Last night started pretty well, just like you'd want a weeknight to.

I got home from work, my partner and I had a nice dinner together, did the washing up... and then we noticed the sink wasn't draining properly.

What should've been a chilled evening quickly turned into a full-on plumbing SOS.

We spent ages trying to clear the blockages under the sink, pulling pipes apart and getting our hands dirty, convinced we'd finally cracked the issue.

We've had this problem before, so we suspected the blockage might be further down the building's pipes.

We called for help, the sink got plunged, and we thought it'd be fine to leave overnight.

It wasn't.

By the morning, we'd woken up to a small flood in the kitchen.

Nothing catastrophic, but definitely not ideal.

I spent the morning mopping up water before calling proper plumbers to come out and fix it.

Not the most relaxing way to ease into the Christmas wind-down, especially when you're trying to slow things down and switch off.

I don't know much about plumbing. I'm not a plumber.

But going through the whole process has given me genuine confidence.

Now I understand what caused the issue and how to prevent it in the future.

We're even planning to redo the pipework ourselves to make it more efficient.

And you know, it's exactly the same with training, health, and fitness.

You don't start as an expert. You start as a novice. You learn by doing, by getting things wrong, by being open to feedback.

The people who progress aren't the ones who avoid mistakes; they're the ones willing to be bad at something long enough to get better at it.

They're the ones who embrace the discomfort of learning.

So here's my question for you: what's holding you back from becoming confident in your cycling, training, and long-term health?

If you want to move from novice to confident, that's exactly what I help with in my 1:1 coaching.

We focus on building skills, understanding your body, and giving you the tools to manage your training and health long after coaching ends.

You won't just get fitter. You'll understand why you're doing what you're doing, and you'll have the knowledge to keep progressing independently.

If that sounds like something you'd like support with, click the link below and let's have a chat.

I'd love to help you move from where you are now to where you want to be.

Talk soon

Neil

1-2-1 Coaching