#007 – Chapter One: The Space Odyssey
I read an article in took me 18 months to write. The article documents my attempts to decipher what I learned during an experience I call The Apprenticeship; a 4…
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Ego-Lifting
We all know an Ego-Lifter. Every gym has one. And if you don’t think your gym does, it’s probably you. In bro science – anecdotal fitness and bodybuilding advice -…
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#006 – Georgia Shae Anderson: Creativity, Courage and A Commitment To Surrender
Georgia Shae Anderson is a creative with a very big heart. She dances and she acts, but most importantly, she plays. This conversation took some fascinating turns, ironically mimicking in…
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Tuning In
It’s a gusty Thursday afternoon. I’m tired and a little tender. I don’t feel like training. The usual suspects are here pumping out quarter squats, and taking long menacing stares…
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#005 – Vulnerability, Body Image, Being a Good Mate, Self Worth and a Higher Purpose with Ayman Hill
Ayman and I sit down for an honest and vulnerable chat. We had no idea what direction it would go or how it would be received. Our intention was to…
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The Philosophy: 051025
TO THOSE INTERESTED IN A DEEPER CONVERSATION, I have always struggled to articulate exactly what this philosophy represents. At times it is incredibly broad and all encompassing, and at others,…
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The Anti-Social Gym Club
Modern gyms aren’t really known for being social hubs. Apart from the lone personal trainer and the couple of gym bros at the back pumping out partial reps and complaining…
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Caf-Fiends
I love coffee. A lot. And because of that, I have prioritised it while travelling. Slowly sipping on a delicious local brew at the resident coffee shop has become a…
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Built To Do
I’ve been doing a lot of walking lately. It’s a great way to explore a place, on foot. You really get to know it. You get a feel for it.…
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Attention. And Creativity.
Gyms are weird places. They are air-conditioned boxes stacked with artificial weights which people pay to lift up and down to make their lives harder. If you described this to…
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A Little Less Insulated
We live such insulated lives. We live in air conditioned rooms, our food is delivered straight to our doorsteps and we have instantaneous access to information. Our lives are –…
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Thinking about Thinking
I got asked about cueing the other day and it’s got me thinking about thinking. “What are you cueing yourself when you are doing that?… What are you thinking about?”…
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Aiming at What?
You have to aim at something. As Jordan Peterson would say. It’s fundamental to our existence. We can’t act without aim. When it comes to fitness, most of us have…
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A Better Perspective on Health and Longevity
There isn’t anything I can tell you about the basic principles of health that you don’t already know. But just to humour you, here is a diluted list: eat real…
Keep readingControlling Your State: An Amateur’s Guide (From Someone Still In The Trenches)
I can be a condescending dick sometimes. It’s my default setting in an argument. Call it the curse of the intellectual; of thinking that because some would consider me a…
Keep readingChapter One: The Space Odyssey
I first learned to learn from my mother; a librarian with an insatiable appetite for books. Because she reads so much, she knows many things. She impresses at trivia, tells…
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What I Want To Learn: A Letter To Michael
Four days after my arrival in Salt Lake City, and with things not going the way I thought they would, I took the time to write a letter to Michael;…
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The Space
Michael describes The Space – the nonprophet events centre – as “the green building across the road from the strip club”. There isn’t anything particularly special about it; just a dull…
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Introduction
My presence as I enter the classroom is barely acknowledged. The students continue their private conversations with backs turned to the stranger, not bothering to hush their voices. Some slouch…
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Apprenticeship Application
I’ve thought a lot about this question. Such is my inclination. I have often been told that I overthink. And to a degree, I do, although I am surrounded by…
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