Last weekend I decided to throw away the wine and lock up the beer fridge. Actually it wasn’t that dramatic, but I did decide to have a weekend free from alcohol. I normally drink in moderation and don’t consider alcohol to be a problem in my life (although it was a few years ago). That [...]

Often personal growth material focuses on goals and intentions as the keys to success. It is just as important, though, to take the time to regularly review your life. I like to do a short review of my day each night, but once a week I like to take extra time to drawback and get [...]

Recently I had my first golf lesson with a professional golfer. Now, this is not the first time that I had played golf - I picked up a golf club for the first time approximately 9 months ago and subsequently played on and off with friends. I studied a few golf books and received [...]

It’s the advice we have all been given: just be yourself. Has it worked for you though? Are you the person you want to be in all areas of your life? Maybe. Maybe Not. Today I want to challenge this common advice with an alternate piece: don’t be yourself.
Who Are You?
Firstly, I think [...]

When I started working out (a little over 3 years ago) I was lucky enough to put in place several things that have held me in good stead up until now (as well as a number that didn’t, but I’ll just quietly ignore those). Here are 10 things that helped enormously :
1. Set goals
Think about [...]

We first make our habits, and then our habits make us - John Dryden
I have previously written about how the habit of Exercising Every Day has helped me tremendously. Doing something every day is such a powerful way to form a habit that I thought I would make a list of 24 habits [...]