Mar 20, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
One of the key traits of mentally tough people is that they adopt a positive mindset, which enables them to tackle life’s challenges with optimism and confidence. In a typical day we have about 50,000 thoughts and feelings, of which 70% are negative. This inbuilt...
Mar 20, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
I love reading articles on being more productive so that I can become more productive myself and also to find practical tips I can pass on. Here are five courtesy of Stepahnie Vozza at Fast Company, my all time favourite business journal since the beginning of time....
Mar 20, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
Slow Down To Speed Up – Learn From The Cheetah On How To Have A More Productive Day I had one of those days last week when I was frantically busy all day through calls, emails and meetings but at the end of the day I hadn’t achieved anything major on my ‘to do’ list....
Mar 16, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
What is your state of mind today? Positive? Neutral? Negative? Whatever your state of mind, it will determine how great or otherwise your day is. However, unless your lottery ticket comes in, the only way your day can be a great one is by taking it by the scruff of...
Mar 15, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
Original post from Mental Toughness Partners One of the key definitions of the personality trait mental toughness as described by the rock stars of mental toughness, Professor Peter Clough and Doug Strycharczyk, involves stress. They define mental toughness as “the...
Mar 14, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
Original post from Mental Toughness Partners As a mental toughness practitioner, I’m always talking about the importance of going beyond your comfort zone and becoming comfortable in being uncomfortable. Invariably that means overriding your body’s inbuilt “risk...
Mar 13, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
Original post from Mental Toughness Partners Reading the transcript of this recent stress interview between an experienced HR professional and a potential graduate trainee in Hong Kong reinforced that there IS a better way of testing a candidate’s ability to perform...
Mar 10, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
A characteristic of being mentally tough is that you spot and seize opportunities to make things happen. Your openness and flexibility to seeing and adopting new ideas means that you naturally find better ways quicker and faster. This is a feature of the Challenge C...
Mar 9, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
In a recent post, I wrote about the ‘Benefits of Failure’ in which the author JK Rowling explained the practical advantage of failing. She believes that failure is a part of success, not opposite to success. In this post Donald Latumahina, author of the outstanding...
Mar 8, 2017 | ASEAN, Mental Toughness
OR ARE WE JUST MORE RISK AVERSE AND THANKFUL FOR ‘SMALL MERCIES’? Whilst there are some undoubtedly unpleasant aspects of growing older, a study reported by Psyblog suggests that aging changes what makes you happy and that you are more likely than younger people to...
