Are you a dedicated or obsessed cyclist?
Posted by coachrob | Posted in Training | Posted on 11-04-2011
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This article from Coach Rob started as a rant that one of my poor friends had to endure on Facebook last year after I had posted a quote from another coach on twitter. I shared with my friend I only allow myself two written rants a year and that was number two. This article instead is going to look into the difference between dedication and obsession.
Dedication is the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action. Dedication stems from an innate desire to improve, succeed and meet ones goals…. Dedication leads to improvement, success, gratification, admiration, scorn and even jealousy.
Obsession is a persistent and often disturbing preoccupation with an often-unreasonable idea or feeling. Obsession often stems from a feeling of a lack of control over outcomes. Obsession leads to doubt, depression and obsessive-compulsive behaviors. MORE
