Level Up

A practical guide to mental toughness, resilience, and navigating hard things

I wrote Level Up during the COVID-19 pandemic, when uncertainty, isolation, and emotional strain were affecting nearly everyone. Published by Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, the book grew from my own search for practical ways to navigate stress, setbacks, self-doubt, and difficult emotions.

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A practical guide to mental toughness, resilience, and navigating hard things

Through 120 accessible exercises, Level Up helps readers strengthen emotional resilience, psychological flexibility, focus, and follow-through.

Inside the book:

  • Practise acceptance without giving up

  • Recognize unhelpful thinking patterns

  • Develop a more supportive inner voice

  • Strengthen resilience and follow-through

When I wrote Level Up, I wanted to make mental toughness practical and accessible—not something reserved for elite athletes or high-powered executives.

My understanding has continued to evolve. Today, I see mental toughness less as forcing yourself through difficulty and more as remaining connected to yourself while meeting life with awareness, flexibility, self-compassion, and courage.

The ideas in Level Up remain an important part of my professional journey and continue to inform my interest in resilience, behaviour change, and helping people turn insight into action.