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Mind Health Solutions

Locality: Indooroopilly, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 3378 0888

Address: 3/21 Station Road, Indooroopilly 4068 Indooroopilly, QLD, Australia

Website: http://mindhealthsolutions.com.au

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23.01.2022 What it Takes I have just finished reading Mark Bouris’s What it Takes. The opening paragraph demonstrates the flavour of the book: Don’t read this if you want the secret to success. There is no secret. There are no laws of attraction, no shortcuts, no tricks of the trade. People who succeed in business, careers and in life do so because they work at it. (p ix)... Whilst the book covers many practical areas like business plans and types, the reality of business ownership and running a business, it has the underlying message throughout that attitude is the key to success. Bouris argues that hard work, persistence and knowing your purpose are the essential elements. He pursues this idea of self-awareness throughout the book. Interestingly, he asserts that being able to step away from yourself is also important. Great sportspeople, actors and performers are able to do this. It means distinguishing yourself from the objective reality you operate in. It doesn’t mean you can only see the scenario from a distance, but it also doesn’t mean that you can only experience a situation through your own sense. You must develop the ability to do both. (p224) Of course, as a performance psychologist, I would suggest that this is a part of our toolbox. I found the book full of helpful insights into the business world.

19.01.2022 Mind Health Solutions offers a broad range of both general and performance psychology services

19.01.2022 League Lessons My studies and work with athletes have made me really interested in reading the stories of those who have achieved long and successful careers in their chosen fields. In recent times I have read Petero Civoniceva’s My Story, Darren Lockyer’s self-titled autobiography and Nathan Hindmarsh’s Old School My Life Story. It probably helps that I am a Rugby League fan, but I found the stories of these players fascinating on many levels. Each man wrote of the values ...learned in childhoods that were far from materially privileged and yet rich in support. Born in Fiji, Civoniceva moved to Redcliffe, as a young child. Lockyer was raised in Wandoan, while Hindmarsh grew up in Robertson in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. They all wrote of both achievements made and challenges faced as they advanced in their careers. Each man experienced playing for his club, state and country in lengthy, highly acclaimed careers in a physically tough sport. They were all leaders on the field and within their clubs. With all of these successes, each experienced setbacks and hurdles that had to be overcome. Whilst I might approach these stories through a psychologist’s lens, I do think there are many life lessons in them for all of us. I think Craig Bellamy’s Home Truths On Life, Leadership, Adversity, Success and Failure will be on my bookshelf soon!

16.01.2022 Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn’t the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of grit as a predictor of success. http://www.ted.com//angela_lee_duckworth_the_key_to_succes

13.01.2022 School of Hard Knocks If you have 15 minutes to spare and you are interested in whether schools are giving children the opportunities to learn resilience and persistence two of the qualities of successful people then you might like to listen to a recent edition of Life Matters (ABC, Wednesday 5 June 2013 ) The School of Hard Knocks features Professor Andrew Whitehouse (Telethon Institute for Child Health Research at University of Western Australia) and Trent Dri...ver (Dean of Academic Development at Brisbane Girls Grammar School). They discuss whether giving too much praise and protecting children from disappointment undermine the ability to strive for success and accept failure? Professor Whitehouse’s message is that people who are successful have a really good idea of how to deal with their mistakes. He also stresses that children need to learn that their own idea of self -worth comes from them it doesn’t come from other people. Mr Driver asserts that to build academic resilience, students need to take a malleable view to their own intelligence and accept that they can learn how to learn. This, with persistence, will result in an incremental improvement over time. Failure can well be viewed is a key step to becoming successful. I found it an interesting discussion with relevance far broader than just secondary school classrooms. http://www.abc.net.au//l/the-school-of-hard-knocks/4732920

06.01.2022 Lydia Elsworthy completed her Master of Sport & Exercise Psychology at the University of Queensland. Registered with the Australian Psychology Board, she is also a member of the Australian Psychological Society. Lydia has a strong belief in a holistic approach to sport psychology, understanding the psychological needs of athletes within both their sporting and everyday environments. She enjoys working with athletes of all ages and ability levels to help them achieve optimal p...erformance as well as managing personal well-being. Lydia’s background in enhancing athlete performance has also seen her form a broader commitment to assist those who work in high pressure environments to adopt techniques and strategies to improve effectiveness and increase well-being. In addition to her work in sport and performance psychology, Lydia specialises in working with adolescents, providing them with tools, techniques and strategies to assist them navigate what can be a particularly difficult transitional period.