Working in the shadows

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Jon Oliver recently ripped into the consultancy firm McKinsey asking for greater visibility and accountability. No skin in the game. If you went to a… The post Working in the shadows...

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Dec 02, 2023
What is it like where you are?

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership A principle is an unarguable truth. For example, the body is sensory; act accordingly.  And yet. We care more about how much you can lift or how… The post What is it like where you ar...

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Dec 01, 2023
Pick and mix

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Allows you to pick and choose what you want. The upside for the retailer aside from self-service, is that large amounts of product can be… The post Pick and mix appeared first on Simo...

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Nov 30, 2023
In agreement

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership When a bike holds up a car in traffic, it can be frustrating. Bikes don’t pay for the roads; cars do. Cyclists don’t keep the… The post In agreement appeared first on SimonHarlingBlog...

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Nov 16, 2023
Speed training for the youth athlete

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership What one thing does a kid need to become quicker? Is it: Rate of force development – I’ve seen mention of relative strength, functional strength,… The post Speed training for the yout...

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Nov 15, 2023
To travel fast pack light

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership The breakthrough for a coach doesn’t come when they find their audience it comes when they have done the work to show up without the… The post To travel fast pack light appeared first...

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Nov 14, 2023
Building a runway

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Far too often we think the thing we are working on is the game changer. But what if the thing that you are working on… The post Building a runway appeared first on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Nov 13, 2023
Try painting yourself into a corner

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership I’m pushing on with a return-to-running protocol after tearing the meniscus of my right knee in a biking accident. I was thinking about a new… The post Try painting yourself into a co...

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Nov 12, 2023
Growing old gracefully

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Experience is only useful if you use it. Twenty years in the same job doing the same thing is really only one year of experience,… The post Growing old gracefully appeared first on Si...

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Nov 11, 2023
Learning to live with others

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership You pass your exams on your own; no one can pass your driving test for you. And you get your first job – or at… The post Learning to live with others appeared first on SimonHarlingBlo...

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Nov 10, 2023