Last week, I was away in Devon with my partner.

We had a week off together, which is something we always look forward to.

It’s a chance to catch up with family and friends, enjoy the Devon countryside, spend time by the coastline, and slow down from the usual rush of everyday life.

We go at the same time every year.

We even stay in the same place.

And honestly, it never gets old.

One of the best parts is waking up without an alarm clock.

No rushing out of the door.

No thinking about work.

No feeling like breakfast needs to be eaten at record speed before the day begins.

Just a slower start.

A proper breakfast.

And, for me, a chance to read again.

I don’t know if you’re like this too, but I often pick up a book, read it for a few weeks, then put it down and almost forget about it.

Sometimes months pass before I get back to it.

So while I was waiting for my partner to wake up each morning, I used that time to read for 30 minutes.

The book I’ve been reading is called The Art of the Good Life by Rolf Dobelli.

It’s made up of 52 short chapters, each one focused on a simple life lesson.

One chapter I read last week talked about something called maximal deliberation.

The idea is that we can spend so much time reading, researching, and gathering information on a topic that we never actually take the next step and experience it for ourselves.

It’s like reading every gardening book you can find…

But never setting foot in a garden.

How are you meant to learn how to be a gardener if you never actually get your hands dirty?

And I think the same is true when it comes to improving your cycling, losing weight, getting stronger, and becoming healthier.

There is so much information available now.

Training advice.

Nutrition tips.

Strength exercises.

Recovery hacks.

Zone 2 discussions.

Protein targets.

Interval sessions.

The list goes on.

But how much of it do you actually implement?

And more importantly, how long do you stick with it for before deciding whether it works?

I’ve had to be careful with this myself.

I’ve stopped exposing myself to an endless onslaught of information unless I’m willing to act on what I learn.

Not someday.

Not when life calms down.

But that day or that week.

Because unless you experience something for yourself, it is just information.

It’s like having loads of recipes saved on your phone or cookbooks stacked in the kitchen…

But never cooking any of the meals.

They might look good.

They might sound good.

But how do you know unless you actually taste them?

And the same can be said about coaching.

You can read my emails.

You can see my posts.

You can look at testimonials.

You can think about whether it might be right for you.

But unless you experience the coaching for yourself, how do you really know if it’s a good fit?

That’s one of the reasons I only offer my coaching on a monthly investment.

There is no long minimum contract.

No being locked in for 6 or 12 months.

Just a rolling monthly agreement.

You get to experience the coaching for yourself.

And if it isn’t right for you, you can leave with a month’s notice.

I believe it is my job to make you want to stay by delivering the best service I possibly can.

Not by forcing you to stay because you signed a long contract months ago.

Because we’ve all seen that before.

You join a gym.

They promise the spin classes are included.

Then when you try to book, every class is full because demand is too high.

So you’re paying for something you can’t really use properly…

But you’re still locked in.

I don’t think that’s right.

That’s why I invite you to try my coaching for yourself and let the experience be the judge.

You’ll know whether you enjoy working with me.

You’ll know whether the structure helps you.

You’ll know whether having a plan, accountability, and support makes it easier to lose weight, build strength, and improve your cycling around a busy life.

And if you want reassurance beyond me blowing my own trumpet, I’ve included a testimonial below from my client Stefano.

I helped him train and lose weight for an endurance ride in Portugal.

Even I was blown away by what he said.

Because while I always aim to give every client the best service I can, the most important thing is helping them get the result they came to me for.

So if you’ve been reading, thinking, saving posts, and wondering whether coaching might help you…

Maybe the next step isn’t to gather more information.

Maybe the next step is to experience it for yourself.

Click here to get started right away, or book a call with me if you have any questions.

Neil