Oct 23, 2017 | Mental Toughness, Quotes
“He who spends time regretting the past loses the present and risks the future.” – Quevedo
Oct 20, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
One of the key characteristics of mental toughness, as per the MTQ48 framework, is the ability to perform under stress and pressure ‘whatever the circumstances’. This ability comes from a mindset that is positive and in control and where you are able to think and...
Oct 18, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
One of the cornerstones of being successful is managing distractions to get the important stuff done without being distracted or diverted before you have finished. It is easy to become distracted by endless little things that prevent you from doing the one big thing...
Oct 17, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
Cognitive diversity is important in an organisation for many reasons but it’s especially important for the improved quality of decision making it brings. Different ideas, different cultures, different experiences, different insights, different interpretations pooled...
Oct 13, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
Sometimes self-doubt comes from nowhere, other times it lingers like a bad smell, threatening to overshadow all the good things you are doing. It can rock your self-belief, disable your creative thinking and cripple your productivity. Here are three simple steps you...
Oct 12, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness, Quotes
I am always interested in concepts and strategies to improve performance and wellbeing. I fully subscribe to the power of the MTQ48 mental toughness framework and therefore was incredibly interested to learn of the Stoic philosophy adopted by Roman Emperor Marcus...
Oct 11, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
It is of little surprise that mental toughness is one of the essential characteristics of Olympic champions and indeed champion athletes in any sport anywhere around the world. From the 1990s, when pioneer sports psychologist Dr Jim Loehr coined the phrase ‘mental...
Oct 10, 2017 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
It’s not unusual for luck to crop up in conversations when people seek to explain why they have prospered in an apparently unexpected way or they been the subject to some unpredicted misfortune. Some see themselves as lucky and other see the opposite. The questions...
Oct 10, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
A fundamental component of mental toughness is stretching yourself to be the best you can be. Nestled within the MTQ48 4C of Challenge the concept of always seeking to extend your comfort zone means that over time you build your range of both competence and...