This is an extract from a speech I gave at a school prize giving down in Dorset last week. If you’d like me to come and speak to your school, company, club or organisation, get in touch.
Flow, grit and the importance of losing
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‘I do’: The Bellingham Lesson
A lot will be written about Jude Bellingham over the next few years. He is clearly a special footballer. But I am drawn to him for another reason: a reason from which we can all learn a little something. And it was summed up perfectly by his recent two-word answer to Gabriel Clarke’s post-match question.
Control and the minds of others
I was reminded recently of a glorious piece of mind control from the world of cricket. One that appears, on the face of it, to be daft, superstitious and reliant on a lot of luck. But when you break it down, it is actually a very clever exploitation of how everyone’s mind works.