Personal Growth – Why breaking things down into systems helps us learn new and difficult skills
I am at Taekwondo training. My instructor has two hand mitts held up in front of me. We are practicing sparring and I have no idea what to do. My […]
Operation Flight – My first hand experience of the dreaded ‘Keto Flu’
My last post was about beginning a journey of weight loss in order to achieve some of my martial arts goals more easily, specifically jumping high so I can kick […]
Last Push in the Year of Transformation – Operation Flight
If you’ve been following my 2020 health and fitness journey, you will know that I have been working through what I’ve called ‘The Year of Transformation.‘ It started with a […]
The Year of Transformation – Courage and the Road to Black Belt
When I started on this journey of a Year of Transformation back at the beginning of 2020 I had no idea how far it would take me. Initially, I was […]
Lean Reflections – Why Looking Back can be Key to Looking Forwards
Every three years the Lean Certification granted to me by the Society for Manufacturing Engineers (SME) comes up for re-certification. Part of the certification process involves recording the lean and […]
Halfway through the Year of Transformation – Why ‘Being Tougher’ is What’s Next
‘If you want to be tougher mentally, it is simple: be tougher. Don’t meditate on it.’ – Jocko Willink So at the beginning of this year I decided that by […]
Navigating the Roadblocks to Progress – How my Herniated Disc Will Not Stop Me from Moving Forwards
And so, last week the inevitable happened. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while you will know that the main motivator behind my ongoing and relentless quest for […]
I’m Tired, I’m Sore and I’m Bored. Learn the Secret of Why I Won’t Quit
‘The greatest threat to success is not failure but boredom’ – James Clear My back hurts, my feet hurt and I’m tired in a muscle fatigue kind of way. I […]
Why Persistence and Patience Beat Short Term Pain in the Journey to Better Health and Fitness
In my experience it takes twenty days for a new habit to stop feeling weird and start to feel like something you ‘just do’. It takes ninety days for it […]
Revisiting the Flywheel – How a Flywheel concept can keep you on the long term road to greatness
Four hundred and forty two days ago I published what has been my most read article so far, From Intentional Business to Intentional Living – Adapting the Flywheel concept to […]
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