Don’t worry, I’ve not lost my mind but please bear with me while I unpack this statement. I was a speaker at a conference last year and, as per normal, you do a Q&A at the end. Quite often people don’t want to ask questions in case they look foolish so I prompted the facilitator […]
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How much time do you spend with your loved ones?
Last week’s journal entry was around the subject of contribution. I have had lot’s of nice messages on the blog with many stating they are reflecting how they view their contribution. That is the exact reason I write blogs and post on social media. All I want people to do is reflect on how they […]
The Cogs of Contribution
It has been a strange week for tennis. For the first time in my 33 years involved in tennis, it feels like a fundamental change has happened within the game. The ITF nations voted 71% in favour of the new Davis Cup reforms. The competition, as we know it, will no longer feel remotely the […]
Learnings from the world of boxing
For those of you that know me a little bit, get ready to have a chuckle. For those of you know me best, you’ll get this! I have taken up……. BOXING!! Why, I hear you ask? Three reasons, I want to get fit (hate going to the gym by myself), I prefer to learn a […]
The Irish Tennis Family
I am a big fan of the proverb ‘it takes a village to raise a child’. I strongly believe the tennis world needs to embrace the essence of this proverb when it comes to creating a culture of tennis. The reality for most countries is they don’t have singular places which can cater for the […]