The Blog
This is a space where I share ideas, thoughts and practical strategies for individuals and organisations to take a bit more control of their happiness, health and wealth. Some concepts are novel, whilst others have been around for centuries, I just package them for our modern attention-sapping society.
Occasionally guest writers will contribute their content so I can share ideas through a different lens. I hope you enjoy the blog.
How to stop holding yourself back.
Imposter syndrome held me back from fully expressing my potential for over 15 years. It’s silly when I look back at the missed opportunities I let sail on by due to that little nagging imposter.
In this story, I am going to share with you the final...
YOU ARE MORE THAN JUST A PERFORMANCE PRACTITIONER
As fitness professionals and performance practitioners you give so much of yourself to your clients, athletes and staff. It is often in our nature to give our time, energy and resources to those around us at work and in our personal lives.
The...
PRACTITIONER WELL-BEING IS OVERLOOKED TOO MUCH.
In previous articles, I have spoken in great depth about how you need to carve out time for yourself in order to build a sustainable professional pathway for yourself that will lead to happiness, health and wealth.
This is an incredibly overlooked...
I knew a coach that used to say…
‘Time is the enemy’
I understood what he was getting at, that it always feels like there is more we can do, and we are always busy. But I didn’t fully buy into it. The more he used this mantra the more it started to bother me. Until one...
TIME, MONEY, ENERGY, AND LOVE
I have been talking about this area of investing a lot recently, it is an area so many of us get wrong, and I am as bad as the next guy. In recent years I have become critically aware of how I invest in all 4 of these.
I spent years misplacing all of them.
What...
For many of us, the phrase “work/life balance” evokes a sense of idealised perfection—the idea that we can achieve a perfect balance of our professional and personal lives. Unfortunately, this concept of balance is a myth. The reality is that, no matter how hard we try, we are...
Most stress management techniques and mental wellness initiatives place the emphasis on the individual to look after themselves, but no-one lives in a social or cultural vacuum. Emotions and behaviours often spread through emotional contagion; how one person in a particular environment feels...
Performance coaches are uniquely positioned to help individuals and teams reach their highest potential. As trusted advisors, they can provide guidance and support on a variety of topics, including goal setting, motivation, and problem-solving. But to truly deliver high performance, performance...
Imposter Syndrome is a psychological phenomenon that affects many coaches. It is defined as a feeling of “inadequacy and self-doubt despite evidence of success” (American Psychological Association, 2019). Coaches can often feel overwhelmed by these feelings, and can struggle to stay...
We’ve all heard the saying, “you can’t pour from an empty cup”. It’s a reminder that we need to prioritize ourselves first if we want to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others. It’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life and...
One of the major struggles of the coaches I work with is that they can’t be present. They’re always thinking about what’s next, whether that’s career progression, qualifications of CPD, the stages of season, or Olympic cycle they’re in. This leads them to being stuck...
Coaching can be stressful. While coaching manuals often talk about the different roles that coaches take on, this doesn’t really cover the complexity of the coaching role. At the end of the day, coaches are performers1.
They perform in very different ways to their athletes, but they...