Skillset New Zealand Blog
- Written by Ralph Brown
It depends.
If you're an athlete, fair enough. You need your muscles to suffer for you to make it to the top.
But as a learner? Different story. Pain, in the form of feeling bad about our mistakes, just gets in the way.
- Written by Ralph Brown
Which would stress you more, changing jobs, or moving house?
Would most people be more stressed by a son or daughter leaving home, or retirement?
Are you thinking 'It depends'?
It does.
About Ralph Brown
Ralph is our founder and managing director. He has a background in psychology, television journalism and business.
Ralph's passions are psychology and writing. He leads workshops on both and speaks to conferences on the psychology of thriving at work.
In 2011 Professional Speakers Australia awarded him its top speaking accreditation, the CSP.
He has written six books and more than a hundred articles on psychology and writing. International research journals have published his articles reviewing the research on resilience.
Ralph enjoys trips to France. He lives in rural Canterbury.
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