Two reasons companies fail and how to avoid them – Knut HaanaesIn life a balance is very important. Saying the words ‘YES’ and ‘NO’ can prove easier for some than others. Often saying NO can achieve a better outcome than saying YES. This can be the case where saying YES to too many good opportunities…
Why our screens make us less happy – Adam AlterA person who is Mentally Tough is better able to focus on achieving goals and targets without being distracted too heavily by the constant noise available to us today, thanks to technological advances. They are better able to set standards and develop routines that help make…
GritThis excellent video on TED talks, Angela Duckworth talks about GRIT and why it is a predictor of success. This has many parallels with our work on mental toughness. If you would like to understand more about the overlaps between Grit and Mental Toughness please feel free to get in touch. David Charlton, Mental Toughness…
Managing Your Confidence LevelsWhat is confidence? Well we look at it in two ways: Confidence in Abilities – This describes an interesting relationship with abilities. It is possible to have a lot of ability and still feel under confident. This often means that these individuals do not perform as well as they might because they…
Internal Responses to ChallengeChallenge represents any activity that is perceived to be as out of the ordinary and which involves something that is stretching to an individual. Challenge can come in various forms: – It could be some form of change where the individual is being asked to stop carrying out some habitual activity.…
