Feb 2, 2023 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness, Penny Mallory
As far as challenges of your fortitude and mental resolve are concerned the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge is up there with the best. In December around 40 crews set out to row across 3000 miles of ocean. One of those crews is Become Atlantic. Comprising Penny...
Jan 16, 2023 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
I am indebted to Marzena Jankowska for drawing attention to an interesting study she came across in the April 2011 edition of New Scientist which contained a feature on mental toughness! This described the idea that most of us think that traumatic experiences must,...
Dec 13, 2022 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
How to end “one size fits all” When we approach the festive season or any other time of celebration, most of us are thinking about the treats we will have over that period. Afterwards, we often start thinking about dieting. There are lots of options out there. Mostly...
Oct 13, 2022 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
Parietal Alpha Oscillations: Cognitive Load and Mental Toughness or, in plain English, Why, when we talk about “effort”, we might not truly understand it. A 2022 research paper using the MTQ48 mental toughness questionnaire and the Ravens SPM test. It examined the...
Oct 12, 2022 | Doug Strycharczyk, John Perry, Mental Toughness, Update
Examining the Mental Toughness profiles of psychology undergraduates across six continents to explore where, and if, cultural differences can be detected and identified. The Mental Toughness concept has emerged as one of the most important advances in the field of...
Oct 10, 2022 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
Attitude Attitude is a reasonable approximation to what we mean by mental toughness. Both are expressions of a mental approach to events. A 2017 survey of over 500 organisations found that the quality that employers valued more than any other factor (qualifications,...
