THE INVICTUS PROJECT

Some people are all or nothing. They have to hit something a 100mph and go all in. I used to be like this with my training, it resulted in me breaking physically, burning out or being confused about how I could progress. I recently read a cool piece from Aristotle; he talks around the Golden Mean. What he says is "they trained the men and not the women, and they trained for war but not peace." The value in what he's saying is pretty clear, what's the point in just being a

Emotional intelligence is becoming a hot topic in the world of business. To be honest, it should be applicable across the board and taught in schools, universities. Those who learn to master their emotions will move faster and think better than those who are extremely emotional. I know when I was competing as an athlete I would go up and down with my thinking. I'd be driven purely on proving others wrong. Sometimes I'd be driven just to claim the title and bragging rights

We all have our fair share of life problems and issues along the way. One thing I've learnt is that when something comes up, it's best to deal with it then and there. If something is challenging and you try to deal with the whole thing yourself, it can become overwhelming. I've learnt this the hard way over the years. Pretending that everything is fine and then slowly seeing the issue grow until it becomes something all consuming. Seneca has an awesome quote that says "riv

Self-awareness is something that is taking more precedence in today's society. Most people tend to repeat similar actions and end up taking actions which in the long run hold them up. We are so used to pretending to ourselves and others that we're fine with the way that things are. The first point with self-awareness is being honest to yourself. When I say being honest to yourself I mean not pretending, you have to be happy with who you are and what you're doing. Thinking

Having the right frame of mind is one thing. However, if you want to get up to speed quickly the best way is to get stuck in with the best there is. We see people that spend immense amounts of time doing things that that enjoy and aspire to excel. However because of their environment isn't right the trajectory they're aiming for is way off from the direction they need to be heading in. I'm not saying we can all go and train with the Olympic Squad or train with Chelsea's firs

I know a lot of people that wish to excel in their given areas. It's fantastic to see their drive and passion. However, the way in which they manage their thoughts can impact their outcome in two ways. -I see people spend a lot of time on the things they love. When they do this, they just do it. The question is how do they think? They are not aware of what they are trying to get from it. A lot of people switch on to autopilot and just cruise through. - Those that progre

The elements of Self-Belief is something I've worked heavily on for many years. I've tried to continue doing this to myself every day since I realised. To be honest, self-limiting beliefs affect all of us. We love being the competent, well-respected, and successful person. When problems arise to threaten and undo all the awesome stuff, it's more of a challenge to maintain and be the better version. Our minds can begin to lean towards the destructive side. That mindset of,

So what is it? It is the ability to recognise our own feelings and others. Then knowing how to use that information best to guide your thinking and behavior. All human beings are easily influenced by emotions. We love it when things are going well and feel like we can take over the world. Equally on the other end of the scale when times are challenging or deemed to be stressful, emotionally we will act and behave another way. One emotion makes you feel that you can take ove

I find it amusing writing about this now as I teach it to my students. It wasn't something that was taught to us even at the highest level of sport. I guess it was expected, although only having it just in sport is dangerous as it's extremely useful for all aspects of life. Still leaving this to chance can create longer routes to get to success than necessary. We have the 2016 Rio games where a lot of my old teammates will be competing to become the Olympic Champions. What

We recently saw Andy Murray win the Wimbledon title for the second time. Andy does have all the right attributes to be the best player in the world. Two things that have impacted on his performance during his maturity as an athlete and high performer, being able to listen and communicate more efficiently. Reading his recent feedback in the news following the match, he said that he now has a coach that he can listen and communicate with clearly. This has help unlocked a ne

We all fail at something and multiple stages throughout life. The majority of our lives we are taught to be risk adverse and show that we are in control, so failing at something may represent a lack of control. Even though people can and should fail we spend most of our time avoiding it at all costs. Individuals are more preoccupied with what others will think if they do fail? Or if they do fail at something, their thoughts are filled with well what was the point in doing

In the last week, there have been some dramatic shifts in how the future of this country will be shaped. How can one person's actions influence others? From what you'll have read in the news the last four days, it's a huge amount. Looking at commitment to actions, planning for the worst and hoping for the best, holding perspective and strength when times are at their most challenging will be covered in this story. We laid witness to someone who was leading a country, break

Great piece on Perception and Awareness on how it affects our Reality. Twenty-four hundred years ago, Plato, one of history’s most famous thinkers, said life is like being chained up in a cave forced to watch shadows flitting across a stone wall. Beyond sounding quite morbid, what exactly did he mean? Alex Gendler unravels Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, found in Book VII of “The Republic.” #Awareness #Perception #Reality #Mindset