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Reflections and practical skills on mastering pressure, cognitive discipline, emotional intelligence and flow.

30 June 2026

Empathy or professional discomfort avoidance?

Your child melts down. You want to be a good parent so you feel their distress acutely. You give them a treat to make it stop. The child learns to manipulate you, and a vicious cycle ensues. That cycle starts with not knowing the difference between empathy, sympathy, and altruism.

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30 June 2026

Resilience Institute New Zealand: History, Method, and Bounce & Flow

How Dr Sven Hansen founded the Resilience Institute in New Zealand, the evidence-based method behind it, and why it's now Bounce & Flow

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25 May 2026

The neurobiology of play

The instinct to play is ingrained and it may be the portal into your best work yet.

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25 May 2026

Why high performers end up listless, directionless, and blaming the job (it's not the job)

So many people have given up on fulfilment. They clip the ticket, get through the day. They do not have time to define their purpose or seek “fulfilment”. But fulfilment matters - more than most people realise.

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20 May 2026

Stop the 6,200 Daily Thoughts Wrecking Your Life

The mind generates some 6,200 discrete thoughts per day. Most of this mental chatter is wrecking your life. Master your mind under pressure in 4 learnable steps.

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