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Weallreachcriticalpointsinourliveswhereourmentaltoughnessistested。Itmightbebecauseofatoxicfriendorcolleague,adeadendjob,orastrugglingrelationship。 Whateverthechallenge,youhavetobestrong,seethingsthroughanewlens,andtakedecisiveactionifyouwanttomovethroughitsuccessfully。 Itsoundseasy。Weallwantgoodfriends,goodjobs,andgoodrelationships。 Bt。 Ishardtobementallytough,especiallywhenyoufeelstuck。Theabilitytobreakthemoldandtakeaboldnewdirectionrequiresthatextragrit,daring,andspunkthatonlythementallytoughestpeoplehave。 Isfascinatinghowmentallytoughpeoplesetthemselvesapartfromthecrowd。Whereothersseeimpenetrablebarriers,theyseechallengestoovercome。 WhenThomasEsfactoryburnedtothegroundin1914,destroyingoneofakindprototypesandcausing23millionindamage,Esresponsewassimple:Thankgoodnessallourmistakeswereburnedup。Nowwecanstartfreshagain。 Esreactionistheepitomeofmentaltoughnessseeingopportunityandtakingactionwhenthingslookbleak。 Therearehabitsyoucandeveloptoimproveyourmentaltoughness。Infact,thehallmarksofmentallytoughpeopleareactuallystrategiesthatyoucanbeginusingtoday。 1。Emotionalintelligence。 Emotionalintelligenceisthecornerstoneofmentaltoughness。Youcannotbementallytoughwithouttheabilitytofullyunderstandandtoleratestrongnegativeemotionsanddosomethingproductivewiththem。Momentsthattestyourmentaltoughnessareultimatelytestingyouremotionalintelligence(EQ)。 UnlikeyourIQ,whichisfixed,yourEQisaflexibleskillthatyoucanimprovewithunderstandingandeffort。Isnowonderthat90percentoftopperformershavehighEQs,andthatpeoplewithhighEQsearn28,000moreannually(onaverage)thantheirlowEQcounterparts。 UnfortunatelyEQskillsareinshortsupply。TalentSmarthastestedmorethanamillionpeople,vefoundthatjust36percentoftheseareabletoaccuratelyidentifytheiremotionsastheyhappen。 2。Confidence。 Whetheryouthinkyoucan,reright。HenryFord MentallytoughpeoplesubscribetoFsnotionthatyourmentalityhasapowerfuleffectonyourabilitytosucceed。Tsafact。ArecentstudyattheUniversityofMelbourneshowedthatconfidentpeoplewentontoearnhigherwagesandgetpromotedmorequicklythanothersdid。 Trueconfidenceasopposedtothefalseconfidencepeopleprojecttomasktheirinsecuritieshasalookallitsown。Mentallytoughpeoplehaveanupperhandoverthedoubtfulandtheskittishbecausetheirconfidenceinspiresothersandhelpsthemtomakethingshappen。 3。Theabilitytoneutralizetoxicpeople。 Dealingwithdifficultpeopleisfrustratingandexhaustingformost。Mentallytoughpeoplecontroltheirinteractionswithtoxicpeoplebykeepingtheirfeelingsincheck。Whentheyneedtoconfrontatoxicperson,theyapproachthesituationrationally。Ttallowangerorfrustrationtofuelthechaos。Tsstandpointandareabletofindcommongroundandsolutionstoproblems。Evenwhenthingscompletelyderail,mentallytoughpeopleareabletotakethetoxicpersonwithagrainofsalttoavoidlettinghimorherbringthemdown。 4。Knowinghowtoembracechange。 Mentallytoughpeopleareflexibleandareconstantlyadapting。Theyknowthatfearofchangeisparalyzingandamajorthreattotheirsuccessandhappiness。Theylookforchangethatislurkingjustaroundthecorner,andtheyformaplanofactionshouldthesechangesoccur。 Onlywhenyouembracechangecanyoufindthegoodinit。Yregoingtorecognize,andcapitalizeon,theopportunitiesthatchangecreates。 Yreboundtofailwhenyoukeepdoingthesamethingsyoualwayshaveinthehopethatignoringchangewillmakeitgoaway。Afterall,thedefinitionofinsanityisdoingthesamethingoverandoveragainandexpectingadifferentresult。 5。Sayingno。 ResearchconductedattheUniversityofCaliforniainSanFranciscoshowedthatthemoredifficultyyouhavesayingno,themorelikelyyouaretoexperiencestress,burnout,andevendepression。Mentallytoughpeopleknowthatsayingnoishealthy,andtheyhavetheselfesteemandforesighttomaketheirnoesclear。 Wstimetosayno,ItthinkIImnotcertain。Theysaynowithconfidencebecausetheyknowthatsayingnotoanewcommitmenthonorstheirexistingcommitmentsandgivesthemtheopportunitytosuccessfullyfulfillthem。 Thementallytoughalsoknowhowtoexertselfcontrolbysayingnotothemselves。Theydelaygratificationandavoidimpulsiveactionthatcausesharm。 6。KnowingthatfearistheNo。1sourceofregret。 Mentallytoughpeopleknowthat,whenallissaidanddone,ttakefarmorethantheywilltheirfailures。Dtbeafraidtotakerisks。 Ioftenhearpeoplesay,Wstheworstthingthatcanhappentoyou?Willitkillyou?Yet,ttheworstthingthatcanhappentoyou。Trestillalive。 Ittakesrefinedselfawarenesstowalkthistightropebetweendwellingandremembering。Dwellingtoolongonyourmistakesmakesyouanxiousandgunshy,whileforgettingaboutthemcompletelymakesyouboundtorepeatthem。Thekeytobalanceliesinyourabilitytotransformfailuresintonuggetsofimprovement。Thiscreatesthetendencytogetrightbackupeverytimeyoufalldown。 7。Embracingfailure Mentallytoughpeopleembracefailurebecausetheyknowthattheroadtosuccessispavedwithit。Nooneeverexperiencedtruesuccesswithoutfirstembracingfailure。 Breonthewrongpath,yourmistakespavethewayforyoutosucceed。Trefeelingthemostfrustratedandthemoststuck。Isthisfrustrationthatforcesyoutothinkdifferently,tolookoutsidethebox,vebeenmissing。 8。Withoutdwellingonmistakes。 Mentallytoughpeopleknowthatwhereyoufocusyourattentiondeterminesyouremotionalstate。Wrefacing,youcreateandprolongnegativeemotionsandstress,whichhindersperformance。Whenyoufocusonactionstobetteryourselfandyourcircumstances,youcreateasenseofpersonalefficacy,whichproducespositiveemotionsandimprovesperformance。 Mentallytoughpeopledistancethemselvesfromtheirmistakes,buttheydosowithoutforgettingthem。Bykeepingtheirmistakesatasafedistance,yetstillhandyenoughtoreferto,theyareabletoadaptandadjustforfuturesuccess。 9。Refusingtoletanyonelimityourjoy Whenyoursenseofpleasureandsatisfactionisderivedfromcomparingyourselfwithothers,youarenolongerthemasterofyourownhappiness。Whenmentallytoughpeoplefeelgoodaboutsomethingtheydo,sopinionsoraccomplishmentstakethatawayfromthem。 Wsimpossibletoturnoffyourreactionstowhatothersthinkofyou,thavetocompareyourselfwithothers,sopinionswithagrainofsalt。Mentallytoughpeopleknowthatregardlessofwhatpeoplethinkofthematanyparticularmoment,reneverasgoodorbadaspeoplesaytheyare。 10。Andnotlimitingthejoyofothers。 Mtpassjudgmentonothersbecausetheyknowthateveryonehassomethingtooffer,tneedtotakeotherpeopledownanotchtofeelgoodaboutthemselves。 Comparingyourselfwithotherpeopleislimiting。Jremassiveenergystealers。Mtwastetimeorenergysizingpeopleupandworryingaboutwhetherornottheymeasureup。 Insteadofwastingyourenergyonjealousy,funnelthatenergyintoappreciation。Whenyoucelebratethesuccessofotherpeople,youbothbenefit。 11。Exercising。 AstudyconductedattheEasternOntarioResearchInstitutefoundthatpeoplewhoexercisedtwiceaweekfor10weeksfeltmoresocially,intellectually,andathleticallycompetent。Theyalsoratedtheirbodyimageandselfesteemhigher。Bestofall,ratherthanthephysicalchangesintheirbodiesbeingresponsiblefortheuptickinconfidence,whichiskeytomentaltoughness,itwastheimmediate,endorphinfueledpositivityfromexercisethatmadeallthedifference。 12。Gettingenoughsleep。 Isdifficulttooverstatetheimportanceofsleeptoincreasingyourmentaltoughness。Whenyousleep,yourbrainremovestoxicproteins,reawake。Unfortunately,reasleep,tgetenoughsleep,thetoxicproteinsremaininyourbraincells,wreakinghavocbyimpairingyourabilitytothinksomethingnoamountofcaffeinecanfix。 Mentallytoughpeopleknowthattheirselfcontrol,focus,tgetenoughortherightkindofsleep,sotheymakequalitysleepatoppriority。 13。Limitingcaffeineintake。 Drinkingexcessiveamountsofcaffeinetriggersthereleaseofadrenaline,thesourceofthefightorflightresponse。Thefightorflightmechanismsidestepsrationalthinkinginfavorofafasterresponsetoensuresurvival。Thisisgreatwhenabearischasingyoubutnotsogreatwhenlifethrowsyouacurve。 Whencaffeineputsyourbrainandbodyintothishyperarousedstateofstress,youremotionsoverrunyourbehavior。Cslonghalflifeensuresyoustaythiswayasittakesitssweettimeworkingitswayoutofyourbody。Mentallytoughpeopleknowthattoomuchcaffeineistrouble,tletitgetthebetterofthem。 14。Notwaitingforanapologytoforgive。 Mresorry。Gshappiness。Hateandangerareemotionalparasitesthatdestroyyourjoyinlife。 Thenegativeemotionsthatcomewithholdingontoagrudgecreateastressresponseinyourbody,andholdingontostresscanhavedevastatingconsequences(bothphysicallyandmentally)。Whenyouforgivesomeone,itsimplyfreesyoufrombeingtheireternalvictim。 15。Beingrelentlesslypositive。 Keepyoureyesonthenewsforanylengthoftime,sjustoneendlesscycleofwar,violentattacks,fragileeconomies,failingcompanies,andenvironmentaldisasters。Iseasytothinktheworldisheadeddownhillfast。 Andwhoknows?Maybeitis。Btcontrol。Insteadoftryingtostartarevolutionovernight,theyfocustheirenergyondirectingthetwothingsthatarecompletelywithintheirpowertheirattentionandtheireffort。 Bringingitalltogether。 Mentaltoughnessisnotaninnatequalitybestoweduponaselectfew。Itcanbeachievedandenjoyed。 Whatelsemakespeoplementallytough?Howmanyofthese15qualitiesdescribeyou?PleaseshareyourthoughtsinthecommentssectionbelowasIlearnjustasmuchfromyouasyoudofromme。