The invaluable lesson of a leftover pizza
‘Exposure’ was one of the significant events that rolled into town with the covid circus. The carpet was pulled back to expose things like pre-existing
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An easy win for everyone!
I had a conversation this morning that I think is worth sharing. It holds potential to add genuine value to your life, and somebody else’s!
The Covid Gift
I recently recovered from my inevitable bout of Covid. A friend sent me a message soon after and asked,
“So, what gift did Covid give you?”
“Gift, are you f#*king joking?” I thought. Two weeks sick, alone in a home by myself, and at least 4 weeks after of little or no exercise or surfing. Where’s the gift in that?
Then it hit me. How blind I had been. There were at least three amazing gifts that my pre-conditioned mind of ‘I’m sick, which is not fun’ did not see.
The story of an A-Game
It was almost exactly a year ago that I was struck with one of those aha-moments in life! It happened at the beginning of lockdown and during a mental coaching conversation with the captain of a national sports team. For the umpteenth time in my life, I found myself discussing the concept of our ‘A-game’.
Unpacking The A-Game Suitcase
In my previous blog I discussed an aha moment when I realised that those athletes and commentators who regularly use the term ‘A-game’ don’t actually know what they are talking about! And neither did I.
Ten lessons from winning the World Cup
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of India’s 2011 Cricket World Cup victory. Winning once doesn’t mean you’re the best – you just won at
The Smart Corporate Athlete
Part three: Ideas for winning the long game. Psychologists who study survivors say that people who are rule followers don’t do as well as those
The Smart Corporate Athlete
Part two: In it for the long game. “Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great
Burning Out? The Smart Corporate Athlete
Part one: Chill. Play the long game. Now might not be the time to be exploding out of the 2021 starting blocks, doing all that
2020 was a crap year for me!
However it did bring out some of my best work.
“Unlock Your A-Game” was birthed out of a time of struggle and deep introspection.
Fishing for a Great Life
I recently went on a fishing trip that had some mates think I was mad. The explanation reveals the sanity behind the insanity, which I’m
Fishing for a Great Life
It doesn’t matter what your trophy or triumph looks like, as long as you have a goal that inspires you to action..
Hope Lives
Last night I found myself wondering the streets and dark corners of Hout Bay, the suburb where I live, in defiance of South Africa’s 10pm curfew, and with an elevated heart rate pumping both fear and pride through my veins.
Thriving through uncertainty
When we find ourselves in difficult situations, such as the current one we’re all experiencing, our vision tends to narrow onto the problem and we
Insuring our most valuable asset
What is your most valuable possession – the one thing that if taken away from you, would make life most unbearable?