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
http://youtu.be/QZsnWx26Aw4In 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 […]