In the Olympics when the going gets tough will the tough crack under the pressure?
It’s not just the England football team who are champion chokers we’ve seen numerous elite sporting teams and individuals display mental resilience over the summer with much to come with the Olympics. Bradley Wiggins being the most recent example of displaying not just physical but also mental toughness in the Tour de France.
The importance of having that something extra, that mental toughness, can make all the difference bewteen winning and losing in a sporting area. However it's just as important in a business context particulalrly in the current economic climate when many are feeeling the pressure and stress.
Here's a short article on the Call of the Wild website about mental toughness seeking to explain how we react when under pressure and how best to combat it.
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