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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...

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 f...

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...

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 episo...

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 meaningf...

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…

Choosing your beliefs may well be the key to your success in 2024. In an exclusive interview not yet released, 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 talking about the power of choosing our beliefs, and h...

At the start of every new year, millions of us around the world set ourselves new goals or resolutions intended to make positive changes in our lives. But despite the best of intentions, studies suggest as few as 8% of people are able to stick to their resolutions for more than a few months! If this is true, it’s likely the goals you set yourself a couple of months ago are already wavering? In thi...

It’s likely some of the people you know and care for are feeling a sense of loneliness right now. You might be feeling a sense of loneliness right now... Especially around times of the year when family, connection and belonging matter even more. In this episode Matt shares why we experience a sense of loneliness and the 2 approaches Resilient people have learned to overcome it…  From everyone...

Most of our daily behaviours are unconscious habits. From how we get ourselves ready for the day, interact with others and complete work tasks, to how we consume media, experience emotions and even hang out washing! All impacted by automatic habits we are largely unaware of. Changing habits is hard, but not impossible. As Matt explains in this episode, it all starts with a little bit of self-aware...

Most people’s happiness is attached to getting something they don't yet have, or completing a goal they have not yet reached. They tell themselves “I will be really happy when I can get this thing I want”. Waiting for happiness to arrive when you get what you want is actually a recipe for unhappiness. It’s a recipe for not experiencing the joys of what you already have, or the journey you are alre...

In a previous episode Matt explored and demonstrated the impact of beliefs, and explained that most of the beliefs that are impacting your life and outcomes are likely not your beliefs at all! There’s an endless number of beliefs that could be limiting your Resilience, but there’s 2 beliefs that can really improve it. Or put another way, here are the 2 beliefs you can adopt or role model for culti...

Not to blow your mind, but most of the beliefs that are impacting your life and outcomes are likely not your beliefs at all! Some beliefs we’ve cultivated improve our wellbeing and outcomes, but others limit us. And if you have a team or kids, you may be passing your beliefs onto others as well. Maybe it's time to explore the beliefs you hold and their impact on your outcomes, and ask yourself a s...

Mental health is a vast topic that’s deeply personal. Talking about it often leaves people feeling they are falling short in how they are handling and responding to work and life – especially when comparing ourselves to others who seem to just breeze through setbacks! But given the inevitable tragedies we all face in life, its highly likely you and some of the people around you are Not OK Today! S...

People suffer from burnout as a result of chronic work stress, which affects both people employed and those navigating through unemployment. It’s a process in which everyday stresses and anxieties gradually undermine our mental and physical health. And it's so prevalent the World Health Organisation now has Burnout listed as a Disease! So what are the warning signs and what do we do about it...&nb...

Why are businesses taking an interest in Resilience training 'post' the Pandemic? A question Matt answered in a 2022 interview for the Virgin Active Minds Podcast. Matt explains that recent Research has showed a lack of workforce Resilience is estimated to be costing Australian companies $12.8 billion per year in lost productivity ($60 billion globally)! Boosting Team Resilience boosts wellbeing,...

How do we deal with all the negativity in the world today in terms of news headlines grabbing for our attention? This was a post-Pandemic talking point posed to Matt Hughes in a 2022 interview for the Virgin Active Minds Podcast. Matt explains that our attention is attuned to negative news because of an unconscious bias humans have, so avoiding click bait is critical to our mental and emotional he...

"Why do we need to have Resilience?" - A critical question and post-Pandemic talking point posed to Matt Hughes in a 2022 interview for the Virgin Active Minds Podcast. Matt explains that we all need Resilience for facing life's inevitable threats and challenges, because the truth is nobody escapes pain, fear or suffering.... 'Resilience' is life strategically managed. If you would like to hear th...

"How do I know if I am a Resilient one?" - This was a question posed to Matt Hughes in a 2022 interview for the Virgin Active Minds Podcast. In this episode and over the next few weeks, we'll be sharing some of the key insights Matt shared for cultivating Resilience to move forward confidently through life's challenges. If you can't wait or would like to hear the full interview, head to Spotify......

Given our Resilience training work around the globe, we’ve identified 3 consistent threats to Personal Resilience and Team Resilience that we keep hearing. We’ve come to refer to them as the ABCs of Threats faced... A – Ambiguity, B – Burnout, C – Consumption. In this episode, we briefly explore each and how cultivating Resilience plays a part in managing these and any other challenge, setback or...

We all face loss throughout our lives. It's part of being human. Loss can either embitter us, or ennoble us. The difference lies in whether we can find meaning in our suffering. In this episode we share the importance of applying mental agility for controlling the things you can, when everything seems out of control...