Don’t prepare, just show up

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Strength coaches find it hard to justify planning in detail. It’s hard to predict how an athlete will respond to training stimuli in the next… The post Don’t prepare, just show up app...

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Dec 14, 2023
What do you do?

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Not the boring stuff that’s on the job description or the answer you give at a party but the nature of what you do. Today… The post What do you do? appeared first on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Dec 13, 2023
The rule of thirds

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership If you are writing a book, chasing a difficult goal, or simply trying to make sense of what is going on, the rule of thirds… The post The rule of thirds appeared first on SimonHarling...

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Dec 11, 2023
Check in and check out

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Taking stock when emotions are high is not always easy. People deal with difficulty in different ways. Taking stock is a smart way to approach… The post Check in and check out appeare...

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Dec 09, 2023
You are not you when you are hangry

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership In fact, you are not yourself when your favourite team loses, when somebody accidentally pushes a trolley into the back of your leg, or when… The post You are not you when you are han...

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Dec 08, 2023
When the fines don’t work

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership When Michael Jordan wore his red Nike trainers, not the regulation white everyone else wore, the NBA issued a $5,000 fine per game. Nike didn’t… The post When the fines don’t work app...

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Dec 07, 2023
Pro’s and Con’s

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership If you don’t know the arguments for the unfavourable in your approach, as well as you do the favourable, you don’t have an approach, you… The post Pro’s and Con’s appeared first on Si...

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Dec 06, 2023
Big BIg BIG

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership The first time you take your bearings, you are only off a fraction and that doesn’t matter so much. But the second time you look… The post Big BIg BIG appeared first on SimonHarlingBl...

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Dec 05, 2023
When did it all change?

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Was it the big upfront presentation, the brochure outlining the new way forward, or maybe it was when you were seen, heard, and spoke up… The post When did it all change? appeared fir...

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Dec 04, 2023
Current CPD

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership I am currently working through two self-paced courses Graydin Coaching Zac Cupples And reading two books. Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely The Little Black Book… The post Current...

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Dec 03, 2023