201 Even The Mentally Tough Can Find Things A Struggle Without Self Awareness

Today’s episode is a special, landmark episode as we enter the 200’s! As a result, I decided to clip out some bite-sized bits from previous episodes featuring 3 leading authorities in the mental toughness domain; Dr John Perry, Professor Peter Clough MBE and Doug Strycharczyk, who go onto share their thoughts about the importance of self-awareness whether you are a mentally tough or mentally sensitive individual.  Their insights come from years of applied work and academic research across sport, education, business and health domains.  Enjoy! Key Learning Points: Developing self-awareness is very difficult for some people. You can develop yourself through reflection, enhancing your self-awareness, whereby you then go on to try out new things, you learn from different situations, you understand why you felt that way and why you reacted why you did in certain situations. The key driver in the development of mental toughness is self-awareness. Learning about our mental toughness can enable us to understand more about our mental approach in specific situations. Self-awareness then allows us to make the necessary changes to our approach so that we can perform better or improve our psychological well-being. Connect with Doug Strycharczyk and Dr John Perry Doug Strycharczyk | LinkedIn John Perry | LinkedIn AQR International Website Connect with David Charlton Sign Up to The Mental Edge Join David @ The Sports Psychology Hub Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn Handouts to compliment this episode: Understand your Mental Toughness tendencies To Listen to the Full Podcast Episodes Ep001: Doug Strycharczyk – The Importance of Mental Toughness Ep28: Prof Peter Clough – Why is Mental Toughness Important Ep35: Dr John Perry – Thrive, Don’t Just Survive 2021 Ep050: Doug Strycharczyk, Peter Clough MBE & Dr John Perry – Mental Strength Does Not Guarantee Success  Ep121: Doug Strycharczyk & Dr John Perry – What Is New? Developments in Mental Toughness Research and Practice