Mental Toughness & Money

Speakers: Doug Strycharczyk (UK), Echo Wu (Singapore)
Date: August 12, 2026
Time: 20:00 - 21:00 (SG, CN Time) 

Most people assume financial success is primarily about knowledge.

Learn more about investing. Learn more about financial products. Learn more about the markets.

Yet we often see people with similar knowledge, access to information, and resources achieving vastly different outcomes. Why?

Consider two athletes with the same level of strength, skill, and preparation. It’s the final and one remains calm, adapts, and performs. The other is overwhelmed by pressure and struggles.

Or consider two equally skilled employees during a major organizational change: one adapts and thrives, while the other struggles and underperforms. Why?

The reason applies to everything we do. Managing  money is no different.

Many investors understand diversification, market cycles, and long-term investment principles. However, when markets become volatile, uncertainty rises, or portfolio values decline, the way we respond in our heads takes over.

The challenge is not a lack of financial knowledge. It is the ability to be self-aware of how one mentally responds to challenges, remain composed, disciplined, and adaptable under pressure.

In this webinar, we will explore how people approach risk in investing and making financial decisions through the lens of Mental Toughness, a well evidenced positive psychological framework used in leadership, education, team building and elite sport – everywhere where performance matters.

Note: this is NOT a financial advice session and no investment products are discussed.

However, we will explore the psychological factors that influence financial behaviour and why some individuals are able to stay focused on their long-term goals while others are derailed by uncertainty, emotion, and volatility – why this matters for all of us.

Who Should Attend

- Individual investors
- Business owners and entrepreneurs
- Coaches and consultants
- HR and learning professionals
- Financial advisors and wealth managers
- Insurance professionals
- Anyone interested in understanding the psychological side of money and investing
 

Key Learning Outcomes

Participants will learn:

✅ What Mental Toughness is and why it matters beyond sports and leadership

✅ How psychological factors influence your decisions including financial ones

✅ How individuals respond differently to uncertainty, risk, and setbacks

✅ The role of confidence, commitment, control, and challenge in becoming the best version of you that you can be.

✅ Practical strategies for improving decision quality during periods of  volatility and uncertainty

✅ How financial advisors, coaches, and leaders can use a psychological lens to better support clients and stakeholders