What having mental toughness does is gives you an edge. It can be a turning point in your life where you’re able to overcome the gates of defeat, and push you to places most won’t dare to go. It’s the element to get you through difficult times, when the going gets tough.
This is when you can reach peak performance in your pursuits. This is what separates the elite, the high achievers from the very good.
Those who may appear meek, can gain mental toughness through hard work and training, …
We as humans, naturally tend to do things that are rewarding, and avoid doing things that aren’t. One issue we have as individuals, when trying to change our behavior, is fail to look at the reasons “why” we currently do what we’re doing.
So ask yourself, what’s the benefit to this or any other behavior you do.
People often try to remove their bad behaviors, but fail to replace them with similar, more effective positive behaviors.
Those who want to quit smoking, either goes cold-turkey or will overeat, and then …
Willpower is the key when it comes to overcoming, achieving, and becoming, but it can often fail us. The key when it comes to our willpower is that it can easily fall out of balance, this when it comes to consistency and sustainability.
Take one’s fitness habits for instance. It starts out strong at the beginning of the year when resolutions are being met. Fitness centers experience a rush of new memberships. Then predictably as the weeks and months wear on, the crowds taper off. Then soon, there’s no longer …