I couldn’t resist writing another blog about what we can learn from sport for our confidence and resilience. I was prompted by this article which has some valuable tips from sports psychologists and there’s a handy summary at the end. ...
I’m treating myself this week to an hour off every afternoon to watch the BBC highlights of the Australian Open Tennis tournament. I admire the amazing shots and tactics as each player battles to outwit and outplay their opponent. What I find most fascinating is the...
Now that the clocks have gone back in the UK and it’s dark at 5pm, keeping resilient is going to be more of a challenge. I’ll be giving some tips for resilience in a webinar for CIMA on Thursday 29th October – it’s open to all, sign up here. One tip which I will talk...
We experience stress when pressure exceeds our ability to cope. This is a really interesting article from the BPS on “stress mindset”. People with a “positive” stress mindset – you believe stressful challenges can lead to positive outcomes,...
How to be Brilliant at Networking Most people’s worst nightmare is walking into a room full of strangers and having to “network”. We tend to think that more extraverted people find it easier, but in fact they find it as nerve-wracking as more introverted people. But...
