Most people who do an Ironman triathlon do a “half” Ironman triathlon first. For many in this group, the half Ironman is the original and only goal. They simple want to finish this remarkable challenge. Once they cross the finish line though, there is of course a surge of self-belief, or personal power. There is...

In our physical body, we can train or “work out” for a few different desired results. It might be fitness, strength, mobility, coordination or more. Some of these areas though are lower on the immediate “stimulus” side and higher on the emotional labour side. This means that they can feel slow, frustrating, and require patience...

Fear and hesitation have a rightful place. As survival mechanisms, they’ll often kick in subconsciously and instantaneously. They help us avoid dangerous situations or at least bring caution, which gives us some time to think. In 2019 though, we often find here we have an almost inverted signal in much of our work and even...

Freedivers often use some specific “training” tables to train their breath holding abilities. These are set breath hold times with specific rest intervals that increase CO2 tolerance among other things. On the other side of the coin, free diving and spearfishing themselves both will increase breath hold abilities. There is value in the incidental gains...

On August 12, 1960, Green Eggs and Ham was published by Dr. Seuss. This has sold over 8 million copies world wide. The story was written in just 50 words, after a bet between Dr. Seuss and his publisher. The bet was that Dr. Seuss could not complete the book in 50 words or less.*...

While there are a lot of different beliefs around food and diets, there is one foundation that seems to hold true: There is nothing but upside for understanding where your food comes from and how it is made. The rest can come next. If you know where it comes from and how it’s made, straight...

We are deeply irrational. As Dan Ariely points out though, there is logic in our illogic. We continue to bring our past experiences and biases into our decision making over, and over, and over… While there are methods to attempt to make rational decisions (such as the painstakingly difficult decision tree), in reality this is...

Often the topic of “connecting” to the people you want to work with comes up. How do I reach them? Of course, the first step is an empathy deep dive – understanding their world view and where do they hang out? What are they into? Second though, is to realise that we can connect passively,...