In a world filled with buzzwords and self-help jargon, one term that stands out for its profound impact on success and achievement is ‘grit’. Grit has become a powerful concept in understanding what drives individuals to persevere and reach their long-term goals.

Setbacks are inevitable in every aspect of life, but they can also be transformative opportunities for growth and resilience. Embrace setbacks, extract lessons, and propel yourself forward.

When you feel joyful, it often leads to increased confidence, and when you're confident, it can enhance your capacity to experience joy. But why?

Dancing and singing and group fun reduce stress hormone cortisol and release happy hormones: endorphins (painkiller) and dopamine (mood-booster) and oxytocin (‘love drug’). The more we create positive, habitual pathways and imprint a route to joy, the easier good habits become.

Three easy steps to greater resilience that might just become your favourite habits.

Since V.U.C.A. represents what we need to manage in our businesses or our lives, I created a new V.U.C.A. with definitions that make me react positively (or in improv terms, cause me to “Yes, And!”) from the outset.