Platform to share with the current generation of riders how to cultivate prosperity and good fortune.

A lot of what I share is what I wished I would have learned at a younger age.

If you like my message I would appreciate if you would kindly share to any of the BMX groups or on your page.

My goal with these platforms is to be a place where successful athletes come back to share with the current generation of parents and athletes our top life learning lessons.

realities of transitioning from an aspiring athlete to a professional, with a heavy emphasis on the “business” and “counsel” required for success.

Based on the audio, here is a bullet point outline of the topics covered:

1. Biblical Foundation: Proverbs 15:22

● The Verse: “Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.”

● Application: Friday emphasizes that most athletes fail not due to lack of talent, but because they lack the necessary wisdom and “counsel” from those who have already navigated the industry.

2. The Professional Sports Industry as a Business

● Business First: Friday asserts that professional sports—whether cycling, motocross, or BMX—is a business first and a sport second.

● The “Final Result” Illusion: Young athletes often see the fame and fortune of their heroes but fail to see the immense resources, money, and “behind-the-scenes” team required to get there.

3. The Reality of the “Success Ratio”

● Statistical Truth: Friday notes a sobering reality: approximately 99.9% of aspiring athletes never reach the professional level.

● Common Pitfall: He attributes this high failure rate to a lack of adequate counsel to guide the athlete and their parents through the decade-long learning curve.

4. Technical and Communication Skills

● The Learning Curve: A professional career requires roughly a 10-year commitment to learning the “racecraft.”

● Communication with Engineers: Using recent insights from Roger De Coster, Friday discusses how athletes must learn to communicate effectively with mechanics and engineers regarding:

○ Suspension reaction and engine performance.

○ Chassis characteristics and bike setup.

○ Developing a “vocabulary” to describe what the bike is doing during a race.

5. Financial Planning and Budgeting

● The Cost of Racing: Friday challenges parents and athletes to develop a realistic budget for their pursuits.

● Amateur Costs: He estimates that an amateur annual budget for racing needs to account for $10,000 to $250,000 per year to fund their development.

6. The Team Effort: Parent-Athlete Dynamic

● Collaboration: Success is a team effort between the rider and the parents.

● Seeking Advice: He encourages listeners to look to the stands at events like Supercross and realize that 25–50% of those people once had the same dream but lacked the advisors to make it a reality.

What is it ? Who is it for?

My method of explaining how to build success overtime is super simple. I outline the most important principles, strategies and tactics and you either resonate with the information and then you put the information to use, or you overlook how crucial the information is, do not take it seriously, therefore don't develop a sense of urgency to apply what you just read. I.E. you're not ready to make it happen yet.

It's okay if you're not ready to happen yet. You're being offered a guaranteed path to success as far as planning and preparation goes.. if you have a sense of urgency to apply what I'm going to teach you you will be a well-prepared athlete.

It even gets better, if you believe in what I'm sharing, what I'm encouraging you to learn, if you commit to what I'm suggesting that you do…. If you apply this in your life…you are guaranteed to be a complete athlete.

In the upcoming weeks I will share everything that you need to know in order to become a complete athlete. The only catch is what I'm emphasizing (suggesting) is this needs to become a part of you, you learn it, you apply it and you make it a part of you…. You make it a part of your lifestyle,.. you make it a part of who you are.

And the best thing of all, you and your team will be like water. What? Link to Bruce Lee.

Tomorrow's lesson will be about;

Teamwork, having a system, being committed, being organized and therefore eliminating decision making fatigue. Explain the consequences of decision making fatigue.

Fundamental reason why I'm emphasizing this is because when building a team it's important to have a strategy and methodology established in advance to prevent conflicts from rearing their ugly head. We're going to be talking about conflict avoidance.

Later on this month we will talk about conflict management, anger management, and dealing with negative emotions. Unhealthy emotions and healthy emotions. We're discussing the fundamentals of psychology.

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