Oct 25, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
Do you ever wonder why parents who are stressed and on edge often have children that also grow up to be stressed and anxious? Well, a recent study provides insights into how parents pass anxiety and depression onto their children. It is yet another compelling reason...
Oct 24, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
It seems like a hundred years ago now that I attended some management training where I was asked: “How do you walk around Australia?” To me, it was just another trick question that I didn’t know the answer to, a feeling that was confirmed when the presenter...
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...
