Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership The closer one gets the clearer the sound becomes. Move further away and you move out of earshot.  Of course, you could amplify the sound… The post Tick followed tock followed tick ap...

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership The kid with all the skills is easy to see.  Young technically proficient kids, win a lot when the others are not as well drilled.… The post The problem with now appeared first on Sim...

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership A mentor who doesn’t have the experience you require is not as helpful as a network of people who have done what you want to… The post What were you expecting? appeared first on Simon...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...