Understanding the foundations of mental toughness – Confidence

Understanding the foundations of mental toughness – Confidence

As I wrote in a previous article (http://boblarcher.com/mental-toughness/mental-toughness-the-end-of-an-era/), Mental Toughness is made up from four components, or pillars – Confidence, Challenge, Commitment and Control. Each of these pillars is built on two...
Understanding the foundations of Mental Toughness – Control

Understanding the foundations of Mental Toughness – Control

As I wrote in a previous article (https://boblarcher.com/mental-toughness/mental-toughness-the-end-of-an-era), Mental Toughness is made up from four components, or pillars – Confidence, Challenge, Commitment and Control. Each of these pillars is built on two...
Mental Toughness – the end of an era!

Mental Toughness – the end of an era!

Up until quite recently Mental Toughness was a kind of vague and intangible idea that people would talk about, but nobody could really define it; “the voice in the back of your head that tells you to keep going”, “ability to perform under pressure”, “the ability to...
Seven Mental Toughness Questions

Seven Mental Toughness Questions

What is Mental Toughness? Mental Toughness is a personality trait that determines how well individuals cope with stress, pressure, and challenges, regardless of their circumstances. It’s not about physical strength or big muscles, but rather an internal attitude...
The aircraft wing

The aircraft wing

Let’s imagine that you are an aircraft wing, not any old aircraft wing but a brand-new wing on an Airbus A350-1000; There you are, on the tarmac at Orly prior to a flight to La Réunion. The aircraft has been cleaned and is sitting empty on the tarmac – no pressure, no...