Where are you putting your efforts?
It’s around this time of the year that attention turns to le Tour, with all the drama, excitement, scenery and helicopter views of ancient castles that accompanies this grand event.
Inevitably, there are crashes both major and minor, with the worst of these making one wince from half a world away.
Have you noticed that should one of the riders come down, there is never any shortage of people who run to the rescue?
Funny thing is though that invariably the rescuer’s first instinct is not to administer aid to the poor old rider sprayed all over the road. Instead, the reaction is to pick up the poor fellow’s bike!
Sure, it’s probably a $10,000 machine but the rider would be on an annual salary of 10 to 50 times that amount. Besides which, it’s a living human being that’s just been smashed to the ground, whilst the bike is readily replaced from the selection on the roof of the team car.
Got me thinking….when we go dashing into a situation, are we actively helping to come up with a solution or are we directing attention into areas that simply aren’t important?
Food for thought!