Motivation and Habit
“You just have your routine and you get up and you do what you have to do.” That was the advice from Peter Chambers of the Great Britain Men’s Lightweight Four who honoured the Team Borlase Rowing...
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It’s Championship Time! Stanley Cup, NBA Finals (congrats Le Bron…triple-double respect), Euro 2012 (go England…and Piero!). And of course, the now rising crescendo of London 2012 Olympic Games...
View ArticleIntensity and Relaxation
Go Team GB! As a dual US/UK citizen, I get to root for twice as many athletes (and in a UK vs. USA match up, I’ll just expediently root for the winner). But there is no one out of the 10,000+ athletes...
View ArticleGo Down Low
Silver with style and spirit! Brilliant result for a brilliant team in a brilliant competition. Congratulations to the Team GB Lightweight Men’s Four (above) whose medal put Team GB powering right...
View ArticleGiving it All and Finishing
One of the weekend highlights (aside from the elusive British sunshine) was the Borlase Grammar School Rowing Club annual dinner. Recognizing excellence (joint second in the medal table at the...
View ArticleThe Hammer Will Come
No pain no gain. The most cliché’d application of embracing failure in sport. But how about not just embracing pain, but bear hugging it with a grizzly-like grip. And in that vein, it is hard to...
View ArticleEmbracing Lower Crews
“[Rowing] takes people who are patient, who are willing to work hard, and who are willing to deal with a lot of frustration.” – Harry Parker Harry taught me not only the sport of rowing, not only...
View ArticleEncouraging Failure to Achieve Mastery
Back to school time. Backpack – check. PE kit – check. Slide rule…huh? Probably the first thing to pack in your virtual school kit is the link to the Kahn Academy. Kahn Academy is to education what...
View ArticleMotivation and Habit
“You just have your routine and you get up and you do what you have to do.” That was the advice from Peter Chambers of the Great Britain Men’s Lightweight Four who honoured the Team Borlase Rowing...
View ArticleWinning and Preparing
It’s Championship Time! Stanley Cup, NBA Finals (congrats Le Bron…triple-double respect), Euro 2012 (go England…and Piero!). And of course, the now rising crescendo of London 2012 Olympic Games...
View ArticleIntensity and Relaxation
Go Team GB! As a dual US/UK citizen, I get to root for twice as many athletes (and in a UK vs. USA match up, I’ll just expediently root for the winner). But there is no one out of the 10,000+ athletes...
View ArticleGo Down Low
Silver with style and spirit! Brilliant result for a brilliant team in a brilliant competition. Congratulations to the Team GB Lightweight Men’s Four (above) whose medal put Team GB powering right...
View ArticleGiving it All and Finishing
One of the weekend highlights (aside from the elusive British sunshine) was the Borlase Grammar School Rowing Club annual dinner. Recognizing excellence (joint second in the medal table at the...
View ArticleThe Hammer Will Come
No pain no gain. The most cliché’d application of embracing failure in sport. But how about not just embracing pain, but bear hugging it with a grizzly-like grip. And in that vein, it is hard to...
View ArticleEmbracing Lower Crews
“[Rowing] takes people who are patient, who are willing to work hard, and who are willing to deal with a lot of frustration.” – Harry Parker Harry taught me not only the sport of rowing, not only...
View ArticleEncouraging Failure to Achieve Mastery
Back to school time. Backpack – check. PE kit – check. Slide rule…huh? Probably the first thing to pack in your virtual school kit is the link to the Kahn Academy. Kahn Academy is to education what...
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