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Leadership lessons from Twelve Angry Men – lesson 1
If I have watched the film “12 Angry Men” once, I have watched it a hundred times; I use it regularly in my leadership seminars, getting participants to watch it before or between modules and then debriefing it collectively. The film is a leadership seminar in...
If you have high Mental Toughness, you possibly see yourself as someone, self-confident, in control of your life, determined to achieve the challenges you undertake and always willing to learn. However, ……… however, what you see as self-confidence may well be...
Living with interpretations
“What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are.” C.S. Lewis We all live in two worlds; an outer world where we interact with others and an inner world where our thoughts, feelings,...
Self-confidence
While a "fake it 'til you make it" attitude is useful in certain situations, I’m not sure that in the long term that it is actually that beneficial. Real self-confidence comes from experience and training; it’s through trial & error and continuous...
Evaluating your Mental Toughness
Mental Toughness is made up from Confidence, Commitment, Challenge and Confidence; with each “C” being made up from two sub-dimensions The best way to evaluate your level of Mental Toughness is to take one of the benchmark MTQ inventories, preferably the MTQ+ which...
Mindful eating
Eating is one of the few activities that connects us, or can connect us, to all our senses What is mindful eating? Mindfulness means focusing on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting your feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations"; the tenets of...
Mental Toughness Indicators
Mental Toughness is made up from Confidence, Commiment, Challeneg and Confidence; here are a couple of indicators for each of the Mental Toughness 4Cs Control You feel you shape what happens. You understand that success is down to you and your attitude towards what...
Highs & lows of Mental Toughness – Confidence
Mental Toughness contains four dimensions or constructs; Control, Commitment, Challenge and Confidence Each of the “4Cs” contains two sub-dimensions: Control contains Life Control & Emotional Control Commitment contains Goal Orientation & Achievement...
Highs & lows of Mental Toughness – Challenge
Mental Toughness contains four dimensions or constructs; Control, Commitment, Challenge and Confidence Each of the “4Cs” contains two sub-dimensions: Control contains Life Control & Emotional Control Commitment contains Goal Orientation & Achievement...
Highs & lows of Mental Toughness – Commitment
Mental Toughness contains four dimensions or constructs; Control, Commitment, Challenge and Confidence Each of the “4Cs” contains two sub-dimensions: Control contains Life Control & Emotional Control Commitment contains Goal Orientation & Achievement...