Dear High School Self,
Earlier this year, I went around my team and asked the following question: “If you were to travel back in time to high school, what would you tell yourself knowing what you know now?”
Mum’s Challenges And Lessons Learned Raising Me!
Parents with teenage athletes – this one is for you! I sat down with my mum Leone, and we discussed the challenges raising my brother and I, both elite athletes, when we were at high school. Here’s what she said!
3 Morning Habits You Need To Start
I used to set my alarm to wake up for as late as I possibly could to avoid getting up early.
Want To Stop Your Bad Habits? Here’s How.
Do you often find yourself stuck in a spiral of bad habits like checking your phone, watching Netflix, reaching for the block of chocolate, or whatever it is that you do? Glennon Doyle has a really good way of looking at this, and she calls it pressing easy buttons and reset buttons.
Athletes! Are You Training Your Mind, Or Just Your Body?
You train your body. Fitter, faster, stronger. You train your skill execution. Just 10 more efforts after training to get it perfect. You run that extra distance, you do the extra core work. You watch video clips of the opposition and analyse set plays. You talk about tactics – about what type of press or outlet your team will do to beat the opposition.
What Balance Means To Me And How I Find It
If you ever feel like you’ve got so much going on and that your life is completely out of balance, I hear you. I struggle with that too. But what does that word even mean? It’s something that we all strive for, yet I think it’s almost impossible to find a balance with the amount of time you spend doing all of the different activities in your life. Instead of thinking about balancing your time, think about it this way.
To Share or not to Share – Your Struggles
Do you ever feel a little bit like a duck, where on the surface, you’re cool, calm, and collected, just floating across the water?