Yesterday the alarm was at 05:00 and after composing my blog I set off on a 10k run, blown along by the remnants of Ophelia past Newcastle Racecourse to Gosforth and back. Followed by a full day delivering the 3rd Practice Plan Workshop Tour with Sheila Scott. As an aside…….. 17 practices is attendance. Here
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I’m carrying a niggling groin strain at the moment, which means that I’m unable to predict when it will kick in or for how long it will last. The diagnosis is, of course, RICE – but with a “marathon a month” commitment made to myself, I’m reluctant to cut down the training by too much,
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There comes a moment in personal or business development when we PIVOT. At that moment, the course changes in a fundamentally new direction. The old rules become history. The new rules become your bigger future. For my clients there are numerous examples of PIVOTal decisions: to finally leave the NHS and offer an independent solution
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So here goes with Chris Barrow ColdTurkeyTober stats: My weight – 74Kg (ideal for my age/height is 70.85). My BMI – 22.6 (normal for my age/height is between 18.5 and 25). Calories required per day to stay the same = 2476. Calories to lose weight would be c.2,000. We’ll see how the month proceeds
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Phew! After last night’s chaos at London’s Euston Station (see my Facebook profile), this morning’s blog is a little later than usual (aided and abetted by an update to my Mac OS operating system that consumed the first 30 minutes of online time this morning – first world problems). So, for those of you who
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Do you ever get sick of the state you are in? I seem to be accumulating tolerations at the moment and the other day it dawned on me that I’ve fallen into the trap of letting all those little things build up into a big thing. I’m equally sick of listening to myself moan about
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My 27th marathon in Nottingham yesterday with Josh Barrow was definitely not the most fun I’ve ever had. It was a hot, sunny day. My training and nutrition beforehand weren’t up to scratch and I wasn’t rested enough. The course is beautiful but demanding, both physically and psychologically. Something happened that I’ve never experienced
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Tuesday 19th September 21:00 – arrives home and prints boarding pass for flight to Belfast the next morning – flight time 08:40 21:05 – books taxi to Terminal 1 at 06:15 the next morning 21:06 – books fast track security clearance to beat the queue 21:10 – late supper and chats with Annie and Ellie
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Setting 90-day goals has been at the centre of the personal and professional development work I do with clients ever since I first read “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” back in 1989. Today’s post is short and sweet, simply introducing you to updated versions of an old favourite. You can download here personal
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There’s something about running your own small business. To quote my friend and client Dapo Olotu, founder of Dental 397 in Exeter: finding the marriage between drive and love We love our family and friends, our team and patients – most of the time. We are driven by the responsibilities of our business. Driven: to
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