An app a day keeps the doctor away. Or does it? In an adaption of one of my late mother’s favourite health sayings, the release…
Intelligent Emotions and Emotional Control
What are Intelligent Emotions and how do they relate to mental toughness? Successful people are invariably outcomes focused (a key characteristic of mentally tough people)…
Is Yours a Psychologically Safe Workplace?
Today’s post comes from our Mental Toughness Partner, Michelle Bakjac of Bakjac Consulting. Michelle raises some interesting questions around safe workplaces and identifies some of…
Stress and Pressure, the EPL and Jurgen Klopp
The English Premier League is barely under way this season and already club managers are under intense stress and pressure to secure enough points to…
Mental Purpose, Mental Toughness and the Long Distance Runner
Those who know me know that I have two running speeds, slow and stop and to go any faster necessitates a huge mental effort on…
How Yoga Improves Your Mental Toughness
I was interested to read that the Archery Association of India now plans to include yoga sessions in their training to build archers’ mental strength…
Why Grit Is Your Energy Source
3 Simple Rules That Help You Develop Grit Growing up in the North of England in the 1960’s and 70’s grit was the all-important magic…
The Essential Soft Skills Framework
The essential soft skills framework – 6 tips on how to communicate effectively with other people A soft skills framework is essential for your success at…
Quote of the Week
This week’s fridge magnet comes from the fearless Forest Gump. By understanding that the only certainty in life is uncertainty you build a mindset that…