Mike is an American aerobatic national champion, Red Bull air racer, and author of aerobatic flight training manuals. This quote was in the November 2014 iPad edition of the aviation magazine LOOP:
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Chris Sharma on enjoying the journey
“If you’re only happy when you’re at the summit, you’re not going to be happy very often.”
Chris Sharma, extreme climber. Quoted in The Red Bulletin, Aug 2015.
Wiley Post on flying
Wiley Post was the first pilot to fly solo around the world, test pilot for the pressure suit, discovered the jet stream, worked on early autopilots. And apparently was deeply in touch with the inner art of airmanship. (Quote in his 1931 book Around the World in Eight Days written with H. Gatty.) His friend J. H. Conger once said, “He didn’t just fly an airplane, he put it on.”
Harrison Ford flying again
Happy to see Harrison Ford is flying again. As a pilot he’s the real deal.
The mindfulness teacher
Meet the man who taught Michael Jordan & Kobe Bryant meditation. If it has helped top athletes achieve high performance under demanding conditions, why would you not try it? It’s free! Article in The Boston Globe, This mindfulness teacher gets results (just ask Kobe): Newton’s George Mumford teaches basketball greats — and everyday people — the power of flow. “The crowd gets quiet, and the moment starts to become the moment for me . . . that’s part of that Zen Buddhism stuff. Once you get into the moment, you know when you are there. Things start to move slowly, you start … Continue reading The mindfulness teacher