Everyone has to deal with distraction be that home, in the office or in education. There is always something going on, sometimes self-inflicted, sometimes provenance and other times just completely out of our control. When it comes to understanding our distractions, we need to focus on how to control the controllables rather than fixing the world. Consider the times when you are at your most productive, devoid of distractions and totally in the zone –…

Former GB and English professional triathlete, member of the British Olympic Triathlon Academy Squad and a recognised artist now pursuing her career in the world of Art and nutrition. From podiums and injuries to illnesses and recovering again and again while pursuing continually studying Ness’ journey in professional sport was plagued with challenges.  Success Mantra Be Still Be Quiet – telling your mind to be calm Best advice – Follow your passion and go for…

Blind Paralympian in not just one sport – Darren is a double Paralympic athlete and mathematics graduate, competing in Judo and Football – at a tender age north of 40 he continues to compete today for the English Blind Football team! His career outside of football is a performance coach and speaker. With a clear focus on getting outstanding results for clients, finding those game changers that make a difference, and sharing wonderful anecdotes that…

How can writing stuff down, keeping a journal or a diary of random positive, negative and memorable occurrences have any sort of impact on your life? What is the point? You might think you haven’t got the time, the energy or the inclination to do it or it all sounds a bit woowoo when going to bed and getting some real sleep is far more appealing! We all have good and bad to deal with…

Everyone reacts differently to various types of pressure out there and some of the time we create situations that bring out the best or even the worst in us. Understanding what pressure we are having put upon us vs the pressure we intentionally create for ourselves will help our overall performance, we need to understand better what pressure works best for us! Take your mind back to when you were a student, either at school…

We’re all guilty of dabbling at something rather than playing full out, there are times when we get wholly involved and others when we’re sitting on the bench or watching from a distance. Without full commitment going through the motions is an easy reality – how can you up your game, how often do you get totally immersed? The average class length is 45 minutes in duration, be that at school or in a gym….

Alone and Lonely – two words that regularly get used interchangeably. How wrong is that? They are two very different things, very different feelings, very different mental outlooks. The choice is to know which one is relevant and which is correct for you at any particular time. Alone or Lonely? Consider the situation where you are sitting in a bar writing a newsletter, reading a book or simply catching up on the world around you…

In the world of Superman kryptonite was his poison – all that strength and power and those super hero skills disappeared with the addition of just one ingredient. What’s your poison, that one thing that does it for you? What’s your poison? Everyone has something that gets under their skin and changes their focus, hunger or sends them off on a tangent. When you are at the bar and someone says, “what’s your poison?” they…

Everyone has a name for them – you’ve probably heard me refer to them as Mood Hoovers, there are so many other names for them – Black Holes – Drains – Energy Vampires – what honestly are the main traits of these people and why do they do it? Having read this introduction, you have just visualised someone in your life, that’s how powerful they are! Reading time approximately 3 mins. Negatively Speaking! What are…