Folks,I want to start with a question: How do you know you are getting better at what you do?Okay, before I answer that question, let’s talk about the Green Lumber Fallacy. The Green Lumber Fallacy goes like this: There once was a guy who knew e...

Folks,I break my own rules all the time – one of them is coaching my kids. Grassroots coaches are in the majority, and nearly all stick around in their sport only as long as their kids do. We might talk about community, knowledge sharing, and th...

Folks,“Towards better” is a noble aim, it could be better conversions or perhaps better work conditions, whatever it is, it pays to think about what “better” means.I sat in on a Coach Education meeting last week where the question was: “How do we cre...

Folks,How was your week?This week, a friend of mine asked for my CV for a project he’s involved with - it’s a chunky monkey: A few thousand miles of jungle trails on a bike with a Netflix crew in tow. I’m not sure what I can add to the party, but it...

Folks,Retiring cycling legend Mark Cavendish once said, “Don’t look for the effort, let it find you.”I love, love this quote: Some hide from the effort for fear it will hurt, and you can’t argue with that. Others race towards it because that’s w...

Folks,Before we tackle the BIG question, let’s start with a realisation I had this week.You don’t always need feedback on the thing you are building. Sometimes, asking for feedback is a trap. Maybe what you want is permission - and that’s got nothing...

Folks,I’ve always doubted how I spend my time but this week was top level. What am I doing writing a workshop about juggling? I don’t know much about juggling, I’m an educated man - I have better things to do. And with that, the universe gave me...

Folks,I’m writing a new coach education experience, and I’ve come to see the beauty in returning to the start and seeing it as if it is for the first time.“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where...

Folks,I’ve always liked the saying “How you do anything is how you do everything” because I can use it to tell my kids to untie their shoelaces, put their school bags away, and occasionally remind myself to follow my own advice.  This week,...

Folks,I’m reading To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee and this one line stopped me in my tracks. See what you think:“Atticus told me to delete the adjectives and I’d have the facts.” For homework: “I thought it was a wonderful, thoughtful, and f...