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Hocus Pocus FOCUS – Managing Distractions
One of the cornerstones of being successful is managing distractions to get the important stuff done without being distracted or diverted before you have finished. It is easy to become distracted by endless little things that prevent you from doing the one big thing...
Cognitive Diversity Really Improves Quality Of Decision Making
Cognitive diversity is important in an organisation for many reasons but it’s especially important for the improved quality of decision making it brings. Different ideas, different cultures, different experiences, different insights, different interpretations pooled...
Monday Motivation
"The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it" - Molière
How To Stay Productive When You Are Consumed By Self Doubt
Sometimes self-doubt comes from nowhere, other times it lingers like a bad smell, threatening to overshadow all the good things you are doing. It can rock your self-belief, disable your creative thinking and cripple your productivity. Here are three simple steps you...
Marcus Aurelius and Mental Toughness Quotes
I am always interested in concepts and strategies to improve performance and wellbeing. I fully subscribe to the power of the MTQ48 mental toughness framework and therefore was incredibly interested to learn of the Stoic philosophy adopted by Roman Emperor Marcus...
Here Are The Two Magic Ingredients For Olympic Champions
It is of little surprise that mental toughness is one of the essential characteristics of Olympic champions and indeed champion athletes in any sport anywhere around the world. From the 1990s, when pioneer sports psychologist Dr Jim Loehr coined the phrase ‘mental...