Recently I had a friend try to cajole me into researching why celebrating Christmas was unchristian. To that I kindly, but brusquely brushed off her words with...
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The Importance of being a Busy Kid
"Be prepared." - Baden-Powell, Scouts Motto Reflecting on my life today and the way I am able to cope with so many seemingly negative things that occur in my life made me wonder where I get my strength, determination and commitment from. And I realise that in most situations, a song, limerick, rhyme or phrase… Continue reading The Importance of being a Busy Kid
My Bonfire Night Ft. Guy Fawkes
Remember, remember the 5th of November. Guy Fawkes tried to bomb the Houses Of Parliament 212 years ago on the 5th November. His lack of success was rewarded with a punishment befitting the crime of treason: he was hung, drawn and quartered. (Don't Google that!) So every year us Brits (or at least us English… Continue reading My Bonfire Night Ft. Guy Fawkes
Your Every day Breakthrough
I promised an achilles tendon rehab update at the end of the month, and it is officially the beginning of November tomorrow...*Pinch, punch, first of the month!* To be honest, if I could draw you a graph of my progress since my last update here, it would seem as though my incredible progress has flat-lined.… Continue reading Your Every day Breakthrough
Always save your work. Doh!
I’ve just finished writing a piece of promotional material for the first AMPLIFY Peak Performance business workshop in December. My laptop shut down because the battery is having problems right now. And the file and all those hours of work are lost. It was literally about 250-300 words. But it was 250-300 words of gold!… Continue reading Always save your work. Doh!
AMPLIFY: Letting Go
In my AMPLIFY Peak Performance & Holistic Wellness Program, ‘L’ stands for ‘Letting Go’. An analysis of my best ever performances during my athletics career shows that ‘letting go’ enables me to enter into my peak performance ‘flow state’ whenever and wherever to produce phenomenal results. What am I letting go of? Fear of injury;… Continue reading AMPLIFY: Letting Go
Losing it! Finding flow.
I'm struggling to find time to blog regularly, but I want to recommit to this blogging game! So here's my new strategy...
There’s not enough time!
There's more than enough time. Those who feel as though there's not enough time, live as though there's not enough time - rushed, frazzled, panicked, anxious, in a feeling of lack - like the rabbit in Alice in Wonderland. I'm guilty of this stress-inducing lifestyle choice from time to time. But I'm so thankful that… Continue reading There’s not enough time!
Achilles Tendon Recovery Update: Weeks 12-18
On the day this photo was taken - August 30th - I had just left my physio's office (Chris Bramah at Athlete Matters/Worsley Physio). As you can see, I had a smile on my face. Why? Because each and every time I leave his office, I share my progress with him and then receive an updated achilles… Continue reading Achilles Tendon Recovery Update: Weeks 12-18
Does asthma count you out?
As I wrote that title, a multitude of other similar questions flitted into my brain. To save you a few minutes of worry, the answer to them all is "no". Asthma does not count you out - neither from competitive, high-level sport nor lower-level, amateur, just-for-fun-and-fitness sport. Neither does having one leg, one arm or… Continue reading Does asthma count you out?