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For some of us, this year has definitely been overwhelming - a lot of us are now looking towards 2022 not quite sure how and where we will find the positive energy to relish the ride which is no doubt still ahead

Wrung out and bone dry, exhausted with the constant uncertainty of what we can and can't do, what is and isn't dangerous for our friends and family, the blurring of lines between home and work, the loneliness and boredom of self-isolation, the mind-bending juggling of zoom calls with stressed colleagues and squabbling children  

Stuck clinging on a pendulum, swinging wildly between overwhelm and scrabbling desperately for a 'secure new normal' - neither trusting authority (the parties were the final straw of hypocrisy) nor secure and confident in our ever changing daily routines

We are overwhelmed and burnt out because we feel so completely out of control of our lives

So for many of us, our way to take some of the control back - has been to qu...

Mental Strength is the new Zeitgeist – do you have the practical tools to mentally thrive? 

Success is rarely instant - from Simone Biles to leading edge scientists, from Tom Daley to tech founders we are increasingly aware that mental strength is the real secret sauce of success

In fact, in all walks of life - from start-up founders to chefs to musicians - when we look at successful people, we are fascinated to learn how they do what they do - what their secret for success is

Talent, skill and knowledge? We are increasingly recognising the much more important ingredient: mental strength

Being an Olympian not only requires immense physical talent but also an incredible amount of psychological control - resilience and determination help them bounce back from defeat and keep on keeping on. From Tom Daley - the British diver who competed in three prior Olympic games and only recently won his first ever Olympic gold medal in Tokyo, to Andrew Hoy - the Australian equestrian eventer who ...