Tennis champion Andre Agassi was programming himself through affirmations at 3-4 years old. Multi gold Olympic medalist Chris Hoy has said the most important thing he ever learnt was regularly imagining himself winning ahead of time.
Having been involved in martial arts for decades and mindfulness ...
Having coached so many young lads who attend private schools, it never ceases to amaze me just how much unhealthy junk food these schools serve up for them to consume on a daily basis.
So much for paying for an upper level of education, when the foundation of our thinking, behaviour, emotions and ...
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Over the last few weeks, my daughter and my eldest son have started to ask more questions about my background.
They are curious to find out more about where I came from and the incidences of the past.
“Where is my biological Father?”
“What happened when I was a child?”
Thes...
I’ve just finished a 3 day fast consuming only water followed by a couple of days of vegetable juices as taught to me by my first mentor Peter Hudson.
I do this to prepare my mind for the tasks ahead and spend time contemplating on what I need to work on and more importantly, what I need to let go....
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How many arrows are you aiming at the target?
When it comes to real personal transformation and the direction of our energy towards what we are trying to achieve, we need to place our attention in 3 areas.
The first stage is to have...
One day in Philadelphia, Bernard Hopkins walked into Augie’s gym to see top boxing trainer Bouie Fisher. Although already nearly mid twenties, Hopkins wanted to be a professional boxer.
He had spent five years in prison for robbery of an 18 year sentence, and had turned his life around since his r...
People often tell me “I don’t really have any goals.”
Everyone has goals but they are often not very good ones.
How about a plan to go to the pastry shop and grab a bag of goodies?
It’s still a goal. It may not seem like one but anything planned in the short or long term is a goal.
Even the ...
It seems we live in a world where coaches like myself have to explain that men and women are different and so their coaching needs and approaches should be different.
Whilst I fully accept that a specific skill such as writing, dancing, painting, speaking, business etc can be taught by a female or...
Changing our habits and beliefs requires work.
 It requires energy.
Many people waste vast amounts of energy on things they can’t change, things that don’t matter and even things that aren’t true.
Change is all about the sacrifice.
You have to know what you need to give up and what isn’t servi...
What is Toxic Masculinity?
I’m still getting this question from men regularly.
I’ve already explained the terminology within a video on this but I’m going to discuss it again because it’s still coming up time and again by both young and older men.
Toxic masculinity started on the fringes of socia...
Something extremely uncomfortable I have had to tell many people, especially parents regarding their son or daughter is this:
They will not quit taking drugs, drinking alcohol or any other damaging trait for anyone.
People don’t quit destructive habits for their parents, their children, friends ...
Anyone that has worked with me or knows my background will know that I have practised a very wide range of physical conditioning practises.
These include weight training, bodybuilding, which led me to winning a Southern England title, ultra running, martial arts and a whole array of physical disci...
