After I deliver my keynote, I’m often asked by the HR / People teams for suggestions on embedding the notion of cadence into the culture. Whilst we do more structured work on this with some of our clients, there is a basic framework that anyone who’s heard my content can adopt. It’s called VALUE, and […]
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Many of you will have read or heard me tell stories of my time at Lynbreck Croft. If you haven’t, you can find out more about it here. It’s an 150-acre regenerative farm in the Cairngorms, Scotland, run by our friends, Lynn and Sandra. During our most recent visit, we accompanied them to a local
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How can we prepare for the unpredictable? In this blog post, I want to talk about the benefits of daily non-negotiables for staying ready. The Cadence Approach is my methodology for beating burnout and performing in life and work. It teaches you to take ownership of your health and wellbeing, and is inspired by athletes
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In 2019, my partner Antonia and I took part in the world’s toughest ski race. To find out what we did, watch this video and listen to this podcast. Last month, we went on another Arctic adventure, which provided a valuable metaphor for overwhelm that I want to share with you. This one, called the
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I’m frequently asked about my ‘origin story’; how I got into wellbeing and then went on to create the Cadence Approach. So here’s a summary, taken from my bestselling book, Cadence – a finalist in this year’s Business Book Awards! How it started To explain how the Cadence Approach came about, I must first go
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To the great delight of both companies and speakers, the last 12 months has seen the return of live, in-person events. I do know a few people who enjoyed virtual speaking, and believe there are many upsides. However, as a professional speaker myself, I can say most of us thrive best in a live environment,
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The Cadence Approach is about managing energy. There are four steps; identify the big (predictable) events coming up in your professional and personal life; prepare by making small improvements in sleep, nervous system management and energy; perform, but respect your red flags (don’t go too fast) and then recover by prioritising slivers of recovery into
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It’s easy to overestimate what you can achieve in a short period of time, and underestimate what you can achieve in the long term. We can also trip ourselves up by overcomplicating things; Google anything to do with health and wellbeing and you’ll get thousands of results. It can be bewildering and can lead to
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Small, consistent changes have a powerful effect over time. If you read my book Cadence, checked out my blog, or listen to any of my podcasts. You’ll soon realise it’s the small stuff that matters. It’s the slivers of recovery you get in a day that can really help to improve your wellbeing. Sir Dave
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Regenerative farming may seem out of context for many. Like me, you probably don’t have stewardship over land, but you do have stewardship over yourself – your mental, emotional and physical health. Are you taking care of it? Are you giving yourself enough rest? Earlier in the summer, I was looking for a different experience,
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