Jun 26, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
One of the characteristics of mentally tough people is their ability to seize new situations and opportunities. They have the positive open mindset and confidence to make things happen. Another characteristic they possess is their ability to deliver consistently on...
Jun 21, 2017 | Doug Strycharczyk, Employability, Mental Toughness
Problem Solving and Decision Making are regularly identified as one of the core “soft skills” for staff at all levels in organisations. The World Economic Forum study on the core skills needed for a successful 21st Century Employee identified these amongst others....
Jun 19, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
Last Christmas I was the lucky recipient, thank you Jeremy Tan, of the amazing book ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ published in 2011 by Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman. It summarises the work in all three phases of his incredible career; namely his early work on...
Jun 19, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
Rude and aggressive people are everywhere. They are abusive and dismissive, use insults like normal people use complements, they interrupt and are often poor listeners. Sometimes they are oblivious to their behaviour and how their approach impacts on others. Those...
Jun 19, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
Okay, I admit the title of this post may be misleading because whilst these 6 ways to stay calm are easy to understand, they are much harder to adopt as part of your ongoing persona. One of the key characteristics and strengths of mentally tough people is that they...
Jun 19, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
I have had different conversations with two close friends in the past few weeks. Both had experienced a series of personal and work related setbacks of a roughly similar magnitude. I could personally relate to both situations and also personally relate to their...
