Plenary 5 - Mental toughness: the one thing that changes everything
People are under more pressure than ever before, creating a feeling of overwhelm. Penny Mallory reveals how you can manage the pressure by developing a sense of control of your life and your emotions.
The heavy workloads people are managing are creating stress. Penny shows how you can manage stress by developing confidence in your ability to get the job done.
The insane speed of change is making people feel out of control. Penny talks about how you can manage your emotions when things are moving fast.
Deadlines are so tight that people are losing focus and energy. Penny explains how you can maintain enthusiasm and commitment when you’re up against it.
People are required to deliver more, but with less resources. Penny shows how you can view these challenges as exciting opportunities, rather than threats.
Penny defied the odds by achieving her childhood ambition of becoming a champion rally driver. She surpassed that dream by becoming the first woman to compete in a World Rally Car for Ford in the prestigious World Rally Championship. Remarkably, she remains the only woman to accomplish this.
Her journey is even more remarkable given her tumultuous past as a teenage runaway, enduring three years of homelessness in London.
Penny attributes her success to her mental toughness.
Speaker:
Penny Mallory
