I am writing this on my third flight in as many days. Once I land in Tokyo it will have been four consecutive days on an aeroplane and travelling through airports. These conditions are challenging to optimal health, therefore, optimal performance. Performance is a by-product of health. Here I offer my top five points to... Read more
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5 Steps to better food choices
Along with sleeping well, eating right is a basic need that if done correctly, the majority of the time, can elicit huge benefits to our mental and physical performance. It is also one of the areas of modern health practice that contains the most contradictions and confusions for the public. There are vast quantities of... Read more
Which comes first?
Mindset is an established set of attitudes held by someone or a group of people. Crucially this set of attitudes can be developed to greatly enhance our daily experiences. It also can be detrimental to our daily experiences. In Carol Dweck’s book “Mindset” she examines the two basic mindsets that shape our lives. The “fixed”... Read more
Develop as an individual
I believe a big reason that gives purpose to our lives is to help others. This helps us connect, strengthens bonds and communities. It is at the core of the human spirit. However, if we are to help and connect with others we must first help and connect with “I”, ourselves. In doing so, we... Read more
Top 5 tips to enhance your sleep right now
You prep for your morning weekend run, a shot of espresso some quick general stretches, maybe a golf ball under the arch of your foot. If you know you know you know :). You prep for that Monday morning meeting, notes prepared and confident in your contributing ideas to serve your team. You probably even... Read more
Earn the right
Thoughts on sub-maximal loading and core movement prep. Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln. This quote from Abraham Lincoln could be attributed to many forms of practice or task orientated procedure but it fits very well for the practice of... Read more
Starting Positions
Introduction: I want to talk about starting positions. Not athletic starting positions, two-point or 3 points start athletic set positions. No. I want to talk about our starting positions from when we decide to take action. Action on anything. Our physical performance, state of mind, finances,2 3, or 5-year plans. What are the circumstances from... Read more
Coaching yourself through change in 2021
5 Tips to coach yourself through change As the year draws to a close, it seems that the amount of change and uncertainty is not going to let up anytime soon. Like a surfer standing on the shore, the perfect moment to paddle through crashing white water navigating currents, tide, and wind can seem daunting.... Read more
Stop giving away your power
“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is the power to choose, in that choice lies freedom.” Viktor Frankl Viktor Frankl was a pioneer of the human development movement. A neurologist, psychiatrist, philosopher, and author, he was also incarcerated in a nazi concentration camp during the second world war. His most... Read more