Oct 19, 2018 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness, Press Coverage
This is a great article on Mental Toughness which usefully cites Professor Peter Cloughs work on the topic. It sets out the distinction between resilience and mental toughness beautifully. Peter of course works closely with AQR International to take the concept on...
Jul 11, 2018 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
This is a very important post from Paul Lyons. This explains to some degree the success of the Mental Toughness 4Cs concept and the MTQPlus measure. Mental Toughness is a (fairly plastic) personality trait which describes how we think when confronted by events. Unlike...
Jun 21, 2018 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
Part of the benefit of developing your mental strength is that it improves your happiness and well-being, and research from around the world consistently reaffirms this. In this latest study led by Jessie Sun of the Department of Psychology at the University of...
Jan 4, 2018 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
Whilst philosopher Rene Descartes wasn’t directly referring to mental toughness with his famous proposition “I think; Therefore I am” he actually describes the most direct and effective way of becoming so. By making a decision to be mentally tougher you will become so...
Jan 2, 2018 | ASEAN, Coaching, Mental Toughness
I was discussing with a client their most productive time of the day and why that was. For her it is late afternoon and evening, often culminating in her reading and writing well into the small hours. I am the complete opposite rising at 5 am and doing my best work in...