James Hoffmann was crowned world barista champion in 2007. He then went on the train the two subsequent world champions. James is now regarded as… Read More

Andy McMenemy established a new world record by running an incredible 66 ultra-marathons in 66 consecutive days in 2011. At the age of 45, Andy… Read More

Kenny Atkinson has been awarded two coveted Michelin stars, as well as winning the Chef of the Year at the Catays and winning the BBC… Read More

Claire O’Hara is a four-time world freestyle kayak and squirt boat champion. As well as her four world titles, Claire also won the World Cup… Read More

By Simon Hartley, Be World Class Did I mention that I’m embarking on a rather insane endurance challenge for charity? In August 2013, Andy… Read More

By Simon Hartley, Founder of Be World Class I’ve just finished watching a weekend of international sport. One of the real challenges for international team… Read More

By Simon Hartley, Be World Class. A football manager in England called me in to do some sport psychology work with his squad because they… Read More

By Simon Hartley Founder, Be World Class Working in sport psychology is fascinating. I spent many years watching squads of athletes training together. Typically, we… Read More

By Simon Hartley, Founder of Be World Class. Many people’s initial response to that question is, “I don’t waste time”. We like to see ourselves… Read More

By Simon Hartley, Founder of Be World Class. During the last few years I’ve been working with a number of corporate Executive Leadership Teams. In… Read More

By Simon Hartley, Be World Class. At first glance, those two words look as if they are in direct conflict don’t they. Surely we can’t… Read More

Simon Hartley, Founder of Be World Class. Most people recognise that having a compelling common purpose is fundamental to the success of a team. In… Read More

Recent article published by in Resource and Exclusive Thinking http://exclusive-thinking.blogspot.com/2011/08/are-you-world-class.html Are You World Class? Simon Hartley Be World Class Are you world class?… Read More

Being World Class – It’s PDA, not DNA by Simon Hartley, Be World Class As a sport psychologist and performance coach I have read may… Read More

Recent article published in ‘Take Time’ Magazine (Issue 4, pages 6-7). Competitive Advantage; A Great Reason to Be World Class. Simon Hartley Be World… Read More

Creativity; The Greatest Light from the Darkest Place. Courage to Create is a little red book, by an existential psychologist called Rollo May. As its… Read More

by Simon Hartley. Founder, Be World Class. It seems ironic that a sport psychology consultant should question whether goal setting actually works. Goal setting has… Read More

Most high level sports coaches understand that the game is played predominantly ‘in the top 6 inches’ (i.e. from the neck upwards). In reality the… Read More

Great leaders lead from the front. Having worked in professional and Olympic sports, I have been fortunate to have seen several World Class leaders at… Read More

Most of us like to operate in our comfort zone. By definition, our comfort zone encompasses those things that we’re familiar with, that we know… Read More