Lingchi (which is Chinese for lingering death or slow slicing) was a horrendous torture method used for hundreds of years before finally being banned in 1905. Google it and read the descriptions, it’s horrendous… Anyway, we often think something ‘suddenly’ happens,...

I love an anagram to keep me right and to give me some solid reminders of the basics. Here’s one I made up about the shape we get ourselves in. It's based upon 5 things that we very much control. And if we give them all a lot more focus and attention, consistently,...

We’re hardwired to see the problems, the threats, the dangers and the risks. This is great for survival of course. But not so great when it’s all you see. What you focus on grows. What you give your time, energy and attention to will grow. Until all you see is...

When you don’t put in the required effort it’s called being half arsed isn’t it. Where in life are you half-arsing it? • Your fitness & physique • As a parent • As a partner • Your work/career • As a friend • As a brother or sister How often do you say “I can’t be...

No one in their right mind chooses to act a certain way which results in a prison sentence. Yet a lot of us do. A prison doesn’t necessarily have to be of the jailbird type, locked up in one of HMP’s finest. We can create our very own prisons and become prisoners of...

Consider the ocean and its vastness, in area and in depth. About 71% of the earth’s surface is covered in water, that’s 139,668,500 m2. And at its deepest point, the Pacific Ocean, is nearly 7 miles deep. That’s insane. But it got me thinking about life. You see,...

Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat. And perhaps you are too? Or at least a little out of shape, a bit soft around the edges maybe. Because you took your eye off the ball of what’s truly important in life, your health. Your health is your real wealth....

So you work out for 3hrs a week. Every week without fail. Excellent start. A great habit. But that’s only 1.8% of your week. That’s not enough to make any impact if the remaining 98.2% is filled with fucking terrible habits and all the wrong things. Most people fuck...

Your current effort is what determines your results. In every area of your life. What you do very frequently, habitually, consistently, gives you either the results you do want or don’t want. Consider the current state of: • your health, fitness, flexibility,...

Your worst supporters are often the people who you’d expect to be your most avid fans of your new chosen ‘thing’. Your thing could be: A new hobby or interest A new partner A new job A new career or business A new life decision to lose weight, Or to get fitter,...