Team capacity planning is the topic on day 2061, and it is something I see get ignored in almost every business I have worked with.The concept is simple. Every team member has a contracted number of hours per week. Every task in the system carries an estimated time. Add up the recurring tasks, account for them using a monthly multiplier, combine them with the ad hoc workload, and divide by the available hours. The result is a capacity percentage that tells you, with data, whether each person is overloaded, well-balanced, or underutilised.The sweet spot is 75 to 85 per cent. Above that, someone is carrying too much and quality will slip. Below it, you are paying for time that is not being used productively. When businesses run this for the first time, the picture is almost always uneven: one or two people are well above capacity, the rest are below it. The fix is redistribution, not recruitment, at least to begin with.This is day 2061 of my consecutive barefoot-style running streak in Vibram FiveFingers. I have covered 15,935.93km toward a 40,075km goal, the equivalent of a full lap of the world, with 24,139.07km still to go. I run every day as part of a mission to raise £1M for children's causes including Great Ormond Street Hospital and BBC Children in Need.If this was useful, share it with someone who manages a team.#teamcapacity #workforceplanning #teammanagement #businessleadership #ukrunnerscommunity #runnerslifestyle #ultrarunninglife #runformentalhealth #strava #stravarun #Insta360 #vibramfivefingersWatch the full episode: https://youtu.be/Sn7b3OwxlBo

Day 2060. 15,930.92km completed. 24,144.08km remaining on a barefoot-style run of the world.This episode is about problems. Not one specific problem, but the whole reality of them. Why most of us are wired to fight their existence rather than work with them, and what happens when you stop doing that.I talk about the emotional hit that arrives when something goes wrong. For me, the initial gut-punch is the hardest part. Not the problem itself. The feeling that arrives with it before I have even started thinking about a solution.I share the OCHE framework, a four-step sequence I created and use daily. O is Opportunity, seeing the problem as a signal pointing toward growth. C is Control, narrowing focus to what is genuinely within reach. H is Have a plan, building forward motion from those controllable pieces. E is Emotion, removing feeling from the decision-making stage.I also talk about Parkinson's Law applied to problems: the longer you live and the more you do, the more problems you carry. That is not a warning. It is a confirmation something is happening.This episode is part of a daily vlog tracking my attempt to run 40,075km around the world in barefoot-style footwear while raising £1 million for children's causes including Great Ormond Street and BBC Children in Need.New episode every day. #problemsolvingmindset #streakrunning #OCHEframework #resilience #ukrunnerscommunity #runnerslifestyle #ultrarunninglife #runformentalhealth #strava #stravarun #Insta360 #vibramfivefingersWatch the full episode: https://youtu.be/naMKHmExqco

Portion control has been one of my most persistent struggles across 2,059 consecutive days of barefoot-style running. The concept is straightforward. The systems most people are told to use are not: weighing food, tracking macros, logging calories into apps. For an ADHD brain, that level of friction kills any habit before it forms.On day 2059, 15,925.89km into a 40,075km attempt to lap the world on foot and raise £1M for children's causes, I share the hand method for portion control. Two palms for clean protein. One cupped hand for simple carbohydrates like pasta, bread, or potatoes. Half a thumb for fat. Unlimited greens. No seconds. A 20-minute wait after eating before deciding whether you are still hungry.The system works because it requires no equipment and travels with me everywhere. That frictionless quality is what makes it sustainable.My ADHD brain needs simple, rule-based systems or they fall apart. This is one of the simplest nutrition frameworks I have found, and it is starting to make a measurable difference to how I feel on runs and in recovery.The body has to hold up across years on this mission, not weeks. Nutrition is part of that. Small disciplines, applied consistently, are what make the streak and the mission possible.24,149.11km still to go. #portioncontrol #nutritionhacks #eatinghabits #ultrarunner #ukrunnerscommunity #runnerslifestyle #ultrarunninglife #runformentalhealth #strava #stravarun #Insta360 #vibramfivefingersWatch the full episode: https://youtu.be/bGY6OrSpBE8

Day 2057 of my barefoot-style running streak. 15,915.38 kilometres into a 40,075-kilometre mission to raise £1 million for children's causes.This morning I was on the touchline as assistant coach for my son's Under 15s football team. A cup quarter final against a Division 1 side. We lost heavily. And the question I carried home is one I have been sitting with for ten years: is the will to win something you teach, or is it simply part of a person's wiring?The opposition arrived nearly as early as our coaching staff. They ran a structured warm-up, went through pre-match rituals, and won every contested ball in the match. Not because they were technically superior. Because they wanted it more. In the closing stages, with the result settled, they were still managing the clock. At Under 15 level, in local football, that level of focus is unusual.Our boys are good human beings. Kind, generous, nearly grown men I am proud to know. But ten years of coaching the same group has brought me to a clear view: the will to win has not grown in proportion to their ability. My conclusion is that competitive hunger is a trait, not a skill. You shape preparation and tactics. The desire to win at all costs, I believe you either have it or you do not.The streak itself is evidence of something similar. Nobody enforces Day 2057 but me. Whatever gets me out on these mornings is not a coaching manual. #willtowin #competitivemindset #youthfootball #streakrunning #ukrunnerscommunity #runnerslifestyle #ultrarunninglife #runformentalhealth #strava #stravarun #Insta360 #vibramfivefingersWatch the full episode: https://youtu.be/8qKb2CsMMZY

Bitterness after a relationship breakdown is something I noticed in myself over the past twelve months. This is Day 2058 of consecutive daily runs in barefoot-style Vibram FiveFingers, tracking toward 40,075 kilometres, one full lap of the world, as part of a mission to raise £1 million for children's causes including Great Ormond Street Hospital and BBC Children in Need.In today's episode I talk about the quiet build-up of bitterness following fractured relationships, especially when those relationships involve groups of people and the loyalty pressures coming with them. I reflect on why most relationship breakdowns come down to a difference of opinion, why our conviction feels like truth but often is not, and why feeling sorry for someone rather than being bitter about them is not patronising. It is compassion. And choosing it is a deliberate shift, not a passive one.This is not a polished answer. It is honest reflection from 15,920 kilometres into a very long run.15,920.84 kilometres covered. 24,154.16 still to go. #bitterness #mindset #resilience #barefoot #ukrunnerscommunity #runnerslifestyle #ultrarunninglife #runformentalhealth #strava #stravarun #Insta360 #vibramfivefingersWatch the full episode: https://youtu.be/eGw-0JLMESk

Ultra marathon recovery run. That is what day 1,841 was, and today I am talking through exactly how I approached it and why.The day before this episode, I completed a 50km race, ten 5km loops spread over 24 hours, finishing the last one at midnight. That gave me around 36 hours of rest before the streak required me to go again. More than I usually get, and I planned it that way deliberately.The honest position is straightforward: if you are not on a running streak, do not run the day after an ultra marathon. Your body is depleted across every system. The risk of injury on deeply fatigued muscles is significant, and most experienced endurance athletes take several days to recover from an event of this distance.But if the streak is non-negotiable, the approach is this. Do the bare minimum. Run at a pace that feels genuinely slow, probably slower than you think is necessary. Choose softer ground where you can find it. Get oxygenated blood moving through the muscles without loading them further. Eat, hydrate, and sleep properly around the run, because the run is the last stage of recovery, not a separate obligation.A running streak is about longevity. This is day 1,841 of a journey toward 40,075km barefoot-style, the equivalent of a lap of the earth. 14,493.96km done. 25,581.04km to go. The mission of raising £1M for children's causes requires me to be running in ten years. That means getting today right. #streakrunning #ultramarathonrecovery #barefootrunning #recoveryrun #ukrunnerscommunity #runnerslifestyle #ultrarunninglife #runformentalhealth #strava #stravarun #Insta360 #vibramfivefingersWatch the full episode: https://youtu.be/swbVHC_yCY8

Day 2056 of my running streak. 15,910.38km covered of the 40,075km lap of the world I am running for children.Today I am talking about something I took from Mike Michalowicz's book All In: how to get your team genuinely committed to the mission of your business, not compliant with it.The idea is straightforward. Every year, each person on my team creates a vision board covering all areas of their life: vocational, financial, physical, mental, family, social, spiritual. I built a custom AI agent to make the process frictionless. They speak their goals into it, it produces a well-presented vision board, they use it as a screensaver.When we do performance reviews, we look at both what the business needs and what the team member needs from their own year. When those two things connect, the level of investment shifts noticeably.The lesson for me: alignment between personal goals and business goals produces the kind of engagement no incentive scheme manufactures. You get it by understanding what the people around you are working toward.Running every day for over five and a half years has shown me consistency compounds in every domain. Building a committed team is no different.Raising £1 million for Great Ormond Street Hospital and BBC Children in Need. One day, one kilometre at a time. #teambuilding #visionboard #leadershipdevelopment #entrepreneurmindset #ukrunnerscommunity #runnerslifestyle #ultrarunninglife #runformentalhealth #strava #stravarun #Insta360 #vibramfivefingersWatch the full episode: https://youtu.be/JXRkuHLpu0k

Off-road running at pace is one of the most demanding things you can ask of your body and your attention. On day 2,195 of my consecutive daily running streak, 16,838.17km into a 40,075km mission to complete a lap of the world barefoot-style, I am preparing to pace a local village fundraising 10K. Half of that course is off-road. Roots, ruts, field paths, forested sections, mud. It is a course where injuries happen every year, because motivated runners meet unforgiving terrain.In this episode I cover three things I have learned about off-road running at pace. First, off-road running is approximately 30% harder than road running, and your time targets need to reflect that before you start, not mid-run when your legs are already questioning you. Second, foot placement at pace requires active, conscious attention at every stride. One heavy, misjudged landing on uneven ground is ankle-turning territory. Third, running line matters far more than most people account for. Following someone running comfortably ahead of you is not laziness. It is efficiency.This vlog and podcast is part of a daily mission to raise £1 million for children's causes, including Great Ormond Street Hospital and BBC Children in Need. The more people who follow the journey, the more lives we can support. 23,236.83km still to go. #offroadrunning #trailrunning #barefootrunning #streakrunning #ukrunnerscommunity #runnerslifestyle #ultrarunninglife #runformentalhealth #strava #stravarun #Insta360 #vibramfivefingersWatch the full episode: https://youtu.be/p46XjxPv3PM

Day 2196. 16,845.78km into a lap of the world. 23,229.22km still ahead of me.Today I am talking about day 24 of my 30-day AI experiment, taking a business concept from idea to launched product using AI for 90% of the workload.For three weeks the build felt fast. Then it slowed, not because the AI stopped working, but because the more you build, the more bugs you carry. At a certain point you spend more time fixing errors than finishing new modules. That is not a crisis. That is software development doing what software development does.What I did about it: I wrote structured, AI-driven instructions for my two team members and handed each of them a module to build in isolation. Branching. Separate environments. No risk of one person's work corrupting the other's. By end of day 25, both modules should be ready to integrate and the product reaches version one.The lesson is one that applies well beyond software. When a system grows past a certain size, the person who built it cannot also maintain and extend it simultaneously. Delegation is not giving up control. It is the only move that keeps progress alive.The streak does not stop for any of this. 2,196 consecutive days in barefoot-style footwear. Every kilometre logged. Every step pointing toward 40,075km and £1 million raised for children's causes. #AIentrepreneur #buildinpublic #softwaredevelopment #30daychallenge #ukrunnerscommunity #runnerslifestyle #ultrarunninglife #runformentalhealth #strava #stravarun #Insta360 #vibramfivefingersWatch the full episode: https://youtu.be/yGOws0WofyU

Day 2194 of my daily barefoot running streak. 16,830.77 kilometres covered on a mission to complete 40,075km, a full barefoot lap of the world, raising one million pounds for children's causes including Great Ormond Street and BBC Children in Need.Today I am talking about teenage jobs, and whether the traditional approach to part-time work still serves this generation well.My wife and I had a debate about our eldest son. He is 15, and for the past six months he has been selling jewellery online with his granddad. He negotiated the arrangement himself and has since learned the full e-commerce process from listing to sale. He takes home earnings close to minimum wage from a few hours each week.My wife felt he needed something more traditional. Social interaction, colleagues his own age. I understood the instinct. But the more I reflected, the more I questioned whether that is still the right answer.AI is reshaping the workforce at pace. Entry-level roles are among the most exposed. The teenagers who will do well are those who learn to see opportunity and act on it, not those training for roles that are shrinking. My son is learning to buy, sell, negotiate, and operate. Those skills transfer anywhere.23,244.23km still to go. If you are a parent of a teenager thinking about part-time work, this episode is worth your time. #teenageentrepreneurship #parentingteens #futureofwork #streakrunning #ukrunnerscommunity #runnerslifestyle #ultrarunninglife #runformentalhealth #strava #stravarun #Insta360 #vibramfivefingersWatch the full episode: https://youtu.be/Rs8xHbD5miQ