Why Everyone Should Be Doing Military Calisthenics
Why Everyone Should Be Doing Military Calisthenics I was 14 when my dad decided I was too young to lift weights, but I wanted to train, as he did. So he made me the weight instead. He found an old piece of scaffolding, cut it down to size and wedged it between two door frames […]
My Wife Calls Me a Child. I’m Starting to Think That’s a Compliment.
My Wife Calls Me a Child. I’m Starting to Think That’s a Compliment. She came home recently and found me in the garden. Upside down against the wall. Legs in the air. “So this is what you call work? Being a child in the garden?” She’s not wrong. I’m 40 years old and I’m learning […]
Carry Heavy Things. Live Longer. The Surprisingly Simple Hack to Building a Body That Lasts.
Carry Heavy Things. Live Longer. The Surprisingly Simple Hack to Building a Body That Lasts. This week, I went to Wales with some of my business team. Not for a conference. Not for a team building afternoon with a trust fall and a buffet. We went to do the Fan Dance. If you don’t know […]
Why Going All In Is the Worst Advice You’ll Ever Get
Why Going All In Is the Worst Advice You’ll Ever Get Let me say something that will probably make half of social media want to argue with me. Going all in is some of the worst advice you will ever receive. There. I said it. And before you close this tab, hear me out. Because […]
Why I Think Everyone Should Run at Least One Marathon in Their Life
Why I Think Everyone Should Run at Least One Marathon in Their Life I didn’t grow up a runner. Not even close. I’d lifted weights for decades. I was strong, I was big, I was lean — but fit in the cardiovascular sense? Not really. Then in 2021, having just had my son at 36, […]
61% Lower Cancer Risk? What the Science Says About Three Simple Habits
61% Lower Cancer Risk? What the Science Says About Three Simple Habits I went down a rabbit hole this week. It started with a podcast, two scientists talking about a study that stopped me in my tracks. I replayed it twice. Then I went and pulled the actual research. Then I kept going, reading around […]
Why Most People Never Feel Enough
Why Most People Never Feel Enough A younger business owner recently asked me about self-doubt. He wanted to know how I deal with it. I told him the truth: I don’t always deal with it well. There are moments, usually quiet ones, weekends mostly, when my mind goes into overdrive. That voice shows up. The […]
I Use This One Question For Every Decision I Make
I Use This One Question For Every Decision I Make Most of us make decisions based on what other people will think. What will my parents say? What will my partner think? What will the neighbours make of it? We carry this invisible audience around with us and filter almost every choice through their eyes. […]
What Ironman Training Taught Me About Focus
What Ironman Training Taught Me About Focus When I first heard about an Ironman, it didn’t sound difficult. It sounded impossible. A 3.4 mile swim, followed by a 112 mile cycle, followed by a full marathon. Back to back. At the time, I’d barely been running six months. I didn’t own a bike. I hadn’t […]
Your Monday Morning Was Solved 2,500 Years Ago
Your Monday Morning Was Solved 2,500 Years Ago Before I start, let me be clear about what this isn’t. This isn’t another blog telling you to “be like water” and then leaving you to figure out what that actually means on a Tuesday morning when everything is going wrong. It isn’t a philosophy lecture. And […]
