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1If you’ve thought about something three times – stop and do something about it. Slight hot spot inside your shoe? Bit peckish and thinking about getting a snack from your bag? Bit icy underfoot and wondering if it’s time to slip the micro-spikes on? When things are going well and we are making good progress … Continue reading 3 resilience lessons from ultra running pros
Outdoors kit that I use regularly and recommend to others 👌 Emergency Bag Vital for DIY/solo adventures. Often on the mandatory kit list for races. The SOL Emergency Bivvy is so light (~100g) and small that there is no excuse not to carry; it always lives in my bag when out in the mountains. ✅ … Continue reading Kit tips
My friend was stressed. He was juggling lots of different projects. Not making as much progress as he wanted. Not clear about the relative priorities. And considering taking on even more projects. It’s a good problem to have, opportunity. But there are only so many hours in the day. Overfilling those hours does not end … Continue reading What NOT to work on
I deleted my Facebook account three months ago. I’m very glad I did. Here’s why. It started badly… Back in 2007 I was living overseas. Facebook was a great way of keeping in touch with friends and family. A useful platform that was free 👍. And of course the poking; lots of poking. I loved … Continue reading Bye bye Facebook
An inspiring and well put together virtual event. Well done to Festival Director Wayne Hemingway and team. Excellent quality streaming video and high production value pre-recorded clips. Good challenging questions from the chairs; Evan Davis, Gaby Logan, etc. Healthy side dialogues and some light networking in the web chat 👍 Assorted notes and quotes: The … Continue reading The Good Business…
I was doing an online navigation course aimed at those racing mountain marathons but the parallels with business and personal life were clear. “Lots of people keep their map in their bag and only get it out after they are lost. Elites always keep their map to hand.” Any map, be it an Ordnance Survey … Continue reading Get the map out of your bag