Don’t hold back

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership “Tell me what you really think.” Fear, anger, anxiety, the need to fill the space, and have our say. Sometimes coaching is not in what… The post Don’t hold back appeared first on Simo...

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Dec 23, 2023
Why do you do what you do?

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Typically multi-disciplinary teams that support athletes have a head coach. Each head coach has their own ideas about what works and what doesn’t. This makes… The post Why do you do w...

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Dec 22, 2023
You got what it takes

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Even if it’s not true, it’s helpful. It’s helpful because we fall for predetermined outcomes. For example, tomorrow’s meeting is going to be hard work,… The post You got what it takes...

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Dec 20, 2023
What are the odds?

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership How do you rate your chances of being successful? How do you rate your chances of doing something helpful, useful, or generous today? The chances… The post What are the odds? appeared...

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Dec 19, 2023
Shrek

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership When Shrek emerges from the swamp, he doesn’t know that he is done with hiding or that he will soon be a reluctant hero. But,… The post Shrek appeared first on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Dec 18, 2023
Word salads

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Aim to make a damn fine green salad that even those who are not keen on salad might enjoy, or put out a bowl of… The post Word salads appeared first on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Dec 17, 2023
What are you working on?

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership It’s tempting to imagine that whatever you’re working on, is the most important task (MIT). If you don’t sit at your desk each day to… The post What are you working on? appeared first...

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Dec 16, 2023
Knowing what must be done

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership I have two family members who are undergoing elective surgery, before Christmas. Elective surgery is not an option but a choice. Often we push back… The post Knowing what must be done...

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Dec 15, 2023
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