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Radio Live Interview

The Importance of Attitude Towards Stress Radio Live - Sun, 27 Apr 2014 Mark talks to Gaynor Parkin on stress. What it is, how to cope and the importantance of attitude towards stress. Gaynor Parkin is a Clinical Teaching Fellow at Victoria University and Managing Director of Umbrella. Listen here

2017-03-16T14:42:47+13:00April 27th, 2014|

View the glass as half full: Using Realistic Optimism

Regularly using the skill of Realistic Optimism is a key resilience skill. Research studies show that optimism has real benefits. People who remain hopeful even when things are hard, tend to be happier and healthier than those who don’t.  They tend to heal faster after illness or surgery and recover [...]

2017-03-16T14:43:36+13:00April 22nd, 2014|

Creating a workspace to fuel productivity

Clearly some of the externals are likely to be outside of your control – who you sit next to for example, and noise levels. But what can you control? Here are some ideas that you may find useful: 1. What cues or triggers help you to get started in the [...]

2020-02-24T14:12:37+13:00April 9th, 2014|

Practical ways to find a sense of purpose at work

 – great article on Business Insider We advocate that skills that help build people’s resilience must be practical, useful, and real life. When skills are truly applicable to our every day lives then we are more likely to use them regularly. Through this regular practice they become habits that make [...]

2017-03-16T14:46:06+13:00April 2nd, 2014|