Vicki Nicholson - Leadership Coach and Cyclist - The Working Athlete Podcast - EP02

<p>In this episode, we talk with Vicki Nicholson.</p> <p>Vicki helps organizations, teams and individuals make transformational change to meet their goals. She designs and implements interventions to build leadership capabilities, coaches leaders and teams and participates in organization change projects. Her unique ability is to create extraordinary learning experiences that stretch leaders to find their edge and truly explore their potential.</p> <p>Vicki is passionate about finding a work/life rhythm and health and wellness.</p> <p>In this episode she shares her cycling journey which started back in 2011 till now. She recounts experiences from her first Kalahatty climb, her first Tour of Nilgiris and her experiences in races and events outside of India including participating in UCI Gran Fondo finals twice. We also talk about the importance of group riding what it teaches. She shares her thoughts on being self-compassionate to not stress yourself with unrealistic goals.</p> <p>Topics covered</p> <p>Initial days, intro to cycling</p> <p>Horse riding days</p> <p>Riding horses, riding cycles &amp; cycling community in India</p> <p>First bike, the next and initial years in cycling</p> <p>TFN 2011 experience</p> <p>Rás na mBan, Broken bones, TFN 2013-14</p> <p>First group ride, learning and getting stronger</p> <p>Spectrum Racing and Veloscope</p> <p>First race in 2011 - BBCH over the years</p> <p>Women's participation in races</p> <p>Motivation dips and choosing the right goals for the right times in life</p> <p>UCI Gran Fondo Finals experience</p> <p>Giro Delle Dolomitte experience</p> <p>Profession and sport complementing each other</p> <p>Managing schedule for work and sport</p> <p>Being self compassionate, realistic and sustainable</p> <p>Taking a longer term view, being active into the 90s</p> <p><strong>About the Podcast:</strong></p> <p>The working athlete podcast is a podcast with and for working athletes from all walks of life and various sports. The goal is to provide inspiration, training tips, mental h