Resilience, sisu and the happiest country in the world

Watching the Finnish ice hockey, team play ROC in the Olympic final I heard a commentator mention the ‘mental fortitude’. This really struck a chord, reminding me of ‘sisu’ a characteristic most often attributed to Finns. However, sisu is something we can all cultivate, and it can help to build our resilience.

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Are you at a tipping point?

September always feels like a bit of ‘coming back to something’ after a summer break - back at school, back to work. But this year, I’ve been hearing that September didn’t feel like that for everyone. We’ve all got our own things going on. Here are a few ideas that might help you if you feel like you’re at a tipping point.

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Happy New Year! What big change has taught me about resolutions

Five years ago, I gave up creating New Years resolutions as they just weren’t helping me achieve anything - and in fact, made me feel more of a failure before I’d even started. Here’s what I’ve learned from the work I do in big change that has helped me instead.

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