If you, like me, are from the valleys. “What are you looking at?” is less a question, more a challenge. Rutting stag, don’t move; they…

Yesterday I wrote a little piece about the artist David Hockney –https://simonharling.blog/do-you-see-what-i-can-see/ Today I wrote a skit around coaching, athletic development, and longevity, and I…

No one understood that better than the artist David Hockney — that two of us could be looking at the same thing and yet see…

Not a bad place to start, I think you will agree. My love of 6-word stories knows no bounds. Here are a few more: Take…

We’re usually too busy managing the session to be in the middle of it. Coach Camp is a chance to change that. Saturday 27th June,…

Between performance and play lies the question: What can you do now that you couldn’t do before? Sprint faster — sure. Jump onto that tree…

If you are renting an asset, such as an office or a house, it’s obvious who the landlord is. A friend of mine is a…

A friend of mine has a very solid argument for using AI prototyping. Build it, and see if they come, is a little easier on…

“A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins. Nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.” Gandalf The difference between a reactive coach (always…

Is to know their contradictions. If it’s true that we are more often kind than cruel, or wise than rash, then it’s on us to…

It’s hard to run fast when you’re looking back. If you keep looking over your shoulder, you lose your forward focus.I can think of a few sports where it’s common to see an athlete with their shoulder turned slightly to receive a pass, catch a ball, o...

Let's start with a well-known idiom: The cobbler's children have no shoes. The modern-day version is the builder whose house is a tip, or a coach who doesn't turn their tools on themselves. This week, I turned the tools on my family, and anyone else...

Folks,Writing a book is not hard; anyone can do it, but not many can commit to the stress and strains of clearing the space to get the job done. That's emotional labour. The writing itself is a chore.I was chatting to a friend of mine last week, who...

Folks,A theme emerged for me last week that I didn't see coming. Yet, when it arrived, it made sense.A bit of backstory:Two coaches, one a grassroots coach and the other a creative, came to me with their courses. One was established but getting very...

Folks,I realised this week that for all the meetings and events I’ve curated, I still have plenty to learn when it comes to where I put the chairs. When Wendy Woon wanted to teach museum curators about how to design a space for interaction, she...