What 13 Years at Number One Really Takes: I was standing at the back of a beautiful venue this week, waiting to go on, watching a room fill up with the Isuzu team. Great people. A product they clearly love. An energy in the room that you cannot fake. And I found myself
How Kintsugi Teaches Mental Toughness Towards the end of preparing this iteration of my book, I came across a Japanese concept called Kintsugi. The word refers to the practice of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with powdered gold. Rather than disguising the damage, the repair highlights it. The cracks remain visible, but they
What Lies Within You is Greater There is a moment in almost every talk where a room goes quiet in a different way. Not polite quiet. Not distracted quiet. The kind of quiet where you can tell something just landed. That happened at Glencore when those words came up. People stopped shifting in their
The second half of 2026 is almost here - are you ready to finish strong? Stay Focused, Stay Moving: Watch Dr. Steve Harris Joins live on the Expresso show this coming Monday morning at 6:00 am, the discussion will also be joined by Kirsty Melmed. He’ll be sharing his expertise on maintaining momentum and
Can Your Team Lead Someone Who Can't See? There is a moment in every meaningful team building experience when the noise drops away and something honest surfaces. For the participants of one of Dr. Steve Harris's most talked-about workshops, that moment arrived the second their blindfolds went on and they stepped onto a football
Mental Toughness Examination: Proteas vs New Zealand T20 World Cup Semi-Final From: Dr Steve Harris (Mind Doctor)For: Proteas Coach The Proteas did not freeze under pressure. This was not the traditional South African “choke” where players become immobilised and opportunities slip away. Instead, the match exposed a more nuanced challenge in elite sport: mental toughness
Mental Toughness Examination: Stormers vs Lions From: Dr. Steve (Mind Doctor) For: Stormers Coach Coach, We lost. So, the mental toughness lens isn’t there to “find positives”. It’s there to locate where mind-management slipped, because that’s where performance leaked. Elite rugby is rarely decided by talent alone. Research consistently shows that psychological control under
Mental Toughness in Rugby Elite sport is rarely decided by skill alone. At international level, physical preparation is assumed. What separates teams is mental toughness, the ability to execute under pressure with clarity, composure and control. France’s victory over Italy was not chaotic dominance or emotional overdrive. It was controlled authority. The defining feature
Mental Toughness Breakdown: Scotland vs England When two rivals like Scotland and England meet, the game is never just tactical, it’s psychological. This Six Nations clash was a clear case study in mental toughness under pressure. Here’s a structured mental performance analysis of where the game was truly decided. 1. Concentration Purpose clarity • Strategic
Steve Harris: The Mental Architect Behind the Springboks’ Winning Edge Former Springboks mind coach and manager, Steve Harris, is a leading motivational speaker in South Africa, known for transforming teams through mental toughness, innovation, and high-performance strategies. Drawing on years of experience coaching and mentoring elite athletes, Harris now brings the same principles to corporate
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