Push That Button

"Everyone has a success mechanism and a failure mechanism. The failure mechanism goes off by itself.  The success mechanism only goes off with a goal. Every time we write down and talk about a goal, we push the button to start the success mechanism." 

-- Charles 'Tremendous' Jones

The 2014 Pan Mass Challenge  fundraising goal has been set at $40 million. I'm signed up and committed for my 11th year to ride and help meet that goal.  My personal goal this year is to raise $8,000.

It's been a miserable, protracted winter here in New England and I'm more than ready for a little more "bike-friendly" weather. But right now seems like a good time to post this note -- and to provide all my friends and family "fair warning" that I'll be training and hitting you up for donations to fund our fight against cancer.

These are the goals:  Ride a bike. Fund cancer research/treatment. Kill cancer.

So let's push that start button and fire up that success mechanism!

You can donate online by following this link: http://www.pmc.org/profile/DM0192  
100 percent of your donation will go directly to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute -- the same for every other rider. So short of you personally handing cash to a doctor, nurse or researcher in person, there is no more efficient use of your donation.

Thanks for reading.
/doug