Quick catch up

Running towards that 1st anniversay 🥰

Helen Sharpe Quick catch up

This week is flying by! So much to do! 2 delivered sessions for different groups this week so far and two this weekend! Not sure bout that rain cloud that’s heading this way, time for it to pass before the group start shooting at 13:30 though 🤞🏻 whenever I tell newbies that ours is an all weather sport they never look convinced in those early days, once the shooting bug has set in they won’t mind the wet at all.

Had a couple of planning meetings, looking good and managed to shoot some arrows of my own! Imagine that!! Still struggling to get passed the 58% of my desired arrow volume though Dunster week will help there 😂 getting excited now, only a few weeks left and we booked our accommodation over a year ago! I make no apologies for how often I am going to mention it in the coming weeks 😂😂

Chilled over some fletching this morning – always good to clear the head and blast some music!

Good luck to my friends shooting the masters at Lilleshall and those shooting the 2nd Caswell. Let me know how you get on 😊

For those resting, or do something different this weekend – enjoy it😎

Catch you Tuesday folks

How do you set your goals, do you review them? Who do you let influence you?

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In life we set ourselves goals, aims, outcomes – whatever you choose to name them. Sport is another place we often set ourselves targets.

From deciding I was going to pick up a bow and booked my beginners course I had a goal, this has continued in the 5 years that I have been shooting. I usually have several at any time and they will all lead towards a main goal. That one big thing that everything else feeds into. I review my goals regularly around a number of things, kit, health, time and of course I shoot two different styles of archery so there are times I juggle those against each other.

How do you choose what is a reasonable goal, realistic, stretching.

Who do you allow to influence you? Coach, shooting friends, squad members, shooting buddies?

What if you want to focus on something different to those people, do you stand your ground?

I recall a conversation with a coach where I was told my goal wasn’t enough, that they could push me to achieve a different goal because they believed in their ability as a coach rather than actually taking the time to understand what my goal meant. No real surprise then when I achieved something that I had worked from the beginning towards, taking 3 and a half years to achieve and that person didn’t even acknowledge what I had achieved as exactly that, an achievement! Bemusing really.

So I guess my question/request is, what do you want, is what you are working towards what you want or what someone else wants from you? I ask because it’s important, and the impact can have a massive impact on your mental and/or emotional wellbeing. So it’s definitely worth thinking about it and just checking on what you want.

Have a great weekend and see you soon ❤️🏹

Sunshine and arrows ❤️🏹

Helen Sharpe Quick catch up

Ok so it’s gonna be a hot weekend folks, please stay safe, sun hats, sun cream, hydrate and when you can get out of the sun and into the shade, difficult for archers I know and even more so for those of us who sit and have agents. Think carefully about both short and long term risks please – I became a sun ambassador and I push this often so you likely stopped hearing me and see it as nagging but it’s important 😎

Another month done for the #greatarrowcount and my stats have been submitted for May to AGB. Still not found the balance between the new job and my shooting so April saw me shoot 60% of my desired arrow volume and May only 54% but lots of arrows planned for this weekend so hopefully I can get back on track soon. Across the 2 months I have had 5 scores to submit and things seem to be starting to settle after the required tweaking though I think there’s still a bit of fine tweaking to do.

I have lots of news and though it’s different it all links to a particular topic and I am going to save it for Tuesdays end of week blog as that feels appropriate. So far this week it’s been lots of meetings and I have lots of emails to send over this weekend so please bear with me 🤗❤️🏹

stay safe and enjoy the weekend

Busy, busy, busy – planning 🧐😉🥰🏹

Helen Sharpe Quick catch up

So very much to plan, exciting things, buzzing with what is happening and as details are firmed I will of course, share. Also catching up on a number of things as it was a crazy few days in the day job and I literally struggled to keep my eyes open in the chair at the hairdressers as we waited for the colour to take! Whilst a sign I am in a place where I can relax also a reminder that I have taken my eye off the ball and stopped paying proper attention to my blood whilst running around after everyone else 😱🫣 annoying because I have worked so hard and it will take weeks to fix what I have upset in days, so whilst disappointed in myself I promise I am getting back on it! I know someone in particular who reads these who will rightly be a little cross with me. 😬

So, remember – look after yourselves please you are just as important as everyone else 🥰

So as I sit here with my portion of the world’s worst breakfast cereal 🤢 that is great for me but I swear is the same experience as eating gravel 🤔😂 I have made my list of things to do this weekend and I have 23 important emails on there – so please be patient if you are one of them. You should hear from me by the end of Monday, but lots being planned for schools and community groups.

Not had a great deal of time to shoot properly this week so thankful for the short rounds and my clingy band that at least keep the body thinking about how to shoot an arrow.

I have managed to log into good old teams for 3 different multi sports get together to discuss aims, issues and ways forward for grassroots sports and how we can achieve things together. One of the great things that came from the pandemic – the ability to come together virtually.

Enjoy your weekend, let me know how you are getting on, no matter if you are practising, competing, recovering and a big shoutout to my friends and family in Northants – busy weekend with the first round of the inter club and the first Caswell this weekend ❤️🏹