One thing one learns over the many years of doing things, is that simplest is always the best, and the way to do that is by understanding the nuts and bolts of things, in other words, getting right back to principles. And it’s the same with sports coaching, there are too many complicated concepts out…
If we want to create a better world, the first step that has to be taken is that we have to begin imagining a better world, and then begin taking steps and action to bringing the imagining into reality. With creating the picture, one may not be able to see a clear picture in their…
What most omit and forget to inform you is that we are self-healing organisms and with the right care, attention and food a lot of our health issues can disappear. And when you begin to understand our bodies and how they work, the concept and philosophy behind health becomes easier to understand and you begin…
If anyone reads Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill in the order that it is presented it jumps around a bit and may lead to some confusion. So in the interest of making it easier to read and therefore easier to comprehend and implement, the following is an order to read Think And Grow…
To really begin understanding the playing zone, one must begin to understand the concept of consciousness. For Without an understanding of consciousness, one won’t fully understand the zone for one has to realise that we are surrounded by consciousness and the playing zone is a part of that consciousness. And therefore the brain is a…
If one wants to get at the heart of successful coaching for sporting success, there are three things which one must incorporate into what’s being done, in other words, coaching’s secret trio. The three things for sporting success are: Fitness Discipline Simplicity And guess what three things needy people struggle with and rebel against And…
There is a negative stigma if someone starts using a lot of visual images in their coaching. The stigma is normally aimed at the person using the images for their explanations yet our brains work best and learns best with visual images, yet we don’t coach that way. And something in this doesn’t make sense,…
The real trick in coaching isn’t in winning trophies, tournaments and competitions, though those do help to cement ones reputation. No the real trick in coaching is in getting everyone working together as a team, and once that is done, the results will generally look after themselves. In other words: If one can create conditions…
A new poster about coaching is added to the rest. This poster is on principles for coaching and can be viewed on the posters page of the website or click onto the link below to be taken straight there. http://beawinningcoach.com/documents/Coaching%20Principles%20Poster.pdf This poster completes the set and when viewed in the following order a more complete…
In everything that’s done there are 2 lessons that always come to the fore. Unfortunately most miss the 2 lessons that are constantly on display. There is nothing complicated about the lessons, they are simply this: Life is about simplicity Happiness comes from within And if the lessons are followed in whatever is done, things…
When it comes to the majority of people, there are 3 areas which have deemed to be sacred and they don’t want you going into those areas. The 3 areas are: Mindset Character Simplicity There will be more but these 3 seem to always strike the sacred cord. This leads to a bit of a…
The secret to any success is simplicity and though the world looks complicated, it is runs by simplicity. Because of complexity, most miss the simplicity, though if you do see and apply it, you will move ahead in leaps and bounds, and isn’t that what people are after? I found a good article which if…
The conclusion that I’m coming to is that simplicity is one of the hardest concept for people to grasp, because if it wasn’t, more people would be living and working by it. The reason why the majority of people struggle with the concept of simplicity is because they look at things through complexity thinking and…
If you want to coach sport successfully, and who doesn’t, you have to understand what sport is all about at its fundamental level. In other words, when you are out on the playing field what are you trying to do, what are you trying to achieve? Apart from scoring goals or points and preventing the…
When it comes to coaching it’s all coming down to 2 simple truths. Coach the Mind Simplicity in what you do If you bring these 2 concepts into your coaching, it makes it easier for the rest to fall into place. And when you are on the field and the opposition have got the ball the…
Simplicity is about doing the least amount of things in the most effective way, without reducing the quality of what you do and if you understand simplicity, the quality of the things that you do, rises. Before you begin coaching, it helps to understand what sport is about. At its essence and simplicity, sport is…
There is a difference between simple and simplicity and the two get mixed up. The difference between simple and simplicity is this: 1+1=2 is simple E=mc2 is simplicity Because: 1+1=2 is a simple answer to a simple problem, where as E=mc2 is a simple answer to a complex problem as the answer is less than…
Rather than me keep feeding everyone the information about the succeeding mind, the following is a set of books and websites that you may visit and read and gain an understanding of how the succeeding mind works and why it is important. Simplicity Thinking Brutal Simplicity of Thought – M&C Saatchi www.brutalsimplicityofthought.com Growth Mindset…
I’ve put together a few quotes on simplicity, for if the greats thought it was important, then there’s something to it. Simplicity is a state of mind – Charles Wagner If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself – Albert Einstein Life is simple but we insist on…
As I am doing things you come across some interesting stuff as you head in different directions and make different connections. For who would connect sport and the secret to life together, not that sport is the secret to life. Having looked at mastery and simplicity I have to come to the conclusion that: The…
