PUBLISHED: 15:00 14 August 2017

Michael Scott

Chief executive of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) Michael Scott. Photo: NSFT

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I have worked throughout the health and care system covering a wide range of roles; as a social worker, chief executive of a hospital, part of the Department of Health and running community services here in Norfolk.

However, there are personal as well as professional reasons why Ive chosen to work in mental health and the lived experiences that I bring to my role which I keep firmly in mind to inform the decisions I make as chief executive of NSFT.

Its still not easy for people to talk about mental health and its impact upon them or their loved ones.

Despite the change in some attitudes, we still find stigma surrounds mental ill health in a way we no longer see in relation to cancer.

These misplaced attitudes of shame or embarrassment are, I believe, why mental health has historically been short of resources and why services had become the largely hidden part of the NHS.

Its about time that changed and thats why I welcome this special edition of the EDP and why Im writing this piece.

Im always open with the staff I work with about why I do this job.

But Ive not tended to share my personal experiences in the public arena.

But if I want to encourage others talk more openly then I need to do the same.

Depression has always been a part of my family life; it would appear that the Scotts have a genetic connection that has meant my father, sister, brother and uncle all had depression to varying degrees.

It is my fortune that this gene missed me, as my mother will often say.

The depression they underwent wasnt feeling down or blue.

For them it often meant the black dog that wouldnt let them get out of bed in the morning, and for them to feel that life was not worth living.

For my father that meant hospital admissions and ECT.

For my sister it meant a life of self-medication with drugs and alcohol, leading to her early death last year.

As my father aged, his depression was replaced by dementia.

Whilst dementia is a debilitating condition for so many people, paradoxically for my father it often took him to a place of acceptance where there was little worry from the past and no concerns for the future.

The main impact of the condition was upon my mother where the majority of care and responsibilities lay.

When my father had dementia the very worst thing you could do would be to admit him to a hospital bed.

I remember the occasions when I would visit him and he would literally beg me to take him home. Even given my knowledge and experience I still sometimes had to argue with well-meaning healthcare staff who wanted to keep him in hospital when he and I knew that his ailments were incurable.

The best place for him to be was at home cared for with love and compassion by his family; no-one could understand and meet his needs better than my mother.

But I also understand the enormous stresses this can create and the need for health and care services to be there in a supporting role.

It is these experiences that have shaped my attitude towards the work I do.

It has made me absolutely committed to improving mental health services and campaigning for more resources, which now are beginning to come through with investment in our trust this year.

It also makes me reflect on the pattern of how we are developing our services locally as we plan a new future for Norfolk through the STP, particularly as my own need for care seems ever closer!

So, lets be open about our experiences and use them positively, and collaboratively campaign for a better future for all impacted by mental health issues.

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Prior to her sophomore year at Brownstown Central, Shelby Stuckwisch asked Emma Zabor about playing golf.

Zabor ran cross-country as a freshman but didnt enjoy running as much as she hoped she would.

Both girls switched to golf that year, with Zabor playing No. 5 at the beginning of the season before moving up to No. 2.

This fall she is in her second season playing No. 1 for the Braves.

The senior enjoys the difficulty of playing on the Braves home course at Hickory Hills.

Hickory is a very complex golf course, especially compared to Shadowood, Zabor said. Hickory has quite a few trees, definitely more hills. You just have to be more precise with your ball placement at Hickory.

One of my favorite holes (at Hickory) is No. 4. It is over the water, but I think it is one of the easiest holes for me. My low score there has been in the low 40s.

On the schedule, Zabor looks forward to the tournaments.

I like 18-hole matches better because I feel like if I mess up on one or two holes I have more holes to get it back, Zabor said.

She said her favorite away course is Shadowood, where she has worked the last two summers.

I love Shadowood, Zabor said. I like the length of it. Its not too long and they have quite a few par fives that are fairly short for me because I can hit the ball quite a ways. All-in-all I like it.

Her career low is an 82, which she shot in the Seymour Invitational in 2016.

Zabor said you have to have to keep your composure on each hole when playing golf.

People say golf is 90 percent mental and 10 percent physical, she said. I believe that a lot. I know when I first started my mental attitude wasnt where it needed to be. I would have a bad hole and I would let it control me for the rest of the nine holes.

I feel in this last year its gotten a lot better and I feel like you need to have a strong mental attitude to be able to play golf because you have to be able to recover from bad shots.

This season, Zabor said she feels confident with her tee shots and mentioned her drives as the strongest part of her game.

I have good distance, she said. The accuracy could use some work. I worked on my chipping a lot over the summer because it needed quite a bit of work but its getting there. My putting has helped me sometimes and its broke me sometimes.

Golf changes continuously, and I love the challenge that it brings. Practice is so important. You cant expect to go out and play well if you dont go out and practice well. When its dewy and wet out there the courses tend to play a lot slower than what they normally would, and you have to adjust to that as the day moves forward.

With four letter winners back from last year, Zabor said she has high hopes for the Braves this fall.

I think we can do well as long as we keep practicing, and stay calm throughout the whole season and just continue working, Zabor said.

After tearing an ACL in basketball her sophomore year, Zabor decided to just focus on golf.

It took me a while to bounce back from that, Zabor said. I didnt want to risk getting hurt because I knew that golf was going to be the sport that I could go somewhere with. I took it as a blessing, honestly.

She plans to play golf in college.

Zabor has enjoyed her time at Brownstown.

I love Brownstown, Zabor said. I would not change a thing if I had to do it over again. I love how such a tightly-knit community it is, especially when you go to a sporting event you feel like everyones there, and they have little banners up and theyre so supporting.

Zabor file

Name: Emma Zabor

School: Brownstown Central high School

Parents: Susan and Greg Zabor

Sibling: Ellen

Sports: Golf, three years; basketball, two years; cross-country, one year

Athletics highlights: Golf regional qualifier in 2016, All-Mid-Southern Conference in 2016 and 2015.

Organizations: Booster Club, Lettermens Club

Plans after high school: Attend college, play golf

Favorite food: Filet mignon

Favorite TV show: Greys Anatomy

Favorite singer: John Mayer

Favorite movie: The Choice

Favorite team: Green Bay Packers

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Josh Woods never took his football scholarship at Maryland for granted, and he never was the kind of kid who assumed playing time was a given, especially at the college level.

Yet watching two of his best friends on the team go down with season-ending knee injuries a year ago, and then experiencing his own struggles, has seemingly given the former McDonogh standout a new sense of commitment.

Woods is the first to admit that his junior year didnt go the way he wanted. The torn ACLs suffered by fellow safety Denzel Conyers and cornerback Will Likely III a month apart took their toll on Woods.

It definitely hit home, recalled Woods, now a redshirt senior and solidly in the mix for a starting job along side junior Darnell Savage Jr. But it made me appreciate being able to play more, it gave me a reason to play.

Woods initially took over for Conyers at safety, starting five straight games, but some inconsistent performances led to first-year coach DJ Durkin rotating a number of players, including freshmen Qwuantrezz Knight and Elijah Daniels. .

The return of Conyers, who is back practicing as he tries to regain his pre-injury form, as well as the arrival of highly-touted freshman Markquese Bell and the development of sophomore Antoine Brooks, has led to healthy competition as the Terps prepare for their Sept. 2 opener at Texas.

It just brings out the best in everybody, Woods said recently. Theres no malice to it, it kind of makes you kind of one-up the next guy. Its like, You went out and made a pick, Im going to get two tomorrow. Its only going to make everybody better.

Making a waving motion with his hand to demonstrate how up and down he was last season with everything from his approach to practice ro his performance in games, Woods added, Its a grind. Football is much like life. You can be doing everything right and just something throws you off track.

Woods said after being in a funk at the start of spring practice perhaps an emotional hangover from the second half of his junior year his performance began to improve when he took one of Durkins favorite sayings to heart.

It has contributed to Woods making one of the biggest jumps in gaining strength among his teammates, according to strength and conditioning coach Rick Court. Woods also put on 10 pounds during the off-season.

Coach Durkin tells us every day control the controllables, Woods said. Just make sure you control your attitude and enthusiasm, nobody can ever take those from you. You wake up in the morning and youre the guy who controls whether you want to have a bad attitude toward something or you want to feel positive about something.

Woods wears a rubber bracelet on his right wrist that serves as a constant reminder.

It reads, EFFORT. ATTITUDE. ENTHUSIASM.

Every single day, he said. I wake up, no matter how sore I am, how tired I am. No matter what, Im going to get better today. It became contagious almost. It became an expectation of me and my coaches saw that I could do it and helped me get to that standard.

Court, the schools assistant athletic director for football sports performance, noticed a difference from Woods in the weight room throughout the winter and spring workouts.

It has carried onto the practice field this summer.

He was a little bit more goofy class-clown last year. He worked hard and was a likable guy, Court said last week. This year, hes still fun to be around, hes just turned the business-like attitude a little bit more. Hes really a vocal leader. His work ethic has changed and his attitude and his enthusiasm in every part of our business has been contagious.

Said Woods, I think Coach Court was most impressed with the mental attitude toward everything. Working out, the physical part is only half the battle. You could be the strongest guy in the weight room, but if youre not feeling it that day, youre not going to put the weight up.

Conyers said before preseason practice began can see a new level of maturity and focus from someone he considers sort of a little brother as well as a close friend.

Everybody develops at a different time, I feel like its hitting him, Conyers said. I feel like hes 100 percent, This is what I want to do with my life, this is where I want to be. I want to be a leader, I want to be that guy.

Said Court, Hes one of the guys I can lean on and say, Hey Josh, make sure your guys are focused and lets get them going a little bit. You as a coach can sit back a little bit and he can take that job over.

Knowing what happened to Likely, and nearly happened to Conyers before he received an NCAA waiver to play one more season, the now 204-pound Woods is hoping for a healthy and productive senior year for himself and a successful one for the Terps.

I would say Im in a good position to meet my goals, he said. Its bittersweet how fast it [his career] went. Day by day, it took forever. In retrospect it was a flash. Its not over yet. It can all be taken away from me in one play. I have 12, maybe 13, hopefully 14 games to continue playing. Im just really thankful that Im still here.

Court has seen this happen before with players who have reached their senior year without accomplishing as much as they thought they would coming out of high school.

I think for the guys that really have a high care level for their school and for football and their teammates, they sit back and usually around the summer they think...Ive got to put everything I can into it, Court said. I wouldnt doubt for a second that Josh came to a little bit of a light turn on realization the last couple of months.

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(Editor's Note: a shorter version of this article is published in the 2017 edition of Sallie Magazine. This, as they say, is the rest of the story.)

Evora is a midwestern American treasure.

There are few in the county who don't know her pies, which fetch hundreds of dollars at charity auctions and are frequent items at the Newman Regional Health Auxiliary's snack bar.

Enquiring minds wanted to know, so I called Evora up and spent an afternoon with her as she prepared two pies for the Emporia Main Street auction that evening.

Born during the Depression, growing up just south of Emporia, Wheeler was an only child, a farm girl. She remembers the bankers coming to foreclose on the farm.

I still have that memory, Evora said. It's as sharp as can be ... Dad was at the barn, and this nice-looking car pulled up and these two guys in nice suits got out, and I knew. That was hard.

Disaster was averted thanks to Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program called the Agricultural Adjustment Act.

My dad measured fields. It was the 'AAA' thing, then, Evora said. That's how he earned some money to save the farm.

She remembers learning to milk the cows when she was four, then learning to harness the horses so she could work in the fields.

There were two stalls and there was a divider about so high between them.

She held her hand about three feet off the ground.

And I'd get the harness, drag the harness down off the hook and I'd drag it over. And I'd get up on this divider and throw the harness over the horses, and work in the fields. She chuckled at the memory.

So, yeah, that was a long time ago. Tough times, but we made it through.

Through to a house with electricity and indoor plumbing on West Street. This was after her parents had been married 23 years.

From those origins, Evora built a family, a career in real estate, a legacy of volunteerism rarely seen and a pie that will break open the tightest wallet.

It seems odd Evora would be so well-versed in desserts as her mother was a diabetic.

And she never. Ever. Cheated. Evora emphasized. The nearest she came to it was, maybe once a year, she would eat a piece of angel food cake. But: she made pies for the Sardis church, for dinners and things.

Mrs. Wheeler's pie recipe was learned by rote.

I asked her once how to make the pie crust, Evora said. And she said 'I don't know, I just put the lard in there until it looks right!' Of course, we butchered hogs and had lard back then.

Evora had her eye on a guy who liked pie: Ralph Wheeler. So she asked again.

(My mother) said 'I don't know, I just put some flour in the bowl, and some lard in there and some salt and just kind of mix it.' Evora said

So I finally, after years of trying, devised a ratio. I'd start with flour and half as much shortening, and half as much cold water, and some salt ... and I finally got it right.

A wedding gift of the 1949 edition of Betty Crocker's Cookbook has helped with any other recipe issues Evora may have had since. It's still on her shelf.

THE CRUST

Friend Steve Haught finds the 12-inch disposable pie pans Evora uses for her auction pies. Auxiliary pies are 10 inches, and her recipes reflect the decrease in measurement necessary for that.

She works up the flour, shortening and salt with a pastry cutter until almost pea size.

Some people use an electric mixer, she said. But not me.

Evora uses cold water, as do most pastry chefs, to keep the fat from softening. She uses a spatula to incorporate it a bit at a time and finish the dough, trying to keep movement at a minimum. She finishes with a fork to get all the dry bits into the dough, again trying not to work the dough too much.

It makes it tough, she said.

The final dough was divided into four smaller balls. Covering the other three, Evora flattened one ball into an oval disc, floured each side and began rolling it out with her French rolling pin.

This particular pin she got at the state fair 55 to 60 years ago. It's a simple, tapered, wooden dowel in the French style.

I really like it, she said, because it's graduated out and you can roll to any width you want to.

She continued to build a circle with the pin, her experience allowing her to eyeball the diameter instead of having to use a pie circle or ruler.

The less you work with it, the more tender it's going to be, she reiterated.

To transfer the crust to the pie plate, Evora rolled it up around the pin, using a pastry blade to loosen it from the mat as needed, then unrolled it over the plate. She gently pressed it into the shape, tucking to accommodate the curves as necessary. She trimmed the overages to go back into the dough bowl and even scraped the rolling pin to conserve the dough.

If a tear in the crust does occur, it's easy to patch.

It's forgiving, this crust is, she said. Like I tell people, I don't have any secrets no unusual or magic ways of doing things. Anyone can make them.

Evora began crimping the crust edge, using her forefingers and thumbs.

This is probably not the professional way to do this but this is how I do it, she said.

The edge of the crust is pinched in a decorative pattern, which also gives the sides strength when it is cut. It's fairly high compared to mass-produced crusts.

It's not going to look like that when it gets baked. It will settle down. And I try to pinch it against the edge of the pan to hold it there.

She pricks the bottom and sides of the crust with a fork before baking it, unless it is headed for the freezer for emergency orders. The pie crust pre-bakes for 20 to 25 minutes at 350 degrees.

Some do 375, Evora said. But, for my oven, 350 is what is needed.

There are 15 or 16 different groups that she supports with pies for auction, plus her monthly Auxiliary commitment and Evora occasionally sells her pies by the order at $15.

On our visit, Evora was making two pies for the Emporia Main Street Auction. Then she planned to rise early the next day to make three to go to Newman Regional Health by 7 a.m.

She planned to get up about 3 a.m. to make the Auxiliary's pies. Why so early?

The night staffers get off duty and are ready for dinner, not breakfast, Evora explained.

Ralph always encouraged me and was very supportive, Evora said. Her late husband, who died in August of 2016, preferred custard pies.

Before Ralph passed, he was in a nursing home and she took pies out to him always at least two.

"Now, I said one of them had to be a custard pie, just for him, she said.

Evora doesn't remember how long she's been making pies to order.

I never did solicit business, never, she said. And I suppose I've been making them for fundraisers for, what, 15 years, maybe.

Evora thinks she provides pies for auction to about 16 organizations.

And I can help causes that way, that I could not by giving money, she said. I can make pies and, I guess, they bring anywhere from a hundred to $350 is the most I've heard. Isn't that just crazy?

Crazy good!

I'm just constantly amazed at people calling me and wanting pies, Evora said. I'm not, I'm not any different than anybody else! Now I hope the good Lord let's me keep doing things like this for years to come.

She shared a story.

Many years ago at a zoo event, a dentist I can't remember now, he was at the zoo auction and he bought one, and he paid several hundred dollars for it. And I knew him, I think I was still at the chamber of commerce at the time, so I knew people really well then.

I went over to the table and they were eating it and I said, 'I'm curious. Why in the world would you pay (whatever it was) for a pie?' And they said 'we wanted to help and there wasn't any of the other stuff we wanted.' So, that explained their reason for doing it.

They ate it right there, and I guess that happens frequently. (Bidders) plan on buying one, and I guess sometimes there may be two couples that will buy the pie and then they share it. Whatever! she laughed.

Evora donates the pies for auction. All I can take off of income tax though, is the cost of ingredients, she said. Plus, any Best Choice labels that come along are carefully clipped to be used by her congregation, First United Methodist Church, to help fund church projects.

Her most popular pie is coconut cream, followed by chocolate.

People don't make cream pies. They make fruit pies because they can buy a crust and put some fruit in it and have a pie, but they don't make cream pies, so that's what they ask for, she said Coconut cream, chocolate and lemon.

Not nut pies or even apple?

Not for the auctions, she said. They want cream pies.

Her favorite pie?

"Oh gee, I don't have a favorite and I don't eat many sweets because it would put weight on," she said. I don't think it's good for older people to get heavy, but I like all kinds of pies. "

What about other desserts like cakes, cookies, fudge?

"Oh, I do," she said. "But for the fundraisers, I do the pies. That's what people want.

I do make cakes, and would make them for orders. I don't advertise, because I'm still in the auxiliary and president of Crimestoppers again, and there are church things."

THE CUSTARD

The crusts went in the oven and it was time to make pudding. Evora pulled out a vintage Fire-King 4-cup measuring bowl and several Pyrex ceramic bowls to begin.

She still uses vintage appliances and mixing bowls. If it works, why replace it?

She pulled a recipe from her "stand by" box next to the oven, quickly washed her hands and began separating the egg whites.

"Now, you can't get any egg yolk in the whites or they won't do right," she said.

Evora carefully tipped the yolk from one egg shell half to the other, as the white separated. The recipe requires more egg white than yolk, so she uses the leftover yolks to make egg noodles to freeze.

Evora likes to let the eggs warm a bit outside of the fridge.

"They're not completely room temperature, but if they're not quite so cold the egg whites separate better I don't know why."

She added the soda, did a quick check on the crusts and rotated them to help the center cook more evenly.

Back to the pudding: Evora added the sugar and cornstarch. To save cost, she uses Best Choice brand for almost everything and finds it doesn't affect the quality of her final product.

The four cups of milk were stirred in one at a time, whisking thoroughly between each one.

Whoever came up with the idea of half towels, deserves a gold medal, she said as she used a paper towel to wipe up a small spill.

Evora microwaves her custard.

"That's a good invention, too," she said. And it frees her up to check on other things.

I microwave three minutes; whisk real good. Microwave another three minutes. Whisk again, Evora said.

The glass handle on the Pyrex stays cool, making this part easier.

Meanwhile the pie crusts were done and she pulled them out, after which she readied the Hamilton Beach 200 stand mixer for whipping the egg whites into meringue. Altogether, Evora has three fully-functional, vintage Hamilton Beach stand mixers.

She also has three ovens. Two upstairs and a Norge 1966 range in the basement for overflow cooking.

We bought it when we moved from Market Street to Lawrence Street, she said. It still works perfectly, but the spring on the door is loose so I have to put a stick on it to keep the heat in. But it still bakes better than this one (upstairs).

There are two ovens upstairs, however Evora doesn't like the way one of them bakes, so she uses it for storage.

"The other one," she said, "I feel, doesn't bake as nice as the one downstairs.

"Like for cinnamon rolls: If I make a double batch, I do 15 up here and 15 down there, and the ones from down there are prettier. They brown nicer."

The stand mixer made very short work of the meringue, with little attention from Evora so she could focus on round two of microwaving the custard.

She microwaved the mixture another three minutes. Things were happening quickly now. Crusts and meringue were at the ready. The custard only required two tablespoons of butter, a teaspoon of vanilla extract and about 3/4-cup flaked coconut.

The custard went into the crust and the meringue got a refreshing whip. Finally, Evora mounded it on top of the custard giant slabs of meringue spilling out of the mixing bowl. She pressed it firmly against the crust edges so there wouldn't be any gapping.

Her recipe makes about a half-cup too much, so there were tasty bits to snack on. I asked her about re-whipping the meringue, assuming it would have broken it into butter. She said letting it set would have created lumps.

"I had to whip it again, because it would be lumpy if I make it too far ahead like I just did," she said

Rewhipping the meringue didn't seem to affect the quality and it reminded Evora of a mystery.

"I don't know why, and maybe someone can tell me the secret; lemon pies will usually leak or weep some, she said. And I have not figured that out ... one time, I think it was for the ESU auction, and I got to the civic building and I was taking them out and there was this leakage in the box. I had to come back home, put it in another box and go back again," she laughed.

Maybe it's the acidity? I suggested.

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Being an entrepreneur is no easy feat. If you aspire to be a successful businessman one day, you need to be willing to work very hard, develop useful skills and have solid mental fortitude. There will be times when youll have to put yourself in a risky position. However, you should know that success and risks are two sides of the same coin. You should also be open to receiving harsh criticism for your products and services as negative feedback will help you improve what you have to offer.

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Of course, running a business is not for the faint-hearted. You should, therefore, concentrate on making the following five mental shifts early on to help yourself evolve into a successful entrepreneur.

If you feel that your education ended the day you received your degree, you need to change your mental attitude right now. Entrepreneurship is all about building your knowledge and thinking beyond the things you were taught in the classroom. Also, dont restrict yourself to the subjects that are relevant to your business. When you develop a holistic awareness, youre more likely to succeed as an entrepreneur.

The best investment is the one you make in yourself. You should therefore indulge in activities like reading or listening to podcasts for at least 30 minutes every day. You can also go for a run every morning or hit the gym in the evening to help relieve your stress levels and prevent health problems that occur due to a sedentary lifestyle. Reinventing yourself will increase your concentration levels and will help you prevent a mental burnout.

Great entrepreneurs are able to maintain high concentration levels for several hours in a day. If you aspire to be a successful businessman, you need to be able to work productively for long hours. However, that wont be possible till you take the time and effort to consciously develop your mental stamina. Start by recognising things that distract you easily and work towards eliminating those things.

There is no such thing as permanent or real failure. If you want to achieve meteoric success as an entrepreneur, you need to understand that youll have a lot of learning experiences, disguised as temporary failures. Worrying too much about failure will ensure that youre never able to move ahead in life.

Dont be that person who uses people as stepping stones to get ahead in life. Instead, try to help and be of assistance to as many people as you can on your way up. When you build meaningful relationships, youll be able reap the rewards of those relationships for many years to come.

Success isnt served to anyone on a platter and you are no exception. If you want to make a true entrepreneur out of yourself, you need to work hard every day of your life to fulfill your big dreams.

Also read: How to become an entrepreneur who wants to solve actual problems

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Head coach Leo Cullen at St Marys College for a media event ahead of Leinsters match against Gloucester at Templeville Road on Friday night

The out-half is close to being back available to train now that he is out of a splint.

Fellow British & Irish Lion Robbie Henshaw is on course to make round five or six of the PRO14 League as the centre works his way back from an operation to his pectoral muscle.

Ireland's Rob Kearney could make his return from injury in Leinster's second pre-season match at home to Gloucester at Templeville Road on Friday night.

The experienced full-back was able to have repair work done to his knee and bicep at the end of last season.

There are a host of other internationals closing in on their return to play dates.

Training

His brother Dave has to come through training this afternoon at UCD to convince Cullen he is ready for The Cherry and Whites.

Hooker Sean Cronin will set his sights on Bath in Leinster's final pre-season hit out next weekend.

Garry Ringrose's recuperation from shoulder surgery is a more complicated healing process.

As of yet, there is no definitive timeline on his journey to match fitness.

Number eight Jamie Heaslip "is not a million miles away," according to Cullen, as he also makes the move from the surgeon's table to the field of play. Utility back Joey Carbery will be back sooner rather than later from his ankle injury.

In terms of the overseas signings, Scott Fardy is settling in well in the aftermath of his highly impressive Super Rugby season for the ACT Brumbies.

The hard-nosed experience of Fardy will be another source of information for second rows James Ryan and Ross Molony.

During the summer, Ryan joined Brian O'Driscoll in making his Ireland debut before he played for his club.

"Yeah, James is obviously someone who missed a big chunk of last season with an injury," said Cullen.

"He is someone who was earmarked since he was 16, probably. He has come through the system.

"He works hard. He has a good mental attitude on top of that.

"I am looking forward to seeing him playing," issued Cullen.

"He is raring to go. He is training well, at the moment.

"He has integrated into the programme and will be involved in the next few weeks."

The same goes for physically gifted Andrew Porter as he continues to find his feet in transitioning from loose-head to the tight side.

New Zealander James Lowe will remain at home until Tasman Makos end their interest in the ITM Cup.

Unfortunately, the newly formed PRO14 will be poorer for the drip feed of the Irish internationals back to the Blues.

Leinster will bid to become the first Irish province to win on South Africa soil in rounds three and four of the League.

They will travel to and prepare for the Southern Kings and the Toyota Cheetahs over twelve days next month.

The sad reality is that the South African clubs will not get to sell the new competition as well as they should be able to, as Leinster will not have too many of their marquee names with them on the plane.

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Its time to lace up your cleats and get out your pads and helmet, football season returns once again to Pincher Creek.

The Mustangs senior football team had their first practice on Aug. 16 and their first game on Aug. 26 an away match against Drumheller. Head coach Wayne Alexander is confident about the teams chances heading into the 2017 season.

Im excited about the upcoming season, Alexander said. This year I think we are definitely going to win more games and were going to be an exciting team.

Last years season saw many rough and hard-luck losses for the Mustangs. Over the course of their regular games, the Mustangs went 1-6.

Last year, on paper and skill wise, we had a great team, Alexander said. It just didnt transfer to wins on the field. It was a disappointing season.

Despite hard luck and a disappointing conclusion to their season, the Mustangs played their hearts out every single game. In over half of their games, the Mustangs had more offensive yards and they outran five out of seven teams. Even in their last playoff game in Claresholm, the Mustangs had more yards and more first downs.

Many of the players who played last year have graduated, but Alexander said the boys coming up from bantam to the senior level of play are great additions to the roster.

Its a big jump from bantam to senior, but Im excited for many of them. Ive watched them play for a number of years, Alexander said. I know what their capabilities are and I know their mental attitude.

Last years bantam team improved greatly across their season, as their smaller roster forced the boys to play iron man football: participating in almost every position and pushing each player to their absolute limit.

Bantam coach Travis Liscombe did a nice job with those boys and we saw a lot of improvement, Alexander said. Were getting some of those players and theres no doubt in my mind they will be playing like iron men.

The team will also see some returning athletes playing in their final year. Quarterback Beau Walter played the position last year, but Alexander said this year will definitely be his time to shine.

He was strong last year, but this year hes going to be great, he said. Hes got a strong arm.

Despite practices and the first game coming up fast for the Mustangs, Alexander said they are always looking for more players to come out and join the team.

The first home game will be against the Bow Valley Wolverines at 1 p.m. on Sept. 9, so be sure to come on out and cheer for the Mustangs.

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This course will focus on developing Executives to become self-directed performers with the right attitude for learning and ultimately deliver high quality work that will make a bottom-line difference in your organization. You will also discover how your attitude contributes towards your current communicative and leadership styles, use them to achieve goals and contribute positively towards organizational growth.

In this course, delegate will discuss the about motivation. They will examine motivating and demotivating factors as well as negative thoughts.

Delegates will examine the concept of having a Positive Mental Attitude, and how they can work towards a PMA in their lives. During this course, delegates examine in detail the fundamentals of the core four known as good health, life-long learning, effective communication, and good organisation skills. Finally, delegates will discuss the motivation process and how they can work towards reaching their peak performance.

At the end of the course, delegates will be able to:

Participants walk away with not only a new understanding of themselves and why they tend to do what they do, but also an increased confidence in their ability to work with others, to manage and lead, and ultimately to increase their contribution to the growth and success of the organisation.

DAY 1: 9.00AM 1.00PM

HOW ATTITUDE IS PERCEIVED AT WORK?

Understanding The Companys Business

Where Do You Fit In Your Companys Mission

Are Your Attitude in Line With Roles and Responsibilities at Work?

Activity: Identifying Key Words

UNDERSTANDING YOUR ATTITUDE

Background Influence

Age and Life Experiences

Your Values and Believe In Life

Morale and Ethics At Work

Analyzing My Strength and Weaknesses

Activity: Group discussion- My Action Contract

1.00- 2.00PM LUNCH

2.00 5.00PM

HOW ATTITUDE CONTRIBUTES TOWARDS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION?

3 Categories In Your Performance Evaluation?

Main Contributor In Performance Evaluation

Core Competencies at Present Level

Core Competencies For The Next Level

Activity: Ken Blanchards Survey

MANAGING CHANGE AND ADOPTING TO PROFESSSIONAL WORK CULTURE

Change You Change Attitude?

Attitude Change Made Easy

The Right Attitude

Managing Your Emotions

Activity: When is your expiry date?

END OF DAY 1

DAY 2

9.00AM 1.00PM

CHARACTERIZING YOUR WORK STYLE

Understanding Evolution of Time Management

Are You Productive?

Time Management Matrix

What Tasks Are Considered Productive?

Activity: Group Analysis- Our Level of Productivity

WORKING AS A GREAT TEAM

Analyze Your Communication Matrix

Your Personality Versus Team Members

Your Personality Versus Bosses

Learning To Accept Differences

1.00- 2.00PM LUNCH

2.00 5.00PM

Continue with WORKING AS A GREAT TEAM: HOW TO WORK WELL WITH THE BOSS

Confirm Your Boss Priorities

Think With Your Boss Not Just For Your Boss

Adapt To Your Boss Working Style

Activity: Captain and The Lighthouse

Simple, easy to understand method of delivery, practical application and produce immediate results. Group discussion, role play, case study, self analyzing, experiential learning, presentation and lecture.

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Sri is a Corporate Trainer, Consultant, and Empowerment Coach & Speaker since 2005. As a soft skills trainer, she conducts a range of motivational and work improvement trainings to help participants achieve more productivity and positivity at work. In her 14 years or work and training experience, she has trained numerous industries such as oil and gas, manufacturing, F&B, education, property, construction, medical, government agencies and information technology, to name a few. She has worked with over a hundred companies across Malaysia and Brunei; namely, Petronas ICT, Phillip Morris Malaysia, IJM Berhad, Panasonic Malaysia & India, Amanah Raya, DRB-Hicom, HeiTech Padu, Dominos, Polis Di Raja Malaysia, PIDM, Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Columbia Asia Hospital, Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia, University Brunei Darussalam and Ministry of Defence & Ministry of Education, Brunei.

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In his strive to develop excellence in his endeavors, he underwent various life-changing and powerful programs such as Born To Be Free by IHK (Institute of Hard Knocks), Leadership Program (AsiaWorks Training), Memory Techniques, Born Rich (Robert Proctor), Metaphysics, Master Class Train The Trainer (Result Asia), Hypnosis & NLP Practitioner and MIM Certified Professional Trainer, approved by the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF).

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The man behind the channel 4 documentary The Stranger on the Bridge, Jonny Benjamin is now using his global platform to reach out to others struggling with their sexuality and campaigning for greater awareness on mental health illnesses. Were proud to award Jonny one of our inaugural Attitude Pride Awards in tonights ceremony, in association with Delta Air Lines. Watch Jonny tell his incredible story below:

In January 2014, Jonny made a public appeal to help find the man who stopped him from throwing himself off Waterloo Bridge six years before. Because of the length of time that had passed and because Jonny, in his schizophrenic and suicidal state, had been whisked away to hospital before he had a chance to speak to the passing Samaritan, he was only able to refer to the lifesaver as Mike and the Find Mike campaign was launched. The results were nothing short of astonishing. After appearing on TV and radio shows around the world, #FindMike started trending globally and Jonny who had launched the campaign with the Rethink Mental Illness charity became the new poster boy for mental health.

You can read more about Jonny and the rest of our wonderful Attitude Pride Award winners in the new issue of Attitude, in shops now. You can download the mag from Pocketmags.com/Attitude or order a copy from newsstand.co.uk/Attitude.

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Dictionary entry overview: What does mental attitude mean?

MENTAL ATTITUDE (noun) The noun MENTAL ATTITUDE has 1 sense:

1. a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

Familiarity information: MENTAL ATTITUDE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

MENTAL ATTITUDE (noun)

Meaning:

A complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

attitude; mental attitude

Context example:

he had the attitude that work was fun

Hypernyms ("mental attitude" is a kind of...):

cognition; knowledge; noesis (the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mental attitude"):

acceptance; credence (the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true)

irreverence (an irreverent mental attitude)

reverence (a reverent mental attitude)

disrespect (a disrespectful mental attitude)

esteem; regard; respect (an attitude of admiration or esteem)

intolerance (unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs)

tolerance (willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others)

disposition; inclination; tendency (an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others)

position; posture; stance (a rationalized mental attitude)

paternalism (the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good)

mentality; mind-set; mindset; outlook (a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations)

southernism (an attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US))

high horse (an attitude of arrogant superiority)

hardball (a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics)

defensive; defensive attitude (an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase 'on the defensive'))

culture (the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization)

orientation (an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs)

"Bitter pills may have blessed effects." (English proverb) "Every frog must know its sole-leather." (Bulgarian proverb) "If you see the fangs of the lions, don't think the lion is smiling." (Almotanabbi) "Do not hide your light under a bushel" (Danish proverb)

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