What I am working on NOW

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership For each of my 90-day planning cycles. I ask the question. What experience can I create for myself that will inform? It’s a lovely way… The post What I am working on NOW appeared firs...

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Jan 25, 2022
The problem with labels

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership The job of a label is to carry a message. T-shirt labels either help you sell more t-shirts, commercial, or inform the consumer, compliance. The… The post The problem with labels appe...

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Jan 24, 2022
There are rules to this game

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership To understand why breathing techniques are not a front-line treatment for asthma you need to think like a doctor.  Medicine is a profession where getting… The post There are rules to...

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Jan 23, 2022
When it means too much

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership A friend of mine tells a story about the time he was a teacher, in charge of a rugby match.  Only it meant too much. … The post When it means too much appeared first on SimonHarlingBl...

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Jan 22, 2022
By the numbers

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Faced with a potential audience of 38,000 volunteer coaches and in possession of an important and urgent idea. What would you do? Send a memo?… The post By the numbers appeared first...

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Jan 21, 2022
Don’t tell me what to do

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Nobody likes being told what to do. But that might just be missing the point. There are broadly speaking 4 types of knowledge. The first… The post Don’t tell me what to do appeared fi...

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Jan 20, 2022
What are you settling for?

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Somewhere between being unassertive and assertive sits compromise. Chris Voss, author of the book Never split the difference, tells us why. “The person who offers… The post What are y...

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Jan 19, 2022
Money can’t buy time

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Or experience. The rest is up for debate. So let’s have that debate. According to David Minton from the Leisure Database company  “If the fitness… The post Money can’t buy time appear...

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Jan 18, 2022
Do your kid’s homework

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership When teaching your kids problem-solving skills. The big life journal reminds us to begin with emotion coaching. The first step in emotion coaching is to name… The post Do your kid’s h...

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Jan 17, 2022
Write, first for yourself

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership This is Chick Corea’s advice to people wanting to play music in a group. Chick’s advice came about not because he wanted to teach others.… The post Write, first for yourself appeared...

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Jan 16, 2022