Very few people know how to win the inner game. We’re getting pretty good at the outer game. People seem to have that nailed down. “What” to do is getting more and more refined – in terms of goal setting, diet, exercise, in terms of teaching and learning skills, in terms of the practical. Unfortunately
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Everyone in any physical activity where the outcome – the result – is important to you knows the anxiety that comes with performance before a big event. It may be competitive – before a match or a race. It may be in the outdoors – like running a big rapid or climbing a rock face
Generally – unless you’re learning a new skill … Your body already knows what to do. That’s the whole purpose of practice, of training – is to come to a state where you can do something without thinking. Your best performances were when you let your body to what it needed to do. Simply.
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Everywhere I look I see published evidence of the benefits of meditation. It’s beginning to creep in everywhere, from some of the sports blogs that I regularly read to my wife’s fashion magazines. You might say it’s the new yoga. Remember when yoga was everywhere and every celebrity and their mother was doing it? Very
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How goes it? I’m sitting on a train to the lovely city of Stratford Upon Avon. I have a 4 day course in England’s most haunted hotel, or so they say. Been there before – I made the mistake of reading all about its various ghosts and presences just before trying to go to sleep
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What is the greatest thing you can give anyone? That ALSO means you win too? Let me tell you a quick story first. Someone told me a story, the events of which made them realise this very thing. You see – Steve was at the beach, on holiday with his family. He decided to quickly
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I just finished a course I run with the Army bomb disposal. It was fun – the guys were completely down to earth, told some very funny stories, and weren’t shy of letting me know if I was full of crap. The great thing I love about these courses is that I know I have
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I just had a idea. It may be a good one, it may be a stinker, but let me expound a theory for you. It’s all about the pursuit of Full Human Potential, or Fully Being Alive. The reason you love the outdoors (or whatever you love) is not so much about the activities that
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I did another talk about meditation to a wonderful group of people last night. As much as I enjoy writing, I love being face to face with them. And as much as strongly recommend that they should come and learn meditation and mindset from me, I know a chunk won’t. It’s just the way of
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It’s a crisp sunny morning here in Richmond North Yorkshire and I’m sitting in my favourite coffee table spot. I’ve got a few minutes before we head to the hospital for a baby scan. A whole new world. I had talk last night – it’s been a busy week, but I love it. It’s really
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