Hands down the most valuable professional development session I have participated in to date.”

Sally Byrne, Marketing Director, Coca-Cola Amatil 

Who is dr. Paul Taylor?

Psychologist
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Neuroscientist
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Exercise Scientist
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Nutritionist
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PhD
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Prac-Ademic
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Author & Podcaster
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HARDINESS -

RESILIENCE 2.0

Why your organisation needs hardy leaders and employees:

HARDINESS is more than resilience. It’s the foundation of sustainable peak performance in high-pressure environments - and it can be developed - with Dr. Paul’s proven intervention

HARDINESS is described by academics as ‘the courage to grow from stress’. Resilience is an outcome, but it doesn’t tell us how to get there. Hardiness does.

Unlike generic resilience or wellbeing programs, Dr. Paul's approach is backed by peer-reviewed research showing measurable improvements in workplace Hardiness, mood, resilience and cognitive function. 

HARDINESS

the burnout antidote

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Dr. Paul in action

Corporate burnout, fatigue and staff turnover are destroying potential and impacting individuals and businesses. Talent is under-utilised, or leaving the workforce. Hardiness has been shown to enhance leadership effectiveness and adaptability, increase employe engagement, and reduce presenteeism, burnout and staff turnover.

The HARDINESS EFFECT

Master yourself instead of ‘managing’ stress and ‘making do’.  Like a sword forged in the fire, challenges can be used to refine you into a warrior of the mind. Life is hard, but we don't need coddled minds. We need targeted action.

That’s where hardiness comes in - hardy people suffer less burnout, deal better with stress, have better health and immune responses to stress.

Paul is the only provider in Australia who has a program proven to enhance hardiness - as well as mood, resilience and even cognitive function of employees.

So don’t settle for mediocre - give your people the tools to enhance their hardiness and grow from stress.

About DR. Paul

Dr. Paul Taylor is a Psychophysiologist, with a PhD in Psychology, separate master's degrees in Exercise Science and Nutrition and a postgraduate qualification in Neuroscience. A former Royal Navy Officer and Adjunct Professor at University of San Francisco, Paul is a leading expert in hardiness - the cutting-edge science that transforms stress into competitive advantage.

As Director of Paul Taylor Consulting, he delivers keynote talks and hardiness training, leadership and performance workshops to companies such as Oracle, SAP, PWC, NAB, CBA, BUPA & the Australian Military. He has conducted published research that shows that his programs have proven benefits for increasing hardiness, cognitive function and employee wellbeing, whilst reducing burnout across multiple industries.

Paul is the author of the best-selling, multiple award-winning book "Death By Comfort" and has just released his second book, "The Hardiness Effect". Paul also hosts the Hardiness Podcast, which is in the top 0.5% of all podcasts globally, and has developed a hardiness app to help people develop this crucial life skill.

His media experience includes co-hosting the TV series "Body and Brain Overhaul," appearing on "The Biggest Loser" as a subject matter expert and being voted Australian Fitness Industry presenter of the year twice.

Paul's high-pressure leadership experience includes roles as Airborne Anti-submarine Warfare Officer and Helicopter Search-And-Rescue Crew Member with the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. He's undergone rigorous Military Combat Survival training, became a professional boxer in 2012, and in 2021, both Paul and his son Oscar became Australian Karate Champions.

Qualifications:

  • PhD in Psychology  

  • MSc Exercise Science

  • MSc Human Nutrition (with distinction) 

  • PG Cert in Neuroscience

  • BSc Hons

  • ACSM Health & Fitness Instructor 

  • Certificate IV in Workplace Training

  • Certificate IV in Fitness

The Paul Taylor Podcast

Strengthen your mind and body with the Paul Taylor podcast, which is in the top 0.5% of global podcasts.

Expertise you can understand from a PracAdemic with the knowledge you can put into practice.

Best Seller

Death by Comfort

Survive and thrive in the modern world

Backed by powerful research on neuroscience, anthropology and nutrition, Death by Comfort is a fascinating read that explores exactly what s wrong and what we need to do in order to survive and thrive in the modern world.

2024 International Book Awards: Winner, Health, Diet & Exercise

2023 Australian Business Book Awards: Winner, Health and Wellbeing

2023 Goody Business Book Awards: Winner, Health, Diet and Exercise

2024 National Indie Excellence Awards: Finalist, Well Being, General Top 3

2024 National Indie Excellence Awards: Finalist, Health, General Top 3

2024 International Book Awards: Finalist, Health, General

2024 Nautilus Book Awards: Silver in the Health, Healing and Wellness

2023 Goody Business Book Awards: Finalist, Health and Wellness

The Hardiness Effect

Grow from stress, optimise health, live longer.

CHALLENGE YOUR BODY,

TRAIN YOUR BRAIN, EXTEND YOUR LIFE.

Every day, you face a choice that will determine your health, happiness and longevity. Will you choose the path of least resistance—or embrace the challenges that build true strength? In The Hardiness Effect, Dr Paul Taylor, former Royal Navy officer turned psychophysiologist, exposes the hidden dangers of modern comfort culture and provides clear, science-backed strategies for reclaiming your energy, focus and health.

1:1 Coaching

WITH CARLY TAYLOR

Carly coaches people to discover what they are capable of and to break through the barriers that hold them back. The mindset tools she teaches come from modern, Eastern and Stoic philosophy.

As well as being trained in Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Japanese Psychology, Carly is a University-qualified Nutritionist, a Certified Personal Trainer and a certified Health Coach with over 10 years experience in the area of coaching behaviour change. She is a member of HCANAZ.

Corporate burnout to hardiness

Corporate burnout to hardiness