The hottest of hot topics just got even hotter! Read time: 7 minutes Life's mad, isn't it? If you had told me when I woke up on January 1st with a rough hangover in the south of England that in April you'd be writing your newsletter from an apartment on the south coast of Albania, I'd have told you to go get your medication checked ๐ But eh, life is a box of surprises! I didn't do a whole bunch of research, and got quite the shock when I found out that there's no train system here, so I had...
14 days agoย โขย 10 min read
It's me again ๐ Read time: 3 minutes Hello, you wonderful person! I know you missed me last week, but I was busy in the French Alps partying for 4 days, followed by 3 days in the Italian Alps snowboarding. Let me give you a brief overview of how the last couple of weeks have gone: I packed up all of my stuff and left Barcelona 2 weeks ago. Flew to Lyon airport, met two friends, rented a car, and drove to Alpe d'Huez for a 4-day festival in the mountains called Tomorrowland Winter. Drank some...
21 days agoย โขย 5 min read
Time to put this BS myth to bed once and for all Read time: 5 minutes If the coaching career goes tits up, I can always go into the decorating business ๐ I'm in the middle of packing all my crap up and leaving Barcelona, which involves me tearing down and repairing my lovely office, which you've most likely seen in some of my content. There are numerous advantages to being 6 feet 5, and this picture paints the clearest example of one of them. You see what I did there ๐ Oh, and please don't...
about 1 month agoย โขย 9 min read
When life gives me lemons, I serve you up some thirst-quenching lemonade Read time: 4 minutes I've been in the coaching business for well over a decade now, and when I think back to the person I was back then, that sh*t makes me laugh, cringe, and cry all at once ๐ I suppose we'd all laugh a little when we think back to our 23-year-old selves. Without sounding too dramatic, I had a few rough-ass days last week. Easily some of the worst I've experienced. But despite that, I've been able to do...
about 2 months agoย โขย 7 min read
The exercises you need to keep and ditch, from someone who has seen it all. Read time: 5 minutes There are a few things in my life that I'm quite proud of: Getting my honours degree in business, despite slightly alcoholic behaviour at times ๐ How I've been able to fool my fianceรฉ into staying with me for so long (please don't tell her) My unique ability to stay optimistic. Which has helped me stay in the industry for as long as I have. And the usual family and friends stuff. But when I really...
2 months agoย โขย 10 min read
Your metabolism isnโt broken. Youโre just not doing this... Read time: 5 minutes I got to tick off another of the great European cities at the weekend by finally getting my butt over to Amsterdam. I can neither confirm nor deny that I may or may not have eaten a surprisingly tasty chocolate space cake, But there is one thing I'm certain about... Space cake is a recipe for a high step count, even if the wind chill has it feeling like -5 degrees outside. Or so I've been told ๐ Anyway, talking...
2 months agoย โขย 6 min read
Why Morning Light Might Be the Most Underrated Health Habit Youโre Ignoring Read time: 5 minutes I grew up in Ireland and then spent the majority of my 20s in London, so my life has always involved me doing two things: Mentioning the weather as small talk. Complaining about said weather. It's just kinda our thing ๐ But since moving to Barcelona a couple of years ago, my relationship with the weather has changed, and all for the right reasons. I'm forever stopping myself from looking too smug...
3 months agoย โขย 8 min read
I won't let you fail, and I'll show you how... Read time: 4 minutes I promise this isn't a dig at you, more a universal meme for anyone who has let January slip by them and they're now onto their 3rd type of detox tea this year ๐ But in all seriousness, it's not just another January that's come and gone; for the average person, it represents 0.11% of their life. The yellow represents my life so far. The red represents the average life expectancy in the developed world. When it's put in front...
3 months agoย โขย 6 min read
Muscle is still massively underestimated Read time: 4 minutes I spent yesterday engulfed in Catalan culture, inhaling these vegetables called calcots. I hate onions, but once you get over the initial trepidation of essentially deep-throating this leek/green onion, they're surprisingly tasty. I wasn't lying ๐ I never thought I'd use the phrase "deep-throating" in my newsletter, but there you go ๐ Anyway, talking of things that you never thought would happen, here's one you definitely knew...
3 months agoย โขย 5 min read