Can you follow us on Facebook? If you’re spending your time and effort squeezing likes out of people you know, I think you’re focusing on the wrong thing. Chasing likes isn’t going to bring you success. I think instead you should be investing your time and effort trying to become as good as possible. Then … Continue reading Follow us on Facebook? →

Templates are helpful for a number of reasons.  Firstly they are convenient. With templates you don't need to worry about structure, you can slot in your information with ease.  Secondly they help you decide your taste. If you have no idea what you like, seeing templates can help you determine what you definitely don't like.  … Continue reading Templates v scratch →

Most parents will punish a child’s tantrum with some quiet time on the naughty step and then force an apology so everyone can move on. Tantrum, quiet time, apology. A simple process that hopefully drives home to the child that tantrums aren’t acceptable. Or if they do happen they need to be followed with apologies. … Continue reading Tantrum, quiet time, apology →

The act of moving homes is great proof that your happiness is determined by you. Why? Because the exercise requires traveling from the known to the unknown. Before you leave the old dwelling I bet you feel a stab of fear. Something along the lines of... ‘What if the new place isn’t as good as … Continue reading Moving homes →

There’s no point keeping a battery if it doesn’t work. The same goes for an internal narrative. If it’s not working for you, get rid of it. If it’s hard to get out of bed in the morning when your story is ‘I’m incapable of doing anything good’ then change it. Why not try ‘I’m … Continue reading Battery narratives →

Friday 6pm - I’m in an state of excited panic as my hand fails to write as quickly as my brain is forming ideas. There is just so many of them and I have to get them all down before I forget. I can’t wait for Saturday afternoon it’s going to be unreal! Friday 10pm … Continue reading In love with an outcome →

I think practice should aim to replicate match conditions as closely as possible. If you are kicking 10/10 conversions in training but 0/10 in a match I would scrutinize your preparation. It easy to score a conversion when no one is watching but can you do it during a match, when it matters most, and … Continue reading Match day conditions →

When learning a new skill I think progress is essential to maintain motivation. A comment like ... 'Yeah I'm really bad now but I'm better than yesterday' is much more productive than 'I'm awful at this'. So if you're coaching and trying to facilitate the development I think relying on data rather than feelings to … Continue reading Progress data →

Today our adventure takes us to a conversation between Lucas and Janine. Currently Lucas is telling Janine about the optimal ripeness and time of day to eat a banana. Inside Lucas' head, Flumpy, interaction coordinator and temporary conversation manager, puts down the sandwich he was eating, picks up the phone and shouts: 'I need Flensington … Continue reading Listener Fatigue →

Tyrone Murphy: Welcome to the show everyone! Tonight we have a very special guest, joining me today is 5 time national complaining champion Kerry Flanagan. Welcome to the show Kerry! Kerry Flanagan: Thanks for having me Tyrone, it's great to be here. Tyrone: Now Kerry, straight out of the gate, I want to get to … Continue reading Tyrone Murphy tonight →