Opportunities are never lost; someone will take the one you miss.? ~Author Unknown A year ago the?training center, Athletic Lab, that I had spent the previous 3 years pouring every ounce of my being in to (read the story here) to get off the ground was finally doing well and reached what business owners call […]
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Perspective
In the past 4 weeks: I’ve been able to finally get and maintain my constantly overactive email inbox down to a manageable ~15 unanswered emails per day. I’ve increased my blogging output on various sites. I finally incorporated another company that covers my consulting, speaking engagements, and media. I get?chauffered?everywhere…including to our practice field. The […]
On Loan
Once word broke that I was leaving NC for Vancouver and now again since I’ve started updating this blog again, I’ve been getting quite a few questions about how I’m able to be with the Vancouver Whitecaps and still co-own and operate Athletic Lab 2,500 miles away; and why I’d even want to do it […]
More Reinvention
As mentioned recently, I’m in the process of a reinvention of sorts.?I’m trying to put my ‘track & field guy’ identity on hold and reinvent myself as a soccer fitness coach. This requires both an attitudinal adjustment as well a commitment to reeducation. Over the years, I’ve found one of the best ways to learn […]
Reinvention
For 15+ years I’ve been primarily a track and field coach who’s dabbled in the physical development of other elite athletes ranging from skeleton to dragon boat racing. But now, almost instantly, I’ve become a soccer fitness coach. Although track and field is the mother of all sports and the qualities needed (speed, explosiveness, stamina, […]
Adapt or Die
In my first week with the Whitecaps our normal practice was cancelled because of inclement weather and on very short notice (30 minutes?) we had to go to a local fitness club for a fitness-only session with all 28 members of the team at the same time. My first ‘test’ with the team worked well, […]
Changes
5 months ago I did something I never thought I’d do again….coach collegiately. I took a position at NCSU alongside running my business because it was a great place with a bright future that didn’t require me to give up anything with my business that I’d worked so hard for. Things were working out great […]