One thing about playing sport, is that one has to become used to pushing through the physical discomfort of pushing themselves past their perceived limits. It is not so noticeable in adult sport, as those who have been playing for long enough have learnt to push themselves through that discomfort that they feel, and by…
One thing that is rarely discussed in this world is anxiety, and it doesn’t take much searching around the internet, and especially you tube to begin seeing that the effect that everyday high functioning anxiety has on people is much greater than those without anxiety would ever believe. Living With High Functioning Anxiety – Jordan…
The more one sees what is going on in this world and the controlling aspect of it, what becomes abundantly clear is how the same face is wearing different masks, and how different masks are created in order to deflect attention away from the same face. In order to understand what is going on, it…
The most important premise about coaching and sport, is that it involves people, and yet the majority of our coach training pays little attention to this premise and facet of sport, and yet it is an area that has such a big impact on any coach’s effectiveness. And this is why I’ve spent so much…
One thing that I’ve noticed, and it doesn’t matter whether it is within a family, at the work place or on the world stage, the conversations that happen at the bottom is created by the decisions emanating down from the top. And this is no more borne out by what is currently happening on You…
In becoming a better coach, depending on people’s behaviours will depend on one’s coaching response. And like anything, there are some general guidelines, though one still has to be flexible enough for the people and aspects which fall outside of those guidelines so one can adjust their coaching response to meet the needs displayed. And…
When people think of discipline in sport, it tends to be more of the enforced discipline that people think of, though there is a type of discipline that may not appear very significant, though proves to be very revealing about people and their true character. And four areas where this comes to the fore is…
As one develops as a coach, what you will find is that the sports specifics will begin to consume less and less of your time, as one starts focusing on beginning to understand human behaviour. For the biggest fallacy in sport is that everyone who plays sport wants to learn and improve, and it wasn’t…
No doubt, some have been exploring the posters page on the website and come across the recent additions to all the others as I’ve had a very productive time lately, producing 6 new posters galore. I didn’t intend doing so many, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. I’ve also struck a bit of a…
When one begins looking into what makes us tick as people, what you find out is that there have been billions upon billions of dollars done on research, yet we see very little of this evidence and result of this in the public domain, mainly because it’s been used to get us to buy more…
When one begins looking at people and how and why they behave and react, the complexities of the human personality comes to the fore and when people become involved in things like business and sport these human complexities are plain for all to see. And this is where study and observation come in, in learning…
Recently I’ve finished reading the book, The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin in which she explores why people do or do not meet inner and outer expectations and lists the four tendencies that people generally fall into. And the four tendencies that Gretchen has recognised that people fall into are: Upholder Questioner Obliger Rebel With…
Everyone will have a slightly different idea and concept about what real coaching is about, with the teaching of the skills, techniques and tactics high on the list. As we all know by now, that is only a part of the puzzle that constitutes coaching. When we get down to the nub of it, real…
Recently I’ve read Brett Bartholomew’s Book Conscious Coaching, a revealing read in which he brings forth the idea of building buy in with the athletes that one works with. And central to the theme of the book is the concept of the archetype and one’s ability to successfully work with each different type of personality…
If one ever wants to find out what really drives them, and why some people never seem to give up in the face of insurmountable odds, then one place to start is with Simon Sineks book, Start With Why. Start With Why – Simon Sinek https://www.bookdepository.com/Start-With-Why/9780241958223 And it’s companion volume, Find Your Why https://www.bookdepository.com/Find-Your-Why/9780143111726 For…
When it comes to dealing with the mind, when people hear the word framing, they will have no idea what it means, or have a visceral reaction of because of its negative connotations, but ultimately, framing is one of these neutral tools and where the positive or negative connotations comes in, is in the purpose…
Two key tactics that are used in the changing of any society is in lowering morality and trauma based mind control and these are two key tactics are the hallmarks of an organisation called the Tavistock Institute. The Tavistock Agenda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVxy-CWdgsg Tavistock Mind Control – Neil Sanders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVxy-CWdgsg You only have to have a look…
We’ve all seen the lab rat running the maze, following the right course and being rewarded with a bit of cheese at the end, that sounds a lot like what is going on with Facebook, remember Farmville, and if Facebook has become your primary source of communication, then you’ve literally become a lab rat of…
The more and more one begins to understand this life, one realises that is actually some sort of game that we are playing, with rules that restrict us to what we can do, and once you understand this the real fun can begin. The interesting thing about rules is that they tell us what we…
With the reading of Brett Bartholomew’s book Conscious Coaching, my appreciation and understanding of how archetypes fit into the picture has become much clearer, and the way that I now view archetypes as basically a shade of personality. Conscious Coaching https://www.bookdepository.com/Conscious-Coaching/9781543179477 For in Brett’s book he looks at 16 different types of archetypes from the…
