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'The more that you read,

The more things you will know.

The more that you learn,

The more places you'll go...'

Dr. Suess

The blog posts below pull together ideas absorbed from world-renowned thought leaders and link them to my own thoughts, observations and experiences. They combine elements of the business world, general life and competing as an endurance athlete - as the human brain doesn't exist as an isolated entity, and is influenced by our physical, mental, emotional and social wellbeing. These concepts are linked to a broader perspective of sustainable performance which combines mindset, movement, exposure to nature, nutrition, hormones, neurological health, social connections and other factors.

Anna-Marie

May 9, 2016
3 min

What's in a Name?

“Scrawny Monkey”, Nameless, Anna-Marie, Anna, YaYa, George, A-M, Louisa... I've collected a variety of names over my lifetime. For the record I (apparently) resembled a scrawny monkey, when born nearly two months premature during the famous political “Winter of Discontent” when Newcastle entirely ground to a halt with 70cm of snow. The name debate between my parents lasted a while (hence “Nameless”) until “Anna-Marie” trumped “Laura” to the post. This decision was based on th

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Anna-Marie

Jan 18, 2016
1 min

Zestology

I was simply over the moon to be interviewed by TV presenter and author Tony Wrighton at the end of last year to chat all things Marathon de Sables, Arctic warfare training, the Great Outdoors, Walking & Talking, ‪‎coaching, flow‬, decision-making, Nepal... Zestology is a personal firm favourite on my weekly podcast list to learn about ‪energy‬, ‎vitality‬ ‪and motivation‬ then integrate lessons learnt into my performance ‪coaching‬ conversations. I'd love you to check out my

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