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How Your Purpose Makes You Happy
Dig a little deeper with people who are unhappy and you will often find that they have lost sight of their purpose, their guiding light, their why? Losing your purpose is easily done in the mad scramble of careers, families and mortgages but left unattended it can...
How To Make Feedback Work For You
I find receiving and using constructive feedback much easier now than I used to, due to being more open to its benefits and also better managing unexpected negative feedback. Receiving and using feedback helps develop mental toughness especially in the 4Cs of Control...
Monday Motivation
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” — Wayne Dyer
Be Prepared To Bounce Back – How To Become More Resilient
Some people just seem to bounce back from whatever life throws at them. Whether it’s illness, loss, or tragedy, they do the tough work of picking themselves up, dusting themselves off, and carrying on—even when it seems impossible. If you’ve ever thought, “I could...
How You Can Feel More Positive Today
I was reminiscing with an old friend last night about the 1980’s band ‘Happy Mondays’, who were from my hometown of Manchester and influenced the likes of Oasis and Stone Roses. This strangely perhaps led me to think how you can feel more positive today and why is...
Building a Strong Mind in Children
Melbourne based Mental Toughness Coach, Niels van Hove, has written a tremendous children’s book ‘My Strong Mind’. Using the 4C’s framework of mental toughness, “My Strong Mind’ is all about building a strong mind in children by helping them meet the challenges and...