Dec 9, 2016 | Mental Toughness
As constant travelers and parents of a 2-year-old, we sometimes fantasize about how much work we can do when one of us gets on a plane, undistracted by phones, friends, and Finding Nemo. We race to get all our ground work done: packing, going through TSA, doing a...
Dec 9, 2016 | Mental Toughness
Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes Arsenal can enjoy success this season after growing into a mentally and physically stronger team. Arsenal, who are currently second in the Premier League and Champions League tables, head into an away game in Basel...
Dec 6, 2016 | Mental Toughness
Mental strength isn’t often reflected in what you do. It’s usually seen in what you don’t do. In her book “13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do,” Amy Morin writes that developing mental strength is a “three-pronged...
Dec 6, 2016 | Mental Toughness
Despite West Point Military Academy’s rigorous selection process, one in five students drop out by graduation day. A sizeable number leave the summer before freshman year, when cadets go through a rigorous program called “Beast.” Beast consists of extreme physical,...
Dec 6, 2016 | ASEAN, Coaching, Mental Toughness, Sports
Though less common, letdowns in intensity can also cause your level of performance to decline. A decrease in intensity causes all the things that enable you to perform well to disappear. Physically, you no longer have the blood flow, oxygen, and adrenaline necessary...
Dec 2, 2016 | Mental Toughness
They say a picture is worth a thousand words As our understanding of the Mental Toughness model and framework grows we learn more about its connections with other important ideas in personality and people development. One challenge is to describe it and its...
Dec 2, 2016 | ASEAN, Leadership
WHY NEGATIVE PEOPLE CAN POISON YOUR WORK CULTURE AND 4 WAYS TO HELP YOU KEEP IT POSITIVE Bad apples are everywhere and they can, if unchecked, transform an otherwise positive work culture into a negative one. Here are some reasons it happens and ways to overcome it....
