Jul 4, 2017 | ASEAN, Coaching, Mental Toughness
One of my former colleagues used to assess potential hires on the basis of how quickly they walked. His reasoning was that if you were focused and alert in mind this would translate to a brisk pace. Similarly, if you were ambling towards your destination you lacked...
Jun 30, 2017 | ASEAN, Coaching, Mental Toughness
I have been doing some public speaking on mental toughness recently and like many people, I am distinctly uncomfortable throughout the public speaking process. My anxiety heightens in the hours beforehand and over the first few minutes of the presentation. I look...
Jun 29, 2017 | ASEAN, Coaching, Mental Toughness
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION When I started out in my recruitment career I was ambitious and internally driven to succeed. However I was also motivated by the lure of a new company car, a 1984 VW Sirrocco, silver with tinted windows no...
Jun 28, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
I’m not usually a big fan of Hollywood style ‘man and his best friend’ stories but I did enjoy reading about Aussie ultra-marathon runner, Dion Leonard and his 3 tips to boost your mental toughness. These were accumulated from his triumph over a challenging youth that...
Jun 26, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
One of the characteristics of mentally tough people is their ability to seize new situations and opportunities. They have the positive open mindset and confidence to make things happen. Another characteristic they possess is their ability to deliver consistently on...
Jun 19, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
Last Christmas I was the lucky recipient, thank you Jeremy Tan, of the amazing book ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ published in 2011 by Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman. It summarises the work in all three phases of his incredible career; namely his early work on...
