Calling it out

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Standing with the fridge door open “I’m bored.” Stressed and anxious “I’m fidgetting.” Working too hard to impress (self or others) at the gym “I’m… The post Calling it out appeared f...

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Jun 09, 2022
Engagement through play

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Take my kids to a restaurant and the chances are they will order pizza or spaghetti bolognese.    When I ask the kids I coach to… The post Engagement through play appeared first on Si...

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Jun 08, 2022
Spinach but not as we know it

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership I’ve lost count of the number of different ways we have tried to get the kids to eat vegetables. When we wanted our kids to… The post Spinach but not as we know it appeared first on S...

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Jun 07, 2022
Don’t believe the hype

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Hype can validate your existence.  But for the hype to create change, it has to be true. And that requires validation. Validation is the act… The post Don’t believe the hype appeared...

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Jun 06, 2022
The power of small

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Design from the top down and it is tempting to focus on features and ease of use.  Work from the bottom up and design comes… The post The power of small appeared first on SimonHarling...

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Jun 05, 2022
Grassroots

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership It was youth football, kids kicking a football around, But not anymore. Now it’s “grassroots” football. I’m not sure when it changed, or why it… The post Grassroots appeared first on...

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Jun 04, 2022
Something worth fighting for

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership A salmon swims upstream to spawn. Endless pools help swimmers produce a stroke that is more efficient. Going against the tide can make you stronger,… The post Something worth fighting...

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Jun 03, 2022
Centric

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership In or at the centre. When there is nothing else to do but focus on the centre, whatever that may be, then you are “centric”.… The post Centric appeared first on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Jun 01, 2022
Speak up

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership I write to help coaches, teachers, and parents commit to what is important to them.  Let me tell you a story about my two kids… The post Speak up appeared first on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Jun 01, 2022
Supermarket sweep

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership The idea of Supermarket Sweep is to answer riddles and if the answer is correct dash around filling up your shopping trolley with high-value items.… The post <strong>Supermarket...

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May 31, 2022