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Am I Lucky or just Mentally Tough… or both?
It’s not unusual for luck to crop up in conversations when people seek to explain why they have prospered in an apparently unexpected way or they been the subject to some unpredicted misfortune. Some will see themselves as lucky and others will see the opposite. ...
Nature vs Nurture: What this means for Mental Toughness
The question? The nature-nurture debate is a classic of undergraduate psychology classes. Whilst there are some significant differences on how psychologists see this continuum, it is fair to say that most think it’s a little of both. The idea that we are fully...
Resilience and Mental Toughness – is there a difference and does it matter?
There is indeed a difference and, although the two ideas are related there are important differences. Unfortunately, these days the terms are often used interchangeably which might mean that the desired outcome is targeted but not achieved. Moreover, resilience is...
The Importance and Complexity of Sleep
How self-awareness about our Mental Toughness can help our sleep. Sometimes old adages are correct – well at least partially. The often-quoted ‘early to bed and early to rise makes a person healthy, wealthy and wise has at its core some truth; well at least the...
Happiness v Contentment
Happiness v Contentment. Is there a difference and does it matter? How does understanding Mental Toughness matter? Happiness is a term that is very widely used to describe a state to which, it seems, we should all aspire. Use the term in a discussion and all will have...
Mental Toughness and its Relationship to the Big Five Personality Model
This is one of the most common questions received here are AQR International. The Big 5 personality model is, possibly, the most widely utilised model of behavioural personality globally. It forms the foundation of many of the most reliable and popular personality...