"Resilience is a dynamic process that is an interaction between the individual and the environment" - a conversation with Mustafa Sarkar
The Talent Equation Podcast
The Importance of Positive Life Events in Super High Performance
A lot of research was done and I've been sort of following it's great British medalist project, for example. And a lot of it I think has been a bit misunderstood but I think definitely what's been misunderstood is with some of this research. This idea that traumatic experiences or traumatic life experiences or adversity being linked to super high performance can be quite dangerous. We're saying that actually it's not necessarily just that negative event but the motivation and learning that comes from those events that might stimulate some kind of psychological and performance development. That certainly provides the stimulus but it results in some other psychological characteristics like this deep and sense of motivation,. Wanting to prove yourself to others, wanting to prove
