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Getting back on the horse
Getting back on the horse. This year has been fairly tough. An understatement I know, but if I've learnt one thing in the 20 years I've been here, it's that kiwi's are resilient. Our isolation lends itself to resilience, to self-sufficiency and being stoic in the face...
Why we don’t offer world-class coaching
Why we don’t offer world-class coaching I’ve never met a world-class coach. I’ve never played for one either. Equally, I don’t know what scale you would measure a world-class coach against? If we’re talking the pro sport, maybe we’d use win/loss ratios or trophies in...
Always the negative waves Moriarty
Always the negative waves Moriarty When I was a kid, war movies were king. Especially at Christmas. One of which was Kelly’s Heroes. It followed a tried and tested formula: An all star cast A crazy plot Insurmountable odds The good guy's triumph in the end One of the...
Why Motivation Won’t Get You Motivated
Why Motivation Won't Get You Motivated Sunday's normally find me writing a post for our blog. And yet, sitting on the couch, watching a documentary about the Vietnam War that I'd seen before, my motivation to write anything was absent in the extreme Which got me...
All Aboard The Pain Train
All Aboard The Pain Train If you’re anything like me, growing up in the ’70s and ’80s was accompanied by the action hero. Be it Stallone, Schwarzenegger or Seagal, cinemas and movie theatres the world over reverberated with the action of their exploits. More...
Mindset for Success
Mindset for Success Once you’ve invested in your training option, it’s time to get started. Even if you’ve chosen a coaching option as your path to success, you still need to come to the party too! What’s going to be your biggest challenge? The top two inches. ...
5 stage plan to investing in your Health and Fitness
5 stage plan to investing in your Health and Fitness If the current upheaval in the world has taught us one thing over the year so far, it's that the quality of your health and fitness is crucial to your long term success. Investing in it can, however, be a minefield,...
Why Dunkirk Could Help You Achieve Your Goals
Why Dunkirk Could Help You Achieve Your Goals I had a little time to myself over the weekend, so I fired up the internet and settled into a TomHardy classic, Dunkirk. Having been born in the mid 70's, I grew up on a diet of war movies, The Big Red One, Platoon,...
Playing The Long Game
Playing the long game. To some, today came as a surprise. To others, maybe it was a little more expected. It doesn't matter whether you were right or wrong. That's the beauty of playing the long game, rather than playing to win. That last statement may seem a little...
You Know The Story….
You know the story. You open up social media on a Friday night, feeling a little sorry for yourself as you hit that tub of ice cream or fourth beer. You see a post that seems almost made for you It's a stunningly, ridiculously, amazing story of transformation, from...