Today was an eventful one in the Australian Federal Parliament. The Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition apologised to survivors of sexual abuse in this country. Targeted by ‘respectable’ men in orphanages, churches, schools, institutions, scouts, camps, their homes, and elsewhere they were innocent children expected to be protected and loved.

This is an interesting topic to reflect upon. The human mind is heavily influenced by preconceived ideas, regulations, actions and reactions accordingly. Edward de Bono says, “Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of a car is separate from the way the car is driven.” At this juncture, many heads will role and debate constructively and argue heatedly resulting is what is observed and what is deduced. The former is about a person’s intelligence and the latter is about what the system dictates.

I love this funny yet wise quote: Monkeys are superior to men in this – When a monkey looks into a mirror, he sees a monkey. ~Malcolm de Chazal.

Fight or flight? This way or that way? Yes or no? Each of these three questions describes a brain under pressure. Could be your brain, could be mine. When it comes to pressure situations, we all tend to default to the same mode: a binary mode.

Ever wonder how the Samurai became such legendary warriors? Have you ever wanted to be as mentally tough as one of these elite fighters? Well, here is one secret the samurai did that you can do today to increase your mental toughness. You’ll l be surprised at how easy this will be. The massive strides you will make mentally from this is life changing!