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Manage Stress with Breathing
Original post from Mental Toughness Partners USING BREATHING TO DEFUSE YOUR ADRENALIN STRESS – A SIMPLE STEP BY STEP APPROACH Adrenalin, your body’s highly effective stress hormone can be distressing and disorientating as it floods your system and prepares you to...
Why A Cold Shower Sets You Up To Seize The Day
Original post from Mental Toughness Partners With Sydney’s current heat wave producing night time temperatures in the mid 20’s C, (77 F) a cold shower first thing in the morning has been a welcome way to cool down. Inadvertently I have found it’s also a great way to...
Positive Attitude – One of the Top 5 Attributes That Business Owners Want To Hire
Original post from Mental Toughness Partners DO THESE SOFT SKILLS MATCH YOURS? In my role coaching CEO’s and business owners on improving their mindset, we invariably also discuss the mental attributes they seek in their new hires. In conducting a straw poll, the...
Brain Training – How To Maintain Focus
Original post from Mental Toughness Partners 3 Simple Brain Training Tips From Neuroscience It is easy to lose our focus and become distracted from achieving our goals. Here are the reasons why from the world of neuroscience and three simple brain training strategies...
To Create A Great First Impression Should We Smile More Or Less?
I have always thought creating a great first impression with potential clients or customers is about achieving a fine balance between being friendly, approachable, competent and professional. Smile too much and they may think you’re the village idiot; don’t smile...
The Default Human Emotion Of Growing Older
Original post from Mental Toughness Partners Anecdotal evidence gained from regular exposure to grumpy grandads, mature age ladies at bus stops and the oldie living next door suggests that the default human emotion when growing older is definitely grumpiness. Why,...