What’s growing in your garden?

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership What do you let grow in your garden? What flourishes and what dies? What do you say is going to happen and what actually happens?… The post What’s growing in your garden? appeared fir...

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Feb 06, 2023
It doesn’t matter

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Maybe it’s true. Lots of things don’t matter. But it’s also true that telling yourself that “it doesn’t matter” is a great way to get… The post It doesn’t matter appeared first on Sim...

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Feb 05, 2023
Do you have something to say?

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Asking questions you know the answer to can be a cowardly way of avoiding saying what is really on your mind. Rhetorical questions are often… The post Do you have something to say? ap...

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Feb 04, 2023
Birds of a feather

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Necessity is a great teacher. So too is play. But what about copying? On the way to school today my youngest was telling me about… The post Birds of a feather appeared first on SimonH...

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Feb 03, 2023
Cadence

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership When it comes to cycling there is no one optimal cadence for all. Lots of cyclists prefer high cadence and lower pressure on the pedals… The post Cadence appeared first on SimonHarlin...

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Feb 02, 2023
Thinking aloud

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Ever wondered what your kid is thinking during practice? The closest thing we have to a thought bubble is to think aloud during a task.… The post Thinking aloud appeared first on Simo...

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Feb 01, 2023
What’s gone before?

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Effective teachers review a kid’s homework, talk about the problems encountered, and check for understanding. A few minutes in review appears to be worth the… The post What’s gone bef...

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Jan 31, 2023
What do we really need to know?

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership We could double down on what we coach; our knowledge about the sport or activity we coach. Or we could take a look at our… The post What do we really need to know? appeared first on S...

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Jan 30, 2023
Write a postcard to your future self.

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership A part of the coach education process is to write a statement of your coaching philosophy. An ideological statement of intent. Only it’s a bit… The post Write a postcard to your futur...

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Jan 29, 2023
Hybrid working

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Covid sped up change in the workplace. More people now have a choice about where and how they work. And maybe even with whom. What… The post Hybrid working appeared first on SimonHarl...

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Jan 28, 2023