“Anger Management” Dear Friends, I am writing this letter, so that you understand that I am facing ‘giants’ and need encouragement, more than that I need prayer. It is amazing how when you start out with a project of confessions, the routes taken are unexpected. I am writing these BLOGS not for sympathy or to […]
About the Sport Principle Think of a bike. It is always slightly off balance, either to one side or the other. Actually, this is precisely how it stays balanced. Life and work are like this. Don’t be fooled when you hear people talking about work/life balance, as though there is some kind of Utopia out […]
About the Sport Principle In most sports, there are tricks and short cuts for the learner that will fast-track the beginner and accelerate their early progress, to a point. Ways of bending and stretching the rules to the very edge of acceptability – the easy wins we might say. But these are no replacement at […]
In our house we have a saying when we see a show being trailed on TV that we have no interest in whatsoever. When the announcer gets to the end of the trail either my wife or I add – ‘Not in this house it isn’t!’ This prompted me to think about the occasion when Jesus cleansed […]
About the Sport Principle There is a power in team sports that those of us who primarily engage in individual sports routinely miss out on. I loved my few-and-far-between chances to play rugby union at secondary school. That’s perhaps partly due to the kamikaze element in my character, honed even then, by years being smashed […]
“XXX Adults only” Hands up, if you are struggling with motivation to exercise, and are still not at that ideal weight?Hands up, if you are struggling to choose and eat the most wholesome foods 80% of the time? Hands up, if your focus is 100% on changing the outside, but not changing from the inside out? My hands are […]
In a lot of ways this follows on from my last blog and for me was beautifully summed up in a sentence I read in a book about Asperger’s. What follows might appear as immodest as it is funny: ‘If it wasn’t for aspies the human race would be still sitting around having a meeting […]
About the Sport Principle Together Everyone Achieves More is a great acronym, and it’s absolutely true; but it’s not the whole story: teamwork is essential in sport and in life, but try telling Barcelona fans that it’s all about the team after Messi has just scored five goals in one game! Barcelona are a fantastic team, but they […]
About the Sport Principle Many top athletes are driven by a fear of failure more than a need to achieve: it’s not so much the thought of the gold medal that drives them on, but rather the thought of missing out on a medal altogether, or the final, or even qualification for the games themselves! […]
About the Sport Principle When you are training, whatever your sport, if you want a laugh, train with a beginner. If you want a workout, train with somebody of a similar standard, but if you really want to improve, find somebody to work with as a training partner who is much better than you. It […]
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