Healthy body healthy mind – Part 1 Sleep

Healthy body healthy mind – Part 1 Sleep

The Latin saying “mens sana in corpore sano,” which translates to “a healthy mind in a healthy body,” is more relevant now than ever. I’ve tried to make the distinction in previous articles between “Mental Toughness” and “Physical Toughness”; Mental Toughness is not...
Everyday Mental Toughness – Part 4: Confidence

Everyday Mental Toughness – Part 4: Confidence

This is the fourth, and final, of four articles concentrating on how to develop each of the four Mental Toughness “sub-components” I work with the model developed by Professor Peter Clough and Doug Strycharczyk. In their model the four sub-components are: Control –...
Everyday Mental Toughness – Part 3: Challenge

Everyday Mental Toughness – Part 3: Challenge

This is the third of four articles concentrating on how to develop each of the four Mental Toughness “sub-components” I work with the model developed by Professor Peter Clough and Doug Strycharczyk. In their model the four sub-components are: Control – life control...
Everyday Mental Toughness – Part 2: Commitment

Everyday Mental Toughness – Part 2: Commitment

This is the second of four articles concentrating on how to develop each of the four Mental Toughness “sub-components” I work with model developed by Professor Peter Clough and Doug Strycharczyk. In their model the four sub-components are: Control – life control and...
A brief history of Mental Toughness

A brief history of Mental Toughness

I hear a lot of people say, “oh Mental Toughness, another fad”. If it is a fad, then it is probably a fad that has been around since the dawn of time; those cave men and women who survived the sabre tooth tiger and freezing winters were (without knowing) undoubtedly...