I’ve been thinking a lot about responsibility lately and looking at places where I haven’t been ‘giving myself enough credit’, shall we say, and where I see a similar phenomenon in others. There are times when it is infinitely preferable to point to others and explain why what happened was actually their responsibility… especially when […]
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The Singing Kettle Handling Style!
I love my little caravan. As many of you know, this is where I go to when I’m writing, and where I film occasional videos with training tips for you. I have an electric kettle too, but there’s something about my singing kettle that brings back memories from childhood camping trips. I love the old-fashioned […]
How Long Has This Been Going On?
Those gremlins that have had you self-sabotaging have HISTORY with you, and they’ll put up a fight before they adios.
Make Friends With Failure
This can be tough to hear, but our ability to be successful correlates with our tolerance of failure. If you ‘can’t’ fail, you can’t succeed. Getting things wrong, making mistakes, learning and trying again- THAT is how we progress at everything we learn. There is no route to success that bypasses failure along the way. […]
The Hamster Wheel Of Hustle
I’ve got to confess: I am becoming increasingly allergic to the idea of ‘hustle’. Now hear me out before you click on… Let me first say that I DO absolutely believe in hard work. Yup, check, signed up to that one FOR SURE. However, I DO NOT sign up for being seen to be […]
Living Feisty: Overcoming Adversity
*FEISTY* adjective: feisty; comparative adjective: feistier; superlative adjective: feistiest (of a person, typically one who is relatively small) lively, determined, and courageous. – Oxford Dictionary I’ve been thinking a lot recently about what it means to be feisty. This is my favourite definition so far. I love how it doesn’t require someone to be […]
‘I am…’ 1 big fat warning about using those words
‘I am…’ Two little words that can seem so insignificant, yet hold such power. As you may know, the phrase/ battle cry WORDS HAVE POWER is something I’m likely to have written on my grave, because I am PASSIONATE about the power of words and using them well. In what follows, I’m going to explain […]
That is a LIE!
‘That’s just the way I am’ is a lie. Who you’ve been before, and who you are now are NOT the end of the story. Whether it’s fear, pride or shame trying to hold you back, don’t buy into their lies. There is more to you, there is untapped potential, and it is up to YOU […]
Untapped Potential in You
Too many people don’t believe they are ‘worth’ believing in. They’ve been put down by others and/or experienced failures, disappointments and rejections and they just don’t feel precious. And that shows up in training and competition. But ‘they’ aren’t the only ones allowed to have an opinion. What about YOUR opinion? What do YOU know […]
Rest and Restore
Rest, sleep, restore. Your body and mind aren’t just designed to work. They are designed to rest and to sleep, NOT to be always on the go without downtime. Restoration happens during our rest and sleep. But if you’re anything like me, you’re better at the being busy side of life than you are at […]