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Motivating an ex-athlete

Motivation after a lifetime of sport. How to manage the change from athlete to spectator without losing motivation to keep fit.

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Some advice from Chuck Berry – Red Bull Base Jumper

I am doing some spring cleaning (that is; making space on my laptop because it has almost reached capacity!) and found this question and answer from Getfrank.co.nz. They asked their readers for questions and chose one of mine: You’re clearly a guy who’s living his dreams (or at least doing cool shit your passionate about) ; how did [...]

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Perseverance, Passion, Motivation and Opportunity – Mao’s Last Dancer

Perseverance I have just read Li Cunxin’s biography “Mao’s Last Dancer”. Li Cunxin was a peasant from Qingdao, China who was picked out of a classroom at the age of 11. He left home to begin a seven-year long harsh training regime, that saw Li get up at 5.30 am and train until 9 pm, 6 [...]

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Short and Sweet – Steve Jobs isn't sick

Leo posted this quote today: “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart [...]

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Travel or Buy? The New Home owners dilemma

A friend of mine asked me for some advice the other day. Their question was: “Do you think we should go travelling, or settle down and buy a house?” Where I’m from it is pretty normal to do an “OE” (Overseas Experience). Usually this entails getting a two year work Visa in the United Kingdom mainly in [...]

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