In a recent conversation with my clinical psychologist brother it became apparent to me how much of building relationships is skill and how little is just left to chance. People talk about the power of relationships and how important these are in terms of closing business deals, living happy family lives, running effective businesses and also in terms of creating sports teams that are successful. So it is for this reason that leaving quality relationship-building to chance is both unwise and unstrategic.

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My mother, having completed a tour guide course, told me that one of the things she was taught was to “never let the facts get in the way of a good story”. At the time, I laughed and thought little about it. But now sitting and working in the world of people performance, this line has become all the more apparent to me.

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This week we highlight the importance of discovering your ‘why’ when working towards achieving a goal. Often one focuses on the ‘how’ and ‘what’ without discovering ones reason(s) for undertaking a task. We chat to personal trainer and close friend of Head Start Sport, Dasch Barber, who gives us his personal insights, highs and lows, and reveals his ‘why’ for taking part in the Iron Man 2013.

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