Why is it that some individuals are able to withstand pressure and attain peak performance, while others succumb and under-perform? This is the question at the heart of research into psychological resilience. Numerous organisations recognise the importance of addressing this question. For instance, the US army invested $117 million in a scheme to build soldiers’ psychological resilience. In the past few years, the British government has invested the equivalent of over half a million dollars in building school children’s resilience.
As a psychologist, I aim to provide such organisations with evidence-based information about developing resilience that is immediately applicable to their work. Specifically, based on resilience research, I have developed a programme of mental fortitude training for people wishing to develop resilience for sustained success, which I will outline in this article.
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