Letting go

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Yesterday I walked slowly through a local park picking wild garlic for a pesto recipe. Today I flew through the forest, hanging on to my… The post Letting go appeared first on SimonHa...

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Apr 09, 2023
The games we play

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Whether we like it or not, we play status games, in an attempt to fit in AND stand out. Seven Rules of The Status Game: The post The games we play appeared first on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Apr 08, 2023
Questions and answers

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Opinions dressed up as facts are not nearly as helpful as a judgment that has a framework but nothing is more helpful than a question. The post Questions and answers appeared first on...

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Apr 06, 2023
Children are maggots.

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Watching my kids in a local stage school’s production of the musical Matilda reminded me just how magical teaching can be when you get it… The post Children are maggots. appeared firs...

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Apr 05, 2023
Self-determining

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership “The first time someone calls you a horse you punch him on the nose, the second time someone calls you a horse you call him… The post Self-determining appeared first on SimonHarlingBl...

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Apr 04, 2023
New day

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Starting with a beginner’s mind is appealing. A chance to approach each day as a new project, every situation a fresh. Present with a moment-to-moment… The post New day appeared first...

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Apr 03, 2023
The sum of all constraints

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership “Under the circumstances” “Given the difficult nature of the situation” To produce something that no one else can, constraints are a feature, not a fault. The post The sum of all cons...

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Apr 02, 2023
What the expert saw

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Based on the assumption that novice trainers, including kids, don’t know how to squat. The logical course of action for the professional coach is to… The post What the expert saw appe...

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Apr 01, 2023
When to eat?

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Do leaders eat first or last? I’ve no idea. That’s up to you and the people you serve to decide, but maybe you can eat… The post When to eat? appeared first on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Mar 31, 2023
The less I think the better I get

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership One of the biggest attractions to writing a coaching philosophy is to take the thinking out of it. If you don’t want to lose your… The post The less I think the better I get appeared...

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Mar 30, 2023