The Owners' Manual - Issue 9 - Winter 2017

achieve something either personally or professionally I struggle w/ building my resolve to take the leap. But I recognize that remaining static is contrary to fulfillment.

If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do? Seek out little retreats in three or four locales of varying climate and terrain to follow the seasons with my Honey. Which celebrity do you get mistaken for? The Dos Equis ‘Most Interesting Man’. Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best? Being let go from past positions has happily always resulted in more challenging, professionally fulfilling employment. What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done? Any time I am challenged with needing to expand my comfort zone to

At which store would you like to max-out your credit card? Any chocolate purveyor in Switzerland. What was your favoriteTV show when growing up? Hogan’s Heroes (reruns), and Magnum P.I.. Nobody was cooler than Bob Crane, andTom Sellek. What is the nerdiest thing you do in your spare time? Exercising my dog while riding my bicycle (both of us clad in matching safety-vests of course) – its sort of like having on-demand power- assist, but calls for greater mindfulness than riding solo. Choose a movie title for the story of your life. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, MadWorld.

What do you miss most about being a kid? My Mother.

What is something you learned in the last week? Robert Marchand of France set a cycling world record on 1/04/2017 in the 105 plus year-old age group (a bicycling age category created just for him). He rode 14.010 miles (22.547 kilometers) completing 92 laps in one hour at France’sVelodrome National. His record gives me motivation to keep moving for continued active enjoyment in later years.