Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week Today I took the boys to the park. No running for me just yet... but that didn't matter! Because today wasn't about movement. It was about presence. No phone. No Air Pods. No distractions. Just me... and them. Watching my boys laugh. Climb. Imagine. Play. Their little world... My whole world. Standing there, I realised something. This is partly a reminder to myself... But maybe you...
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Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week This week we explored the winter lights display in town. The boys loved it. The colours. The music. The atmosphere. Last year I was on the ice rink looking like a baby giraffe trying to learn how to walk for the first time š
This year? With my groin injury... There was absolutely no chance of me stepping onto the ice. So instead, we walked. We explored. And I spent a little time...
14 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week Three weeks ago I tore my groin. And if you've been following along, you'll know the injury didn't just take away my ability to run, train, or play soccer. It rocked my identity. The active dad. The runner. The soccer player. The guy who moves. Suddenly... I couldn't. But this week something changed... 1st gym session Hope returned... Not because I was magically healed. Not because...
21 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week Reader, Stepping into the MRI scanner this week was intimidating... Honestly? Scary AF. Two weeks ago I tore my groin playing soccer. Since then I've been dealing with pain, frustration, discomfort, and a whole lot of uncertainty. And this week was the first real step toward finding answers... MRI scan Because here's what surprised me most... The injury wasn't the hardest part. The...
28 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week This week I celebrated my 38th birthday. My family surprised me with one of the most thoughtful gifts I've ever received. A "5 senses" gift. Five small gifts. One for each sense. Simple. Meaningful. Perfect. Being sidelined with an injury also gave me something I don't often create enough space for: Reflection. And as I reflected on the year that was, I found myself writing this... 5...
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Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week Last night I found myself lying in the emergency ward after injuring myself playing soccer... Waiting for X-rays. Waiting for answers. Waiting. And funny enough... The thing I found myself thinking about wasn't work. It wasn't money. It wasn't my goals. It wasn't the million things I still need to do. It was a moment with my boys earlier this week. arm farts Cassius had just learnt...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 3 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week The Push Up Challenge kicked off this week and I've already banked 442 Push Ups. Day 2's push-up target was 72. Not 70. Not 75. Seventy-two. And the reason behind it hit me harder than the push-ups themselves... 72% of men don't seek help when facing mental health challenges. Seventy-two percent. Nearly three out of every four men. If I'm being honest... I've been one of them. The guy...
about 2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week I had one of those weeks. The kind where life just consumes you. Work demands. Family commitments. Deadlines. The kind of week where every hour gets allocated before you've even had a chance to think... And if I'm honest... One of those weeks where I briefly thought: "Maybe I should just fuckin quit." Not my family. Not my health. But the bigger vision I'm building. The mission. The...
about 2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week This Wednesday started with a pretty magical moment for me as an Arsenal fan. After more than 20 years, Arsenal are finally champions again. Twenty-two years to be exact. Back then I was still a school boy. Now? Iām a husband. A father. Building a life halfway across the world. Funny how life changes. note from Carter That morning, after watching the game while getting the boys ready...
2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week Wednesday this week was hard AF. Not ābusyā hard. Heavy fuckn hard! But the day started well like most of my morningsā¦ Morning prayer.Meditation.A productive coaching call. Then real life kicked in. School drop-offs.Straight into a stressful task at work that demanded 3 straight hours of focus and precision. One mistake couldāve caused major issues. As soon as that finishedā¦ Another...
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