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Find your friction
When we make changes in our lives or adopt a new behaviour, it is only if we continue with those changes that they become our habits....
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Mar 3, 20213 min read


Know Your Limits
When it comes to training, nutrition and overall well-being, do you find yourself in the same patterns, time and time again? Do the...
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Feb 24, 20213 min read


Strong like bull
My friend Justin and I bonded years ago with our love for the gym, heavy weights and bicep flexing (as well as everything taco related...
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Feb 10, 20212 min read


Learn to grow
Sir Francis Bacon has had the phrase “scientia potestas est” attributed to him in 1597, and many of us still adopt this approach and...
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Feb 3, 20212 min read


What you think, you become
We have all heard the phrase: “What you think, you become.” A powerful reminder that our mindset and how we think about ourselves can...
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Jan 27, 20213 min read


Cupcake recipe for life
This weekend I was baking some cupcakes (healthy ones, but delicious all the same!) and as my concentration slipped, I added too much...
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Jan 13, 20213 min read


Find people that lift you higher
I’ve said before, and I will say it again, I have been very lucky to work with some incredible coaches, mentors and guides so far both in...
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Jan 6, 20212 min read


Effort & Attitude
Anyone else feel in need of a holiday? Feel like you’re already winding down, taking your foot off the gas and ready to start celebrating...
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Dec 9, 20202 min read


The rabbit hole of social media
I have mixed feelings about technology and social media. In many ways, I love it. It allows me to live my life faster, to connect with my...
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Nov 25, 20203 min read


Is willpower enough?
Yesterday, was a close call. I nearly sabotaged my own progress and came off the rails. Nearly. I was out of the house 630am-930pm so it...
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Oct 28, 20202 min read


Finding your balance
Do you have goals? Do you have a plan to achieve those goals? Are you making progress towards your goals? Are you putting in the work?...
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Sep 22, 20202 min read


Stacking the odds in your favour
Last week, a close friends father passed away at aged 58 having been diagnosed with cancer only 3 months ago. While we all know the...
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Aug 11, 20202 min read


Focus on the big rocks
I overheard someone explaining the other day that a Fuji apple is better in comparison to some other apples for supporting muscle growth....
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Aug 4, 20203 min read


Practice makes perfect
According to the Collins English Dictionary, practice is defined, amongst other things, as: Practice: NOUN 1. Repetition or exercise of...
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Jul 28, 20202 min read


Endurance over enthusiasm
How many times have you felt stuck in a rut this past week, demotivated and caught up in your own chaotic thoughts? Go back to my email...
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Jul 14, 20202 min read


What's in your head?
Ever heard the phrase “Stay in your head, you’re dead”? That’s been me over the past week. Totally in my head. Consumed with thoughts,...
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Jul 7, 20202 min read


Eating ice-cream in the sun
It was mentioned by a very good friend of mine this week that I can sometimes be quite North American in my approach (not sure if that is...
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May 26, 20203 min read


Believe & Achieve
I was talking to a friend earlier this week and it prompted me to reflect on some stuff from my past which, at the time, was pretty...
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May 19, 20203 min read


Even on the tough days
Sometimes I feel like a fraud. When somebody asks “How are you today?” And I give a stock answer of “Oh. I’m fine thanks!” But I’m not. I...
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May 12, 20202 min read


The Big Success
I’ve often thought that there must be some sudden massive explosion in everyone else’s life, some huge singular event or epiphany that...
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May 5, 20202 min read
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