Guest Blog – Dr Cath Bishop, Author of ‘The Long Win’ and Champion Rower Answers Our Questions

We have at My Finish Line, as a mission statement, tried to encapsulate all that is good about sport and physical activity and all the benefits that come from participating. We have also attempted to carve a very wide bandwidth in our blogs when it comes to advice and experiences. We have had elite sports …

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Catch-up plans for pupils? Maybe we have learnt far more than we realise…

Dr Cath Bishop, Olympian, former diplomat and business coach, reflects here on the rhetoric of plans for pupils to catch-up on lost learning time due to the pandemic, and how to potentially reframe this narrative to take a more positive and effective approach. Cath brings her knowledge of leadership and high performance to the conversation …

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Winning Isn’t Everything: Why It’s Good To Be A Loser Sometimes

How can it be possible to win an Olympic medal and still feel like you haven’t quite done enough? Former British rower Dr Cath Bishop, who won silver at the 2004 Olympic Games, knows the emptiness that can accompany the endless pursuit of winning. In fact, it inspired her to write her newly published book, The …

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