Sep 5, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
Sometimes you just don’t have the confidence or capability in a social situation to comfortably see it through. More often than not you’ll instinctively disengage so as not to fail. However, sometimes having the courage to ‘ Fake It Till You Make It ‘ and appear both...
Sep 4, 2017 | Mental Toughness, Quotes
“If you can’t excel with talent, triumph with effort” – Stephen G. Weinbaum
Sep 1, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
It was one of those many passionate but ultimately pointless conversations about sport that us males indulge in. If mental toughness was a sporting team who would it be? We were discussing the qualities of mental toughness we valued – the never say die, backs to the...
Aug 29, 2017 | ASEAN, Coaching, Mental Toughness
I have occasionally have senior moments therefore I was interested to read about this recent study in the excellent Psyblog journal. Authors of the study, Doctors Blake Richards and Paul Frankland from the University of Toronto, argue that simply remembering...
Aug 25, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
When most people start a new job they go to work with incredible energy and enthusiasm. However once the “honeymoon period” is over, the attraction can wear thin and your intrinsic motivation and satisfaction start to fade. It becomes more difficult to perform at a...
Aug 24, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche is one of the most popular philosophers ever. Born in 1844 in Germany he was also a critic, a poet and a Greek and Latin scholar. His work has profoundly influenced western philosophy and modern intellectual history. A long time ago I...
