When A Challenge Improves The Thinking
“Of course I have a growth mindset.” I hear that a lot. Most people in leadership or high-performance environments have read Carol Dweck’s work. The idea is well known now. We’re told that successful people embrace challenge, welcome feedback and view failure as part of learning. In theory, almost everyone agrees with it. But in […]
Don’t Pick Fights You Can’t Win… Or Should You?
When A Challenge Improves The Thinking I was running a workshop recently, and we were talking about one of the most practical resilience tools I teach: control the controllables. At one point I said something I’ve said many times before: Don’t pick fights you can’t win. The point I was making was simple. A lot […]
Setting Up Base Camp: Why 3-8-45 Comes Before Everything Else
Most conversations about resilience start in the wrong place. They talk about mindset, discipline, mental toughness or high-performance habits. But before any of that matters, there’s a simpler question. Is your base camp set up properly? Because if the foundations are weak, everything else becomes harder than it needs to be. Over the years I’ve […]
WHY RESILIENCE NEEDS TO LOOK DIFFERENT
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