men behind sport. blog
This blog discusses the latest news applied research, insights, case studies, and interventions aimed at supporting senior male performance support staff.
At some point in your life, you are going to be faced with your biggest challenge. That could be right now during these pandemic times, or from a serious health diagnosis, financial difficulty, divorce or relationship split or the loss of your parents.
These moments in life can be the awakening t...
How often are you stuck with a decision to make?
Do you bounce between 2 options driving yourself crazy?
Maybe your default is to leave decisions to the last minute which either leads you to missing opportunities or letting people down?
Both of which hurt you most. The difference between the tr...
With all that’s going on right now that is affecting each and everyone of us, how are you taking care of yourself?
Do you have a plan and schedule that you follow?
Do you know what practices help you most?
Or are you just freewheeling not knowing what to do with yourself and at the mercy of new...
This time of year for me is painful. I love Christmas, and it’s also a hard reminder for me of the people I’ve lost in my life - particular my parents.
I’ve come to learn to balance the love and grief and that’s what I want to share with you today. My story of how to gently open your perspective ...
How often do you catch yourself in a spiral of negative thoughts?
So how often are those thoughts going without you even being aware?
I don’t know about you, but my mind can switch rapidly from positive inspiring thoughts into uninspiring and negative ones.
Today is part 2, and so I’m going to ...
In some area of your life, you are leading the way whether you're a parent, partner, coach, manager or yourself.
Leaders therefore are the ones that see opportunity for change before anyone else. We are the visionary, and we have the passion to help others see the new way.
Yet being a leader is ...
Over the past couple of years, there’s been a real recognition that you can’t do anything well if you don’t take care of yourself first.
So, why do people still talk about self care and selfish as if they go hand in hand? Is self care selfish?
The idea might be tied to the guilt people tend to a...
Whether you are a sports fan or not, you cannot deny the gravitas of Mike Tyson’s quote, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face!”
All of us can think of at least 5 instances in our life where this metaphor rang true in our personal or professional lives.Â
What we need is a routi...
Do you actively try and work out why you aren’t where you want to be?
The only reason we are not where we want to be in life is because we are the ones holding ourselves back.
That could be due to a few reasons: Fear of change, fear of failure, fear of what others will think.
If you think about...
What does it take to be successful in life?
Does it take an enormous amount of talent? Privilege? Or luck?
Certainly those elements play a role in success, no doubt about it. But if you look at truly successful people, or look at any success you’ve had in your life, can you really attribute it p...
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What does it mean when people ask if you’re living your full potential?
Would you say you’re living yours right now?
What about in the past?
Certainly there have been times in your life that you’ve had success, stood out for your talents and gifts or have felt an ease through life. But why d...