Dec 12, 2021 | Mental Toughness
Mental Toughness is not something you can see; it’s a mindset or an attitude – it’s something that goes on in our head. However, those with high Mental Toughness; i.e., those with relatively high “scores” in all of the eight sub-dimensions, tend to have a...
Nov 28, 2021 | Leadership, Mental Toughness
They know what they control, they know what they can influence and they know what they can do nothing about. They do not spend their time “fighting windmills” wasting their energy where they have no impact. They consciously take into account their emotional...
Nov 26, 2021 | Mental Toughness
On parle beaucoup de la Force ou résilience Mentale (Mental Toughness) aujourd’hui ; mais, la Force Mentale qu’est-ce que c’est au juste ? Quelles sont les composantes de la Force Mentale ? Faut-il être un “Terminator” avec des nerfs d’acier et les...
Nov 21, 2021 | Mental Toughness
I thought I would use my engineering competencies (I was a Chemical Engineer a long time ago) in terms of “strengths of materials” to look at why Mental Toughness is as important as Metal Toughness First some definitions from the world of strengths of materials...
Nov 9, 2021 | Leadership, Mental Toughness
If you are found guilty of deploying your leadership for a good cause; everything you say and do will be taken out of context, distorted and used against you! That photo of you in the same room as someone smoking a joint, your distant membership of some obscure...
Oct 31, 2021 | Mental Toughness
Mental Toughness is a “A personality trait which determines, in a large part, how people respond to challenge, stress and pressure, irrespective of their circumstances” People often ask me, “Where should I start?”, “Do I need to take on more challenging...