Someone once said that if you want something done, give it to someone busy. Why dat? One of the little known reasons is that many busy people can’t say no. So if you are such a person – I know I am, I have immense trouble saying no to people asking me to do things […]
“What do you think about this one?” It’s a tricky question after 3 hours of wandering around stores mean you feel more like the living dead than a human. You know it – one bathroom tile shop is kind of interesting. 4 shops, not so. And it’s raining so hard outside you know you’re missing
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I’m a bit feeling sorry for myself – I’ve got a dodgy belly thing going on and it’s not the nicest. Not from food, from kayaking in bad water. It’s the artificial whitewater site that does it to me, and I’ve just realised. Which is a shame because even though it rains a lot up
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I see there’s a bit of consternation about as the US elections come to a close. Just like Brexit, there are more than a few people wailing and gnashing of teeth. And an equal number of people high fiving and doing victory dances. I’m not here to talk politics though. But if you’re all caught
Motivation is a funny old thing. Nike once said “Just Do It”. And that is basically all there is to motivation, right? Just get down and do it. Yet it never happens that simply.
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Your biggest waste of time and energy? Wanting to be right. Like a vampire it sucks the life out of you. Getting into petty arguments about stuff. Insisting that you “know” best. Insisting that the other is wrong. And do you know what?
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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
An interesting and informative point I saw from a kayak course I did the other week. Although I was drained from having spent what felt the whole night on the toilet (stomach bug you see) and not able to eat anything, I was having a ball. After all – even though I’m not as sharp
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I’m sitting here without coffee, my usual go to blog writing beverage. I contracted some nasty bug which means I haven’t been able to eat for the last 48 hours. Yesterday I was booked on a kayak course – and not wanting to miss out – I went along, having spent most of the night on
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I know this because I see it every where – and I can get lazy with this too. It’s one small thing you can do to make your personal life so much better. When you first met your partner / wife / husband / significant other … You were all over them. Checking in, saying
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