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That Which Lies Ahead

Saturday, 15 January 2022 19:55

Next Move This week marks the 18 year anniversary of my clinical practice, Smart Sport International. It is amazing how a milestone like this will prompt you to take a look in the rear view mirror to reflect on where you’ve been, pause to reflect on where you are, and look out the front window to see where you are going. A good car analogy never hurt anybody!

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A PhD In A Pandemic

Friday, 31 December 2021 10:11

The Blues 2021. Just the sheer mention of the year makes me squirm at this point. In the words of the Grateful Dead, “what a long strange trip it’s been”. Just when you thought that 2020 taught us how to deal with a pandemic, 2021 made an appearance and challenged that assertion. However, as I am often reminded, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Or, in my case, when life gives you a pandemic, write a PhD dissertation.

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The Enlightenment of 2020

Thursday, 31 December 2020 14:13

Over There There has been a lot of silence gracing the pages of this blog in recent months. My labor of love has been sadly sent to the sidelines of life, and for that I apologize. It hasn’t been for a lack of thoughts to share, but rather a lack of time to do so. For those of you who have stood by my literary endeavors, I thank you for being patient and forgiving. Today, I set a course to rejuvenate the flow of words herein with greater regularity. There is no better time than now to do so. If not now, then when?

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Run Towards Or Run Away?

Thursday, 13 June 2019 17:55

Over ThereThere are really only two choices in life. You can run towards something, or you can run away from something. I guess you could just stand still and let the world revolve around you (or leave you in its dust), but I like to think we’re always moving.

In the running world, athletes are always focused on their training efforts. Are they getting all the workouts they need to optimize their performance and be successful? As a coach and physiotherapist, I get asked these questions routinely. They’re not so difficult to answer based on what the sport sciences have provided us over the past 30 or 40 years.

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Simplicity And Civility

Thursday, 23 May 2019 20:45

SundownWhen life talks, listen. When a theme makes itself apparent repeatedly, take note. When the universe has something to say to you, offer it the microphone and pay attention.

Over the past few months, I would say that I have been listening to the universe and attempting to derive a message from its mutterings at that very microphone. I try to embrace the concept of “seek first to understand, then to be understood” - but sometimes, that premise can be a little unruly and difficult.

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Back In The Saddle Again

Wednesday, 15 May 2019 20:32

PowerI will be the first to admit that I am probably the last person to quote a singing cowboy by the name of Gene Autry. However, the eloquence of the song title is a fitting sentiment today. Here I am, long-lost readers, returning from what seems like an abyss of time, academia, and … life.

I promised myself that silence on these pages simply wasn’t going to be an option again. However, when I uttered those words, I didn’t have a road map for what was ahead of me. As I have written many times before, life brings us challenges and changes and opportunities. It also provides us with epiphanies and reflections which can be incredibly valuable if we pay heed to the lessons that can be learned. Two years on from my last post, I am back in the saddle again.

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A Pause For Many A Cause

Thursday, 04 May 2017 21:13

Austin at duskHello again, oh patient and faithful reader. I’ll be the first to admit that these pages have been silent for quite some time now. It’s the longest break I’ve had here, and it certainly wasn’t a planned absence. There’s been a lot of writing going on, for sure, just not much that has made it’s way here. Please accept my apologies for the silence.

There’s been a pause - for many a cause. Let me tell you a little about the past year.

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