How to ride a Street Glide

Working a trade show is brutal. Standing for 7 hours in cowboy boots instead of comfortable shoes takes it’s toll. Not a smart choice on my behalf. The trade off was that I got to talk with the 7500 women that walked by my booth. A good majority of them stopped to admire my ride… a 2007 Harley Street Glide. The comments I heard the most were “Is that your motorcycle?”  “I could never ride a...
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Gear Up! (Part 2 of 2)

Remember we were talking about your day at work being like a road trip where everything you do gets you closer to your destination… hopefully the why, or purpose, of  your business.  We covered boots and chaps so far… here’s the rest of your gear!                   * Jacket – My most worn piece of gear (other than my eye...
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Gear Up! (Part 1 of 2)

Did you know that every day you go to work you’re going on a road trip?  That’s the way I see it.  Imagine a highway… mile after mile… town after town… now imagine all the things you do at work during the day as being that highway…  task after task… meeting after meeting.  They should have changed the name of the song to “Work is a highway… I’m gonna ride it...
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3 Reasons to Use Earplugs

Sometimes the smallest things make the biggest difference… small things like earplugs.   It’s weird but earplugs make me a better rider.   When I’m going down the highway without earplugs in, I tend to react more to the sound of the wind in my ears than anything else.  I tense up and grip the bars tighter responding to the push I think I’m going to feel… simply because of the sound. When I’ve...
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International Motorcycle Show

There’s a time and a place for one kind of motivation and inspiration when it comes to living life a full throttle.  And then again there is another kind… the kind where you can put your butt in the seat of the newest, hottest motorcycle model and dream that you’re on the open road going full throttle! Even if you’re not ‘a biker’, I hope you can sense the...
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How to Pick Up a Motorcycle…

Lucky for me, I’ve never had to pick up my motorcycle <knock on wood>.  They always say that it’s not IF you will lay it down, it’s WHEN.  Well… I hope that WHEN never happens to anybody. About 10 years ago, a couple girlfriends and I headed downtown for the premiere Harley event – Hot Harley Nights.  We finally found a place to park and were all dismounting...
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