When you begin watching more and more of these so called terror attacks and the reactions that are happening, how the crowds of people are reacting, a consideration to think about is the public being conditioned to panic when these events occur. And especially when you watch how the law enforcement are acting which is…
I always like listening to others considered views and an interesting place is listening to the people who speak at the Alternative View Conferences. The Alternative View Conferences have been going for a number of years now, and you’ll find them up on you tube to watch and consider. The following talks are a small…
At the moment we keep hearing this phrase about the rise in populism coming from the puppets of the powers that think they be, but what does it really mean? Up until now things that were popular was a good thing like popular music, popular trends, popular movies, popular cars and so on and so…
There is always solutions for preventing wars and if the leader of a country wants to go to war, then they should be the first people in the line to face the guns. When that individual gets killed, for that is surely what will happen, then both sides stop, hold new elections for a new…
Recently I was at a school doing a sports lesson and we divided them into small teams for some 4 V 4 games. Very quickly the attitude came through when things started to go wrong and a team started to lose, all the incriminations and blaming the other person started and it got to the stage…
Part of being a successful athlete is in understanding your body and how it works; this includes the foods that go into it. It’s not only important for athletes, but also for day to day living. http://www.ted.com/talks/sandra_aamodt_why_dieting_doesn_t_usually_work.html One thing holding people back and down is in eating too much processed foods, especially with all the…
There’s nothing like a bit of controversy from time to time and I would like to bring something up that is tantamount to being a heretic, especially coming from New Zealand. Before the NZ rugby team play a test match, they perform a traditional Maori challenge called a haka. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eybwV2OFaWg The interesting thing is people…
I’ve been looking at ways to improving the sport that I’m involved in at a regional level. Because most only look for solutions from a narrow bandwidth, they don’t get to see the bigger picture and hence only come up with piece meal solutions. I know what I am about to suggest won’t apply to…
The purpose behind what I am doing is very simple and straight forward and is this: Being a giver, I want to give everyone the opportunity to be good at what they do And the way to do this is through The seed of the Succeeding Mind Because The mind is the ground from which…
One of the interesting aspects coming out of putting the profile of different attributes together is why things happen the way they do becomes much clearer. A Real interesting one is if a learning disability is put together with the aspects of a failing mind and without even trying, you can actually see what is…
I’ve taken a slight diversion into the world of dyslexia because it’s so interesting, helps to explain a lot and has a lot to do with sport in understanding visual thinking and thinking in images which has a huge impact in coaching sport and getting ideas across. The following is a look at dyslexia through…
In the bigger scheme of things, if people are driven by their egos, when they start to look at the bigger picture, people struggle with their own insignificance. And here is why the ego must be dispensed with, for the ego can’t deal or handle with its own insignificance, for it wants you to believe…
I’d like to broach a subject that many people find taboo and that is suicide. On the surface it may not seem that suicide has got anything to do with sport, though when you look at the topic of mindsets, you see that the topic has everything to do with suicide. I’d like to put…
Recently with this blog I’ve recently spent a lot of time on getting your players to want to learn, the question that really needs to be asked is why? It’s because learning opens up a whole world of opportunities and possibilities which wouldn’t have been available otherwise. And because in the sporting world once you…
One of the unintended benefits of the succeeding mindset is that the aspects of it, when worked from, is like building a fence at the top of the cliff. Because if you are working to all the aspects of the succeeding mindset and moving forward you become aware of the dangers of heading over the…
There is a huge elephant in the room which no one wants to bring up and revolves around one word. It’s a very powerful word, for with it you can stop conversations, almost clear a room and make people very uncomfortable. The word has such a powerful impact because it runs through every aspect of…
I’ve been looking at character in people and at its development and the role it plays and reading 5 books has really bought it home about the importance of developing good character for developing a cohesive team. A team with a lot of disruptions and difficulty working with your team and getting improvement will have players…
The following areas are the basis for good coaching. When you grasp the significance, you shift your coaching on faster than you ever done. You still have to put the work in to gain a true understanding of it all though now you have a point to focus your studies on. To be a good…
I have just been re-reading the book “Influencer – The power to change anything” and the big thing to come out of it is this: If you want to change anything you have to focus on changing a handful of high leverage behaviours. As I was reading further into the book and looking at the…
I have just come across a good article on the difference between introverted and extraverted leaders. It’s well worth the read and can be viewed at: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6494.html After reading the article, the same principles for leaders and employees can be applied to coaches and their players, that of: “Both types of leaders, the extraverts and…
