Mental Toughness

I can’t change who you are, but you can.

I am not your guru. I am not going to fix you. I am going to give you the tools to become stronger, but I am not going to provide you with a magic book of tricks that will turn you into Bruce Lee overnight.

Life is lived under pressure. The greatest moments do not wait for our leisure. We must learn to control the things in our power and accept the things we cannot change. Learn the lessons that will help you in the future and move on. Failure is a part of success. Grit is the fire in your belly that keeps burning even when everything goes wrong. It’s the voice that talks you through those times and tells you to keep trying until you get it right. Never give up. Stay true to your course. Keep your standards high.

Talent sets the floor, character sets the ceiling.” Mental strength carries you through the hard times when the whole world turns against you. It provides us a model to work through once the pressure is on.

more minute detail, mental toughness is the willingness to make the tough choices, the strength to act, the ability to focus, the tenacity to deliver, and the power to carry the weight

the sooner we realize that one day it will be all over, the sooner we will get moving. Medieval Christians had the practice of memento mori or reflecting on death. Each day set aside time to acknowledge your mortality and act as though one day the game will end.

the challenge we face doesn’t scare us, then it’s probably not that important.” Tim Ferriss

Step 6: List the Skills You Need to Acquire to Attain the Goal

t’s okay to be discouraged. It’s not okay to quit. To know you want to quit but to plant your feet and keep inching closer until you take the impenetrable fortress you’ve decided to lay siege to in your own life—that’s persistence.” - Ryan Holiday

Everyone wants some magic pill—some life hack—that eliminates the need to do the work. But that does not exist.” – Jocko Willink