How Your DNA Affects Your Resilience

How Your DNA Affects Your Resilience

In the field of behavioural psychology there is plenty of evidence that the way in which we view stress – either as enhancing or debilitating – can change our physical, emotional and rational response. In other words, the amount of stress we experience is not only due...
You’re Only A Pilot When The Engine Fails

You’re Only A Pilot When The Engine Fails

Yesterday my 11-year old daughter ‘landed the plane’ in spite of technical difficulties. She had been preparing for her singing performance at the yearly music soiree (a big deal in primary school world) for the past ten months. She had been working hard...
If It Looks Like A Duck And It Quacks Like A Duck…

If It Looks Like A Duck And It Quacks Like A Duck…

Earlier this year, President Trump was given a clean bill of health despite having gained enough weight to move him from the overweight into the obese category. I’m not here to join the fat shaming that’s swept over the internet since his medical report...
Why We Feel Tired After Events

Why We Feel Tired After Events

Last week my 11yo daughter attended a 5-day school camp with gruelling hikes, caving, tough-mudder-style assault course and night-time team challenges. She is an extrovert and always enjoys both school and scouting camps. However, she usually comes back from these...
The Bookend Technique

The Bookend Technique

This is one of the ten Executive Toolkit strategies I teach my high performance clients. The Bookend Technique is designed to: Help you increase your capacity for energy and resilience before you attend an event or other predictable disruption to your routine Buffer...