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Send us a Text Message.Description:In this special episode, Rob and Moose sit down with the legendary hosts of IM Talk, John Newsom and Bevan James Eyles, for a candid and insightful conversation. Together, they explore the origins of IM Talk, revealing the journey that turned their podcast into one of the most trusted voices in the triathlon community. From their motivations to their milestones, John and Bevan share the secrets behind their long-standing success.The discussion moves beyond the podcast to cover the evolution of Ironman racing, the rise of competing events like Challenge Roth, and what the future may hold for Kona. They also dive into the rapid improvements in racing times, discussing the factors behind these gains and who to watch in the coming years. Wrapping up with advice and reflections on the triathlon community, this episode is packed with insights for athletes, coaches, and fans alike.Keep the Conversation Going:hubtrainingcenter.comhttps://www.instagram.com/hubtraining/https://www.facebook.com/HUBtrainingCenter/

The other day, I spoke with someone who was feeling really down about their body.   As we talked, they shared their plan to fix it.   But there was one big problem with their solution…   They weren't addressing the real issue.   They felt bad because of a junk food habit, yet their solution was to hit the gym and lift weights.   In our conversation, we focused on tackling the root problem: breaking the junk food habit.   Sometimes, we know we need to make a change, but we don't take the time to understand the real issue. ​​​​​​​ In this week's video, I dive into our conversation and explore how you can get better at identifying and solving the real challenges standing in your way.

The Worrying can steal precious moments of your life.   The time you spent worrying could be better spent on amazing activites like connecting with others, growing, relaxing, and so much more.   For many people, the challenge lies in not having effective strategies to manage worry when it arises.   I use specific method whenever i cath myself worrying about the future.   It helps me shift away from worrying instantly.   In this week's podcast, i share this method with you.   If worrying is stealing from your life, make sure listen to this.

  People who struggle with their health and fitness sometimes experience a 'Health Kick' moment.   This is when they decide to create change and devise a plan to achieve their goals.   The problem is, many of these people either don't start their plan or quit it very quickly.   There are many reasons for this, but I call one of them the 'Health Kick Problem.'   It essentially sets them up to fail from the start.   In this week's video, I share what the 'Health Kick Problem' is and teach you how to avoid it in your fitness journey.

The Big Question… Who Are You? This profound question can be difficult to answer, and many people struggle to truly understand their authentic selves.  In this week's video, I delve into this topic, sharing my insights and perspectives. Additionally, I present a challenge designed to help you feel incredible about yourself within the next 24 hours. If you're ready to feel amazing, don't miss this podcast.

Do you find that your mindset works against you in life? Does this make your life harder? This week, I am sharing five powerful mindset tools that I use to keep my head in a healthy place. If you need to work on your mindset, watch this video

Are you dedicated to your exercise routine but not seeing the results you want? It can be incredibly frustrating to put in the effort without seeing progress. This week's video uncovers one of the main reasons this happens. If you're not getting the results you expect, be sure to watch this video.

When many people experience stress, they often resort to negative places or actions.   This means their response to stress has a detrimental impact on their lives.   Even though they might be aware of this, they continue to go to these places.   I refer to this as going to a 'familiar' place.   Here's how it works: 1. I'm feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and vulnerable. 2. I need to get away from this place within myself. 3. I go to a familiar place or engage in a familiar action to escape.   The problem is, if your 'familiar' place has a negative impact, you'll end up facing even more stress. If this sounds like you, something needs to change.   I believe that nearly all of us need 'familiar' places in our lives; it's part of being human.   However, we need to develop ones that help us positively through tough times.   In this week's podcast, I break down how familiar places work and how you can develop positive ones in your life.    

Do you have a character strength that has been important to your moments of success? You may see it as a part of your identity. Here's an interesting question: Does this character strength restrict your achievements? For some people, it does. This week, I share the story of a person I was mentoring who was never achieving their ultimate goal because of their biggest character strength. I also share how we identified this and what we did to help her achieve a goal she had been dreaming of for years. Listen to this if you feel you are doing the work but aren't achieving your goals.

Do you self-identify as sometimes lazy and unmotivated with exercise?   I often hear people that struggle with exercise describe themselves in this way.   One of the main reasons they are dissatisfied with their health and fitness is because they struggle with motivation.   This means they never create change and continue heading in the wrong direction.   To me, motivation should be one of the key focuses when you are aiming to bring regular exercise into your life.   There's a strategy that I used called ‘motivation stacking'. It's a powerful strategy that gets you to a place where you are ‘fired up' to exercise and keep turning up...which means you get to the place where you are proud of your fitness.   If you feel lazy and unmotivated, make sure you watch this video to learn how ‘motivation stacking' can help up your fitness.

There's a money management rule that everyone should apply in their lives if they want to have a successful financial future. It's called ‘pay yourself first'. This simple rule says that you should aim to put the first payment from your pay into your long-term investing. People who follow this rule tend to end up in an amazing place with their finances. Recently, I was thinking about this rule and how we should apply it to our ‘self-development' time. Imagine if you were to commit to the ‘pay myself my development time first' rule in your life. Do you think you'd be growing and building the life you love and desire? In this week's video, I break down this concept and how you can apply it to your life. If you feel you need more development time for yourself, this video is for you.

Last weekend, I took on a physical challenge that I failed at.   It's a challenge that I want to conquer, but I'm not sure if I can beat it—it's that hard.   But because I love a challenge, I'm going to attempt it again.   So, I thought I'd share how I'll approach taking on a challenge where there's a huge amount of doubt.   If you sometimes shy away from challenging times or want to face big ones in your life, watch this video.

Like most, I experience moments of insecurity…   These moments can lead to feeling consumed by my thoughts.   I have a tool that helps me quickly overcome this.   This week, I'm sharing this tool with you.   If you experience moments of insecurity, check out this video.

Are you a good team member?    Being in a team is a part of life.   Work teams, sport teams, your team of friends, and so on…   There are people who enhance the team, that takes the team to a higher place.    Then there are those who restrict the team, sometimes in really negative ways.   This week I share a story that taught me about how to be a better team member and the 3 principles I uphold when I'm in that environment.   Listen to this video if you want to be a person that is a valued member within the teams you are in.  

Last weekend we had the Christchurch Marathon. It was an amazing day for our half marathon group.   We had the most PB's we have ever had and some people had ‘once in a lifetime performances'.   I've been reflecting on why we had so many great performances within our team. There are things we know…   - Our group training helps people get to their next level. - Our coaches are experienced and are amazing at guiding and supporting our runners. - Our runners care about each other and want each other to succeed. - Our programme prepares our runners for success.   After reflecting on this, and those of our runners who nailed their race, I realised there was a key to their performance that was common across these runners and it can teach us an important lesson about high performance.     In this week's video I teach you how you can become a higher performer in areas of your life that are important to you.If you want to go to the next level, watch this video.

In New Zealand, the Covid lockdown period had a positive effect on many people's fitness.   A lot of people who didn't normally exercise suddenly had more time, so they used this time to go for a walk, a run or do some other form of exercise.   People were getting fitter, feeling good about themselves physically, and enjoying the benefits of regular exercise.   This could have been a life changing time….   But when life went back to normal what do you think happened?   These people fell away from the exercise habit they had built.   This lockdown period teaches some really valuable lessons around why people aren't exercising and how things need to be done differently.   In this week's video, I teach you a better way to approach bringing exercise into your life, in a way that can be maintained no matter what the conditions of your life may be.   If you aren't exercising, you want to watch this video.

The last quarter of a half marathon is tough.   As a coach, I want to make sure our half marathon runners know how to respond in a way that will:   1. Deliver the result they want 2. Help them make the best decisions in these tough moments 3. Get them to the finish line in a way they can be proud of   We have a mental technique we teach our runners which helps them win these tough moments and it's very simple and effective! This week I teach you this technique so you can get better at ‘winning' tough moments in your life.

Are you a career driven person or business owner that is compromising your health due to the demands of your work life? If you are, this week's video is for you. I share some interesting, and scary insights that I gained from an interview I did recently, around the cost of not looking after your health when you are a workaholic. If you know you are putting your health last due to your work, watch this video.

I'm keeping it simple this week.   I'm sharing a story from my life that inspired me to start a hobby that has been crucial to me.   If you feel you need something more in your life, this video is for you.

This week, one of our runners came up to me for some weight-loss advice. During our discussion, I asked the question “Why do you think you are overweight?”.   It was obvious that they hadn't thought about this question as they didn't have an answer.   They looked a bit lost.   I suggested that they have to think about this and find a possible answer or answers, because it's important to figure out the real problem/s lying behind this issue for them that may need to be solved.   A lot of people think a weight-loss journey is solely about food and exercise. While these 2 things are important, there are often (and not always obvious) bigger problems to solve, and if you get on top of these you have a higher chance of success.   In this week's video, I share why this is an important question to explore before you start a weight-loss journey and the steps you can take which will help set you on the right path.

I was talking to a friend last weekend about his financial situation.    He was telling me that he probably spends over 8 hours a week stressing about money. This is massive when you think about it, it's half the time you are awake within a full day!   The interesting thing about our conversation is that he's in a great place with his finances. It turns out that the finances aren't the problem…   It's that he's missing 3 simple steps that would remove the stress from his life.   In this week's video, I share our conversation and the 3-step plan that could help him remove a massive stress from his life.   If you are stressed, this may be a good watch for you.

Do you have an area of your life that you know you are very strong in? It could be: Career Health and fitness Being a parent A hobby Does being strong in this area hold you back? You may be wondering what I'm talking about here...   I have this concept called ‘Because I'm great I don't have to'. It's a concept that digs deep into how our strength can close us off to the work that can be done to take us to a higher level of self. In this week's video I talk about this concept and share how understanding it can lead to exciting next level versions of you.

In my book, "I Will Make You Passionate About Exercise," I introduce the concept of four different types of exercisers.   They are: The Non-Exerciser: This person has no exercise routine. The Yo-Yo Exerciser: This person comes and goes from exercise The Habit Exerciser: This person has a good routine that they know they can maintain, but sometimes aren't achieving their desired change The Thriving Exerciser: This person is in a place where they are growing and experiencing all the amazing benefits that come from regular exercise Which one are you?   (If you are a Non-Exerciser or a Yo-Yo Exerciser, it's worth getting my book which will give you a plan for how to become a Habit and eventually even a Thriving exerciser).   Recently, I realized there is a fifth type of exerciser, the highest level of all.   This is a level that not many can reach, but if you do, you'll become a legend with exercise.   In this week's video, I reveal the fifth type of exerciser. Maybe it's a level that you can aim for.

Do you feel guilty about the things you aren't doing to help yourself grow or overcome hurdles you face? You are not alone in experiencing this. Many people grapple with such guilt. Unfortunately, instead of prompting actionable change, this guilt often merely exacerbates negative feelings. There's a tool that I use to address this issue. It allows me to be realistic, fair to myself, and build trust that I will overcome challenges. This week, I will share what the tool is and how you can also use it. So, if you are sitting in guilt, check out this video

Being true to the real me is important. I like to feel aligned to my values and who I want to be in this world.  To take that a step further, I want to evolve so I can learn higher levels of myself. Every day, I have a powerful tool that I use that allows me to get to these higher levels. In this week's video I teach you this tool. I think you will get a lot of value from it.

Here's a fascinating statistic: Over 80% of people never complete their New Year resolutions. In fact, only 8% of people maintain them for the whole year.   There are many reasons why this happens, but to me, there's one single massive mistake people make when they set their resolutions which leads to them quitting very quickly. If you want to be one of 8% that achieve and stick to their resolutions, listen to this podcast. 

In my last video for the year, I am going to share the three massive (kind of life-transforming) lessons that I have learnt this 2023. These lessons are ones that I'll be carrying with me for the rest of my life. If you would like to learn these lessons, watch this video. 

Have you had a leader in your life who had a life-changing impact on you?  How important was this person to you? Great leaders have a massive impact on the world and on us as individuals. This can be an amazing coach, a manager, an organisational leader, or a connection that guides us to great heights. While great leaders are immensely important, many people struggle to lead when in these positions.  They may: •    Shy away from the opportunity •    Go about things the wrong way •    Create damage, not empowerment, in the relationship. Unfortunately, this can lead them to disengage from leading others. Having led thousands of people for over 20 years, I've learned a thing or two about how to help people get the best out of themselves. I believe there are four key tools/understandings you must have if you want to be a leader who can have a massive impact. In this week's video, I share four tips on how to become an impactful leader, enabling you to create life-changing shifts in others.

Do you exercise regularly but aren't getting the results you want? Maybe you… -        Consistently turn up -        Consistently do the workouts But you aren't seeing the change you want.  This is frustrating and can be unmotivating.  There are lots of reasons why this happens, but I feel there are 4 main ones.  This week I share 4 key reasons people why don't get the results they want, and what you need to do to overcome these. If you want to get better results, make sure you watch this video.

Last weekend 5 people cried on my shoulder.  It wasn't because it they were sad… It was because they had overcome the massive challenge of completing a marathon.  The tears represented: ·        Pride ·        Fatigue ·        Feeling on top of the world ·        Realising that they had achieved something that was so hard! These were powerful interactions which showed the value of doing something extremely hard in your life. Inspired by last weekend, I thought I would create a video explaining the 4 things to do if you are going to take on an extremely hard challenge. Something that I believe is a good thing for every person to do.  Watch the video to learn the lessons. 

Do you know what one of the main reasons is as to why people quit when they are trying to achieve something? It's because they don't feel they are making progress. It makes sense, if you are putting the effort in but you aren't seeing the results you want, it becomes less appealing to stick at it.     I think that one of the biggest problems that works against people is…   They are blind to their progress. They are doing well but they just don't see it. A great example of this was with one of our runners this week. They were feeling despondent with their running because they felt they weren't making progress. When I got them to look at their running stats, it turned out they had just run a 5km personal best.   If you want to have ‘stickability' in achieving a goal, you must become great at seeing and owning your own success. In this week's video, I share 4 ways you can become better at owning and enjoying your success, so you keep on your path to the growth you want.

Are you the kind of person who sometimes has the ‘two biscuits lead to the whole packet' problem? …and perhaps struggles to close the door on temptation once you go past a certain point? If you are, you are not alone! The problem is, when we go to this place it can lead to unhealthy outcomes, weight gain, feeling crap about ourselves, and sometimes even bigger costs. I have 3 strategies I use to manage my temptations and they have helped me become someone who very rarely goes to an unhealthy place. In this week's video I share these strategies with you and teach you how you can apply them to your life so when you are confronted with temptation, you can manage it in a healthier way.

I have one main insecurity…concern about future security.   It comes from being a small business owner. Although evidence shows that things will be fine, there are moments where the future seems unclear and uncertain.  Last week I started using a tool that seems to have removed this fear and uncertainty when this insecurity rears its head and has instead, created excitement about our future. I'm finding it to be a very powerful tool so this week I want to share it with you. Check out my latest video to learn the tool and see how you may be able to apply it to your life.

There's one question I often get asked when I do media interviews, it's… Do fitness apps and online programmes work? I'll be honest, for a huge number of people they don't. A lot of people who have these types of apps on their phones have every intention of using them but never do.  While I'm a big believer that you are better to choose amazing local providers when it comes to fitness services, I also understand that there is a place for apps. The problem is, people don't know what they should be looking for if they are going to use an app. This week I'm going to teach you the 6 things you must understand when choosing a fitness app/online programme, so you can achieve your health and fitness goals. If you are interested in running 5km you can check out my online 5km programme, www.my5kdream.com. It will get you running 5km in 63 days…I guarantee it.  

I've always struggled with incorporating stretching into my exercise routine.  Cardio, strength training, power exercises, core conditioning, and plyometrics—none of these have ever been a challenge when it comes to showing up and putting in the effort. However, stretching is a practice I've always acknowledged as necessary but have had difficulty consistently integrating into my routine. The dilemma lies in the fact that as I age, the importance of stretching increases, especially if I want to preserve my long-term mobility. So, at the beginning of July, I set a personal goal: to commit to yoga six days a week for the next three months. I was determined not to let this goal become one of those well-intentioned aspirations that fade away quickly. Now, three and a half months later, I've not only successfully achieved my goal, but I've also made it a daily habit in my life. In this week's video, I'll be sharing the five steps I took to reach this objective. These steps can be instrumental when you're striving to make positive changes in your life.

Lately, I've been thinking a lot about the weight loss journey, a journey that some people can struggle with.  This has led me to think about how I would approach it in a way where I could be successful…as in setting up long-term sustainable results.  I would have a 5-step approach that considers more than just food intake. This week I want to share this approach with you so if you are looking to lose some weight, this video might be helpful on your journey. 

I strongly believe that our potential for personal growth is closely tied to the consistent tools and processes we have in our daily lives. This belief drives me to focus daily effort to this self-improvement work. Recently, I've introduced a new process into my daily routine, and it's returning huge benefits to various parts of my life. I'm excited to share this process with you, which consists of 5 simple steps and only requires 2 minutes of your time each day. If you want to consistently become a better version of yourself… I encourage you to watch this video and incorporate this tool into your daily routine. It has the potential to make a significant difference in your personal growth journey.

The other day, someone posed this question to me: "How can I initiate a conversation with a friend who has recently gained a significant amount of weight?” This individual wants to support their friend but is grappling with how to broach the subject because they don't want to hurt their feelings. I've encountered this delicate issue many times throughout my career, and through my experiences, I've identified five effective steps. In this week's video, I'll be sharing my five-step approach to facilitate an important conversation in a caring and supportive way.

A lot of people say they need accountability to exercise. But then when they look for an accountability partner they make one mistake… They choose a partner who is unmotivated which often leads to both of them giving up quickly.  If you want to be successful with accountability, there 4 things to look for…  If you are totally new to an exercise or movement – pay for a skilled professional who has helped people like you to be accountable to. Find a partner who has good fitness character traits and ‘soft skills' (like knowing how to turn up to do a session every time). Work together to create the rules and standards that your relationship will have. Be a legend at keeping your partner to the standards you both set. This is important because if you do this for them, they will do it for you. If you want to go deeper into this subject make sure you watch this video, where I teach you how you set these accountability steps up successfully.

Do you ever wonder why some people struggle to stick to their fitness goals? It's often because they skip a crucial step... They forget to set up their own personal motivation toolbox right from the beginning. When obstacles pop up along the way in their fitness journey, they're left empty-handed, unsure of how to handle them which sadly leads to throwing in the towel. Result? They mistakenly label themselves as "lazy." Let's change that! In this week's video I share the 5 motivational tools you can put in place when you are on your fitness journey. These tools include: The "No More Comparison" Tool The "Bad Day Resilience" Tool The "Consistency Booster" Tool The "Conquer Tough Conditions" Tool The "Success Momentum" Tool Watch the video to learn about these tools and how you can use them to stay more motivated…in all areas of your life.

Are you stressed in your life right now? Or do you find that you struggle when stress overtakes your life?  Lately I've been thinking a lot about this… ‘How do I reduce the time I spend in stress when it's overtaking my life?' Through thinking about this question, I've developed a 6 step process you can do in times of stress that will help. The results are huge!!! When I go through this 6 step process, my stress melts away and I'm quickly in a healthier, more rational place. In this week's video I'm going to teach you my 6 step process, a process I've never seen anywhere else so you can become a master of moving away from your stresses quickly.

There are a lot of people who quit exercise within 13 days of starting.  There are many reasons why this happens, but one of the main reasons is… They do everything wrong around their planning. They:  ·       Plan to do their exercise when they are tired ·       Don't consider the extra support they will need  ·       Schedule their exercise at times when they know they struggle, for example someone who hates mornings tries to exercise in the morning  ·       Don't do any practical or mental planning at all!  There are many steps you need to do (and get right) if you want to introduce a long term exercise routine into your life and becoming a legendary planner is one of the most important.  In this week's video I'm going to teach you the 4 key planning tools you must put in place if you want to develop a long term love of regular exercise.               These tools will set you up for exercise success

Read this statement: ‘If you are aiming to improve an area of your life, you want to use your time in the most effective and powerful way.' Do you agree with this statement? I'm pretty sure most of you will.  Unfortunately, a lot of people don't apply it when they are trying to grow. They… Just do what they have always done in the past Put their focus on the wrong things Don't spend time understanding and developing the most effective pathway forward This can lead to a place where their progress is slow and frustrating. In developing a growth pathway, we want to make sure we are using our energy in the most effective way possible so we can quickly create impactful change and continue to evolve down this path. I have a technique that I use when I'm trying to grow which massively helps me achieve effective and fast growth. In this week's video, I'm going to teach you how I use it and how you can apply it to the areas you want to grow in.

As someone who helps people achieve fitness goals, there's often a moment I see which leads to people moving backwards in their progress. They have… Started a fitness goal Achieved the goal they desired Experienced amazing physical and mental benefits At this point, if you ask these people if they want to maintain the progress they have made, 100% of them would say ‘yes'. But unfortunately, many of them make decisions that lead to them going backwards…and often it's to the place where they were before they started their journey. We often see this in difference scenarios such as: Weight loss - we often hear of people who have lost weight only to put it straight back on Fitness – where someone has been successful with exercise only to fall away from it and reverting back to being unfit and inactive While there are a few reasons why this happens, one of the biggest reasons is… Once they achieve their goal, they pull away from the things that made them successful. This is often because they think they can ‘do it by themselves', or they move away from the investment of time and money that it took for them to achieve their initial goal. If you want to maintain, and even progress further, one of the biggest mistakes you can make is to pull away from the things that make you successful. In this week's video, I help you identify how you can become more aware of what you need to keep in place once you get to your ‘success point' so you can maintain and even go further with the gains you have made.

There are a lot of people out there who want to live a passionate life but for some reason, they aren't. This may be due to a number of reasons such as… Not knowing what they are passionate about Having so many life commitments that they don't have the time or energy They have given up on thinking that a passionate life is possible Are you in this place? If so, would you like to change it? If you want to create change, we need to put a framework in place that takes you from where you are right now to where you want to get to. While there are a few hurdles to get over, to me, there's one that stands out as one of the biggest limiters… It's that you have put the worst version of yourself into the time you need to develop this side of your life. For example, you plan to put work into developing your passion at the end of the work day… Often when you are tired and unfocused, which can mean you procrastinate and put it off. This can lead to a place where you don't make progress which reinforces to you that you can't lead a passionate life. In this week's video, I share how you can set yourself up for success so your passionate life project gets the best version of you and the progress it deserves.

One of the hardest parts of creating change is taking the hard actions when we feel resistance. We know… What we need to do How we need to do it But the resistance we can sometimes feel stops us from taking action. I think one of the reasons for this is the story we build up in our head. Have you ever… Talked yourself out of the action you know you need to take? Justified why ‘now is not the right time' to take action? Made the action almost seem impossible to do? If we want to grow or create change, we need to take action. We need to consistently do the hard things, even when we feel resistance. In this week's video I want to share with you one powerful motivational tool that I use that helps me take action when I feel resistance. This is a tool that I've taught many people to use and it's proving to be a winner. If you want to get better at doing the hard things, watch this video.

A few years ago I did an interview with one of the greatest triathletes of all time, a guy by the name of Peter Reid. This 3 x world Ironman champion was known to be… An extremely tough athlete Driven to do whatever it took to win Able to endure ‘hurt' more than other high-level athletes In this interview, he talked about his driving motivation which was… To prove to his father that he was worth something. Peter talked about what motivated him but his insight was more about how his motivation was unhealthy for him. He also shared an amazing moment where he lost all of his athletic motivation… It was when his father sent him a letter telling him he was proud of him. This interview opened up the idea of questioning if the motivation we have is healthy, because sometimes what we are chasing isn't good for us. In this week's video, I share Peter's story and explore the idea of questioning if your motivation is good or bad for you and what you can do if it's working against you.

You may have heard David Goggins, the guy is a fitness freak! He… Has been a Navy Seal Has held the world record for pull-ups Is an ultra-marathon runner and ultra-distance cyclist You'd think that someone like me, who absolutely loves fitness, would be inspired by Goggins. But I'm not… The reason is because all I ever hear from David Goggins is about what he has done. While he's clearly a bloody impressive human who I would have been inspired by in my twenties, I no longer get inspiration from people like this. Nowadays, I'm inspired by a different type of person. The type of people I get inspired by still achieve amazing things, they just do it in different ways. In this week's video I share where I get inspiration from, the type of people I want to surround myself with, to learn from, and to ultimately be one day in the future.

A couple of weeks ago I shared with you how I'm working through a back injury. My main aims during this time are to: Get back to normal in the wisest way possible Minimise the damage that could be done during this time e.g. not putting on unnecessary weight due to unfocused eating. While these are just a couple of my focuses, this time has also reinforced the importance of the self-development work I've done over the last 10 years. You see, if I had this injury in my early thirties, I would probably have felt… Lost and insecure That I had to keep exercising in ways that would work against my injury getting better A threat to my life and career Luckily for me when I was thirty, I realised that I was too one-dimensional as a person. I was amazing at exercise but that was about it. At this time I realised I needed to develop new sides of myself, to develop lots of ‘esteem points'. Now that I'm in a place where I can't exercise how I like to, these different ‘esteem points' make it easier for me to make the best decisions around my injury. In this week's video I share how I discovered that I needed to develop myself, what I did after that discovery, and how it's helping me right now.

Before I start, I just want to let you know that all of our running groups are starting on the 3rd of July. We have our beginner 5km group, our 10km group, and our winter half marathon group starting. If you are looking to join our team and achieve an amazing running goal, go to www.extramilerunners.co.nz to find out more. --- A while I ago, I was talking to a recovered alcoholic and they said something to me that blew my mind away.   They said…   ‘Even though I haven't had a drink in over 20 years I think about having one every day of my life'.   This was quite a different experience to my own journey with alcohol. When I gave up 25 years ago, I never thought about drinking it again.   There's a difference between me and him…   I was a bad drunk, he's an alcoholic.   I asked him how he had been successful in keeping drinking away, when every day, he was confronted with this thought.   He shared a powerful technique/tool that he uses. When I learnt this tool, I thought, ‘this tool can be used in so many areas of life'. So today, I'm going to share this tool with you that you can use when you have thoughts are pushing you towards actions you are trying to stay away from. This can help you stay on a better path.