Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird
At the foundational floor of my core oracle is truth. I have lived to learn only by way of truth do I truly live. Sharing the learned truths of life, I attempt to help us all...all my sisters, all my brothers. My need to help arose after watching my mother try to survive as a homeless mentally incapacitated bag lady on the streets of Baltimore. I try...I try to share, I try to be authentic, and I try to help everyone without imposing assumptions, judgments, or blame upon them. I try to help those who cannot help themselves, those just like my mother. As a former junkie, high school dropout, professional athlete, and global corporate business executive, I've seen a thing or three. This is not about me, this is about us.
Lies Between Us - Roger Ray Bird
Episode #11 Doing Right And Racing with Speedy Pete Laubmeier
I am thrilled to welcome Speedy Pete Laubmeier as my co-host for episode #11.
Speedy Pete is one of the deepest and most caring humans I know. Pete always puts his family first, then helping others second, and third, his dirt bike motorcycle.
Speedy recognizes his #1 job in life as doing right by his family and with his wife Rachel, instilling responsibility, focus, discipline, and fun in their two boys.
Pete founded a kids developmental riding program and has coached almost 1,000 kids on how to ride better for safety, fun, and speed. He is a founding member of the Tech Advisory Board at his local high school district and has spent more than a decade as a sitting board member for the Madison College in Wisconsin on their Advisory Board
We have a great conversation about doing what we think is right, what are those things that might hold most of us back in life, the value of believing in ourselves, and the importance of empowering others.
Speedy Pete has been racing off-road dirt bike motorcycles for more than 30 years and some of his highlights include more than 25 championship titles in the premier “A” Class of multiple disciplines of dirt bike competitions, three-time overall state enduro champion, and two-time stadium cross champion. Pete is a product development test rider for Moose Racing and was the IMCA “A” Modified rookie driver of the year in these dirt track race cars.
Pete is currently recovering from an injury which brings up several big issues like possibly facing the end of a competitive career, the dark feelings we sometimes face when immobile at home, and starting to have the tough family talks with our parents about estate plans.
With dual degrees in machine tool and mechanical design, Pete has excelled at his job doing R&D, sales, and engineering projects for a plastics company where he started 29 years ago, sweeping the floor.
If you know Speedy Pete, you will be sure to be interested in the conversation, and if you do not know Speedy, you will know him after listening, and I think you will value the time to do so. Thanks ~ Roger
Look for my books on Amazon, my memoir LIES BETWEEN US, and the addict book:
Daddy, Why Were You A Drug Addict?: Winning the War Amid My Angel and Devil Within
by Roger Ray Bird
ISBN 979-8218286651
Available on Amazon for $11
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