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Why We Are Not Made To Live In The Moment
When I can, I try and live in the moment to enjoy what I’m doing and not get too stressed by replaying past moments or planning too much for the future. I’m encouraged to do this by articles I read and podcasts I listen to and frankly because it feels beneficial to do...
10 Ways To Appear More Confident
Sometimes you just don’t have the confidence or capability in a social situation to comfortably see it through. More often than not you’ll instinctively disengage so as not to fail. However, sometimes having the courage to ‘ Fake It Till You Make It ‘ and appear both...
Monday Motivation
"If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort" - Stephen G. Weinbaum
If Mental Toughness Was A Sporting Team Who Would It Be?
It was one of those many passionate but ultimately pointless conversations about sport that us males indulge in. If mental toughness was a sporting team who would it be? We were discussing the qualities of mental toughness we valued – the never say die, backs to the...
Is The Secret To Better Memory, Forgetting?
I have occasionally have senior moments therefore I was interested to read about this recent study in the excellent Psyblog journal. Authors of the study, Doctors Blake Richards and Paul Frankland from the University of Toronto, argue that simply remembering...
5 Ways To Regain Your Bounce
When most people start a new job they go to work with incredible energy and enthusiasm. However once the “honeymoon period” is over, the attraction can wear thin and your intrinsic motivation and satisfaction start to fade. It becomes more difficult to perform at a...