Wednesday, August 27, 2008
UK-based readers might recognize the influence of Shakin’ Stevens in the title of this post.
I was never a fan but remember watching Top Of The Pops (now extinct) and complaining how I couldn’t get his catchy little ditty out of my head (it was the hormones, no doubt!).
Well, 20 plus years later the hormone flow […]
Just yesterday China’s top hope for an Olympic Gold Track medal, Xiang LIU, unfortunately had to withdraw from his 110 meters Hurdles race because of injury.
It’s always sad when an athlete is unable to perform because of something beyond their control.
Especially so when there is a once in a lifetime opportunity to do so at […]
Well, I was all ready to call it a night here but just learned via Twitter.com that Randy Pausch is sadly no longer alive in this world.
I watched “The Last Lecture” online a few months ago and recall the honesty and humility, tinged with regret for the days ahead, with which he delivered his […]
As a Career change and Life coach I get quite a kick from helping people “do more of what you love”.
But, as with many things in life, results can take time and are often different from what was first conceived.
Yet, in my coaching practice I do meet clients who are prepared to honestly assess their […]
If you haven’t done so, then please read part 1:
Perfection In Such An Average Day
Well, my average day actually stretched through the weekend and included these 5 simple highlights:
1- Attending a School Choir and Band Concert
2- Going For a Run after 10 days off with a cold
3- Enjoying a couple of Beers at home
4- Late […]
There’s an old, somewhat worn out personal development / goal setting exercise that usually goes something like this:
“Imagine you’ve just six months to live.
What would you do?
Where would you go?
Who would you spend time with?”
I (and some of my coaching clients) invariably have trouble imagining our own future demise - it’s been no easy […]
Whew! I’ve had a busy but productive week.
Time for a TGIF moment and an opportunity to surf the blogs of other posters to the “Carnival of Improving Life“.
One of my recent blog posts has been included and I am grateful for that.
Have a great weekend!
- Mark McClure
“The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function.”
Professor Albert Bartlett
I came across Prof Bartlett’s work while I was googling how to better explain percentage changes to my sixth grade daughter recently.
Having taught Maths & Physics in the UK many moons ago I was intrigued enough to check […]
Oxfam Japan’s Trailwalker event is coming up on 16-18 May and it’s a tough one:
Complete 100Km in 48 hours through the “hilly” Japanese countryside.
Team Satree-Lek are up for the challenge and I wish them well.
They did it last year - my daughter and I were part of their support team.
If you are able and […]
But sometimes they can be useful.
For example, many years ago my early winter athletics training schedule looked something like this:
Monday: Weight Training.
Tuesday: Hill Sprints.
Wednesday: Weights and Circuit Training.
Thursday: Hurdles (Skill work)
Friday: Rest.
Saturday: Cross Country Running (Fartlek)
Sunday: Track running
Looking back on it now I’m still amazed our group got so much hard work done - all […]
