No pain no gain

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership When Derek Sivers sent an email out to CD Baby’s 2 million customers a misunderstanding cost a week’s worth of labour to explain the mistake. … The post No pain no gain appeared first...

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Aug 05, 2022
Explore

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership If you are a football coach who plays a 3,2,1 formation then let the kids play a 1,2,3 formation. That way you can explore your… The post Explore appeared first on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Aug 04, 2022
Make it disappear

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Fasting is easier than dieting because it removes all your choices. Diets work because they restrict choice and calories not because cavemen ate that way,… The post Make it disappear...

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Aug 03, 2022
It’s not for everyone

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership When we need you to come to football practice we are much more likely to try to control the outcome. Compliance. When we want you… The post It’s not for everyone appeared first on Sim...

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Aug 02, 2022
Missing an appointment

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership You might miss an appointment because you regret making it and now you haven’t got the guts to cancel. Maybe you think that your time… The post Missing an appointment appeared first o...

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Aug 01, 2022
Floor filler

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership To get more people up on their feet and dancing it’s tempting to think that it’s on you to become a better dancer. That the… The post Floor filler appeared first on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Jul 31, 2022
Domain dependence

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership People sing in the shower but never on stage. We encourage kids to play multiple sports not because kicking a football is the same as… The post Domain dependence appeared first on Sim...

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Jul 30, 2022
Take it away

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership If you find yourself looking to see what you can add, not take away, you are at the beginning of the journey. For context and… The post Take it away appeared first on SimonHarlingBlog...

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Jul 29, 2022
Tracking

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership The magic numbers are 2,500Kcal, 8,000kg lifted and 10,000 steps now go, and remember consistency is the key. Make those numbers happen and let the… The post Tracking appeared first o...

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Jul 28, 2022
Learning to swim

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Anxious that my eldest daughter couldn’t swim more than a length before entering secondary school, we joined a fancy gym with a pool.  In the… The post Learning to swim appeared first...

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Jul 27, 2022