coaching Goal Setting and Milestones to Guide your Physical Training Strength is the foundation of everything. Whatever your sport/activity of choice is, getting StrongEnough will help you excel in it. Whether it is long-distance running or playing a racquet sport or practicing a martial art - the stronger you are, the more you can do.
framework Delaying the Morning Coffee If you are dependent on your coffee, are prone to energy crashes during the day, read on. I'll explain how you can use your coffee to your advantage, reduce your energy crashes, fall asleep faster and sleep better.
life Hustle Hustle Hustle I think we get confused between hard work and application versus the constant craving and desire for more.
guilt Work Anytime, Anywhere But the dark side of everything needs vigilance. The doom scrolling, the endless notifications, the FOMO - all wreak havoc on our senses. If you are always reachable, you have to answer the phone anytime or respond to texts and emails within a short window.
framework Do First, Understand Later. The lesser room one gives for their ego, the easier things are. Do first. Understand later. Asking questions is mandatory. But do first. Until you know better questions to ask.
coaching The Particle and the Wave The world around us wants to divide us. And because we need to be here or there, we pick an extreme. Or worse, we choose inaction. Because deep down, we don’t agree with the extremes. That’s great. But we need to use the complementary theory here to dig deeper into our perspective.
discussion Friday Thought: Is That Your Idea? Understanding why the idea feels important to you though is something you can look deeper into, as part of exploring the idea.
framework The Hardware and Software of it As the software improves, the outcomes improve. And then, you will see a spurt in the hardware improvement.
coaching How to find the right direction for yourself We are all searching for something. Deep down, something does not feel quite right. We know what brings us joy. But too often, a quick glimpse is all we can afford because there are a zillion things to do, and there's rarely a moment to pause.
coaching Friday Thought: Write Less In both these anecdotes, the outsiders do not get the import of what the protagonist is saying. Because it does not match the climactic moment.
dont quit The Most Important Thing Don't forget the power of compounding. Warren Buffet made 95% of his wealth in the last 15 or so years.
life A wake-up call I think we are all being pulled down a bad path. It is on each of us to reject it and fight the current. Swimming upstream is awfully hard. Or get out of this river and find another one.
rules Friday Thought: Little Things Matter Give them a fist-bump. The person next to you. That person working by themselves in the corner. You've seen them but neither of you have ever said a word to each other. But that's okay. But give them a fist-bump next time you see them showing up!
coaching You never know what they are going through You never know if the person in front of you spent all week at the hospital, taking care of their ailing parent. But they showed up. Because this is their "me" time. This is where they can switch off for a brief hour.
coaching Against the Current You need to start swimming against the current. You need to arm yourself for that swim by curating the barrage of information and snake oil around you.
quotes Friday Thought: Relaxed Concentration Finding Flow, or being in the zone is a heady feeling. Not while it is actually happening but later, when you reflect on it. Was that really you? And how do you do that again?!!?
sleep Having difficulty falling asleep? You take too long to fall asleep. You get anxious about falling asleep. You have difficulty staying asleep. If you are unable to fall asleep immediately, this is for you. And yes, falling asleep immediately is a skill you can learn and cultivate.
ArvTraining Should you work out indoors or outdoors? It's not for everyone but for those of us who enjoy getting out, who will take the pebble along with the smooth path, the grime and grind.
framework Friday Thought: The Law of Inertia It is not really laziness but when something is not yet our habit, going against the current is hard. And we give up and do something else that's easier. Which is to continue going down the path of least resistance.
coaching on Streaks and Cycles The problem is streaks are not sustainable. It is not their job to be sustainable. Their job is to shake you up, to get you out of your rut, to get you way past your comfort zone and then some.
coaching Learn from yourself Have you learned something fundamentally true about yourself from someone else? Something that you could not have come up with by steadfastly sitting with yourself and your organised thought? I seriously doubt it.
life Friday Thought: Best Friends You look at it on paper, it makes no sense. You want to be your best friend. You understand you better than most. You know all the great things you are doing. But yet, you behave like anything close to a friend.
daily9 How to not get any sugar cravings the craving to have something sugary after a good meal. You just ate. You are rather full. You ate well. But still, there's this sugar craving. Why?!?!