'My idea of paradise is a straight line to a goal’ - Friedrich Nietzsche

Every successful person whether that be an artist, sports person or leader has set goals which have driven and directed their efforts in their quest to be the best they can be. Goal setting is an extremely powerful technique for enhancing performance so it is one of the most important strategies you can implement for success in any environment.  Goal setting helps to focus attention and it is critical to maintain and en...

It has been said that we all live in the same wind and it is how we deploy our sails that separates successful people who reach PINNACLE PERFORMANCE from everyone else. What this means from a sport psychology perspective is that everyone is faced with the same external environment and it's how you manage and use the tools you have been given (Control the Controllables again!) to get the most out of the wind and the environment to be successful. This links to 2 of my favourite quotes. The firs...

The 158th Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race will be remembered for a lot of things, the distressing scenes at the finishing line when the Bowman of the Oxford crew colapsed, the broken oar that resulted in Cambridge racing away to win and the cause of the broken oar, the enforced restart caused by a swimmer apparently protesting about elitism.  These are all additional considerations to respond to and focus on for the rowers as well as the gruelling course on the Thames which is the p...