THE INVICTUS PROJECT

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to go and talk to a group of around 100 students in a school in north-east London. They listened to me ramble on who I was, what I did and the problems I solve and what my aspirations where. Following this, they got to fire questions to me. Some great questions came from the students. Why do you do what you do? I think everyone has the potential to be world class in something. The limiting factor is them. I saw how much I limited myself from

One of the first things I do when working with anyone is asking them what their problems are. I know especially when I was an athlete I would drag my problems around with me, sometimes complain, moan and reinforce "how crap" my problem was. Sometimes people don't let go of these things, and they spend more time fighting their problem. By focusing purely on the problem (not the solution) what it can tend to do is consume us. All our thoughts, spare time and persona take on t

I'm the first to put my hands up and say I was the first to blame and point the finger as to why things may not have worked out for me. I've thankfully moved on from this way of thinking. A lot of us tend to justify our behaviour to ourselves by saying, it's ok for me to behave in a certain way because of the "situation" I was in. What many people struggle with is gathering perspective on their problems. The majority of the time we only ever see things from one perspective.

As humans, many of us are programmed on an external result. Something like a job, buying a house getting a bigger pay cheque, getting selected for that sports team. There's nothing wrong with thinking this way. It just won't keep the wheels turning as quickly in the long term. With regards to developing your thinking. What happens when you achieve that outcome or if it was a significant milestone, well what about after that? Most people think that if they only change their

One thing that regularly comes up in my work is how people impact one another. It can be covered in three simple ways. They help push you forward in building you. They keep you at the same level. They drag you back the way. You're the sum of the five people you spend the most time with. Being aware of what your peer group and friends and work colleagues will have a massive impact on how much you want to grow as a person. Reflecting back on people i've hung put with over the

I was a person who always used to do the easiest things first. I'd fill my week with lots of things and then look back and realised I hadn't completed that much. When I was an athlete, it was easy enough all I had to do was do the training which didn't take all day, and I got a few hours nap in the middle of the day. Everything was planned out for me. Move into the working world, working for myself and trying to figure out how the heck to get stuff done was tricky. I went o

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

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,

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