Time for a Makeover
When I set up this blog in January 2007, it was a bit of an experiment. I didn’t really know what I would write about. Sure, I had a few ideas, but my main goal was just to start. Now, here we are, 3 years 10 months down the track and I think it’s time for a major site makeover. I’m not just thinking of a paint job, but rather a full ‘back to basics’ reconstruction for a fresh start in 2011. Over the next few months a lot of the articles will be taken down and an all-new structure will begin take shape. What I...
read moreMy Adventure to New York
In my post last week, Learning and finding Inspiration, I wrote about an article I’d read in the New York Times. I wanted to know how far it was from where I was in Hall, ACT, to New York. (According to the site Time and Date it is roughly 16,233 km or 10,008 miles or 8,765 nautical miles) As I was sitting in a cafe I pulled out my trusty iPhone and went to Google Maps and requested the route. The answer was a staggering journey of 26,120.9km, which the site estimated would take me roughly 56 days and 8 hours. Somewhat more than...
read moreLearning and Finding Inspiration
I was inspired to go to our local coffee shop by and article I just read in the new York Times by Benedict Carey titled, ‘Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits‘ (Sept 6th 2010) I guess this is chaos theory in practice’? I’m sure Mr Carey, whilst writing this article, never imagined that his words would inspire someone 10,008 miles away to go to the Gumnut Caf? in Hall. Nonetheless, here I am. The article points out that psychologists from the University of California and the University of Virginia tell us that...
read moreYour Christmas Challenge Starts Today
Can you believe it is only 100 days until Christmas? That’s right, this week we countdown to the start of the silly season and if you’re one of my clients or a long time reader of this blog, you’ll know that I like to set ’100 day’ goals with a significant end date’? (and Christmas is a great end date!) What I particularly like about 100 day goals is that they present a significant challenge that is long enough to be a challenge but short enough that you can see the possibility of actually reaching them....
read moreGetting Back on Track
One of the things I love about my work as a personal coach is that it constantly keeps me on my toes. The last few weeks, I’ve found myself helping a couple of my clients improve their productivity and reduce their stress levels. And to do this we’ve been working on improving organisation in their daily lives and we have spent some time dealing with procrastination. Last Friday morning, I sat at my desk and looked at my own ‘to do’ list. Being organised is not one of my natural personality traits; it’s something...
read moreBeating Depression
I got an email from a client last Friday that gave me great joy. When she first signed on as a client with me a year ago, she was a mess. She was on medication for chronic depression, she hated her job, her family was neglected and she completely lost any sense of focus and direction’? and that was just the start’? over the last year we have seen some big changes in her life, but this email shows me that it has all been worthwhile. In part, she said: ‘I’ve made sure that I’ve left work on time (unfortunately...
read moreThe Forgotten Benefits of Men at Work
A few weeks ago I started clearing a corner of the shed and putting up a pegboard for all my tools, then last weekend I got stuck into building a workbench. As I was working on the project, it occurred to me that a large percentage of men don’t do anything constructive either at work or at home. Office workers for example, attend meetings, sit in front of computers, write documents and shuffle papers. None of these activities provide them with the physical challenges men really need. Many of the people I have met over the years have no...
read moreCity2Surf 2010 – The World’s Biggest Fun Run
Two weeks before the start of the 2010 Sydney City2Surf, the organisers had to close entries when numbers reached 80,000. To manage a crowd of 80,000 on foot 14km through city streets and then get them back home is no mean achievement – congratulations to the Sun Herald and all of the organisers, sponsors and volunteers. This was a personal milestone for me – my 40th City2Surf – and it just gets bigger and better every year without loosing any of it’s character. The City2Surf is an ‘all in group fitness...
read moreCut minutes off your City2Surf time in only 24 hrs
Well, here we are Saturday morning on the day before the 39th City2Surf and it is time for my Number 1 tip to strip minutes from your City2Surf time. How to avoid the Vindaloo Line I just made that up’? (I had a particularly hot vindaloo last night, and I know you don’t want to feel like I did first thing this morning!). The Vindaloo Line is what I call (as of now) all those people who line up at the port-a-loos at the start and along the run. This untimely stop can cost you many minutes. There are only two reasons you’ll...
read moreOne week to go – Relax
The City2surf is only a week away. If you have been able to stick to the training plan, you are now about as ready as you are going to be, so this last week is a relaxing one. That doesn’t mean you do nothing, it just means you do a light workout every second day. If you are to perform at your best next Sunday, you don’t want to stress your body too much this week, but rather give yourself time to fully recharge. I recommend short runs on Tuesday and Thursday, and then give yourself a full two days rest before your 14km on Sunday...
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