On listening to David Goggins’ book “Can’t Hurt Me”, I got as far as the first couple of chapters and then decided to stop. His in your face style. The extreme nature of his attitude and my general apathy towards ‘motivational’ speakers and their like, made me switch off and remove the book from my […]
Drop Anchor with Your Values
During a meeting with one of my associates over coffee, the topic of conversation turned to values and how important they are in the leadership context. Whilst experiencing espresso-fuelled discussion, my colleague said something profound and insightful… You know, values are like your anchor tethered to the bottom of the ocean bed. Steadfast and consistent. […]
Follow My Leader is Yesterday’s Game
I was speaking with a group of young City executives this week who were attending a leadership programme I am running. As ever on the first module of the programme I asked the question… What is the ultimate aim of leadership? The answers slowly began to flow back from the rather hesitant bunch – as […]
Cutting Out the ‘Fun’ Leads to Joy!
Let’s be very clear. I’m not one of those people that weighs their food and stresses over every gram or calorie. Neither am I going to tell you what you should or shouldn’t be eating. Instead, this is the journal of what I’ve been either experimenting with or had some degree of success with over […]
Finding my Mojo at Ironman Florida 2019
It was never part of the plan to race a full Ironman this season. My break from 140.6 over the last four years was supposed to come to an end next season, with both Challenge Roth and my fifth Ironman Wales race. Besides, 2019 had already been a full calendar of events by my standards […]
DNF – Did Not Falter!
It seems that 70.3 Weymouth is quite the event for bad weather. Yet again the swim was halved this morning due to bad conditions and visibility. I had a good swim and felt strong (17mins for 950m in swell) and committed to the bike in earnest. Dressed for the occasion this time, there was no […]
