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In a previous episode we considered the term PLOM, which stands for "Poor-little-Old-Me" and is a term we refer to when practicing mindset awareness. In this episode we explore the 2 types of PLOMs, and how to handle them (and yourself) when in this state of being. 

Anyone who has been through Resilience training with ripen will know the term PLOM. For those who haven’t, PLOM stands for ‘Poor-Little-Old-Me’. This is the affectionate label we use to consider people in a mindset that pulls themselves, or others down. The truth is, we can all be PLOMs! We can't avoid sadness, and often the only path to happiness is through sadness. Not around it...

School is great at teaching us academic lessons, but it misses some valuable life lessons! And there's a proven formula for understanding or controlling your outcomes that you likely didn’t learn at school. In this episode, Matt shares a simple yet effective way to check-in with how you are responding to challenging events you are facing right now. Because if we can’t change the event, then to get a different outcome all we can do is change our response...

Counter-balance is the antidote to Work-life balance! Instead of pursuing and failing to find ‘balance’ on a daily basis, we can start to consider the pursuit of balance in our lives over longer periods of time. In this episode, we explore this proven approach for ensuring the time you’ve spent ‘on’ for completing work is balanced with enough time ‘off’ for enjoying life. Seeking online training for boosting mental, physical and social wellbeing and performance in work, and life? Click here: https://academy.ripen.be/courses/resilience-at-work-7-day-bootcamp

We are told to drink fluids, eat good food and monitor our calories for refuelling our body with energy, but what are we doing to refuel our brain? In this episode, we'll explore 4 demands that are likely draining your energy right now, which if managed differently could instantly free up mental energy and time for being at your best where it matters most...

We are constantly told that ‘mindset’ is the key to living our best life. But there's a critical insight about the mind that's often overlooked... The mind isn't real! Or put another way, the mind is great at curating and predicting events or outcomes that don’t yet exist, but not so good at helping us critically evaluate what’s really happening.

In this episode we share the difference between the brain and the mind, and how it's much more beneficial to tap into your brain power, not your mind wandering!

When we are busy we convince ourselves we are being productive. We must be productive if we are working 100% of the time, right? But it’s when we are overwhelmed and juggling a lot that the risk of laziness increases. When we are exhausted, fatigued or perhaps even feeling burned out, cutting corners and finding shortcuts in doing something becomes a way to make life a little easier. In this episode Matt shares a personal experience of being lazy recently, to highlight there might be a short-term benefit to laziness, but there's typically a greater long-term cost!

Many of the things that happen to us in life are actually neutral – the events themselves are not positive or negative, it’s our attitude towards them that makes them seem good or bad. In this episode Matt shares a short fable about a Farmer, and the mindset that can help reframe life's setbacks or disappointments.

How good are you at building and maintaining relationships? If you want to improve your relationships with others at home, or work, and especially if you want to build a high performing team, then it’s time to pay attention to the unspoken signals you are sending. Tune into this episode to learn the 3 habits you can start prioritising for improving work performance, family connection, and meaningful friendships!

What does it take to be truly resilient? In an exclusive interview, Ripen Founder Matt Hughes sat down with his personal performance coach to share Matt’s Resilience journey, including why and how he founded and built one of Australia’s leading Corporate Wellbeing Providers. Here’s a snippet with Matt sharing his own Recipe for Resilience…