One staple of the action film is explaining the plan so that the audience knows what to expect and then throwing in a curve ball that completely disrupts the plan, forces the team to think on their feet, and creates tension in the audience. It must highlight within us a love of structure and a … Continue reading Explain the plan →

There's a scenario that I see happening a lot in tag rugby.Where one team is up by a lot at halftime let's say it's seven nil.Then the team on top all of a sudden loses the massive lead and desperately tries to hang on while the underdogs mount a great comeback. I think it's a … Continue reading Path of least resistance →

When the media celebrates success stories, it all appears like it happened overnight. Then ordinary folk are inspired by the success and think I'd like a bit of that.So they give whatever medium that person succeeded in a go. Thinking it'll be easy."I'll reach their Heights in no time at all"Only to find that it's … Continue reading Slogs and mountain tops →

I had never heard of the battle of Stalingrad until I saw the movie 'Enemy at the Gates'. Afterwards, I read up on it, a tiny bit. In a nutshell it sounds like Hitler lost the war because of his ego. Apparently, he became obsessed with taking Stalingrad because it was named after his opponent … Continue reading The battle of Stalingrad →

The hero complex is quite interesting. If I understand it correctly, it sounds like you could make someone run toward a scenario that they would usually avoid like the plague if you framed it right. For example Derek might loath confrontation and arguments but if there was a damsel in distress and she spun it … Continue reading Hero complex →

From a young age my dream career was to be a professional footballer. Then I wasn't good enough and I went to college to start a career. I was insanely jealous of those I grew up getting professional sports contracts. But as I've aged and seen how cruel sport can be as I've followed their … Continue reading Career envy? →

When it comes to gifts I think there are two ways to get to the decision. There's starting with the person. Listing their interests and matching those interests to potential purchases. For example, they like Taylor Swift, now what can I find in the shops that is Taylor Swift related? Then there's the route of … Continue reading Returning the thought →

Recently, as a coach, I had to call players to tell them if they made the squad or not. Fortunately it was all good calls I had to make. What was very funny was the variety in the reactions. The experienced knew what was coming, knew the phone call was a formality, was relaxed on … Continue reading Experienced calls →

The college reunion took place at a restaurant this time. Joan was sitting next to Daniel but the chat wasn't flowing. You see, Daniel had the Bears game playing on his mobile propped up against the water jug. Joan would try her best to catch up but Daniel's attention was only partially present. As her … Continue reading Small talk failure →

I think weddings are one occasion that the audience are expected to tolerate more cringe than usual. And you can't blame the happy couple. It's their day, their moment. They're likely only going to have this once in their life and the norm is to err on the side of sappy rather than cold.