I always like just pottering around on the internet because you always come across things and people you would normally not come across, and so it is with the case of an English psychologist David Nutt. David Nutt used to be on a board of scientist that correlated data for the British Government on different…
Welcome to the revamped website because when I first got this website started over 5 years ago, all I had was a book and a lot less knowledge and understanding than I do now. I had no blog and no posters, so as things have developed it’s been an organic process, so hence, time for…
When you retune a radio, you change its station to a different frequency and you can go up or down the scale. It’s the same with us humans, for we are beings of frequencies and depending what you are tuned into will depend on the reality that you perceive. And everything that we see and…
Have came across this great talk by Carol Dweck, the professor who came up with the concept of the growth mindset. http://www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_can_improve And in it she talks about one of the most powerful words that one can say to someone who is in the learning process. And that amazing word is the word: Yet It…
The best travel stories are the ones with the bad experiences Arthur Lydiard – An original thinker who changed the way things are done Principles do cross boundaries and though anyone can understand a principle, ultimately it’s the knowledge and the application of that knowledge behind the principles that count Tactics evolve out of understanding…
With my coaching, I use a lot of imagery when describing the skills and the way to play. It can sound a bit silly at times, though once the players understand what the images refer to it saves so much time in direction and correction. Some of the terms I use now are as follows: …
The following is a further excerpt taken from the Sustained Success talk by Glen Mills in 2009. “I’m constantly revolutionizing whatever I do, researching, putting together different combinations, etc. I’m never satisfied and therefore I’m always hungry for new knowledge and I’m always willing to experiment and to do things” “I have certain philosophy; I’m…
I’ve continued with the Glen Mills theme because there is so much valuable information to be gleaned from his 2009 talk Sustained Success talk. “My motivation is constant, is dynamic. When I started out, I wanted to be a good coach. When I thought I had achieved that then I wanted to be the best…
To create a successful winning team, it’s all about the strength of character Which is: The ability to be able to do the simple things over and over again The ability to bounce back when things go wrong The ability to dig deep when you don’t want to go any further The ability to help…
Description There are a myriad of character strengths, though four to mainly focus on are: Honesty Integrity Sincerity Respect And these aspects are applied to: Yourself Others What you do How you do it Quotes Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there – John Wooden If you…
One of the teams I am involved with which has 14 people in the squad and within that squad at least 4 people have dyslexia. Looking back at teams I have had in the past, whether it be children or adults, it follows the same pattern and whether they have the aspects of a succeeding…
The following is a summary of dyslexia and the effect that it has. Dyslexia is not a learning disability It is a language processing disorder and in no way does it reflect ones level of intelligence, though dyslexia does have an impact on their ability to begin learning to read, write, spell and do basic…
Creating learning environments and a succeeding mind is like trying to change the course of a river. It has to be kept worked at it because water always tries to go back to its original path and the path of least resistance until the new path is bedded in. Humans with their habits and beliefs are…
If you want to open the door to revealing others, you only have to look at two things. They being: Character Strengths Contribution Character Strengths Honesty Integrity Sincerity Respect Grit With the first 4 character strengths you are looking at honesty, integrity, sincerity and respect to: Themselves Others What they do How they train And…
In determining strength of character, there are three aspects that stand out above all. They being: Honesty Integrity Sincerity With them you can build on your character strengths, without them, you’ll never develop strength of character, irrespective of how hard you try. Have a look around you, those with good strength of character will display…
If you are playing sport or coaching, there are 2 functions of the body that helps to become acquainted with and will explain so much why people bomb out when having to perform under pressure. They are the: Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) And the: Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) And the reason why they are important is…
The following is a way to develop and maintain a learning environment. As a coach, begin by working out which of your players are extraverted and who are introverts. This is very important as it determines how you approach and talk to each type and if you understand introverts and extroverts you will understand people…
I have come across the work of Sian Beilock, she writes some very common sense stuff and I’ve purchased and read her book Choke, which is about learning how to perform under pressure, and you can see her blog on Psychology today. Sian’s book is well worth the read. One blog she wrote about concerned…
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…
With the four areas of coaching, I’m changing the word higher sources to hidden resources. Hopefully that’ll take out the mystical side to the term. So now the 4 areas of coaching become: Understand Sport Social Engineering The Keys Hidden Resources The interesting thing is: You need to understand that sport is competitive to be…
