Mental Toughness Coaching for Success

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Coaching with Penny is tough. You may not be ready.

I work with a maximum of 3 clients at any one time, so you’ll experience unparalleled personal and professional growth.

My 3 month Mental Toughness Coaching Programme doesn’t suits everyone. I ask a lot of uncomfortably challenging questions. That way, you get results.

I've always been super ambitious and set my sights high, just as you do. I work with some pretty smart people, and often they struggle to find a coach who can meet them at their level.

I've been a champion Rally Driver (amongst other things) so I understand what it takes to be successful, and develop a winning mindset. I fully understand the joys and pains that can bring.

I don't sugarcoat things, and I talk directly to you without fear of hurting your feelings or your ego. I may be the only brutally honest person in your life, the only one to tell you what you need to hear, and help you see what you cannot see yourself. No matter who you are.

Right now you might not fully believe you can become who you want to become, or achieve what you want to achieve. But through my coaching process, that will all change.

This is for you if

  • You’re a high performer who’s hungry for more - not because you’re not enough, but because you know there’s another level in you
  • You’re ready to get uncomfortable, face your limits, and build a mindset that holds up under real pressure
  • You take action. You don’t need motivation - you need a challenge
  • You want clarity, accountability, and a coach who won’t let you hide from your potential
  • You’re already pushing hard - but you’re ready to start pushing smart

This is not for you if

  • You’re looking for quick fixes, hacks, or someone to do the heavy lifting for you
  • You’re more interested in being comfortable than in growing
  • You don’t take responsibility for your mindset, results, or habits
  • You’re not open to being challenged, questioned, or pushed past your current limits
  • You want therapy or counselling - this is performance-focused coaching, not emotional hand-holding

Penny Mallory is an accredited ‘Expert Coach of Excellence’ with the Professional Development Consortium. She is qualified in Coaching and Mentoring for Leaders, a qualification that holds the European Quality Award conferred by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council. Penny is a Master Practitioner in CBT.

Mental Toughness coaching may include an online assessment which measures your levels of confidence, sense of control, commitment, and approach to challenges. 

A 16 page report is produced which we can work on to develop various areas of your mindset attitude and approach. The assessment is a valuable tool that measures how you are thinking and behaving. Penny is accredited by AQR International to deliver these assessments.

Head of People Development, Veolia

Time spent with Penny was definitely time very well spent! I needed to find new ways to respond in a challenging work environment, and Penny was able to coach me to draw on my own experience to create a whole new tool kit of techniques for me to use. These are absolutely taking me to the next level already. Penny was engaging and so easy to talk to, and working with her over many sessions allowed me to really clear my path, and focus on me. I would highly recommend her as a coach.

Roy Prisk, Professional Polo Player

Penny's coaching sessions were nothing less than game-changing for me. Both my personal life, and my sporting performance improved significantly after working with Penny. She is a brilliant, top class coach and I would suggest you look no further !

HR Lead, Computacenter

Penny has an exceptional way of helping to explore what’s really going on, without being intrusive. She is good humoured but tenacious, and absolutely focussed on helping to get the most out of the time together – she sets actionable homework at the end of every session too. I can't recommend Penny highly enough

The 4 pillars of Mental Toughness are Control, Commitment, Challenge, and Confidence.
These are the foundation of high performance, how we stay focused, determined, and how we perform under stress and pressure.

Control

Life Control Believing you have the ability to influence or direct the outcomes of your life. Having a sense of agency
Emotional Control Having the capacity to manage and regulate your emotions, ensuring they don’t negatively affect your performance

Challenge

Stretching yourself Your willingness to push beyond your comfort zone, embrace growth and develop yourself through challenging experiences
Learning from everything Your ability to derive lessons and insights from all your experiences, viewing both failures and successes as learning experiences

Confidence

Confidence in your ability Having a strong belief in your ability, skills and competency. Trusting yourself to tackle tasks and challenges effectively
Confidence with people The confidence you have interacting with others, be able to influence, persuade and maintain positive relationships

Commitment

Goals Your ability to set, pursue and achieve specific, measurable objectives as a means to drive your motivation and success
Delivery Your focus on executing tasks and projects efficiently, prioritising the completion and delivery of outcomes

The 4 Cs model of Mental Toughness (Control, Commitment, Challenge, Confidence) was developed by Professor Peter Clough and Dr. Doug Strycharczyk, and is used with acknowledgement to AQR International.