: I have a good feel for the water, so swim is no problem. Sophie came home as I was riding the turbo so she spoke to me for a majority of [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/17/thursday-november-17th-2011/feed/ 0 Wednesday, November 16th 2011 http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/17/wednesday-november-16th-2011/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/17/wednesday-november-16th-2011/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:37:16 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5578 Bike:  3 hours Run:  30 minutes Comments: Good bike.  Mario trained with me.  We rode 84km in 3 hours. Transition about 2 minutes, and then 30 minute run.  First minute or so was painful in my “groin” but it seemed to go away.

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/17/wednesday-november-16th-2011/feed/ 0 Tuesday, November 15th 2011 http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/16/tuesday-november-15th-2011/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/16/tuesday-november-15th-2011/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:30:22 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5574 Bike:  60 minutes Run:  60 minutes Comments: Much much better than Monday.  I had a good, easy run.  Still inner thigh pain, but nothing like the day before. Mario is back in Dubai so he ran with me.

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/16/tuesday-november-15th-2011/feed/ 1 no time for melodrama http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/15/no-time-for-melodrama/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/15/no-time-for-melodrama/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:59:33 +0000 romain http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5568 This was my first run since the crash 12 days ago.  I ran 45 minutes.  Because my leg got infected the lymph nodes in my pelvic region are swollen which makes my entire groin area is extremely sore.  It was impossible to run before today because of this pain. On Sunday, because of pain in my [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/15/monday-november-14th-2011/feed/ 0 don’t call it a come back… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/10/dont-call-it-a-come-back-2/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/10/dont-call-it-a-come-back-2/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:20:58 +0000 romain http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5554

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/10/dont-call-it-a-come-back-2/feed/ 1 If I hadn’t ridden my bike so close to the sidewalk… http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/10/if/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/10/if/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:28:06 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5545 I think too many people live in the world of “if…” If I would have done this differently… If I wouldnt have done that… If … I dont live in the world of “if’s…” Instead of wasting your energy thinking about what could have been and should have been ”if” you had done something differently … Learn/reflect [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/10/if/feed/ 0 getting back up http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/08/getting-back-up/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/08/getting-back-up/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:23:51 +0000 romain http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5530 Because of the Eid holiday in Dubai this video is late being posted.  I don’t like the video mainly because of my commentary isnt great, but I post the video anyways because several people have asked me to post it. My hip wound has become infected and the lymph node in my right pelvic region is swollen and sore, and my right [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/08/getting-back-up/feed/ 0 Saturday, November 5th 2011 http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/06/saturday-november-5th-2011/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/06/saturday-november-5th-2011/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 03:27:08 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5526 Swim:  45 minutes Bike:  60 minutes on my turbo Comments: Thursday, I went to sleep with severe pain in my pelvic region (my nuts were sore)  I had a big, scary bump on the right side of my pelvic region, and it was very sore. The next morning, (Friday) Dr. Yusef (my Dr. who is on [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/06/saturday-november-5th-2011/feed/ 1 consequences of a lack of consistent focus http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/03/consequences-of-a-lack-of-consistent-focus/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/03/consequences-of-a-lack-of-consistent-focus/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:40:04 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5503 Its day 3 since my crash… I still walk with severe pain in my growing (inner thigh pain), and I feel like crap… like I am sick or something. I hope to swim this evening – Mario also wants me to try and ride on my turbo nice and easy for 30-60 minutes, but right now [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/03/consequences-of-a-lack-of-consistent-focus/feed/ 1 the consequence of overconfidence http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/01/5444/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/01/5444/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:46:01 +0000 romain http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5444 Yesterday, the 4th day of my 3rd and final naseba7 training test … in the middle of the best training week of my life, I got too comfortable and lost focus just for a split second and crashed on my bike. It was the first crash I have ever had cycling … although I have only been cycling for about [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/11/01/5444/feed/ 2 don’t be a victim. http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/10/31/dont-be-a-victim/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/10/31/dont-be-a-victim/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:21:28 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5305 Two days ago, I thought about doing this entry while on a 195km bike ride, and then during my nearly 2 hour run immediately after the bike, I wrote this entry in my head. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. Back at the end of 2009, one of the marketing team forwarded me a link from a triathlon forum on the Runner [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/10/31/dont-be-a-victim/feed/ 0 Sunday, October 30th 2011 http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/10/30/sunday-october-30th-2011/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/10/30/sunday-october-30th-2011/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:23:27 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5434 Swim:  4,000 meters transition:  less than 10 minutes Bike:  160km transition:  less than 5 minutes Run:  30km Comments: I am icing my knees as I type. A good day. I am swimming fast pace, but giving no effort, using the swim just as a warm up  - I had Mario remeasure the course to confirm the [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/10/30/sunday-october-30th-2011/feed/ 0 Saturday, October 29th 2011 http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/10/29/saturday-october-29th-2011/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/10/29/saturday-october-29th-2011/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:12:36 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5431 naseba7 test #3 day 2 Swim:  4,000 meters transition:  about 10 minutes Bike:  160km transition:  less than 5 minutes Run:  half marathon Comments: I slept well, but I went to sleep too late (11pm) so I was very tired when I woke up. The swim was uneventful, and I swam very slow and easy with [...]

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]]> http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/10/28/friday-october-28th-2011/feed/ 0 3rd and final naseba7 test week http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/10/28/3rd-and-final-naseba7-test-week/ http://www.scottragsdale.com/2011/10/28/3rd-and-final-naseba7-test-week/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 03:22:44 +0000 csr http://www.scottragsdale.com/?p=5418 Today begins my 3rd and final naseba7 test week. Starting today, for the next 7 days I will be in the emirate of Fujairah doing a practice run of my naseba7 challenge. The first test was at the end of July:  For 7 consecutive days (depending on the day) I did a 4,000 meter swim, 40/60km [...]

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