Blog

'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

Oct 15, 2018
5 min

Change as Good as a Rest

Looking back over the seven-month period from September 2017 through to the spring of 2018, I’d crammed a catalogue of mammoth races back to back alongside work and life: Ultra Trail de Mont Blanc Half Marathon des Sables Fureteventura Trans Gran Canaria Marathon des Sables These races were arguably four of the toughest mountain and multi-stage events on the International Ultra-Running calendar*. By the end of April, I was physically, mentally and emotionally tired. My “Qual

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How Did You Know What Coaching Niche to Specialise In?

Anna-Marie

Feb 20, 2018
8 min

How Did You Know What Coaching Niche to Specialise In?

Chocolate Leadership Vanilla Executive Strawberry Life Choc Chip Transition Salted Caramel Confidence Caramel Business Coconut Empowerment Pistachio Wellbeing Lemon Health Raspberry Spiritual Orange Christian If you were given a massive tub and had to fill it with ice-cream that you could e

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Anna-Marie

Mar 20, 2017
4 min

Coaching Spaces

We’re stood overlooking the River Thames opposite the Houses of Parliament; the murky water churns below as the first rays of sun creep over the London skyline. I stand shoulder to shoulder with my client on Waterloo Bridge, wrapped snugly against the cold clutching freshly brewed coffee as the wind whips around. Time almost stands still, but for the grey clouds racing overhead as we explore the mental curiosity with quiet wonder. The coaching space sets the scene of every co

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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

Feb 28, 2016
3 min

Mind Over Matter

This may be difficult, but get ready and step away from the self-help fluff!! Performance coaching focuses on motivation, goal-setting, mental toughness and balance with a healthy dollop of science. Trainers – check Race entry - check Training plan – check Nutritional plan – check Mindset plan - ???? The collective running community spends The collective running community spends hundreds of hours pounding the pavement, hundreds of pounds on the latest kit or technical gadgets

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Anna-Marie

Nov 17, 2015
3 min

How Coachable Are You?

Pick a number, any number, and then multiply it by 1,000. Your answer will undoubtedly fall short of the numerous coaching models that exist and are currently being devised. The creation of a personalised coaching model is a coach's means to announce to the world, “I’ve consolidated all my skills, experience and knowledge into this framework”, “I’m frightfully important” and “I have found THE answer to coaching”. Clearly I’m being slightly facetious as coaching models integra

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