Stop to continue: Five essential steps to descending after a big competition
After a stonking weekend of sport, with so many events coming to a climax, it is worth remembering the importance of the lull after the…
Tag: Reflection
Time, the hidden menace at big competitions and how to harness it
There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it. Alfred Hitchcock There are 3 ways to slow down time. According to…
10 exam tips from high performance sport
As exam season looms for many students young and old, I wondered what we would see in the study rooms, mental-athlete village, warm-up areas and…
Collective Purpose
Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. John F. Kennedy I was recently invited once again to speak at the brilliant Cheltenham…
3 ways to check your satisfaction
There are some days when I think I’m going to die from an overdose of satisfaction. – Salvador Dali Many people have acted as mentors,…
Using our intelligences through the prism of effectiveness
The tale goes that at a dinner with Wordsworth, the poet Keats, toasted “confusion to the memory of Newton…because he destroyed the poetry of the…
Can we be competitive and collaborative?
Do you ever get that feeling, when you’ve got a win, a breakthrough or a reward – you just want to go and tell someone?…
CORE skills ain’t SOFT
In 1958, as NASA began it’s search for aerospace pilots, the job description listed the need for the following characteristics; · Male (how 1950s?) ·…
How SQUIDD can empower others
As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others. Bill Gates In 2005 I took on the responsibility of…
The base camp of high-performance
“If your emotional abilities aren’t in hand, if you don’t have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can’t…