Jan 15, 2018 | Mental Toughness
Are you mentally tough enough to beat Blue Monday? Developing mental toughness directly impacts on wellbeing and positive behaviours. Some of the tools and techniques in this article feature in our development toolkit! Read Article
Jan 9, 2018 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
“Mistakes are the portals of discovery.” – James Joyce One of the most important outcomes of our work in developing the 4Cs Mental Toughness framework has been the identification of two independent factors which make up the Challenge element of the...
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 3, 2018 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
Take a look at this interesting article. Our work on Mental Toughness sheds light on why this might be. Research shows that senior leaders are generally mentally tough. They tend to be risk-oriented with the capacity to learn from what happens. They also tend to be...
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...
Nov 28, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
I find receiving and using constructive feedback much easier now than I used to, due to being more open to its benefits and also better managing unexpected negative feedback. Receiving and using feedback helps develop mental toughness especially in the 4Cs of Control...
