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Does Older and Wiser Mean Greater Happiness?
OR ARE WE JUST MORE RISK AVERSE AND THANKFUL FOR ‘SMALL MERCIES’? Whilst there are some undoubtedly unpleasant aspects of growing older, a study reported by Psyblog suggests that aging changes what makes you happy and that you are more likely than younger people to...
The 4C’s Mental Toughness Framework
I had a coaching session today, which reaffirmed the simplicity and power of the 4C’s mental toughness framework. It is so simple to understand, communicate and use for personal development across many different situations. I felt it was worth revisiting through a...
How Happiness Lights Up Your Whole Body
This study by a team of Finnish researchers mapping the links between bodily sensations and emotions of 701 participants found that happiness, more than any other emotion, activates the whole body. The researchers induced different emotions in the participants and...
The Power of a Mental Shift
Original post from Mental Toughness Partners. MENTAL TOUGHNESS AND BENJAMIN HARDY’S EXCELLENT ‘TWO MENTAL SHIFTS’ ARTICLE Every once in a while you read a thoroughly intelligent, thought provoking article and Benjamin Hardy’s ‘The 2 Mental Shifts Highly Successful...
Develop Your Own Happiness Habit
Original Post from Paul Lyons at Mental Toughness Partners I used to think happiness was a range of positive emotions that could equally appear and disappear at the whim of someone else, only to be replaced with negative feelings such as sadness, doubt and grief. Now...
Why Overconfident People Get Promoted
Original post from Mental Toughness Partners Society seems to reward overconfident people much more than the rest of us. Why is that? Apparently it is because people who are overconfident in their own abilities are considered more talented by others than they really...