What needs to happen now?

Folks,Here are two urgent questions that require you to sit back and listen:What are you working on now?What needs to happen? If you run a subscription business or have recently subscribed to a new service, it’s worth thinking about what it mean...

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Mar 31, 2025
Why subscribe?

Subscription business models are popular. Gyms U Tube Coaching services Food delivery Aside from a predictable recurring revenue, what does it mean to subscribe? To… The post Why subscribe? first appeared on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Mar 27, 2025
Take a guess

Folks,When we make assertions, we are saying, “I will do X and Y will happen.” I know what you are thinking - and maybe you are right - we don’t get Y, or anything close to it. So, what’s the point of making an assertion? Affirmative resignation...

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Mar 24, 2025
Take a guess

When we make assertions, we are saying, “I will do X and Y will happen.” I know what you are thinking – and maybe you… The post Take a guess first appeared on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Mar 24, 2025
Content v Context

Skill acquisition coaches want us to “Ditch The Drills!” Predictable practices produce poor performances. Context is king; players don’t dribble around a cone on a… The post Content v Context first appeared on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Mar 22, 2025
It pays to participate

Growth requires interaction. Interaction requires attention. Attention requires participation. We don’t need feedback forms; we need action. The post It pays to participate first appeared on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Mar 20, 2025
It’s my guess

And only my guess, for now at least – an assertion. Coaches would prefer the opportunity to show what they can do, rather than be… The post It’s my guess first appeared on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Mar 17, 2025
Again, Again!

Folks,I wrote the blog Fitter Faster Stronger a few days before the Wales v England game, not because I was forecasting a whitewasher or making a point about the physical condition of the Welsh players, but because it’s easy to get caught up in the d...

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Mar 17, 2025
Biting the hand that feeds you

Can appear, disloyal, ingratitful, and arguably self destructive. If you can’t see the system and, worse still, your role in it, then biting the hand… The post Biting the hand that feeds you first appeared on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Mar 16, 2025
What if

Imagine that the thing you are working on is going to be a success – what changes? “Believe, Believe, Believe” cries Anthony Hopkins – you… The post What if first appeared on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Mar 13, 2025
Fitter Faster Stronger

How strong is “strong enough” is a debate for weight rooms up and down the country. Some like their athletes stronger than others. Weak to… The post Fitter Faster Stronger first appeared on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Mar 11, 2025
Again, Again!

Folks,When my kids were young, I would hang them upside down or tickle them – “again, again” was a common request.What’s next? Feels a little harsher. Maybe even dismissive of the last effort. And that’s key because when you believe your best work is...

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Mar 10, 2025
Start with first principles

All it takes is a little curiosity, a few wine bottles, and an unreasonable attitude. The post Start with first principles first appeared on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Mar 10, 2025
Again, Again!

When my kids were young, I would hang them upside down or tickle them – “again, again” was a common request. What’s next? Feels a… The post Again, Again! first appeared on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Mar 09, 2025
Best Year Ever

Folks,While there are no guarantees that it will be my best year ever, or for that matter the best year ever for my kids or Lins, it’s worth the ask—that is to say, the conversation has been worth it.For reference, our headings are:FinancialFamilyHea...

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Mar 03, 2025