You need to embody what you would be doing, and it's all about work/life (or in my case, work/bike) balance. If you set the expectations up front, you will be better off later on.

I am VERY lucky. I work in high-tech, but have a boss who is supportive of my cycling/racing, and we work my schedule around that. I did set the expectation early, however, so I think that really helped me as I became more serious about the cycling.

In fact, at my last performance review, he told me that I was very good at work/life balance. I wasn't sure if that was a positive or a negative, but I didn't change my ways .

Good luck, Robyn! Let us know how it works out.

SheFly