Micromobility and Sports

I’ve always been an athlete and loved sports technology.  Micromobility vehicles seamlessly blend these two passions of mine.  I love taking my electric scooter to play some basketball in the park or just to get some fresh air with a side of adrenaline rush.  Personal EVs and micro EVs transform boring commutes into stress burning sun-kissed joy rides and make running errands something to look forward to.
Electric Micromobility Scooter resting on kickstand with a basketball rested in front of it
 I envision a future free of the smog ridden, horn blaring, urban sprawl that we have become so accustomed to that it no longer registers as deeply unhealthy to us.  Micromobilty vehicles are key to this future.
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My Core Values

Building great things is challenging. Take building a skyscraper. You must have the faith to see and execute the final vision but the patience to build a strong foundation. This is my formula.

Show up everyday.  Building great things takes time.  Having motivation to put out our best effort is easy when things are going well.  Its hard when we are tired, exhausted,  and beat down.  To accomplish great things I make it a point to have the DRIVE to show up everyday.  When the going gets tough motivation is not enough.  Motivation fades and wavers.  Drive is the unrelenting ocean tide melts rugged rocky cliffs into silky smooth sandy beaches.  Drive creates consistency not motivation.

Not all actions carry the same weight in driving production.  Twenty percent of tasks carry 80% of the weight and thus must be given 80% of the support. This is called Pareto’s Principle AKA the 80/20 rule.  The most productive 20% of tasks must be prioritized to maintain balance.  This is proper time management.  Too often we can get wrapped up in the large scope of a huge project and give unequal responsibilities equal attention.  When designing a skyscraper the shade of white to paint the interior walls should not be given the same time or consideration as constructing the skeleton frame.  This is painfully obvious, but we have all fallen victim to not seeing the forest for the trees.  I make it a point to stay balanced by carefully analyzing which 20% of tasks are worthy of 80% of my time.

When building a skyscraper we must undergo progress reports known as building inspections.  In life we are our own building inspectors.  Examining ourselves and endeavors honestly takes discipline.  Sometimes the inspector says “I know you spent a lot of time on that frame, but you used the wrong bolts.”  It takes discipline and humility to admit you’ve poured your blood sweat and tears into something that doesn’t cut the mustard.  Discipline is the strength to chart a new course in the eye of failure and the resolve to stay on course when making all the right moves but the light at the end of the tunnel remains distant.  Have you ever heard or an overnight success years in the making?  This is discipline in action.

Once our skyscraper or successful practice has been built it can’t go neglected.  This is the reason why realtors and insurance agents complete continuing education courses.  This is the same reason and all our building systems including the skeleton frame and foundation are constantly undergoing planned inspections for continued structural integrity.  Complacency is a common pitfall of success.  We can get arrogant and forget that our success was the product of discipline and hard work.  Success makes us want to cut corners.  It convinces us that since we’ve built something great it will maintain itself without continual maintenance.  We become prone to taking shortcuts, production dips, and then we excuse the dip as a function soft economy or seasonal a seasonal hiccup.  

Structure is maintaining what we’ve built through constant scrutiny of our consistency, balance, and discipline.  Are doing what made us successful?  Am I showing up everyday and managing my time correctly?  Are we constantly examining ourselves and our processes for weaknesses?