I recently spoke at the fantastic AGN 2018 conference in Graz, Austria. My talk was a slightly modified version of “My Mental Toughness Manifesto”. The talk was live streamed, and a youtube video has since been uploaded (see above). It’s been quite a journey getting to this point. The blog posts, podcasts and talks I’ve […]
‘My Mental Toughness Manifesto’ Part 3: PERFORM
‘Practice’ is about building a skillset, and fostering a way of life (via ‘immersion’) that serves to strengthen perception of one’s available resources when crunch time arrives. However, reality dictates that certain scenarios are impossible to prepare for, particularly in the emergency medicine arena. The more chaotic the workplace, the higher the frequency of unavoidable threat appraisals. Therefore, it is crucial […]
