Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership As part of a journaling process, for longer than I should have. I wrote BE BOLD. BE BRAVE. CREATE LEADERSHIP and many other positive self-affirmations.… The post A courageous journal...

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership If courage is the mother and father of self-confidence. Then sharing your coaching philosophy is not arrogant since you are not asking anyone else to… The post The courage of your con...

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership We shut down possibility. A beginner’s mind asks you to get clear on the problem before you look at the tools that might solve the… The post Experts in the situations we create appear...

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership At what point do you get to call yourself an athlete? Once you have completed a marathon, lifted 100kg off the floor, or completed your… The post Shared reality appeared first on Simo...

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Here is a thank you to all the volunteer coaches, mums, dads, parents, and friends who give up their time to coach. A look at… The post Sometimes less is more.  appeared first on Simo...

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership “The only team I would coach would be a team of orphans”. The quote is taken from the Matheny Manifesto. Mike Mathey is an ex-professional… The post Pick up, don’t drop off appeared f...

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Set up a goal. Have a direction of travel. Give yourself something to aim for.  Share your coaching principles. Create your definition of success. Lead… The post Putting your best foo...

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership “If their eyes are shining then you are doing it.” Ben Zander.  The conductor of an orchestra does not make a sound. Instead, they rely… The post How will you know if it’s working? ap...

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Birds of a feather stick together. And that works. Ideas spread quickly within the group and communication feels easier, since everyone is on the same… The post Slow down and listen i...

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Yesterday my eldest went to the Cardiff City open training day to get signatures of all the players. She managed one and cried all the… The post Replacing perfection with reflection a...