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7 ways to recover when you feel like you’re just ‘pushing on through’
“Pushing on through” is a phrase we hear often from people in our training workshops. It seems to be a common theme that many of us notice signs of fatigue or indicators that our performance [...]
Struggling with motivation?
You’re sitting on the bus on the way home from work. Instead of reading work documents, you’re reading your brand new copy of the latest blockbuster novel or this year’s Man Booker prize winner. You barely [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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