Imperfect choices

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership The technical department wants age group children to play on a particular size pitch thanks to the data. The development department wants more 3G pitches… The post Imperfect choices a...

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Feb 19, 2024
I’ll hum it, you sing it

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership In trying to sum up my role as a football coach today, I felt akin to a conductor who selects a piece of music but… The post I’ll hum it, you sing it appeared first on SimonHarlingBlo...

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Feb 18, 2024
We asked a 100 people

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership When designing something you want to be successful, it’s tempting to ask people what they think. If they like it, they will buy it, right?… The post We asked a 100 people appeared fir...

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Feb 17, 2024
What’s on your mind?

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership While asking for feedback on a piece I wrote recently, I got a reply that asked what kind of feedback I wanted and what I… The post What’s on your mind? appeared first on SimonHarling...

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Feb 16, 2024
Teaching for tangibles

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership What are your course takeaways? What actionable take-homes are available to your students? What do they get that the others don’t? Today I received an… The post Teaching for tangibles...

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Feb 15, 2024
The Coaching Habit

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Ask a question, listen, and acknowledge the answer – repeat. That’s it. Simple but not easy. And remember, you don’t need a backstory if you… The post The Coaching Habit appeared firs...

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Feb 14, 2024
Comparing notes

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership There is a great line from the comedian Ian Stone when talking about opinions. “All my opinions are just opinions that I have heard.” Like… The post Comparing notes appeared first on...

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Feb 12, 2024
Defence

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership No, I have a better idea. No, let’s talk about something else. No, you have got that wrong.  No, I’m not interested. “No” creates boundaries,… The post Defence appeared first on Simon...

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Feb 11, 2024
Does anyone buy anything in an elevator?

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Maybe, but it’s unlikely. Much more likely is that you have practiced selling your idea in 30 seconds or less. A way of getting clear… The post Does anyone buy anything in an elevator...

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Jan 29, 2024
Eat the Elephant

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership The “Eat the Elephant” Wattbike workout is forty minutes long: Nine and a half minutes warm-up, followed by a consistent, effort for thirty minutes –… The post Eat the Elephant appear...

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Jan 28, 2024