Ben Hunt-Davis, Harriet Beveridge Books
Ben Hunt-Davis is a British Olympic rower who won a gold medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. After retiring from competitive rowing, he co-founded a performance consultancy helping organizations and individuals achieve high performance.
Known for: Will It Make The Boat Go Faster?: Olympic-Winning Strategies for Everyday Success
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Will It Make The Boat Go Faster?: Olympic-Winning Strategies for Everyday Success
Co-authored by Olympic gold medalist Ben Hunt-Davis and performance coach Harriet Beveridge, this book explores how the principles that led the British men's rowing eight to Olympic victory in Sydney 2000 can be applied to personal and professional life. It offers practical frameworks for goal setting, teamwork, and continuous improvement, emphasizing the question 'Will it make the boat go faster?' as a guiding principle for focus and effectiveness.
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Defining the Goal
Before we could transform our performance, we had to stop rowing for the sake of rowing and decide unequivocally what we wanted. It wasn’t enough to simply say we wanted to win; every team wants that. We needed a goal that was precise and measurable—and most importantly, emotionally charged. When we...
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Creating a Vision
Goal setting gives direction, but vision gives meaning. When we pictured ourselves crossing the finish line in Sydney—not as separate athletes but as one synchronized machine—it woke something deeper within us. That image, that emotional pull, sustained us through years of painful training sessions ...
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About Ben Hunt-Davis, Harriet Beveridge
Ben Hunt-Davis is a British Olympic rower who won a gold medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. After retiring from competitive rowing, he co-founded a performance consultancy helping organizations and individuals achieve high performance. Harriet Beveridge is a stand-up comedian and executive coach spe...
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Ben Hunt-Davis is a British Olympic rower who won a gold medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. After retiring from competitive rowing, he co-founded a performance consultancy helping organizations and individuals achieve high performance. Harriet Beveridge is a stand-up comedian and executive coach spe...
Ben Hunt-Davis is a British Olympic rower who won a gold medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. After retiring from competitive rowing, he co-founded a performance consultancy helping organizations and individuals achieve high performance. Harriet Beveridge is a stand-up comedian and executive coach specializing in leadership and performance development.
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