Jul 25, 2017 | ASEAN, Coaching, Mental Toughness
The reason you hear most about ‘personal bests’ and ‘being the best you can be’ at the swimming pool or on the sporting field is because athletes know that by focusing on and achieving a personal best on match or meet day means they couldn’t have done any better....
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 7, 2017 | Coaching, Mental Toughness, Romania
We are excited by recent successes in Romania Our CEO Doug Strycharcyk, recently addressed HR and Coaching professionals at a Coaching Forum for the IT & C sector.arranged by our new partners in the country, Gabriela Puskas and her organisation, Performance Group...
May 5, 2017 | ASEAN, Coaching, Mental Toughness
I love taking Fridays off work. It’s a real bonus, looking forward to and enjoying a long weekend. Somehow having Friday off means I can get a jump-start on the weekend and get more done and enjoy it more. This makes sense of course – there’s 50% more time available...
